Udupi: Devotees unable to travel to Udupi participated in the Janmashtami celebrations at Shri Krishna Mutt through the Sri Mandir app this year, with rituals including Argya Pradana, Abhishek and Krishna Mantra Maha Yajna performed at the mutt by its priests.The app also enabled devotees to contribute in anna daan, an important part of the…
Nagpur: Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday appealed to protesters across the state to avoid holding agitations in Mumbai during Ganeshotsav, saying such demonstrations could create law-and-order concerns during the festival.The appeal came as Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange announced on Saturday that a march to Mumbai over Maratha demands would begin on Sept…
Minutes before Pakistan briefly violated the ceasefire and fired ‘very small number of drones’ towards J&K’s Samba, PM Narendra Modi warned that Pakistan will have to end support to terrorism if it wants to be safe. PM Modi’s remarks came in his address to the nation. ‘Water & blood cannot flow together’, PM Modi said…
Namaste Langtang Lirung. Namaste Bhote Koshi and Trishuli. Namaste Chorabari and Kedarnath. Namaste Gangotri, South Lhonak, Sikkim, Himachal, Ladakh and the glaciers of the great Himalayan arc. These are not merely words of reverence for the mountains. They are a reminder that the Himalaya is no longer a distant, silent landscape. It is changing rapidly,…
Forest Department team caught a crocodile near Hardaspur village in Kanpur’s Chaubepur police Kanpur: A forest department team caught a crocodile near Hardaspur village in Kanpur’s Chaubepur police station area late at night, ending two days of fear among residents. Deputy ranger Shubham Mishra said the crocodile was later released in Kanpur zoo.The crocodile was…
On Sunday afternoon, a fire broke out at a wooden godown in the Dallupura area of Delhi, prompting the dispatch of 16 fire tenders to manage the situation. NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a godown storing wooden items in east Delhi’s Dallupura area on Sunday, an officer of the Delhi Fire Service said.The…
A man can be seen talking to medical staff. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) MUMBAI: A Mumbai-based environmental activist has alleged that a private hospital billed him for a cancer surgery that he did not undergo and rectified it only after he pointed out the discrepancy.Calling it “an inadvertent human error” by a non-medical…
Patna: Two minor brothers drowned while taking a bath in floodwater near Bandhkatta under Bharso panchayat in Parbatta block of Khagaria district on Monday, police said.Several villagers were bathing in the floodwater when the two brothers entered it. One of them suddenly moved into deeper water and began drowning. Seeing his brother in distress, the…
Keri: During Chaturthi, only a few families in Goa worship clay idols of Ganesha painted red. The Sardesais of Savoi Verem are among them, with the distinctive idol symbolising the family’s long association with warfare and its warrior ancestry.Villagers offer obeisance to Ganesha during the one-and-a-half-day celebrations at the Sardesais’ 300-year-old ancestral house. The house…
T’puram: The capital city’s smart-city initiatives, including intelligent traffic management, electric mobility, renewable energy and an integrated command centre, have found a place in the 2024 Shanghai Manual, a global guide for sustainable urban development published in association with UN-Habitat.Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Limited (SCTL) received the information about the city’s inclusion in the manual through…
