Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Facing financial crunch, the Himachal Pradesh government has now made even prayer taxing. It is charging Rs 1,100 for “tatkaal darshan” ticket for a group of five at the highly revered Chintpurni shrine, the richest and the first to charge fees for paying obeisance.
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement acknowledging the guilt of Operation Bluestar as an outrageous attack on the holiest Sikh shrine, Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib, and the highest seat of Sikh religio-political authority, Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Satyrday offered prayers at a temple in the national capital.
Gurugram, Aug 11 (IANS) Sudarshan News Resident Editor, Mukesh Kumar, was arrested on Friday for allegedly posting misleading tweets against Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran, police said.
Varanasi, Aug 11 (IANS) The court of Varanasi district judge has ordered that if the print media, social media or electronic media wrongly publishes any news regarding the ongoing ASI survey in the Gyanvapi mosque complex without formal information and despite no information being given by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the plaintiff and the defendant, then action may be taken against them as per the law.
Varanasi (UP), Aug 9 (IANS) The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM) Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi mosque, has filed an application in the Varanasi district court, seeking directions to refrain the media from "publishing, disseminating false and wrong news" pertaining to an ongoing scientific survey of the mosque.
Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) The political slugfest has intensified between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh over Bageshwar Dham head priest, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri's programme in Chhindwara.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims following the communal clashes that occurred in Haryana's Nuh.
Imphal, Aug 6 (IANS) Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of the Meitei community, on Sunday announced indefinite social boycott to the Manipur government in protest against state government’s delay in convening the assembly session.
Nuh, Aug 6 (IANS) As Haryana follows demolition of alleged accused persons houses by using bulldozer in similar lines with neighbouring saffron states while dealing with the recent communal riots, in which six people were killed, concern raises in the minority community which question the 'selective' clean up of the government.
