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Farooq Abdullah hails Centre's decision on Ramzan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 16 (ANI): National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to suspend the operations against terrorist in the state during the holy month of Ramzan.
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Mehbooba welcomes Ramzan ceasefire order
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 16 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's order directing the security forces to not launch operations in the state during the holy month of Ramzan.
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Pastors manhandled in Kanyakumari
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): Two pastors were allegedly physically and verbally abused and forcefully smeared with holy ash by some miscreants inside Arulmigu Mutharamman Temple in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari town.
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Ganges at stake in Varanasi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 27(ANI): The existence of the holy river Ganges in the ancient city of Varanasi is again at stake, experts confirmed on Friday.
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Following INCOIS advisory, devotees stopped from taking holy bath in Agni
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): After the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) issued an advisory that the Agni Theertham Sea is likely to experience high-energy swell waves, the devotees were stopped from taking holy dip in the sea by the police on S
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Forensic test reports no semen detected in exhibit submitted by LSR studen
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 17 (ANI): The Forensic Science Laboratory on Tuesday reported that no semen could be detected on the exhibit, which was submitted in connection with the case of semen-filled balloons being thrown at two students of Lady Sri Ram (LSR) College on the eve of Holi.
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JuD Amir reiterates move to launch `jihad' against India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], Mar.29 (ANI): Terror mastermind Hafiz-Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has reiterated his desire to launch a jihad or holy war against India from Pakistani soil.
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Sacred Jerusalem church shut after dispute with Israeli authorities
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Feb 26 (ANI): Holy Sepulchre, the sacred church in Jerusalem, was on Sunday shut after a dispute between Christian leaders in the holy land and Israeli authorities over the future of multiple church-owned properties and lands that Christians say should be protected by inte
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Burqa-clad women playing board game at Mecca's mosque spark controversy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Feb 23 (ANI): A photo of four Burqa-clad women playing a board game in the premises of Mecca's holy mosque went viral on social media and has sparked online controversy across Saudi Arabia.
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PHD Chamber to support government's Namami Gange Programme
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI-NewsVoir): In a major announcement, India's national industry chamber PHD has announced support to the government's ambitious Namami Gange programme to rejuvenate the holy river Ganga. The announcement was made by Anil Khaitan, President, PHD Chamber.
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Devotees take holy dip in Triveni Sangam on Mauni Amavasya
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Scores of devotees took a holy dip in Allahabad's Triveni Sangam, today on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.
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Bangladesh: Muslims join in prayer at Bishwa Ijtema
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Gazipur [Bangladesh], Jan 15 (ANI): The first leg of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, Bishwa Ijtema concluded on Sunday wherein Muslims from across the world joined a holy gathering by the banks of the Turag River in Bangladesh.
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