Makar Sankranti 2019: Makar Sankranti also known as harvest and kite flying festival is celebrated by many Indians across the world. The festival that usually falls on January 14 every year, will be celebrated on January 15 this year. The day marks the beginning of the period of harvest. This auspicious day holds[Read More…]
Religion
Bihar: Nitish Kumar lays foundation stone of largest Gurdwara at Rajgir
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday laid the foundation stone of the largest Gurdwara in the state at Rajgir in memory of Guru Naka Dev. While addressing the event he said- Rajgir is one such place where people of all faith converge. It was the place where Mahatma Buddha, Lord Mahavira,[Read More…]
World Book Fair: Ruckus occurred after 2 groups confronted over Vedas and Quran
India’s oldest book fair, New Delhi World Book Fair hiccuped for few minutes when two factions confronted each other over Vedas and Quran. The incident took place near stall number 115 when the intense discussions boiled into a controversy. In a poster placed at the stall, various similarities in Vedas[Read More…]
Haj 2019: Dramatic dip in Haj applicants from Gujarat
The Gujarat state Haj committee witnessed a dramatic fall in the number of applicants while conducting the draw of lots selected to go on Haj pilgrim this year. Among other Indian states, Gujarat was given a quota of 5,970 seats for which there were as many as 32,914 applicants this[Read More…]
Haj Qurrah 2019: Steps to check your name in Maharashtra pilgrims final list
Maharashtra Haj Committee on Monday, January 7, held the computerised Haj Qurrah, the draw of lots, to prepare the final list of pilgrims. The Qurrah is being conducted to prepare the final list of pilgrims from Maharashtra who will perform Haj in 2019 through the Haj Committee of India. The Maharashtra[Read More…]
Air India to commence new flights for ‘Kumbh Mela’
New Delhi: State-owned Air India will commence new flight services to Allahabad from Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata during the “Kumbh Mela”. According to the airline, flights will be operated from January 13 to March 30, 2019. The Mela area has over 1.22 lakh toilets, 250 km of new roads, 22[Read More…]
Christmas 2018: The Catholics and first Church in Bihar ‘Padri-ki-Haveli’
The Roman Catholics were the first to arrive in Bihar and built a small church in 1717 at a place now known as “Padri-ki-Haveli’.
Amidst Sabarimala row, 4 BJP leaders resign; Likely to join Left Front
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the Sabarimala controversy which has caused a major political turmoil in the state, state Bhartiya Janata Party leaders are not in total support of its leadership position on this case. Four leaders including one state committee members have resigned from the BJP and likely to join CPM led[Read More…]
High Court: Remove the ashram of Godman Asaram from Rishikesh
Nainital: Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the state forest department to remove the Rishikesh ashram of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench of Justice Manoj Tiwari gave the green signal for vacating the ashram located at Munni Ki Reti in Rishikesh. On Friday, the honorary court found out that the[Read More…]
Karnataka: HC rejects plea for minority status of Lingayat after Centre intervention
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has disposed of the pleas challenging the recommendations of a panel to grant minority status to the Lingayat sect after the Center told that they were considered as Hindus since the first census in 1871. A division bench of Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and justice S[Read More…]
