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Modi to release commemorative coin on Guru Gobind Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday release a commemorative coin on the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, to mark his birth anniversary. Modi will also address a select gathering.
AAP ties up with Apna Dal (Krishna Patel) for LS polls
On a day the SP and BSP sealed an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also concluded a deal with the Apna Dal (Krishna Patel) on Saturday.
Thousands descend on Pandalam for 'Thiruvabharanam' procession
Thousands thronged the temple town of Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district Saturday to witness the 'Thiruvabharanam' (sacred jewellery) procession from the Pandalam Valiyakoickal Sastha temple to Sabarimala for the annual 'Makaravilakku' festival. The Thiruvabharanam was shifted from the strong room of Srambickal Palace in Pandalam to the adjoining Valiyakoickal temple, early in the morning for the devotees to have darshan. Later the sacred jewels were kept in three wooden boxes to be taken to Sabarimala by a 22-member team headed by Kulathinal Gangadharan Pillai. The temple head priest performed special rituals at the Sastha temple amid chanting of 'Swami Saranam'. The eldest male member of the Pandalam royal family handed over the ceremonial sword to the royal representative escorting the sacred jewellery. The palace representative was taken in a palanquin to the nearby Kaippuzha palace ahead of the start of the procession, which would halt at Ayroor Puthiyakavu Devi ...
Adityanath greets people on Vivekananda's 156th birth anniversary (Lead, correcting spelling)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday greeted the people of the state, especially the youth, on the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Adityanath remembers Vivekanand on 156th birth anniversary
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday greeted the people of the state, especially the youth, on the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand.
PM to release commemorative coin on Sikh Guru Gobind Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin on Guru Gobind Singh on Sunday to mark the birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru. The Prime Minister will also address a select gathering on the occasion at his residence, a statement from his office said. Modi had attended 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna on January 5, 2017. He had also released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the occasion. In his address, the Prime Minister had underlined how Guru Gobind Singh made a unique attempt to unite the country through the Khalsa sect.
Jaideep Govind appointed Secretary General, NHRC
Senior bureaucrat Jaideep Govind was on Friday appointed Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission, according to an order issued by personnel Ministry. Govind, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is at present Special Secretary and Financial Adviser in Ministry of Rural Development. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment as the Secretary General, NHRC, the order said. In another order, the Personnel Ministry said that P N Sukul will be Secretary, National Commission for Minorities (NCM). The ACC has approved appointment of Sukul as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the NCM with immediate effect, the order said. He will take over as the Secretary, NCM on superannuation of J Rama Krishna Rao on February 28, it said. Sukul is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Defence Accounts Service.
Kite-flying banned during Sankranti festival in Hyderabad
: Kite-flying in religious places and thoroughfares have been banned by the police here from January 14 to 15 on the occasion of Sankaranti festival. Police commissioner Anjani Kumar, in his order, advised people not to fly kites or allow their children run on roads or climb electric posts to collect tangled kites. He said, ''In order to maintain law and order, peace and tranquility and to prevent incidents of breach of peace and accident that are likely to occur, kite-flying is regulated during the celebration of Sankranti festival in the Hyderabad city from January 14-15.'' The police official said parents must advise their children not to fly kites from terraces which do not have parapet walls to avoid any untoward incident.
Christian Michel granted consular access
British national Christian Michel, the accused middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal and who is now in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, has been granted consular access, a senior official said on Friday
125th anniversary of entry of Christian missionaries to
The 125th anniversary of the entry of Christian missionaries to Mizoram, was observed with religious solemnity in the state on Friday with prayer and church services. Mizoram is a Christian dominated state. Two missionaries from Wales - Rev J.H. Lorrain and Rev F.W. Savidge, fondly remembered by the Mizos as Pu Buanga and Sap Upa, arrived at Sairang village on the banks of the river Tlawng on January 11, 1894, then known as the Lushai country. Community feasts were organised in many local churches of the Baptist Church of Mizoram while the day was observed as a public holiday. The two missionaries were also the ones who established the Baptist Church in the southern part of Mizoram.
Festivity grips Amritsar, city gears up for Lohri
Lohri, the festival that marks the beginning of the harvest season, is just around the corner and Amritsar, the land of the Golden Temple, is all decked up for the festival.The festival will be celebrated in north India on January 13.Festivity has gripped the streets of Amritsar which are lined up with stalls selling savouries such as 'gajak', 'rewari', groundnut and jaggery.The festival holds a great significance for the people of Punjab as it marks the beginning of harvesting season and end of the winter season. The main event includes making of a huge bonfire which is symbolic of the homage to the Sun God for bringing in warmth."It is not usual, only around the festival we see this kind of scenes. Otherwise on normal days, at this time, the streets are empty," said a passerby, Ram Dayal.Earlier the festival was celebrated for the birth of boys, however, now the celebration highlights the significance of equality between men and women. "I am here to buy savouries to celebrate the ...
Pompeo praises Egypt 'freedoms' during church, mosque visit
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday praised Egypt's religious freedoms as he visited a vast cathedral and a mosque in the country's new capital east of Cairo. Washington's top diplomat, who describes himself as an evangelical Christian, is on a tour aimed at reassuring regional US allies after Washington's shock decision to withdraw US troops from Syria. On Thursday evening he visited the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ and the Al-Fattah Al-Alim mosque in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of the capital. At the mosque, he praised Egypt's "freedoms here in this houses of worship, these big, beautiful, gorgeous buildings where the Lord is clearly at work". The two buildings were inaugurated by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday, a day after a deadly bomb blast near a church in the country where jihadists have repeatedly targeted Christians. "This is a special country where President Sisi clearly made a point by putting this, this ...
Syro-Malabar Church to set up internal committees
: Hit by controversies, including sexual abuse involving priests, the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Catholic Church has decided to set up internal committees at the diocesan level to create a "safe environment" for all, including children and vulnerable adults. The decision to implement the "Safe Environment Policy" was taken at the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Archiespicoal Church being held here. This policy is being implemented to ensure safety and security for all, especially children and vulnerable adults, a Church official said. Claiming that the safety and security for all have already been ensured in parishes, diocese, religious congregations and institutions of the Syro-Malabar church, the official said that the implementation of new "Safe Environment Policy" would further strengthen it. According to the policy, representation of the laity should be ensured in the committees being set up in the diocesan level to solve the complaints. The new policy was evolved on the ..
Modi to pray at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on Jan 15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pray at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here on January 15, it was announced on Thursday.
Ker nun slams article against her in newspaper associated with
A catholic nun, who took part in a street protest here against a rape-accused bishop some months ago, continued to draw flak with a pro-church daily slamming her Thursday for violating norms, even as she dubbed it as an "attempt to humiliate" her. This comes days after the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) served a notice to Sister Lucy Kalappura accusing her of leading a life, which was against the "principles of religious life". The warning notice was issued after the nun had posted her photo wearing a 'Salwar Kameez' on her Facebook page, bought a car and published a poetry collection, even after she was denied permission by the church authorities. Reacting to the article published in the Malayalam newspaper, the nun said she had no regret over whatever she had done. "I am a person observing all vows and I have no regret in whatever I have done," the nun, belonging to FCC, said. "The article is an attempt to humiliate me through the media. But, I will not give ...
Kerala nun gets notice for leading life against religious
A nun, who published poems, bought a car and took part in a protest against former bishop of Jalandhar diocese in connection with a rape case, has been issued notice by her congregation based in Aluva near here, for leading a life "against principles of religious life". In its notice, Franciscan Clarist Congregation accused Sister Lucy Kalapura belonging to its St Mary's province, Mananthavady, of leading a life, which was against the "principles of religious life" and the rule of congregation. The nun has been asked to offer explanation to Superior General sister Ann Joseph at Generalate of the Congregation at 11 AM Wednesday. Asked whether Sister Lucy could reach the congregation at 11 am, a Nun who attended the phone of the congregation office said she would have faced problems to commute from Wayanad as the vehicles were off the road on account of the nation wide strike called by trade unions. The congregation termed as "grave violations" a Nun taking licence, buying
Sabarimala crisis created by Kerala Chief Minister, says Sabarimala Action Council
The All India Sabarimala Action Council on Tuesday said the current law and order situation in Kerala is a direct result of actions taken by the 'Marxist' Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and demanded his resignation and an apology "for his actions against the Hindus and Sabarimala devotees in particular".
'How do you know where Ram was born?' asks Aiyar
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has stirred another controversy with his comment on Babri demolition by questioning people's rationale of insisting on making the Ram temple at a specific location and asking them how they knew where exactly Lord Ram was born.
Six from TN, on way to Vavar mosque, held
Six people, including three women, who wanted to visit the famed Vavar mosque at Erumeli near the Sabarimala temple, have been arrested on charges of trying to create animosity between religious groups, police said Tuesday. All the six, said to be members of the Hindu Makkal Katchi, hail from Tamil Nadu and wanted to visit the vavar mosque, which is related to the Sabarimala pilgrimage, they said. The Erumeli Nainar Juma Masjid, also known as Vavar 'Palli' (mosque) is dedicated to Vavar, the Muslim companion of Lord Ayyappa, the adopted son of the erstwhile Pandalam king as per Hindu belief. The devotees of Lord Ayyappa visit the mosque during the November-January annual pilgrim season. They do not enter the prayer hall but circumambulate the mosque, provide Kanikka (offering) and break coconut at the premises as part of traditions. Cases under various sections of the IPC, including for promoting enmity between various religious groups, punishment for criminal trespass,
Sirisena seeks to make ancient Buddhist scripture world heritage
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said he will mediate to make the "Thripitakaya", an ancient Buddhist scripture in Sri Lanka, as a World Heritage, a day after he declared it as a national heritage.