Kashmir survives another tragedy, this time without blood
July 1st, 2012 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) As normal life resumed in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley Saturday, Kashmir survived yet another tragedy - this time without any blood being spilt ... Read more...
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Key Afghan terrorists held for killing 80
June 19th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Two leaders of a terror outfit that organised a deadly suicide attack in Kabul in December last year, in which 80 people were killed, have been ... Read more...
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Amnesty finds evidence of state-sponsored abuse in Syria
June 15th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS/AKI) Human rights group Amnesty International has said it has collected evidence of state-sponsored rights abuses in Syria.
In its 70-page report titled "Deadly Reprisals", the Britain-based ... Read more...
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70,000 faithful throng Hazratbal shrine (With Images)
February 10th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 70,000 people offered congregational prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine here on the last Friday of the 10-day long Milad-e-Nabi festivities.Files of devotees who gathered ... Read more...
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Kashmir reverberates with prayers on Eid-e-Milad
February 5th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) Despite rain and snow, thousands of Kashmiris Sunday celebrated the birthday of the founder of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, spending the night in mosques and shrines of ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s suffering is my suffering too: Rahul Gandhi
September 26th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) "I am a Kashmiri. I have not come here to talk politics. The pain and suffering of this place is my suffering as well," Rahul ... Read more...
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Amid hopes and fears, a strong comeback for Kashmir tourism
July 3rd, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) As the sun sank behind the picturesque Dal Lake leaving the Sringar skyline crimson, Abdur Rehman, a boatman, counted his day's earnings and thanked god for ... Read more...
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BJP leaders visit Kashmir’s Hazratbal shrine
April 14th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) A team of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders currently visiting Jammu and Kashmir paid obeisance at the valley's holiest Muslim shrine of Hazratbal here ... Read more...
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Thousands offer prayers at Valley’s Hazratbal shrine
February 16th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 16 (IANS) Thousands of people braved the cold and inclement weather Wednesday to offer prayers at Kashmir Valley's holiest Muslim shrine of Hazratbal in summer capital Srinagar to celebrate the ... Read more...
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Lahore protests against terrorism, attacks on Sufi shrines
February 7th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.6 (ANI): A rally was staged in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, on Sunday, against militancy and attacks on Sufi shrines.Police said that over 10,000 people took part in ... Read more...
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All-party team visits Kashmir hospitals, Hazratbal
September 21st, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) The all-party delegation from Delhi Tuesday visited the Hazratbal shrine and hospitals, continuing its assessment of the ground situation in Kashmir, even as curfew was in place ... Read more...
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Devotees offer prayers at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar
July 11th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 11 (ANI): Scores of devotees converged for peace prayers at the famous Muslim shrine of Hazratbal to mark Meraj-ul-Alam festival in Srinagar on Saturday.The shrine, however, witnessed less number ... Read more...
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Efforts on in Pakistan to revive Sikh terrorism: Gehlot
February 7th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday said his government had inputs that some elements in Pakistan were trying to revive Sikh terrorism in India.
"Investigations by Rajasthan's (Anti-Terrorist ... Read more...
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Villagers protest killing of a man in crossfire
January 24th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Jan. 24 (ANI): Hundreds of people shouting slogans took to the streets in Pulwama district on Sunday, accusing the army of killing a villager.Villagers alleged that Mushtaq Wani was killed by ... Read more...
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Toll in Iraq bombing rises to 27
January 15th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 15 (DPA) At least 27 people were killed and 111 injured in a series of explosions that hit the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, medics said Friday as they updated ... Read more...
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At least 14 killed, 22 injured in fresh Iraq violence
January 15th, 2010 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 14 (DPA) At least 14 people were killed and 22 injured in fresh attacks across Iraq, police said Thursday. The attacks, the worst in weeks, shattered a brief period of ... Read more...
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Blast in Haryana town: Police suspect blocked septic tank (Lead)
October 20th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), Oct 20 (IANS) The police suspect a blocked septic tank caused a blast at a Muslim shrine in this Haryana town, officials said Tuesday.
The blast in Jind, about 200 km ... Read more...
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Forensic experts to investigate blast in Haryana town
October 20th, 2009 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Forensic experts have been called Tuesday to investigate a blast that took place at a Muslim shrine complex in Haryana's Jind town, an official said.
The incident ... Read more...
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Pakistan flag found in Muslim shrine, four held
September 7th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Anand, Sep 7 (IANS) Four people were detained after a Pakistani flag was found atop a tree in the premises of a Muslim shrine in Gujarat's Anand district, police said Monday.
"We have ... Read more...
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Sholapur officials under fire for baby dropping ritual
August 4th, 2009 - 12:58 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Local officials in western India have come under fire from child rights experts over a 700-year-old ritual that sees infants dropped from the roof of a mosque.
Resident in the region believe ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh shrine draws possessed people of all faiths for cure
July 9th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashish Kumar DiwediHardoi (Uttar Pradesh), July 9 (ANI): A Muslim shrine in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district has earned popularity for curing people believed to be possessed by evil spirits.A large ... Read more...
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Over 100,000 offer worship at Muslim shrine in Tamil Nadu
May 25th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Nagore (Tamil Nadu), May 25 (IANS) Over 100,000 devotees - both Hindus and Muslims - from the country and nine other nations Monday began the 14-day "Kandoori" festival marking the death anniversary ... Read more...
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Gujarat village offers mantra of communal harmony
November 3rd, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Palanpur (Gujarat), Nov 3 (IANS) Amid communal tension and regional strife in different parts of the country, a village in Gujarat has a happy story to tell. Around 5,000 people got together ... Read more...
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Holi festival colours India
March 22nd, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by admin
(Roundup)New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) From the prime minister here to the trooper at the Pakistan border and the villager in Orissa, India Saturday celebrated Holi, the festival of colours. Spring was ... Read more...
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Abhishek, Aishwarya visit Ameen Peer Dargah in Andhra Pradesh
November 15th, 2007 - 10:49 pm ICT by admin
Cuddapah (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 15 (ANI): Bollywood's star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai visited Ameen Peer Dargah, a revered Muslim shrine, here on Thursday.
The Bollywood's first couple, as referred by ... Read more...
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