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Kumbh 2019: 2 crore take dip on first day
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): About two crore pilgrims took a holy dip in the sacred confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mystic Saraswati on the first day of Kumbh 2019 being organised here from today.
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Trash skimmers clean river surface at popular Ganga ghats
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Millions of pilgrims flock to the ghats of the river Ganges every year to take a dip in its holy waters, which Hindus believe absolves them from all sins. It is believed that people are cleansed physically, mentally and spiritually at the ghats o
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Kumbh 2019: Devotees throng Sangam ghat, security tightened
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Scores of devotees from across the country took a holy dip at Sangam Ghat on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Kumbh Mela here on Monday.
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Sri Lankan woman denied entry to Sabarimala temple
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Sabarimala (Kerala) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): A 46-year-old Sri Lankan woman was allegedly denied entry to the Sabarimala temple on late Thursday night.
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Sangh Parivar trying to make Sabarimala clash zone: Kerala CM
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 3 (ANI): A day after Kerala witnessed violent protests over the entry of two women into Sabarimala temple, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the Sangh Parivar is trying to make the holy shrine a clash zone.
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More efforts needed for Clean Ganga: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Blaming the previous governments for not being able to rejuvenate the Ganga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government plans to finish the task of cleaning up the holy river.
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Vatican spokesperson, deputy resign
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Vatican City, Dec 31 (ANI): Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke resigned on Monday.
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ESIC Hospital fire: 1-week-old succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 1
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Andheri (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): A week-old girl, injured in Mumbai's Andheri hospital fire incident, succumbed to her injuries on Friday taking the death toll to 11.
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11 killed due to food poisoning in Karnataka
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chamarajanagar, (Karnataka), Dec 14, (ANI): As many as 11 people have died and more than 50 others were hospitalised on Friday after consuming 'prasad' (holy offering) at a temple here in Karnataka, the Chamarajanagar Superintendent of Police, Dharmendra Kumar Meena said.
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Five killed, 72 hospitalised due to food poisoning in Karnataka
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chamarajanagar, (Karnataka), Dec 14, (ANI): Five people died and 72 were hospitalized on Friday after consuming 'prasad' (holy offering) at a temple here in Karnataka, the police said.
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Security beefed up in Ayodhya ahead of rallies
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): The local administration has beefed up security across the holy city and in peripheral areas ahead of various rallies planned on Sunday by different organizations including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) a
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Guru Nanak Jayanti: A time for spirituality and celebrations
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Amritsar, the holy city in northern India, is celebrating the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak's 449th birth anniversary with devotion and zeal.
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