Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 21 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, Jal Police and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) teams have been deployed to rescue kanwariyas from drowning near River Ganga in Haridwar, police officials said.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra, shopkeepers in Varanasi are selling colourful t-shirts with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath printed on them.
Shrikhand Mahadev (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Movement of pilgrims towards the Shrikhand Mahadev peak has been temporarily stopped due to breakage of a glacier at Nain Sarover, sliding land or rock at various points and due to relentless rain in the region.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): Around 8,000 security personnel, drones, helicopters and snipers will be used for surveillance during the Kanwar Yatra this year, police said.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 26 May (ANI): Chief priest of Kashi Vishwanath temple, Acharya Ashok Dwivedi, who will perform puja with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, said the Varanasi MP has the blessings of Lord Shiva and mother Ganga has accepted him.
Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) (India), May 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two day visit to Uttarakhand's Kedarnath and Badrinath began with a visit to the ancient Kedarnath temple and offered prayers at the innermost sanctum of the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Alongside he was appa
Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) [India], May 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Saturday visited Kedarnath took stock of the ongoing work in the Kedarnath Development Project which is aimed to enhance the infrastructure of the region.
Surat (Gujarat) (India), March 26 (ANI): Gujarat minister Ganpat Vasava has stirred a controversy by saying that Congress president Rahul Gandhi should be made to consume poison by his party workers to prove that he is a true devotee of Lord Shiva.
Harda (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): In a bizarre statement, a BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh has said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi should consume poison to prove that he is worth worshipping like Lord Shiva.
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday appointed industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant as a member of Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 4 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged to Pashupatinath temple here on Monday to worship Lord Shiva on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian equity markets remained shut on Monday on account of Mahashivratri, the Hindu festival celebrated once a year in the honour of Lord Shiva.