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J&K prepares for Amarnath Yatra, 6 lakh pilgrims expected
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 25 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, on Wednesday, chaired a meeting to review the preparations and arrangements being made for a safe and hassle-free Amarnath Yatra.
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Kedarnath temple portals to open on May 17
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], March 11 (ANI): Portals of the Kedarnath temple in Rudraprayag district will be opened for pilgrims on May 17, Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board informed on Thursday.
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Covid-19: Maha Shivratri turnout of pilgrims, sadhus low at Nepal's Pashup
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 11 (ANI): The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, which usually draws thousands of pilgrims and sadhus on Maha Shivaratri festival is seeing a dip in the number of visitors this year due to the Covid pandemic, according to authorities.
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Haridwar Kumbh: Pilgrims taking first holy dip to be showered with flowers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 10 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday asked senior officials to take steps so that pilgrims, who will come for the first holy dip on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Thursday, are showered with flowers through helicopters
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Moradabad Railway Division develops app for 'Kumbh Mela' pilgrims
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Haridwar/Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 10 (ANI): The Moradabad Railway Division launched an app for pilgrims of 'Maha Kumbh Mela' for their assistance. The mobile app provides information about trains and government guidelines on COVID-19.
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Tourism Minister lays foundation stone for Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday virtually laid the foundation stone for the project development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple in Dongargarh of Chhattisgarh and said that the project will improve experience o
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Uttarakhand: Pilgrims need passes to attend Kumbh Mela
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): Haridwar District Magistrate C Ravishankar on Sunday said that pilgrims will need passes to attend Kumbh Mela.
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Covid-19: Arrangements being made to vaccinate Haj pilgrims, says Union Mi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Arrangements are being made to provide coronavirus vaccine to Indian Haj pilgrims, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.
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J-K LG chairs preparatory meeting for Amarnath Yatra, calls for best-in-cl
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 5 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called for best-in-class arrangements for Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrims to improve their overall yatra experience during the holy month of Shravan.
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Kerala govt moves SC against HC's order to raise daily cap on number of pi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Kerala Chief Secretary Vishwas Mehta approached the Supreme Court against the state High Court's order which raised the number of permissible daily pilgrims at the popular Sabarimala Temple to 5,000.
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Sabarimala: COVID-negative certificate after RT-PCR test must for devotees
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 20 (ANI): Post December 26, devotees will be allowed to visit Sabarimala hill shrine only after producing a COVID-negative certificate following an RT-PCR test, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) said, even as the Kerala High Court granted pe
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U'khand govt to scrap escape channel status to Har ki Pauri
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 23 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government would scrap the order that gave escape channel status to stretch of the Ganga at Har ki Pauri where pilgrims take a bath, according to Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday.
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