Langar consumption doubles at Golden Temple as pilgrim count goes up in vacation time
With the summer vacations bringing in extra rush to the Golden Temple, consumption in the round-the-clock langar (community kitchen) has doubled as compared to the average. “We have seen wheat consumption cross 135 quintals one of these days. It had not crossed 125 quintals on a particular day before,” said Avtar Singh, secretary to the president More...
Crime Branch team in temple for probe | The Hindu
A Crime Branch team led by Inspector General of Police S. Sreejith visited the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple as part of an inquiry into the alleged theft of eight diamonds forming part of the naamam (tilak) of the More...
3 trucks carrying stones for construction of Ram Temple arrive in Ayodhya
At least three truckloads of red stones were brought for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, under the supervision of the Vishswa Hindu Parishad (VHP). “These red stones are for Ram Janam Bhoomi Mandir’s More...
13 pairs of weekly superfast trains this July, special train for Deoghar devotees too | Avenue Mail
Jamshedpur, July 2 : The South Eastern Railway( SER) is geared up to run 13 pairs of weekly superfast special trains between Santragachi and Jabalpur ( in Madhya Pradesh) several of them crossing Tatanagar. The More...
Cow protection is about science, agro-economics, says Devendra Fadnavis | The Indian Express
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Sunday cow protection had its significance in agro-economics and it should not be perceived with “the narrow prism of politics or religion”. Addressing a gathering at a More...
Bahuda Yatra: The Trinity returns to their abode
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Completing the Pahandi rituals, the sibling deities, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, are returning to their abode today. Thousands of devotees, mostly More...
How ‘Gau bhakshaks’ float cows from India to Bangladesh | Financial Express
Cow smuggling: At a time when the government has launched a crackdown on cattle smuggling in the country, a report has exposed how smugglers are using the most cruel way to transport cows from Assam to Bangladesh More...
These Indian Entrepreneurs Upcycle Used Religious Flowers Into Products | Fast Company
Hindus offers flowers to deities during worship. Lots and lots of flowers. Every year, some 800 million tons of blossoms–red roses, yellow marigolds, prickly xanthiums–are deposited at the nation’s temples, More...
Golden Temple fears Rs10-crore hit on ‘langar’ meals, seeks exemption from GST | Hindustan Times
The Golden Temple faces an extra financial burden of Rs 10 crore a year with the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST). The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) that manages the holiest More...
Aparna Yadav’s NGO given 86% of SP govt. cow welfare grant: RTI | The Hindu
Nearly 86% of the grant sanctioned by the Samajwadi Party (SP) government for organisations working for cow welfare in Uttar Pradesh went to an NGO run by the then Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s sister-in-law More...