Heritage villages as sentinels of culture in Amaravathi | The Hindu
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s assurance that village precincts and their culture and heritage would be safeguarded as a priority in the capital region has brought enormous relief to the residents. A fear that the tsunami of works to be carried out in this part of the State as part of development may damage the fabric of their ancient lifestyle More...
Mahalaxmi temple set to get gold palanquin | Times of India
KOLHAPUR: More than 26,000 devotees from across the country have donated towards a 23.5 kg golden palanquin for the Mahalaxmi temple here and it will be handed over to the shrine management on April 28 to be celebrated More...
TDB chief defends move for Ponnambalamedu temple | The Hindu
Travancore Devaswom Board president Prayar Gopalakrishnan’s stance that the board has to construct a temple at Ponnambalamedu, deemed to be the original abode of the presiding deity of Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple More...
Kerala to form Devaswom Tribunal soon to reclaim temple lands | Matrubhumi
Kannur: The state government will soon form a Devaswom Tribunal on the lines of the Munnar Tribunal to deal with the encroachment of lands owned by temples. The tribunal will be headed by a retired judge. Apart More...
Priests in Travancore Devaswom Board to have grades soon | Matrubhumi
Thiruvananthapuram The priests working for the Travancore Devaswom Board will soon have grading according to the President Prayar Gopalakrishnan. “The priests will be ranked on a scale of three with grades More...
6 Temples, rituals in India where Men are not allowed | FPJ
For the last one year or so, we have been reading about news, views and articles on temples in India where women were not allowed entry. India being a religious country, the issue of women entering restricted premise More...
Ganga’s clean-up crucial before focussing on other initiatives: ITD Cementation | Money Control
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, S Ramnath, CFO of ITD Cementation spoke about the latest happenings in his company and sector. Speaking about Namami Gange project he said, “Any development can be done only once More...
Note ban has little impact on M M Hills temple collections, Rs 1.5 Cr received | News Karnataka
Chamarajanagar: Cash offerings by devotees touched a whopping Rs 1.5 Crore as Male Mahedeshwara temple atop the famous hills touched a record high in collections. Shivarathri festival aided increase in cash collection More...
Finish temple repair work by June 2, HC directs ASI | India Today
Cuttack, Mar 16 (PTI) The Orissa High Court today directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete by June 2 the repair work of the prayer hall of the Jagannath Temple at Puri. Last September, the ASI More...
Impact of Hydel Projects on Ganga Rejuvenation | Business Standard
Government of India has released Rs. 4321.05 crore till date i.e. 28.02.2017 to National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) out of which NMCG has spent Rs. 1984.49 crore. 143 projects have been sanctioned under Namami More...