Jagannath Yatra being taken out in city on Thursday Lucknow: Hundreds of devotees took part in Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrations across the city on Thursday, pulling chariots, singing devotional songs and offering prayers. The annual festival marks the journey of Lord Jagannath, along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, to their aunt’s home.Chants of…
New Delhi: The owner and the driver of a car that allegedly mowed down a traffic head constable on duty near Alipur Wednesday have been arrested, police said.The accused have been identified as Neeraj (22), a first-year college student and owner of the car, and Kuldeep (29), a tempo driver who was allegedly behind the…
CM Bhupendra Patel, along with DyCM Harsh Sanghavi perform the ‘pahind vidhi’ to start the annual 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on Thursday Ahmedabad: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday flagged off the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra from the Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur after performing rituals on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij….
Nagpur: Days before Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray sets foot in Nagpur for his ongoing Ram Raksha Andolan in protest against the donation theft at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, the event landed in controversy on chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ home turf.The scheduled July 18 ‘andolan’ hit its first roadblock with the famous Shri Ram Mandir in…
Kanpur: A man ended his life after attacking his wife with an axe following a quarrel in Roor village under Saurikh police station area in Kannauj on Wednesday night, police said. The woman suffered a deep wound on her head. She was admitted to Tirwa Medical College in a critical condition from where she was…
The idol of lord Hanuman at Bade Hanuman temple of Sangam decorated on the occassion of Bada Mangal Prayagraj: Hundreds of devotees thronged Hanuman temples across Prayagraj on Tuesday as the last Bada Mangal of the Jyeshtha month was celebrated with deep religious fervour, grand rituals and large-scale community service. From the historic Shri Bade…
Ghaziabad: Police busted a gang of human traffickers and rescued an infant in Tronica City on Wednesday. Twelve accused were arrested from the spot, and the 11-day-old infant was reunited with her family.According to DCP (rural) Surendra Nath Tiwari, complainant Hina told cops on May 26 that a woman named Puja had taken her newborn…
Ahmedabad: When sprinter Kajal Vaja skipped her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC-General) exam to seek qualification for the U-20 Asian Athletics Championship in Hong Kong, China, little did she know that her non-appearance in the exam would not only earn her a subsequent qualification for the meet but also a chance to win a medal for…
Varanasi: Indore’s queen Ahilyabai Holkar was offered obeisance at the Mandir Chowk of Kashi Vishwanath Dham on the occasion of her 301st birth anniversary on Sunday. A bid of Congress functionaries to reach state archaeology department’s protected Gurudham temple, where idols of Ahilyabai were shifted from Manikarnika ghat in Jan, was foiled by police at…
Varanasi: Workers of Ganga Samagra cleaned Shultankeshwar Ghat and performed puja and aarti of Maa Ganga on Tuesday on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra.Volunteers reached the ghat early morning and carried out a cleanliness drive. Regional organisation secretary Sanjay and Sah Prant Sanyojak Diwakar Dwivedi performed the rituals.Addressing the gathering, Sanjay stressed the need for…
