As Haridwar is set to celebrate the eighth edition of Ganga Utsav on Monday, preparations for the event are carried out in full swing at the Chandi Ghat in the spiritual city.
As winter approaches in Uttarakhand, the sacred Panchmukhi Festival Idol of Baba Kedarnath reached the temple premises on Saturday, marking the traditional ritual before the temple doors close for the season.
The primary focus of Ganga Utsav 2024 is to foster a connection with the Ganga, promote conservation, and emphasize the river's cultural and spiritual significance, said a press statement by NMCG.
The current session of the Gangotri and Yamunotri pilgrimage is now about to end. As per tradition, the doors of Gangotri temple will be closed for winter on Saturday, November 2, and the doors of Yamunotri temple will be closed for winter on Sunday, November 3, an official release said.
Uttar Pradesh police busted a gang involved in selling arms on social media and apprehended seven people, including two buyers in Muzaffarnagar, said police on Wednesday.
Bilal Ansari (22) and Shuheb (21) - both residents of Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr - were arrested following a brief gunfight during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
Pappu Yadav, an Independent MP from Bihar's Purnia, who received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, allegedly due to his statements against them on Tuesday said that he is not afraid of anyone.
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee - who has lost his cool at a joint parliamentary committee meeting last week on the Waqf Board amendment law now has broken his silence, and came up with a clarification claiming he was provoked by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay and verba
The Israel Police thwarted an attempted assassination related to criminal gang activity that was about to be carried in the city of Ashdod. The assassination was to be enacted using an IED (improvised explosive device).
Pappu Yadav allegedly received a death threat from a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, wherein the caller warned the Lok Sabha MP that he would kill him if he didn't stay away from issues involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan.