Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express at Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station in Bengaluru.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has facilitated the visit of 2,420 Indian Sikh pilgrims' visit to Nankana Sahib on the occasion of Gurupurab, the Ministry said on Tuesday.
"SGPC had applied for 1496 visas, out of which, 910 were approved but 586 were rejected. The vias are valid for 10 days, and those whose visas were rejected, have been disappointed a lot. Government should not reject the religious visa," said Harbhajan Singh.
Indian Sikh pilgrims who will travel to Pakistan would visit Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib. Indian pilgrims return back to India on November 15.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief over an accident in which a vehicle crushed the Warkari (pilgrims), heading towards Pandharpur on the Sangola-Miraj road for Kartik Yatra.
Seven pilgrims killed and 5 injured after a speeding SUV rammed into a group of 32 Warkari (Pilgrims) near Sangole town in Maharashtra's Solapur district on Monday evening.
Arjun Kurmanchali, a businessman who markets the Prasad prepared by the women of the district in Shri Kedarnath Dham, said that this journey started after the Coronavirus period and has proved to be very beneficial.
A Gun-attack on a Shiite holy site in Iran's city of Shiraz left 15 people dead and wounded around 40. Islamic state took responsibility of the brutal attack that took place in the pilgrimage site.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 23 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Sunday, in a press statement, announced that it will lay focus on the development of mythological temples and other pilgrimage areas of the state as per the instructions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Tirupathi (Andhra Pradesh), October 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): On the occasion of Diwali, as a gesture of thanks to Lord Venkateshwara for his continuous blessings, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited has announced to donate 10 electric buses to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)