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Joshimath seer to file PIL in SC, perform yajna for safety of holy site
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, a seer from Joshimath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, said on Monday he would file a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday, highlighting the plight of civilians in the wake of the land subsidence in Joshimath and seeking its intervention in th
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Joshimath subsidence: PM has assured all possible help, says Uttarakhand C
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured the state of all the possible help in the wake of the land subsidence in the holy town of Joshimath.
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Pakistan: Ghee, cooking oil to be in short supply, costlier ahead of Ramad
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghee and cooking oil in Pakistan are going to be short in supply as well as costlier ahead of the holy month of Ramadan if the government does not take corrective measures, reported The Dawn.
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Another Jain Monk on indefinite hunger strike dies amid protest against de
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Another Jain Monk died who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike, died in Rajasthan's Jaipur, protesting against the Jharkhand government's decision to declare 'sacred' Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place.
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Jain Mahasangh demand Jharkhand govt designate Shri Sammed Shikharji holy
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"We welcome the centre's decision and demand that the Jharkhand government designate it as a holy place and hand it over to the community," said a Jain Mahasangh representative.
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About 30 lakh pilgrims expected to attend West Bengal's Gangasagar Mela
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After two years of the COVID pandemic, the Gangasagar Mela 2023 is being organised in West Bengal from January 8 to January 17 around the time of the Makar Sankranti festival. The pilgrims have already started pouring for the festival and take a holy dip in the Ganga river.
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Dr Bhupendra Kumar Modi Bestowed with the Title of Rajarishi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Billionaire, Global Citizen Dr Bhupendra Kumar Modi was bestowed with the title of Raja-Rishi on the occasion of his 74th birthday. The honour which finds its origins in the Holy Hindu book of Ramayana was bestowed by Anant Shri Vibhushit Jagadgur
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Any action jeopardizing Jerusalem's status quo "unacceptable": US
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Reacting to Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir's visit to Jerusalem compound known as the Temple Mount, Pierre said, "The US stands firmly and we have been very clear for the preservation of the status quo with respect to holy sites in Jerusalem. Any unilateral act
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Biblical site where Jesus healed blind man to be soon accessible to public
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years in the near future
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Netanyahu slams "despicable" UN vote on Palestine
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, the draft resolution 'Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem' was adopted by a recorded vote on Friday, with 87 votes in favour, 26 against and 53 abstentions, including India.
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Uttarakhand: Devotees throng temples and take holy dip in Ganga on New Yea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pilgrims enter the Ganges at 'Har Ki Pauri' in the city of Dharma at the beginning of their new year for various reasons.
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India, Sri Lanka are bonded together by Buddhism
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A delegation of high-ranking Sri Lankan Buddhist monks, who were on a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya to attend discourses of the holy city, has recalled the historical Buddhist connections between the two maritime neighbours.
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