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Kerala: Clash breaks out between Latin Catholic followers, cops
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Neyyattinkara (Kerala) [India], Jan. 06 (ANI): A clash broke out after police tried to stop followers from visiting Kerala's Kurisumala, a pilgrimage centre under the Neyyattinkara Latin Catholic Diocese.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea challenging Haj guidelines
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on the PIL challenging the Haj policy that allegedly barred people with disability from undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage.
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Vaishno Devi pilgrimage suspended till 5 am as devotees overflow
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan. 01 (ANI): Vaishno Devi pilgrimage from Katra has been suspended till 5 a.m. as the number of devotees crossed the 50,000 mark on New Year's Eve.
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PM Modi inaugurates Sivagiri pilgrimage celebrations in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Sivagiri Mutt (Kerala) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 85th annual Sivagiri pilgrimage celebrations at Sivagiri Mutt in Kerala via video conferencing.
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PM Modi to address two video conferences
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing two events via video conference, viz., the 85th Sivagiri Pilgrimage Celebrations and 125th birth anniversary of physicist Professor Satyendra Nath Bose, on December 31 and January 1 respectively.
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Govt to facilitate Sri Lankan pilgrims by ferry for TN temple visit
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Central Government on Thursday has agreed to facilitate the travel of Sri Lankan pilgrims, through a ferry from Kankesanturai, near Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka to Chennai.
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Pilgrimage promoting India-Nepal ties begins
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 14 (ANI): A total of 36 pilgrims from Kathmandu set off for pilgrimage to various parts of India on Thursday.
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Qazigund encounter: Amarnath Yatra attackers eliminated
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 05 (ANI): The terror group that attacked Amarnath pilgrims earlier this year has been wiped out by the Indian army in yesterday's encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Qazigund, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said today.
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America's enthusiasm has never been higher: Trump in Thanksgiving message
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Palm Beach (Florida) [United States], November 24 (ANI): In a Thanksgiving video address to Americans, United States President Donald Trump heaped praises on the military, first responders and citizen volunteers, and mentioned the country's high enthusiasm.
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Pak issues 2,600 visas for Gurupurab
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): The High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi has issued visas to over 2,600 Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the celebrations of birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev from November 2 to 11 in the neighbouring country.
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UP Government declares Vrindavan, Barsana as pilgrimage sites
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday declared Vrindavan Nagar Palika Parishad and Barsana Nagar Panchayat as 'pavitra tirth sthal' (holy pilgrimage sites).
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Yogi Govt. to ensure comfort for tourist, pilgrims
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 23: On the second day of his Chitrakoot visit, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government will try to provide all facilities to the pilgrims and tourists visiting the temple town.
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