Sonia Gandhi to rake up ‘Ganga’ issue in her road show in Varanasi – Firstpost
Lucknow: A little over two years ago, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, had told a sea of supporters and party workers that he had been beckoned by the Ganga to come to Varanasi to contest the Lok Sabha elections. “Mujhe Ganga maiyya ne bulaya hai (Mother Ganga has summoned me),” he told jubilant supporters as More...
Sonia to pray at Kashi Vishwanath temple – Times of India
Lucknow: Exactly a decade after she last visited, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will return to Varanasi on August 2, this time, to campaign for Congress in poll-bound UP. Sonia, traditionally not given to overt More...
Hindu religion in danger because of its ‘protectors’: BJP MP Udit Raj – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of “rumours” of some Dalit families planning to embrace Islam after they were allegedly denied entry into a Tamil Nadu temple, BJP MP Udit Raj today claimed the Hindu religion More...
Protest over temple takeover tomorrow – Times of India
Shimla: Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP) has said that it is going to hold a rally in Kullu on Monday to protest against the state government’s decision to take control of the revered Raghunath Temple. The More...
Karnataka: SCs/STs to get reservation in temple contracts – Times of India
Bengaluru: The state government has now decided to extend reservation privileges in rewarding of temple contracts as well. A government order issued on Thursday stated that 20% of the contracts would be allotted More...
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ban cow slaughter, beef sale in 6 months | The Indian Express
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday passed fresh orders asking the Centre to ban cow slaughter in the country, besides imposing prohibitions on import and export of cow/calf (for slaughtering) and sale of More...
Hotels along Ganga banks sealed for flouting norms – Times of India
DEHRADUN : Following National Green Tribunal’s order to this effect, Utarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) had given directions to close nine hotels along banks of Ganga. More...
Uttarakhand to spend Rs. 25 cr to find the herb that cured Lord Ram’s brother – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand will soon begin a Rs. 25 crore search in the Himalayas for the herb Sanjeevani Booti, the state’s minister for alternative medicine said. The mythical plant is credited in the ancient More...
Ayush ministry approves two Ayurvedic hospitals in UP | Business Standard News
The hospitals will be set up in Bilaur and Bithur areas of the district with 50 and 15 bed capacity, respectively. “The ministry has approved the proposal to set up Ayurvedic hospitals in Nigoha village of More...
Exodus of Hindus from U.P.: Adityanath – The Hindu
BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Mahant Adityanath, on Wednesday demanded Central intervention in Uttar Pradesh alleging that there was a large-scale exodus of members of the majority community from certain areas of the More...