Champawat: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday flagged off the first batch of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via the Lipulekh Pass from Tanakpur in Champawat district, describing the pilgrimage as a symbol of spiritual consciousness and national harmony. Amid chants of “Har Har Mahadev”, the Chief Minister welcomed the pilgrims by presenting them Read More…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has allotted 22,333.70 square metres of land at Dasturi, the entry point to the hill station of Matheran in Raigad district, for the development of a tourist parking facility. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the decision was approved through a government resolution issued by the Revenue Department on Friday. The land, Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to devotees undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra, describing the pilgrimage as a symbol of India’s spiritual heritage, unity, and service. In a letter addressed to pilgrims, the Prime Minister urged devotees to maintain cleanliness, follow safety guidelines, support local products under the ‘Vocal for Local’ Read More…
Police have registered a case in connection with the accident at Happyland Amusement Park near Venjaramoodu, where a ride reportedly collapsed leaving several people injured. According to reports, the case was registered by the Kerala Police at the Venjaramoodu police station. Officials said some of the injured are in serious condition, and members of a Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rejected reports claiming that the Centre was considering imposing a tax, cess or surcharge on foreign travel. Responding to media reports suggesting that such a proposal was under discussion at the highest levels of government, Modi termed the claims “totally false” and said there was “not an iota of Read More…
A total of 5,765 wildlife sightings, including 42 tigers, were recorded during the annual ‘Machan Census on Waterholes’ at the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. The exercise, conducted during peak summer when animals gather around water sources, aimed to assess wildlife presence across the reserve. TATR Field Read More…
The annual pilgrimage to Adi Kailash and Om Parvat began in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district on Friday, with the first batch of over 350 devotees setting out for the high-altitude shrines. The pilgrims, who arrived from different parts of the country, were flagged off from Dharchula by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ashish Joshi. Officials said the administration had Read More…
The Bihar government has decided to remove the name of Sanjay Gandhi from two state-run institutions in Patna, officials said on Wednesday. At a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the government approved renaming the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park as ‘Patna Zoo’ and the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology as ‘Bihar State Read More…
Close to three lakh pilgrims have visited the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri Temple, Yamunotri Temple, Kedarnath Temple, and Badrinath Temple within the first week of the Char Dham Yatra, which began on April 19. Officials said that a total of 2,98,048 devotees had reached the four shrines by 7 PM on April 26. The data Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked the opening of the sacred Kedarnath Dham, signalling the commencement of this year’s Chardham Yatra. On the occasion, the Prime Minister conveyed his sentiments through a letter addressed to devotees undertaking the pilgrimage. He extended his best wishes and prayers for their safety and well-being as they travel Read More…