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Kumbh: Gap of 30 minutes between 'Shahi Snans' of two akharas at Har ki Pa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 12 (ANI): As lakhs of devotees on Monday took a holy dip in Ganga at the Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on the second 'Shahi Snan' (royal bath) during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said a gap of half an hour is being observed between the
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Fewer number of devotees recorded at Haridwar this Kumbh, says DGP
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 10 (ANI): With surging Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand, Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar is witnessing lesser devotees arriving for the holy dip during the ongoing Kumbh festival.
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Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand CM seeks report on naming ghats after saints
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday instructed Kumbh Magistrate to allot land to "Akhadas" as was done in the year 2010. The Chief Minister has also asked for an immediate report regarding demand over naming ghats after sa
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Ramayana Museum, Cultural Centre to be established on 10 acres in Ramasneh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): An international level 'Ramayana Museum and Cultural Center' will be established on 10 acres of land at Ramasnehi Ghat between Ayodhya and Lucknow.
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Free electricity upto 250 units per month for barber shops, laundry and do
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to provide up to 250 units of electricity per month at free of cost to barber shops, laundry shops and dobhi ghats across the state.
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'Naxals attacked security forces following search for their top commander'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): For the last 10 days, security forces in Chhattisgarh were getting information about the whereabouts of Madvi Hidma, a top Naxal of banned CPI (Maoist) who has been linked to major attacks including the 2013 Jhiram Ghati killings.
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Kumbh Mela witnesses low footfall on first day in Haridwar amid COVID-19 s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 2 (ANI): Kumbh Mela in Haridwar witnessed a low footfall of devotees at Har Ki Pauri ghat on the first day amid the rising cases of COVID-19.
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Kumbh 2021: Devotees take holy dip at Har Ki Pauri ghat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 1 (ANI): Devotees took a holy dip at the Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar on the first day of Kumbh Mela on Thursday.
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84-year-old in Karnataka preserves more than 150 rare mango varieties
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], March 31 (ANI): An 84-year-old man in Sagar of Shivamogga district in Karnataka has been identifying and preserving more than 150 native varieties of mangoes of Western Ghats.
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Amid COVID-19, Ganga ghats in Varanasi remain deserted on Holi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): With Section 144 in place amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Varanasi on the occasion of Holi, the Ganga ghats in the city remained desolate on Monday morning as people refrained from venturing out to celebrate the festival.
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Haridwar Kumbh 2021: NMCG pushes expansion, facelift around 'Har ki Pauri'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], March 22 (ANI): The holy city of Haridwar is abuzz with people who have congregated here for the Kumbh, a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. The revered ghats along the pious river Ganga are perennially vibrant with hymns and prayers.
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Khwaja Yunus death case: Mother Asiya Begum questions Sachin Waze's reinst
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Parbhani (Maharashtra) [India], March 19 (ANI): Eighteen years after the alleged custodial death of Khwaja Yunus in the 2002 Ghatkopar blast case, his mother Asiya Begum who continues to fight for justice alleges that the Maharashtra government did not help her in getting her son's murderers
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