Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Janki Mandir at Punauradham in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, considered the birthplace of Goddess Sita, on Friday, officials said. The foundation stone-laying ceremony of the project, worth more than Rs 882.87 crore, will also be attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, … Read more
South 24 Parganas: Communal tension broke out in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Tuesday after a group of people allegedly vandalised a temple. The clashes between the people of two communities erupted after a person was stopped from setting up his shop near a Hindu temple. The incident took place in Maheshtala near Rabindra … Read more
New Delhi: Gujarat-based diamond merchant has donated an expensive collection of ornaments — including 11 crowns and a golden bow and arrow to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said that the donation includes 11 diamond-studded crowns, 30 kilograms of silver, 300 grams of gold, and rubies, … Read more
Uttarkashi: Baba Baukhnag, a revered deity in Uttarkashi’s Silkyara, gained significant attention when 41 workers were trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in November last year. According to locals, the collapse was seen as a result of Baba’s wrath due to the demolition of his temple for the tunnel construction. Subsequently, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, along … Read more
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand tourism department will soon initiate the process for the constitution of Uttarakhand Yatra Development Authority. The Authority will be tasked to ensure better management of the Char Dham Yatra which is a major source of livelihood for the people in the hills. With the fast improvement in the infra-structure on the Char Dham … Read more
Rudraprayag: After the portal closing ceremony for Kedarnath and Yamunotri shrines held on the occasion of ‘Bhai Dooj’ on Sunday, the portals of third Kedar ‘Tungnath’ also got closed today, on Monday, for the six-month long winter break in Uttarakhand. Third among the ‘Panch Kedar’, the highest Shiva temple in the world, Tungnath portals were … Read more
Dehradun: As the Char Dham pilgrimage in Uttarakhand nears its end, the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) will set the date for the closing ceremony of the Badrinath shrine portals on Vijaya Dashami, October 12. In addition to the Badrinath temple, the dates for closing the portals of the second Kedar, Madhyamaheshwar, and the third Kedar, … Read more