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33,000 lamps lit at Kumbh daily for construction of grand Ram temple

33,000 lamps lit at Kumbh daily for construction of grand Ram temple

16-01-2019  comments

Prayagraj (IANS): A group of seers are lighting 33,000 diyas everyday at the ongoing Kumbh Mela for the early construction of a grand Ram temple at the disputed Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.

They said they would light 11 lakh diyas this month,…

Plea against acting CBI chief's appointment to be heard on Monday

Plea against acting CBI chief's appointment to be heard on Monday

16-01-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday a plea by NGO Common Cause challenging the appointment of M. Nageswara Rao as the acting Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the ouster of Alok Verma.

A…

Government proposes new Emigration Bill

Government proposes new Emigration Bill

16-01-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS): The government has proposed to introduce a new Emigration Bill to replace the existing Emigration Act 1983 in view of a paradigm shift in the nature, pattern, directions and volume of migration over the last 35 years.

According…

Thousands of devotees take holy dip on Makar Sankranti

Thousands of devotees take holy dip on Makar Sankranti

15-01-2019  comments

Prayagraj (IANS) On the wee hours of Tuesday, thousands of faithful thronged the Kumbh Mela site here and took the holy dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna rivers and the mystical Saraswati -- to mark the onset of the Kumbh Mela on…

Pongal celebrated in Tamil Nadu with traditional fervour

Pongal celebrated in Tamil Nadu with traditional fervour

15-01-2019  comments

Chennai (IANS): Tamil Nadu celebrated Pongal, a major harvest festival, on Tuesday with traditional fervour.

Across the state, people got up early, put on new clothes and offered special prayers at temples.

At homes at the auspicious…

Kharge demands CVC report be made public

Kharge demands CVC report be made public

15-01-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded that the government should make public the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report that formed the basis for the ouster of CBI Director Alok Verma, which has been disowned by…

2 Independents withdraw support to Karnataka's JD-S-Congress government

2 Independents withdraw support to Karnataka's JD-S-Congress government

15-01-2019  comments

Bengaluru (IANS): In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, two Independent legislators, R. Shankar and H. Nagesh, on Tuesday said they were withdrawing support.

"I had extended support…

Himachal temple to have clarified butter goddess idol

Himachal temple to have clarified butter goddess idol

14-01-2019  comments

Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) (IANS) Preparations were underway on Monday for the installation a goddess idol made of 2,500 kg of clarified butter in a famous temple in this Himachal Pradesh town, officials said.

The idol of Goddess…

Devotees take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti

Devotees take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti

14-01-2019  comments

Shimla (IANS) Bracing the extreme winter chill, hundreds of devotees across Himachal Pradesh on Monday took dips in rivers to mark Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of the country.

Large numbers…

Adityanath orders inspection of Kumbh camps after fire

Adityanath orders inspection of Kumbh camps after fire

14-01-2019  comments

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) After a fire on Monday at the Kumbh Mela campus here destroyed tents, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the fire department and officials in charge of the event to inspect all the camps.

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