Dalai Lama 77th birthday celebrated with Tibetan traditions and gaiety
byDharamsala: As a tradition Tibetan Buddhists are not known for marking birthdays but thousands had converged here today to celebrate the 77th birthday of…
Religion
Crash course for Himachal temple priests
byShimla: Priests not well versed with correct performing of prayer rituals at prominent temples could undergo ‘Punascharya’, a crash course for ‘Pujaris’ by Himachal…
Stoic Kashmir survives shrine blaze tragedy without blood being shed
bySrinagar: As normal life resumed in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley Saturday, Kashmir survived yet another tragedy – this time without any…
In 5 days, over 1 lakh pilgrims visit Amarnath in Kashmir
byJammu: Over 110,000 pilgrims from across the country have paid their obeisance at the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, since the pilgrimage began June…
Himachal cabinet nod for Anandpur Sahib – Naina Devi ropeway project
byShimla: The Himachal cabinet today approved setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for a rope way project to link Anandpur Sahib in Punjab…
Shrine burndown has Srinagar tense – Normal life hit
bySrinagar: Undeclared curfew-like restrictions were imposed in the old city areas of Srinagar Tuesday following tension in the city over the gutting of the…
Annual pilgrimage to Amarnath in Kashmir gets underway
byJammu: With a thick layer of snow still covering the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, the first batch of pilgrims set out from…
Congress divisive politics at play in religious based reservations – Subramanian Swamy
byShimla: Strongly opposing the move for sub-quota reservations on religious grounds, Subramanian Swamy has stated that with rampant corruption being relentlessly exposed in the…
Amarnath Yatra – 2012 gets underway from June 24: Three lakh pilgrims register
bySrinagar: Authorities have stepped up preparations for the annual ‘Amarnath Yatra’ that begins June 24 in Jammu and Kashmir, and for which three lakh…
Himachal deity gets back role in Dussehra festival
byShimla:A deity of the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh has got justice in the state’s high court which told the administration not to bar…