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Ayodhya, April 14 (IANS) With just two days left for Ram Navami, Ayodhya is gearing up for massive crowd control -- bigger than the one seen in the holy city during the pran pratistha ceremony in January. Police officials deployed at…

Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims offered Eid prayers across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere. Large Eid gatherings were seen at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar and other…

Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Markets buzzing with shoppers, traffic jams, buyers haggling with pavement sellers, children buying toys and firecrackers, and elders jostling with each other at bakery & mutton shops, people in Kashmir are…

Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Crowd of devotees from across the region thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, the first day of the nine-day-long Navratri festival. The majority of the pilgrims, who visited the place, came from the…

Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Swami Gautamanada on Friday took over as the acting president of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda and headquartered at Belur in Howrah district.Senior-most trustee Swami…

Ayodhya (UP), March 29 (IANS) The Ayodhya administration is gearing up for the largest ever crowd management exercise on Ram Navami which falls on April 17.The officials are expecting a congregation of more than 50 lakh pilgrims on the…

Ayodhya (UP), March 27 (IANS) A three-dimensional digital metaverse of 20 important religious places of the temple town will soon offer an immersive environment to visitors and provide them a complete experience in Ayodhya.Users will also…

Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Huge crowds thronged the Shiva temples across Uttar Pradesh since midnight on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.The Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi and the Mankameshwar temple in Lucknow, in particular, witnessed a…

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In a significant step to make the 'darshan' of Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman convenient and easy, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to build a ‘Sugriva Path’ to connect the two highly-revered pilgrimage spots in…

Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has increased the number of officials and buses in Ayodhya to manage the pilgrim rush and movement for the next one week. UPSRTC regional manager, Ayodhya,…

Lucknow, Jan 17 (IANS)The construction of the proposed mosque in Ayodhya on land given in lieu of demolished Babri mosque is expected to begin in May.Zufar Farooqui, the chief trustee of the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Trust…

Ayodhya, Jan 12 (IANS) To help lakhs of devotees and visitors, who are expected to visit Ayodhya in the coming days, signages are being put up across the city. The signages will be in 22 Indian languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule and…

Etah (UP), Jan 10 (IANS) The Ram temple in Ayodhya will soon receive a massive bell, weighing 2,400 kg, made of ‘ashtadhatu’ (eight metals), from the Jalesar town in Etah district.The bell has been manufactured at a cost for Rs 25 lakh and…

Jaipur, Jan 2 (IANS) Diwali-like decorations will be held in Jaipur on the auspicious occasion of Ramlala's Pran Pratistha Mahotsav on January 22 in the Ram temple of Ayodhya. On this day, more than 5 lakh lamps will be lit at major…

Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Pravrajika Amalprana, a senior nun and secretary of Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, has passed away. She was 94.She passed away on Sunday night. Insiders from Ramakrishna Sarada Mission said that she…

Bengaluru, Dec 15 (IANS) The bells that will be installed in the sanctum-sanctorum (garbha griha) of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be sent from Bengaluru. Industrialist Rajendraprasad Naidu is dedicating the bells and other materials for…