Two drowned in Srikurmam temple pond in Srikakulam district | The New Indian Express
SRIKAKULAM: Two people drowned in the ritual pond (swetha pushkarini) of the Srikurmam temple in Gara mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh Friday morning. The deceased have been identified as Kolakotte Janardhana Rao (18), a resident of Rayagada district in Odisha, and Patnala Ashok Kumar, a native of Gajularega village in Vizianagaram district. According More...
Baba Ramdev’s plan to manufacture swadeshi jeans gets a designer twist | Times of India
Samant, who has worked with handloom denim in the past and conceptualised a range of Jodhpur pants made of handloom denim, confirmed that the subject of ‘swadeshi jeans’ was broached with him, and things More...
Saints call for Ganga free of dams | The Tribune
Saints and gurus taking part in the Ganga Mata Mahayajna at Sapt Rishi here today demanded the Ganga free of dams. The seers demanded prohibition on dams and mega hydropower projects on the sacred Ganga and its More...
Temple tour on PM Modi’s itinerary
VARANASI: In a narrow winding lane of Varanasi is located the revered Shiv temple of Kal Bhairav. Its priests say that a visit to the temple can cure one of fear and bad luck. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated More...
Jakaram temple reconstruction from today | The Hindu
The reconstruction of Siva temple at Jakaram village in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district, a protected monument of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, will commence from Friday. The temple comprising garbhagriha More...
Balaji devotee climbs Tirupati to Tirumala by foot 108 times
Srikakulam: An ardent devotee of Lord Venkareswara, Mahanthi Srinivasa Rao of Srikakulam city, reached Tirumala 108 times by foot in a span of 21 years. He walked over by foot from Tirupati to Tirumala 108 times More...
Farmer stir towers over Buddha project
Kasya (Kushinagar): The Maitreya Buddha of Kushinagar will not be the world’s tallest statue, about 500 feet tall as it was meant to be when the project was announced in 2001. Protest and delay over land acquisition More...
CMDA seeks plan to develop Nandivaram land
PATNA: Here’s a good news for people from Bihar wishing to go on a pilgrimage to the revered Jagannath Temple at Puri, Bihar government has decided to construct a guesthouse in the coastal city, also famous More...
Hindus living in fear in Kerala, says Prajatantra Ulisi Vedike | The Hindu
Demanding that Hindus, workers of pro-Hindu organisations, including RSS and BJP, be protected from alleged attacks by miscreants in Kerala, hundreds of activists of Prajatantra Ulisi Vedike and pro-Hindu organisations More...
Punjab withdraws mgmt, NRI quota from AYUSH colleges | Hindustan Times
Following the Union government’s directions, Punjab has withdrawn management and NRI quota for undergraduate courses in private Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) colleges. Besides, all 800 More...