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Telugus usher in New Year with gaiety
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Telugu-speaking people Friday ushered in Telugu New Year ''Ugadi'' in a traditional manner and with gaiety.

Friday, March 23, 2012 1:19:15 PM

Preparations begin for Amarnath pilgrimage
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Upbeat after a record half a million pilgrims visited the Amarnath cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley last year, the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has begun preparations for a ''smooth and safe'' pilgrimage this year.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:09:07 PM

Karauli Mela, Braj region''s very own Kumbh
Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh), March 21 (IANS) If one climbs the ridge overlooking this erstwhile capital of Mughal emperor Akbar and looks beyond, the sea of humanity around appears like a long march of the Red Army, a red-flagged rally without an end or a beginning.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:55:47 AM

Log on, perform prayers online!
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Two prominent Hindu shrines in Himachal Pradesh will offer online prayers and other services to devotees from this week.

Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:38:23 PM

Court allows Muslim scholar to hold meetings
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The Bombay High Court has granted conditional permission to Pakistani-born Canadian Islamic scholar Maulana Tahirul Qadri to hold public meetings in the city, an official said Thursday.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:17:21 PM

Dawoodi Bohras celebrate Syedna''s birthday
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Lakhs of Dawoodi Bohras from India and around the world congregated in Surat Tuesday to mark the 101st birthday celebrations of their spiritual leader, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:27:14 PM

Senior Kerala cop suspended for filing case against women devotees
Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 (IANS) A senior Kerala police officer was suspended Monday for filing a case against more than 11,000 women for squatting on the road and cooking as part of the ''Attukal Pongala'' temple festival last week.

Monday, March 12, 2012 7:03:13 PM

A year since Dalai Lama''s historic transition
Dharamsala, March 8 (IANS) Every year, Tibetan exiles worldwide remember March 10 -- the day when the Chinese launched a crackdown to suppress an uprising in Tibet in 1959. This year, it will also be the first anniversary of the Dalai Lama ending a 369-year-old tradition by splitting his spiritual and political powers.

Thursday, March 08, 2012 1:42:33 PM

Single largest gathering of women at Kerala festival
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) It''s been an all-women''s affair in this Kerala capital since the wee hours of Wednesday for the ''Attukal Pongala'' festival when boiled rice in earthern pots is offered to the goddess.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012 12:54:09 PM

World''s largest Hindu temple to come up in Bihar
Patna, March 5 (IANS) The much-awaited ''bhumi-pujan'' (foundation laying) for what would become the world''s largest Hindu temple was done in Bihar''s Vaishali district Monday.

Monday, March 05, 2012 9:45:02 PM

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