High Court to the rescue of Christian cemetery
byShimla: Encroachment of a Christian Cemetery that has been declared part of heritage drew the ire of the Himachal High Court with a double…
Religion
Badrinath shrine today closes for winters
byDehradun : The Badrinath shrine, one of the most important Hindu temples, located at a height of over 3500 metres in Uttarakhand, will close…
Don’t use pilgrims money on advertisements – Himachal High Court
byShimla: The Himachal High Court has hauled up the state government and a well known temple trust for spending pilgrim donated offerings on a…
Clean Ganga campaign – Other religious bodies learn from Dera Sacha Sauda
byDehradun: The lakhs of volunteers belonging to the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda of Sant Guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh may have shocked residents of…
Islamic body challenges High Court decision over divorce ruling
bySrinagar: The religious – political organization Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith (JAH) has challenged the recent decision of Jammu and Kashmir High Court that questioned Muslim husband’s…
Weeklong 2012 Kullu Dussehra gets to a colorful start
byKullu: Rolling out the Lord Raghunath ‘Rath Yatra’ at Dhalpur Maidan (ground) here marked the start of the week long world famous Kullu Dusshera…
With Navratras’ onset, devotees throng Himachal temples
byShimla: Tens of thousands of devotees assembled in different parts of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday and offered prayers on the onset of the nine-day Navratras,…
India’s first glass mosque – in Shillong
byShillong: India will have its first glass mosque – in the country’s northeast. Madina Masjid, an imposing and resplendent structure of glass dome and…
Anti Islam film no excuse for violence
byUS president Barack Obama in his address to the UN General Assembly said that the “crude and disgusting” video was no excuse for an…
Best places to visit during Ganesh Chaturthi
byGanesh Chaturthi is celebrated on Badhrapadha Shukla Chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period) and it ends on Anant Chaturdasi, 10 days after….