Varanasi: Special Ganga aarti held for India’s brave soldiers on Diwali
A special Ganga “Aarti” dedicated to the valour and sacrifice of Indian Armed Forces, was held with full fervour today on the occasion of Diwali in the spiritual capital of India, Varanasi. Priests More...
Jal sansthan is likely to issue notices to 3 dharmashalas for draining sewage into Ganga
HARIDWAR: Jal sansthan is likely to issue notices to three dharamshalas including Multan Bhawan, Gudar Akhara Bhawan and Bhatia Bhawan at Haridwar for releasing tonnes of solid waste and untreated water into More...
sree padmanaabhaswamy temple: Security gadget integration at Sree Padmanaabhaswamy Temple only after Aipashi fest
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of comments by certain political factions including BJP members that security gadgets at Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple are defunct, the Temple officials have countered that stating More...
Saptakoteshwar temple to be restored by 2017
PANAJI: Restoration of the iconic Saptakoteshwar temple at Naroa will mark a milestone in conservation for the archives and archeology department, as one of the seven architects empanelled by it will restore the More...
Gangotri shrine to close today for six months
Dehradun: Gates of the famous Hindu shrine, Gangotri, will close for winter recess on Monday, an official said. The gates (pat) would be closed amid chanting of hymns and religious ceremonies as observed every More...
Kali Puja celebrated in Bengal amid tight security
Kali Puja was celebrated in West Bengal with pomp and religious fervour amid tight security a day ahead of Diwali. A large number of devotees visited Kalighat, Dakshineswar and Adyapeeth Kali temples in and around More...
Rampage over Hindus in B’baria
Miscreants vandalised and looted at least 10 Hindu temples in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar this afternoon along with hundreds of houses of the Hindu community. Nasirnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Chowdhury More...
In a first, UN headquarters lit up for Diwali
/11440465/Dna_Article_Middle_300x250_BTF Diwali was commemorated for the first time at the United Nations, with the world body’s imposing headquarters here lit up especially on the occasion of the Indian More...
‘Dedicate This Diwali To Soldiers,’ Says PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated this year’s Diwali to the armed forces in his monthly video address Mann Ki Baat, saying ‘we sleep peacefully because you guard our borders’.The More...
Let Sadashiva manifest completely in every one of us and radiate all the auspiciousness: Diwali Message from Paramhamsa Nithyananda
Today is Deepavali, one of the most auspicious and greatest festival for all sampradayas of Sanatana Hindu Dharma. For Shaivites this was the day on which Subraymanya was conceived and he was born on the 6th day More...