IIT Roorkee has a new mission: Save Ganga | Hindustan Times
IIT Roorkee (IITR)’s annual fest Cognizance 2017 this year features a social campaign – Saving the Ganges. Indiscriminate use of the river is definitely bound to lead to disaster and this will be highlighted at the fest to be held on campus from March 24 to 26. The students are also getting innovative, exploring crowdfunding options to make More...
Uttarakhand High Court declares river Ganga ‘first living entity of India’ | India.com
In first of its kind decision, Uttarakhand High Court on Monday recognised river Ganga as the ‘first living entity of India’. Along with Ganges, river Yamuna has also been declared a living entity. As per More...
Govt to crack the whip on 1,000 polluting industries along Ganga | Hindustan Times
The government has decided to crack the whip on 1,000 industrial units across five states along the Ganga that are continuing to empty untreated waste into the river. After the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) More...
Boat race to highlight cleanliness of Ganga | Times of India
VARANASI: The fourth day of the ongoing Ganga cleanliness-cum-awareness fortnight-long programme organized under Namami Gange plan of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was dedicated to the boatmen on Sunday. Centre More...
Rebirth for temple pond at Sreekrishna temple in Muttannur | Matrubhumi
Riding on the goodwill of a village and its believers, the ancient temple of Muttannur, has revived its temple pond. The temple, where the reigning deity is the adolescent Lord Sree Krishna, is known to be centuries More...
The Swayambhu Shambulingeswara temple in Warangal lies in neglect | The Hindu
The Swayambhu Shambulingeswara temple adjoining the Kakatiya fort was loved and patronised by the Kakatiya kings. People in large numbers thronged the temple to seek redemption from the cycle of life and death. More...
Mahakaleshwar temple area expansion work in pipeline | FPJ
Ujjain : Collector Sanket Bhondve visited Mahakaleshwar temple and its surrounding areas including Maharajwada school, to oversee the upcoming expansion project in the area. Since visitors at Mahakaleshwar temple More...
Gorakhnath temple established by SadaShiva becomes New Power centre in UP | Hindustan Times
Famous worldwide for its religiosity, Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur has now emerged as the new power centre in the Uttar Pradesh politics. Headed by chief priest Yogi Adityanath, who has been appointed as the state’s More...
Finding treasure in the Neelkanth temple in Bundelkhand | The Hindu
One whose Throat is Blue I bow to Nilakantha [who has] ten arms, three eyes, is sky-clad [and] lord of the directions, dark-eyed and adorned by/with poison. — Translated by Rohini Bakshi One of the most famous More...
TTD Veda Patasala, pilgrim complex to be inaugurated | The Hindu
Kodela to attend the event at Kotappakonda The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD)’s Veda Patasala and Pilgrim Amenities Complex (PAC) will be inaugurated at Kotappakonda in Guntur district on March 19. Andhra More...