Bhimashankar tourism project gets Rs 75 lakh boost | Times of India
PUNE: An information centre, display of native flora and fauna and treks are among the attractions at the forest department’s Mahadev Van project in Bhimashankar. The forest department recently received Rs75 lakh from the environment ministry for the project. Officials hope to cash in on a stream of visitors to Bhimashankar with its famous Jyotirlinga More...
The Other Savarkar: Little-Known Facts About RSS Cofounder Babarao | The Quint
Hindu nationalist and freedom fighter, Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, died on 16 March 1945. While Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is hailed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a freedom fighter and a Hindu nationalist More...
Here, men dress up as women to thank God!
People usually break coconuts, offer their hair by tonsuring their heads or sacrifice hen or cattle to express gratitude to the God for fulfilling their wish, but in a strange custom being practised at Santhekodlur, More...
Ujjain: Shwetambar Jain community celebrates 74th birth anniversary of Navratna Sagarji | FPJ
Ujjain: The 74th birth anniversary of Navratna Sagarji Maharaj was celebrated on Wednesday, by the members of the Shwetambar Jain community under the guidance of Vishwaratna Sagarji. A procession held on the occasion More...
Gujarat govt committed to protecting gau, Ganga and Gita: Vijay Rupani | The Indian Express
Speaking at a fair in Kawant taluka of Chhota Udepur district on Wednesday, organised by the Gujarat tourism department, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said, “We are committed to protecting cow, Ganga and Gita (Bhagwat More...
Baba Ramdev wants to take Patanjali products to China, Myanmar and Bangladesh | Live Mint
New Delhi: After giving multinational consumer products makers a run for their money in India, yoga guru Baba Ramdev is taking the fight to overseas markets. Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd is looking to set up More...
One held for theft at temple
A 42-year-old man was arrested by the City police for allegedly stealing belongings of devotees from temples in the district. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Sanal Kumar of Pothencode. More...
Woman held for stealing from temple | Times of India
VADODARA: Police arrested an elderly woman on Tuesday for stealing valuables from a Jain temple around a month ago. Rambha Prajapati, a widow, was caught in CCTV footage while stealing valuables from the temple More...
Reusing waste : T’puram corporation to build houses for the poor using Pongala bricks
Thiruvananthapuram corporation has launched a new project to construct houses for the poor by collecting the bricks left over from Attukal Pongala festivities. Attukal Pongala, where lakhs of women light a fire More...
Donations drop at Ambaji temple, boost at Dwarka Temple
Cash offerings made by devotees at the famed Ambaji Temple and Dwarkadhish Temple coupled with earnings from other sources have secured the places of worship Rs 39.25 crore and Rs 8.11crore respectively. The figures More...