The High Court granted relief to the accused after noting a long delay in lodging the FIR, the fact that he was removed from his job in June 2025, despite being given Rs 21.45 lakh to deposit in the account of the Department of the temple.
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday offered prayers at the Sammakka Sarakka Temple in Medaram village of Mulugu district on the occasion of the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, also known as the Medaram Kumbh Mela.
"It is a spiritual congregation comparable to the Kumbh Mela of South India. The festival is believed to have begun during the reign of Cheraman Perumal and later continued under the leadership of the Valluvakonathiri," Bharathi told ANI.
He criticised the BJP's handling of past incidents, pointing out the Kumbh Mela tragedy and the New Delhi railway station stampede, where many lives were lost. In contrast, he praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swift response to the chaos at Lionel Messi's event at Salt
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], December 16: Maharashtra's Minister of Water Resources, Disaster Management and Kumbh Mela, Shri Girish Mahajan Sir, officially inaugurated the platform at a ceremony held at 10:00 AM, marking a significant milestone in the city's environmental governance. BigCl
According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), CM Dhami offered prayers at the Daksheshwar Mahadev Temple in Kankhal, Haridwar, and also visited the revered Siddhpeeth Hanumangarhi Temple. At the Daksheshwar Mahadev Temple, the Chief Minister performed Dugdha Abhishek and offered prayers
Prayagraj Divisional Commissioner Soumya Agarwal on Saturday shared details on the preparations for Magh Mela 2026, saying that the settlements have been made on 800 hectares of land. The preparations are being done on the lines of Kumbh Mela.
In a post on X, he said, "A joyous moment as Deepavali, the festival of lights, marking the triumph of good over evil and the return of Lord Rama to his kingdom, Ayodhya, which is celebrated globally, is added to the @UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list."
Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has said that over five lakh people recited the Gita simultaneously in Kolkata on Sunday, and the enthusiasm and surge of faith were as if the Maha Kumbh Mela had taken place.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that during the 2027 Kumbh Mela, which is to be held in Haridwar, elaborate arrangements will be ensured for the ceremonial bathing and grand procession of Uttarakhand's Devdolis, folk deities, and their symbolic idols.