Kashmir had record 12 million tourists
December 31st, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 31 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir ended 2011 Saturday with the visit of a record number of nearly 12 million tourists and pilgrims to the state, a number ... Read more...
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Sans traffic lights, chaos on Jammu, Srinagar roads (Letter from Kashmir)
December 30th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 30 (IANS) This is one old world charm that the two capitals of Jammu and Kashmir can do without. Despite an increasing number of vehicles, Jammu and Srinagar ... Read more...
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Record 10 million pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi shrine (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday hailed all those who made it to the Vaishno Devi Shrine, with 10 million pilgrims offering prayers there ... Read more...
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Vaishno Devi shrine has record 10 million pilgrims
December 28th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 28 (IANS) The popular pilgrimage to the Vaishnodevi shrine set a new record on Wednesday when it crossed the 10 million mark of visitors, a first in ... Read more...
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Record pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi
December 25th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 25 (IANS) A record number of 9.9 million pilgrims from India and abroad visited the Hindu shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu region this year, an official ... Read more...
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Two killed, 15 wounded in Iraq attacks
December 20th, 2011 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 15 wounded in separate bomb attacks in central Iraq Monday, the police said.In Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin, ... Read more...
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Sabarimala earnings surge
December 4th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala, Dec 4 (IANS) Unfazed by last season's tragedy where 102 pilgrims died in a stampede, this year's Sabarimala season is heading for a record collection.According to the Travancore Devasom ... Read more...
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Tripura ex-official jailed in 29 years old case
December 1st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 1 (IANS) A 75-year-old former Tripura government official was Thursday sentenced to three years in jail by a local court for embezzling Rs.20,000 in 1982, an official said.West ... Read more...
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President visits Vaishno Devi shrine, ends Kashmir visit
November 26th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil concluded her three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, a day earlier than scheduled, with a visit to the famous Vaishno Devi ... Read more...
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Jain pilgrims looted by criminals in Bihar
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) Dozens of Jain pilgrims were looted by a group of unidentified criminals in Bihar's Jamui district Monday evening, police said.According to police, a group of ... Read more...
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Sabarimala: Pilgrims discover Q-coupon booking virtues
November 19th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala, Nov 19 (IANS) Every year, Krishna Kumar used to spend a minimum of five hours in the queue to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple here. But ... Read more...
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Sabarimala pilgrimage begins
November 17th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala, Nov 17 (IANS) The Sabarimala pilgrimage in Kerala, during which over 100 pilgrims were killed in a stampede early this year, began early Thursday morning as the sanctum sanctorum ... Read more...
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Sabarimala: Kerala would rather be safe than sorry
November 15th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 15 (IANS) Haunted by last season's tragedy which left over 100 pilgrims dead in a stampede, a cautious Kerala government has come up with a new footpath, ... Read more...
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BJP team to visit Sabarimala to see facilities
November 13th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday constituted a committee to visit Kerala's Sabarimala to look at the steps taken to improve ... Read more...
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Nine killed in two road accidents in Ghaziabad
November 6th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Nine people were killed and 20 injured in two separate road accidents in Ghaziabad Sunday, police said.The incidents took place in Hapur and Loni on ... Read more...
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Seven Gujarat pilgrims killed in Punjab accident
November 6th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) At least seven pilgrims from Gujarat were killed when their bus skidded off the road and landed in a drain near Jalalabad town in southwest Punjab ... Read more...
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12 pilgrims killed in Bengal accident
October 21st, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Twelve pilgrims going to Puri in Orissa were killed and 14 injured when their bus was hit by an oil tanker in West Bengal's West Midnapore ... Read more...
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Preparations for 2012 Amarnath pilgrimage begin
October 16th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 16 (IANS) Preparations for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir next year started Sunday with Governor N.N. Vohra, who is the chairman of the shrine ... Read more...
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Terror bid foiled in Pakistan
September 24th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A terror attack was foiled Saturday in Pakistan's Quetta city when residents nabbed an Afghan militant while he was planting a bomb at a hall, a ... Read more...
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Now, ropeway for pilgrims to Vaishno Devi shrine
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) The shrine board of Vaishno Devi, one of the most revered Hindu temples situated in Jammu and Kashmir, Friday approved a ropeway project connecting base camp ... Read more...
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Pakistan-Iran border closed after Shia massacre
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) The Pakistan-Iran border was closed Thursday for an indefinite period after the killing of 29 Shia pilgrims two days ago in the area, a media report ... Read more...
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We will address people’s aspirations: Kashmir interlocutors
September 21st, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) The recommendations of the interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will address the political, social and cultural aspirations of the people without disrupting the identity of the ... Read more...
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29 Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan
September 21st, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) A total of 29 Shia pilgrims were killed in southwest Pakistan Tuesday, Xinhua reported. Of these, 26 were gunned down when their bus was ambushed by ... Read more...
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Licences of 170 Haj tour operators cancelled
September 16th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) The Haj plans of nearly 10,000 pilgrims have been jeopardised after the central government cancelled the licences of 170 private tour operators, an official said here ... Read more...
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Haj tour operators demand release of quota
September 12th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) With the Haj 2011 season fast approaching, over 600 private tour operators and 50,000 prospective pilgrims are in a quandary as the central government has not ... Read more...
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Four Haryana devotees die as car plunges into canal
September 6th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 6 (IANS) Four pilgrims, including two women, from Haryana drowned when their car fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district Tuesday, police said.Five pilgrims were injured ... Read more...
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100,000 devotees take dip in Himachal lake
September 5th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 5 (IANS) Over 100,000 devotees, mainly from the plains of north India, took a dip in the glacier-fed holy Manimahesh Lake in Himachal Pradesh Monday and ... Read more...
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Radhastami celebrations in Mathura
September 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 5 (IANS) Chants of 'Radhey Radhey' echoed in the air early Monday as pilgrims and locals here celebrated Radhastami, the birth of Lord Krishna's consort Radha.The ... Read more...
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Baby girl found abandoned by wayside
September 4th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 4 (IANS) A newborn baby girl was found abandoned by the roadside in Pali district in Rajasthan - the latest such incident in a state where the sex ... Read more...
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Shiva’s mace procession begins in Himachal
August 29th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 29 (IANS) The procession of the holy mace of Lord Shiva during the Manimahesh pilgrimage started from here Monday amidst beating of drums and playing of ... Read more...
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At least 41 killed in northern India road accident
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by BNO News
LUCKNOW, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 41 people were killed on Monday when a tractor-trolley carrying dozens of pilgrims overturned and plunged into a pond in northern India, officials said.The accident ... Read more...
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Taj sparkles as Yamuna flows full
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 22 (IANS) Hundreds thronged the Yamuna ghats to pray and perform 'aarti' as the river flowed full behind the Taj Mahal, providing a fascinating view to tourists.
"The ... Read more...
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41 killed in Uttar Pradesh accident
August 22nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 22 (IANS) As many as 41 devotees, including women and children, were killed and around 20 injured when the tractor-trolley they were riding on overturned and ... Read more...
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Two killed in Maharashtra road accident
August 13th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Aug 13 (IANS) Two people, including a pilgrim, were killed Saturday as a mini-truck ran into pilgrims walking towards the famous Lord Vithoba temple at Pandharpur in Maharashtra's ... Read more...
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Curfew on in Moradabad, no fresh violence
August 11th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 11 (IANS) Curfew continued in several parts of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad city Thursday, two days after a communal clash involving Kanwariya pilgrims left around 13 people injured, police ... Read more...
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