Security tightened for Modi’s visit to Isha Yoga Centre – The Hindu
Elaborate security arrangements are being made in Coimbatore ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Isha Yoga Centre on February 24 (Friday). Senior police officers J.K. Tripathi, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), and S. Davidson Devasirvatham, Inspector General of Police (Intelligence) on Wednesday reviewed security More...
Mumbai devotees ready themselves for Mahashivratri
Devotees are gearing up to celebrate Mahashivratri, also known as Padmarajarathri (the great night of Shiva), on Friday with thousands expected to gather at Shiv temples across the city at midnight for puja. The More...
Vehicle ban around Rameswaram temple to continue
The district police have informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the ban on vehicle movement in the three car streets around Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram would continue as the iconic More...
KSRTC to operate 450 extra buses for Maha Shivaratri
BENGALURU:In view of the Maha Shivaratri festival on Saturday, KSRTC has made elaborate arrangements for operating 450 extra buses from February 23 to 26. These buses will operate from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus More...
5K additional police to secure Kovai as PM comes calling – The New Indian Express
COIMBATORE: The city police are leaving no stone unturned to ensure maximum security in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here on Friday. The Prime Minister will unveil a 112-ft statue of Adiyogi as More...
Telangana minister Srinivas Reddy falls unconscious after Tirumala darshan
TIRUPATI: Telangana minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy fell unconscious at Tirumala after Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had darshan of Lord Venkateswara on Wednesday morning and was rushed to Apollo More...
Peace incomplete if Pandits don’t feel they can live again in Kashmir: Mehbooba
Asking displaced Kashmir Pandits (KPs) to pray for peace on Mahashivratri, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said the peace will remain elusive unless and until Pandits do not feel that they will be able to live More...
13th century Siva temple found near Pulichintala project site in Guntur – Times of India
VIJAYAWADA: Archeologists have discovered a dilapidated Siva temple of 13th Century AD at Kollurupet village under Bellamkonda mandal of Guntur district. Incidentally , the village is one of those facing the problem More...
US national offer bali tharpanam at Mahadeva Temple in Manappuram – Times of India
KOCHI: Sivarathri Manappuram at Aluva, which has been the venue of bali tharpanams for generations, witnessed a rare ritual on Tuesday. A 14-member team including 11 US nationals performed the ritual on the river More...
In Valley, a Sivaratri sans shutdown
Separatists on Monday decided to call off their scheduled protest and shutdown for Friday because of Sivaratri, an important festival for Kashmiri Pandits. A joint statement issued by separatist leaders Syed Ali More...