Golden temple langar to get an iron touch – The New Indian Express
CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (SGPC) has decided to cook langar food (community kitchen) at Golden Temple, Amritsar, in iron utensils to make it healthy and environment friendly. Earlier, food was being cooked in steel utensils and cooking in iron vessels is an age-old Sikh tradition. Chief Secretary of SGPC, Harcharan Singh More...
CII to take up environment restoration project at Marudhamalai temple – The Hindu
Confederation of Indian Industry, Coimbatore Zone, will take up eco-restoration project at Marudhamalai. Outgoing chairperson of the CII – Coimbatore Nethra Kumar told reporters here on Saturday that a detailed More...
Four Kala Pooja conducted at the famous Sri Brihadeswarar temple in Thanjavur – The Hindu
Thousands of devotees braved the chill weather to visit numerous Shiva temples in the delta region and propitiate the Lord on the occasion of Mahashivaratri on Friday night. At the famous Sri Brihadeswarar temple More...
Godown near Sree Padmanabhaswamy catches fire, two injured
A fire broke out on premises of a godown housed close to the northern gate of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram early on Sunday. According to fire department sources, the fire broke out at the More...
How media lies have created a villain out of Patanjali for its tax-exempt status – Opindia.com
When the media reports news which is completely fabricated or untrue, it is easy to call out their bluff. But when a news report has even a grain of truth in it, wrapped by a series of lies, it becomes harder to More...
Hyderabad: Man held for burgling temples – Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: The police has arrested a temple thief who had been stealing the ornaments of deities from city temples. E. Rambabu burgled around six temples and stole gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 1.5 lakh. Police More...
Uma Bharti asserts right to enter sanctum of temple as a ‘Sadhvi’ – Hindustan Times
Union minister Uma Bharti asserted her right to enter the sanctum sanctorum of famous Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain as a ‘sadhvi’ on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Bharti managed to secure entry to the temple’s More...
Banks go on extended holiday from Shivratri
RANCHI: Banks here remained shut on Friday for Shivratri adding an extra holiday this weekend. They will remain closed on Saturday, which is the fourth Saturday of the month when bank employees get leave. This More...
A.P. police claim over temple on border triggers a row – The Hindu
A temple on the Karnataka–Andhra Pradesh border has become the centre of a row between the police of the two States, with the Andhra Pradesh police claiming jurisdictional power over the temple. The Gudipalli More...
Punjab: Shivratri brings spurt in milk sales in as devotees appease the Lord
Shivratri celebrations are deemed incomplete unless an offering of milk is made to Lord Shiva. The fervour on Friday brought cheer to dairy owners and milk sellers, and was reflected in sales made by milk plants More...