Annual Amarnath Yatra ends peacefully
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) The month-and-a-half annual Amarnath Yatra ended peacefully Thursday after Shravan Purnima prayers at the 13,500 feet high Himalayan cave shrine in south Kashmir.Jammu and Kashmir ... Read more...
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Muslim clerics, Hindu priests fast for Modi’s ‘divine punishment’
September 24th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) Islamic clerics and Hindu priests joined hands to observe a day's fast here Friday to seek "divine retribution" for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for ... Read more...
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Last leg of Amarnath yatra - chhari mubarak leaves Srinagar
August 8th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Symbolising the last leg of the Amarnath pilgrimage, Lord Shiva's mace, traditionally known as 'chhari mubarak', was Monday taken from a temple in this Jammu ... Read more...
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Government has lost mental balance: Mulayam (Lead)
June 5th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said here Sunday the central government seemed to have lost its "mental balance" and would have to "pay for ... Read more...
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‘Recognise Yamuna as heritage entity’ (April 18 is World Heritage Day)
April 17th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 17 (IANS) More than a month after ascetics embarked on a 1,000-km journey on foot to call for the restoration of the original glory of the Yamuna, ... Read more...
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Hundreds of sadhus march to Delhi for clean Yamuna
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 2 (IANS) Hundreds of sadhus, on a march to demand release of water into the drying and polluted Yamuna and cleaning of the river, left for the ... Read more...
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Hundreds join Save Yamuna rally in Agra
March 27th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 27 (IANS) Hundreds of activists and religious leaders joined the Save Yamuna rally here Sunday, shouting slogans and demanding action against those responsible for polluting the river.The Yamuna ... Read more...
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Nepal, India say Jai Shambhu
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 2 (IANS) Transcending religious and geographical boundaries, hundreds of thousands of devotees Wednesday flocked to scores of ancient Hindu temples scattered all over Nepal to pay obeisance to ... Read more...
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Hundreds of ascetics march to save Yamuna
February 27th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, Feb 27 (IANS) Hundreds of sadhus (ascetics) and Lord Krishna devotees from Mathura have left for Allahabad to begin their long march to New Delhi against pollution in the Yamuna river.The ... Read more...
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Hindus, Muslims pray at Varanasi for harmony
December 9th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Dec 9 (IANS) Hindus and Muslims joined hands here Thursday to pray for peace on the same Ganga ghat where a terror attack only two days ago killed a toddler and ... Read more...
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Dec 6 like any other day in Ayodhya
December 6th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ayodhya, Dec 6 (IANS) With most markets open, people going about their daily life and work, and muted activity by some Hindu and Muslim groups, it was only the heavy presence ... Read more...
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Ram Lalla’s ‘tailor’ stitches together a story in harmony
October 6th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ayodhya, Oct 6 (IANS) He heads no religious group or political party but his is the voice for peace struggling to be heard. Sadiq Ali, who has been stitching clothes for the ... Read more...
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Ayodhya group echoes need for ‘amicable settlement’
September 17th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) Barely an hour before a special three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court was to hear an application seeking to defer its Sep 24 verdict in the ... Read more...
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Do Yoga the Kathak style!
August 5th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Move over monotonous fitness regimes. US-based kathak maestro Chitresh Das has been popularizing the concept of "kathak yoga', which he describes as a "union between the ... Read more...
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For fitness of body and soul, try kathak yoga
August 4th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Move over monotonous fitness regimes. US-based kathak maestro Chitresh Das has been popularising the concept of 'kathak yoga', which he describes as a "union between ... Read more...
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Amarnath yatra resumes after three days from Jammu
July 25th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu July 25 (ANI): After remaining suspended for three days due to heavy rains, the Amarnath yatra resumed this morning when a fresh batch of 2,672 pilgrims left ... Read more...
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Pilgrims flock to annual Goverdhan fair
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Goverdhan (Uttar Pradesh), July 23 (IANS) The annual trek to Goverdhan hill, which according to Hindu mythology was lifted by Lord Krishna on his little finger to save villagers from lightning and ... Read more...
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Fresh batch of 2083 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
July 19th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 19 (ANI): A fresh batch of 2,083 pilgrims left here on Monday for their onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine.The batch comprising 1,333 men, 517 women, 42 children ... Read more...
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Over 1 lakh pilgrims at Amarnath so far
July 12th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) A total of 141,232 Hindu pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the holy Amarnath Cave in Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) officials said ... Read more...
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Fresh batch of pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
July 10th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 10 (ANI): A fresh batch of 3,114 pilgrims left here on Saturday for their onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine.The batch comprising 2,087 men, 724 women, 83 children ... Read more...
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Another batch of 2,166 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
July 8th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 8 (ANI): A fresh batch of 2,166 pilgrims left here on Thursday for their onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine.The batch comprising of 1,435 males, 517 females, ... Read more...
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Fresh batch of 82,000 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
July 7th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 7 (ANI): A fresh batch of 82,000 pilgrims left here on Wednesday for their onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine.The batch comprising of 2,137 males, 409 females, 49 ... Read more...
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Fresh batch of 3,165 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
July 4th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 4 (ANI): A fresh batch of 3,165 pilgrims left here on Sunday for their onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine.The batch, comprising of 2,157 males, 699 females, 111 ... Read more...
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Will devote more time to art in public spaces: Anjolie Ela Menon (Interview) (With Images)
July 1st, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The last six decades have been a quest for new metaphors for India's leading contemporary artist Anjolie Ela Menon who says she intends to devote ... Read more...
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Amarnath Yatra suspended temporarily at Udhampur
June 30th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, June 30 (ANI): The annual Amarnath Yatra has been temporarily halted in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district due to the turbulent situation in the state.The Yatra is expected to resume ... Read more...
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Amaranth Yatra commences under tight security
June 30th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, June 30 (ANI): The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Wednesday with the first batch of 557 pilgrims leaving for the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath from here.Jammu and ... Read more...
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India-inspired ‘Prince of Pot’ faces five-year jail in Canada
May 25th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, May 25 (IANS) India-inspired 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery, who runs the Marijuana Party of Canada, Pot-TV and Cannabis Culture magazine to promote free use of pot, Monday pleaded guilty in ... Read more...
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Togadia questioned by SIT probing Gujarat riots
May 10th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 10 (IANS) Pravin Togadia, the general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), was questioned for three hours Monday by a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2002 ... Read more...
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Seers protest against hydropower projects in Haridwar
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Haridwar, Mar 23 (ANI): Hindu seers and sadhus under the banner of All India Akhara Parishad, an apex body of monks, staged protest against all the hydropower projects on River Bhagirathi in ... Read more...
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Kumar Gandharva’s grandson to sing paeans to Pashupatinath
February 11th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 11 (IANS) His grandfather and father were called Shivaputras - sons of Lord Shiva. So it was probably destined that Bhuvanesh Mukul Komkali would be drawn by the Hindu god ... Read more...
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2010 Mahakumbh a bigger draw than earlier fairs (With Images)
January 18th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Haridwar, Jan 18 (IANS) The 2010 Mahakumbh Mela has been a huge pilgrim draw with five million people visiting the holy cities of Rishikesh and Haridwar in the first two ... Read more...
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Ritual bath at Mahakumbh Mela amid tight security (Lead, with image)
January 14th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, Jan 14 (IANS) At least five million pilgrims beat the early morning chill and the mist to bathe in the river Ganges in the temple town of Haridwar Jan 14, beginning ... Read more...
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Rainbow shades of faith on the banks of the Ganga
January 14th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Haridwar, Jan 14 (IANS) Faith has taken on every shade and meaning on the banks of the Ganga here with boundaries between caste, creed, age and colour blurring at India's ... Read more...
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Vrindavan eco-activists launch Save Yamuna campaign
December 26th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 26 (IANS) Even as preparations are underway here for a large religious festival starting next month, eco-activists led by former director general of police K.P.S. Gill and working ... Read more...
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Mosque demolition anniversary ‘private affair’ in Ayodhya
December 6th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ayodhya, Dec 6 (IANS) The 17th anniversary of the Babri mosque's demolition Sunday evoked little response from the people of Ayodhya and remained a "private affair" in this ancient temple town ... Read more...
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