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UP's Kashi Vishwanath Temple introduces virtual reality Darshan for devotees
Uttar Pradesh: Kashi Vishwanath Temple introduces 11 minutes and 50 seconds virtual reality Darshan for devotees. In a groundbreaking development, devotees at Baba Kashi Vishwanath temple can now experience darshan not just physically, but virtually. Among the twelve Jyotir...
PM Modi would have got tough fight from Priyanka Gandhi in Varanasi, feel Congress workers
Varanasi's political landscape heats up as Congress workers suggest a potential challenge for PM Modi if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contested. With various candidates in the fray, including Ajay Rai and Athar Jamal Lari, the election dynamics in the holy city remain intriguing.
Temples would be built in Mathura, Varanasi after NDA returns to power with 400-plus seats: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said grand temples would be built in Varanasi and Mathura and the Uniform Civil Code would be implemented if the NDA returns to power by winning over 400 Lok Sabha seats. He said the NDA, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will ensure that Pakistan occupied Kashmir, which is an integral part of India, returns to the country.
Jairam Ramesh alleges Congress account freeze is Centre's 'politics of revenge'
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh accused the Modi government of freezing Congress and Youth Congress bank accounts as "politics of revenge." Referring to the recent Supreme Court remark on the government, he criticized the BJP for including leaders who left Congress, calling it "Congress Yukt BJP." He also mentioned the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and Rahul Gandhi's upcoming visit to Kashi Vishwanath temple and interactions with various groups in Uttar Pradesh. On Sonia Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli, he said it will be decided by the Central Election Committee.
Sacred real estate can be India's next booming sector
Ayodhya has seen property rates skyrocket after the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case which cleared the way for the construction of the Ram temple. In 2019, before the verdict, the prices were between Rs 400 to Rs 700 per square foot. Now, they have gone from Rs 1,500 to about Rs 3,000 per square foot. Similarly, outside the city, they were between Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000 a square foot, now they have gone to Rs 4,000 to Rs 6000 a square foot.
Expert committee to submit UCC draft to state govt soon: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the draft of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state is ready, and the expert committee will soon hand it over to the government for review. Dhami emphasized the significance of introducing the UCC, likening it to the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the abrogation of Article 370.
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Ayodhya hotels suite up for Ram Mandir inauguration
As per estimates shared by JLL, currently, there are five branded hotels comprising 520 rooms under various stages of development in the city. JLL estimates about Rs 350 crore worth of investments in such hotel development in Ayodhya, said Jaideep Dang, MD, hotels and hospitality group at the company.
Allahabad High Court fixes September 18 for hearing Gyanvapi mosque case
The petition was filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, the committee which manages the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The chief justice is hearing the suit which was earlier heard in the court of Justice Prakash Padia. During the last hearing in the matter on August 28, the chief justice had accepted the mosque committee's plea seeking time to study the case afresh and adjourned the matter till September 12.
UP BJP welcomes HC order on Gyanvapi mosque survey, says exercise will bring out truth
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) can conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to determine if it was built on a temple. The court dismissed a petition by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee challenging an earlier district court order. The BJP in Uttar Pradesh welcomed the move with state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary stating that the survey will reveal the truth and saying that the Gyanvapi issue relates to the faith of crores of people.
People in PoK are demanding to be part of India: CM Yogi Adityanath
"Did anybody think nine years ago that Article 370 would be abrogated. Nobody had thought about it... And you saw that on August 5, 2019, Article 370 was thrown in the garbage of history," Adityanath said. "...Kashmir is functioning as per laws of India, and moving forward with a new stream of development and peace," he said.
Immersive art arrives in India after gripping western world for over a decade. Will it take art to another dimension?
Immersive art arrives in India after gripping western world for a decade. Will it take art to another dimension?
Kashi Vishwanath temple to offer devotees 'prasad' made from millets
The decision to introduce 'Sri Anna prasad' was taken on the instructions of the Uttar Pradesh government, the official said. Women self-help groups associated with the National Rural Livelihood Mission prepare 'prasad' for the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Now, they will be engaged in the preparation of 'Sri Anna prasadam', said Chief Development Officer, Varanasi, Himanshu Nagpal.
Temples destroyed by foreign invaders rebuilt by Shivaji, other Maratha rulers; PM Modi taking that work forward: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for rebuilding the temples destroyed during the rule of Mughals and other foreign invaders, and said the restoration work that continued after the Maratha warrior king is being taken forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Varanasi court dismisses Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee plea
The suit was filed in May by one Kiran Singh, international general secretary of the Vishwa Vaidic Sanatan Sangh, as next friend of Lord Adi Vishweshwar himself after a "shivlinga" was claimed to be discovered inside the mosque. This means the deity himself is the petitioner in the plea.
5G will help UP become 1 trillion dollar economy: UP CM Yogi
Addressing a programme virtually at the launch of 5G mobile service by Bharti Airtel in Varanasi, the PM's parliamentary constituency, Adityanath said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started a new era of communication revolution in the country.
SC agrees to examine plea seeking 'puja', carbon dating survey by ASI of Gyanvapi Shivling
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list a plea seeking 'puja', 'darshan', ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey and carbon dating by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) of the Shivling purportedly discovered in the Gyanvapi mosque's ablution area during a court-ordered survey.
PM Modi unfurls flag atop Gujarat temple after dargah shifted amicably
The redevelopment, which included widening of the steps leading to the temple from the foothill and beautification of the surrounding area, cost around Rs 125 crore. The new temple complex is built over three levels and spread over 30,000 square feet.
SC refuses to stop Gyanvapi mosque survey
A Varanasi court had ordered inspection and videography of the mosque complex on April 18, 2021, on a plea made by some Hindus devotees who had sought to press their right to worship the idols inside the masjid complex and sought a survey to ascertain their rights.
EAM S Jaishankar calls on Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday called on the Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, who is on an eight-day visit to India to strengthen bilateral ties, in New Delhi.
Bio-CNG plant: Gobhar Dhan Yojana will set benchmark in sync with Swachh Bharat Mission goals to reduce pollution, says PM Modi
PM Modi said that the government is working on introducing 75 more Bio-CNG plants in 75 other districts and villages to benefit farmers in the animal husbandry sector. He further said that whether it is the wet waste that comes out of the houses in the city, the garbage from the livestock and farms in the village, all this is in a way cow dung.
Polarisation suits both BJP, SP to consolidate vote bases in UP, people need politics of another kind: Priyanka Gandhi
Citing that farm laws and the Lakhimpur Kheri incident caused "immense pain" to farmers, she also said the government's "indifference'' and "hostile" approach towards the farmers will play an important part in determining the outcome of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh's western belt.
PM Narendra Modi launches multiple development initiatives in Varanasi
Modi, who arrived here in the morning, laid the foundation stone of the "Banas Dairy Sankul" at the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority Food Park in Karkhiyaon.
Service to people is real 'Ram Rajya', all promises fulfilled, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Adityanath termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi washing the feet of sanitary workers in Prayagraj, showering rose petals on workers in Kashi and paying obeisance to the deity in Kashi Vishwanath temple as "historic events".
View: Can new ‘UP Model’ do what ‘Gujarat model’ did in 2014
The ‘UP model’ is, of course, riding on the back of the classic ‘Gujarat model’ — expressways, FDIs, MoUs — with Sidharth Nath Singh in his MSME minister avatar this time trotting up numbers in investments and employment to impress both prospective voters in UP and stakeholders beyond the state.
Hindu centres of faith were left humiliated for years, but Modi govt restoring their glory: Amit Shah
PM Modi will attend the foundation stone laying ceremony virtually on December 13. Apart from the Umiyadham temple, the trust, which runs the main temple in Unjha, will also build a 13-storey complex adjacent to the temple to provide training as well as hostel facility to Patidar youths preparing for the UPSC and GPSC entrance tests.
Kashi, Ayodhya, Char Dham projects key to religious tourism ecosystem: PM Modi
Highlighting the recent grand celebration of Deepotsava in Ayodhya and the ongoing construction of the Ram temple there, Modi said, "Ayodhya is getting its glory back."
Branded agarbatti companies rework models amid slump
Agarbatti companies recently introduced fragrances such as apple and pineapple, neem-based mosquito repellants and no-smoke ones for asthmatic patients that also act as air purifiers. These special agarbattis retail at 50 paise to Rs 4 a stick, as companies go premium to earn higher margins. Cycle Pure Agarbathies and Moksh Agarbatti Company, too, are expanding their portfolio.
View: Why top-down Hindu reform is not a good idea
Among the more prominent ones that are still for the exclusive darshan of Hindus are the Vishwanath temple, the Lingaraja temple, Guruvayur, Padmanabhaswamy temple, Kamakshi Amman temple and Kapaleeshwarar temple.
Government mulling to introduce sweets made of cow-milk as 'prasad': UP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary
The minister in an interview to PTI said this will be done through the ongoing projects of his department in districts where there are prominent religious shrines and temples.
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