Tripura celebrates lord Krishna's Raas LeelaNovember 5th, 2009 AGARTALA - Thousands of Manipur devote celebrated "Maha Raas", a festival celebrating the love life of Lord Krishna in Tripura. The 'Maha Raas' is celebrated every year on the full moon day known as 'Kartik Poornima' as per the Hindu almanac.
Vaishno Devi shrine overflows with devoteesSeptember 28th, 2009 KATRA - The Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu witnessed a massive surge of devotees during the nine-day festival of Navratri. The tourist inflow has been increasing every year and a record is being maintained since, the shrine board came into existence in 1986.
Large number of devotees throng temples on RamnavamiSeptember 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI/SURAT - Thousands of devotees visited the Jhandewalan temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Ram Navami, the ninth day of Navratri festival on Sunday. The devotees, converging in large numbers with families and friends, made a beeline at the Jhandewalan temple on Sunday to offer prayers to Goddess Vaishno.
Maha Ashtami celebrated in KolkataSeptember 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Devotees celebrated on Saturday the Maha Ashtami festival of Goddess Durga, to mark the eighth and the most auspicious of the nine-day Navaratri festival. The day is considered significant as life is "breathed" into the idol of Durga by priests who perform elaborate rituals amidst chanting of religious verses.
Devotees throng famous Lalbag Ganesha shrine in MumbaiSeptember 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - After the conclusion of the ten-day Ganesha Chaturthi, devotees on Sunday made a beeline to the famous 'Lalbag ka Raja' shrine in Mumbai. Devotees came to seek blessings from the reverent deity, Lord Ganesha, during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival and offered coconuts.
Australian Deputy PM to commence visit to India from Aug.31August 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, begins her inaugural five-day visit to India on 31 August. The visit, which will take her to New Delhi and Chennai, will strengthen Australia's relations with India.
Unique roof garden in ChattisgarhMay 20th, 2009 RAIPUR - A man in Maha Samudra District of Chhattisgarh has gained expertise in growing all kinds of crops and plants on his rooftop garden. B.P. Basai, 64, a retired official from the food corporation of India, is the proud owner of a roof top garden, which is located twenty-five feet above the ground.
In poll time, politicians make beeline to Golden TempleApril 5th, 2009 AMRITSAR - As the poll temperature rises over Punjab, politicians of all hues are seeking benediction at the Golden Temple before embarking on their campaign. Right from the country's first Sikh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Punjab's Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and many more, politicians are lining up to seek blessings at the Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines.
Navratra at Vaishno Devi shrine in KashmirMarch 28th, 2009 KATRA - Devotees offered evening prayers at the famous shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi as the nine-day Hindu festival of "Navratri" beganith religious fervour on Friday. Nestling amidst Trikuta hills in the Himalayas, the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and the base camp, the temple town of Katra in the foothills, present a festive look these days.
Man seeks wild jumbo's blessings, trampled to deathMarch 26th, 2009 RAIPUR - A 70-year-old man in Chhattisgarh was trampled to death by a rampaging wild elephant after he ignored the appeals of villagers and tried to touch the animal's feet to seek its blessings, forest officials said Thursday. The incident took place late Wednesday in the forested village of Balpur, about 150 km from here.
Naveen Chawla to arrive in Guwahati todayMarch 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla will arrive here on a two-day visit today to review poll preparedness for the coming Lok Sabha polls. Chawla will be accompanied by two Deputy Election Commissioners Dr Alok Shukla and J P Prakash.
Sanjay Dutt to seek Vajpayee's blessings before pollsMarch 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood star and Samajwadi Party candidate for Lok Sabha poll from Lucknow Sanjay Dutt Sunday said he respects former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee a lot and will seek his blessings before the elections. 'I respect him (Vajpayee) same as my father (Sunil Dutt) used to, and I will definitely seek his blessings (before the elections),' Dutt told reporters Sunday evening at the party office here.
Mulayam-Kalyan friendship does not have Deoband backingMarch 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Darul Uloom Deoband, India's most respected Islamic seminary, has not given its approval to Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's bonhomie with former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh, a senior cleric said Saturday. Darul Uloom pro-vice chancellor Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi told IANS 0that the institution's head, Maulana Maghrubur Rehman, had never given his blessings to Yadav's new found friendship with Kalyan Singh, who was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh when the Babri masjid was razed in 1992.
Bihar to set up Scheduled Tribes commissionFebruary 4th, 2009 PATNA - The Bihar government has decided to set up a commission that will recommend measures for the socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes in the state, a minister said Thursday. The move to set up the Scheduled Tribes Commission is to implement an all-inclusive growth in the state, said Jitan Ram Manjhi, minister for backward class welfare.
Bihar government to build homes for the poorestDecember 22nd, 2008 NAUBATPUR - It has been a dream that has remained unfulfilled for long. Their forefathers died without a proper roof over their heads.
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