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Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday performed the traditional 'Pahand Vidhi' at the historic Shree Jagannath Mandir in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, marking the ceremonial start of the city's 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra. The...
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings on the Jagannath Rath Yatra, calling it a "radiant expression" of the country's spiritual and cultural heritage and wishing for peace and prosperity in society. In a...
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah performed the mangala aarti and offered prayers to Lord Jagannath at the historic Shree Jagannath Mandir in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad on Thursday, marking the beginning of the...
Puri, July 16 (IANS) The world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra, one of India's largest and most revered religious festivals, commenced on Thursday in Odisha's Puri, drawing lakhs of devotees from across the country to witness the grand annual procession of Lord...
Dharwad, July 16 (IANS) A 45-year-old anesthesiologist was found murdered inside his apartment in Karnataka's Dharwad, while his eight-year-old son was discovered with multiple stab injuries, police said on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Dr Kiran Honannavar, an...
Varanasi, July 16 (IANS) An atmosphere of enthusiasm and vigour was witnessed among Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Varanasi after the Central government's approval for the construction of a state-of-the-art, six-lane Ganga-Varuna elevated corridor along the banks of the...
Surat, July 16 (IANS) The Surat City Cyber Crime Cell has arrested a 30-year-old man accused of facilitating the movement of money in an alleged online investment fraud in which a complainant was cheated of Rs 46.16 lakh through a...
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has extended greetings to all on the occasion of annual Rath Yatra beginning from Thursday, calling upon devotees visiting the holy town of Puri to celebrate the festival in a...
Gandhinagar, July 16 (IANS) Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) and the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in maritime education, research, training, heritage studies and capacity building, bringing together expertise...
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over the state government's decision to issue a fresh land acquisition notification for villages...
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) Jaipur, India's renowned hub for coloured gemstones and handcrafted jewellery, marked a historic milestone on Wednesday with the flagging off of the first jewellery export consignment to the UK under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a major boost to infrastructure development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 43.218 km link...