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Deepotsav 2025: Ayodhya is gearing up for one of its most spectacular celebrations yet as preparations for Deepotsava 2025 gather pace. Scheduled for October 19, this year's festival will feature an international-standard green fireworks display, choreographed with music and laser effects, while more than 26 lakh diyas illuminate the ghats of the Sarayu River. The 10-minute aerial show, designed with eco-friendly technology, is set to rise over 200 metres into the night sky, blending tradition ...Read More >
Lucknow: Ayodhya Deepotsav 2024 will feature a spectacular show of green fireworks Oct 19. This year, official event will showcase 26 lakh earthen lamps along Saryu river ghats and at Ram Ki Paidi to celebrate Lord Ram's arrival in Ayodhya."Amid devotional performances, special highlight will be a pollution-free green fireworks show -- a fusion of faith and innovation. Lasting about 10 minutes, international-standard display will blend music, laser effects and modern choreography, as colourful f ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 13 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has begun preparations to make Deepotsav 2025 in Ayodhya a grand and divine event, officials said on Saturday. The tourism department will illuminate the ghats of the Saryu river and Ram Ki Paidi with over 26 lakh diyas. "This sea of lamps will symbolise Lord Ram's arrival in Ayodhya, spreading the light of faith among countless devotees," a statement said. A special highlight will be a pollution-free green fireworks show on October 19. Design ...Read More >
Mussoorie/Haldwani: Heavy rains continued to lash Uttarakhand, triggering landslides and boulder falls that blocked over 373 roads, including key stretches of the Char Dham yatra highways, while major rivers in some areas swelled above warning and danger marks in several districts. Amid the downpour, panic gripped Tok Basotiya village in Okhalkanda block of Nainital district after a woman went missing and is feared to have been swept away in the swollen Basotia river. Officials said Tulsi Devi ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 14 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts on Thursday. Around 25 lakh people have been affected in 10 districts by the floods with several rivers in spate due to torrential rains, officials said. Kumar chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday over the flood situation and directed officials to make necessary arrangements for the affected people. The affected districts are Bhojpur, Patna, Saran, Vaishali, Begusarai, Lakhisa ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday sad that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh was corrupt and ineffective alleging that it failed to provide relief to the people affected by the flood situation in the State. Yadav listed several problems allegedly faced by the flood-affected people in the state, demanding a response from the Yogi Adityanath-led government. Sharing an X post, the SP chief wrote, If the BJP government in UP can organ ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 4 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 87.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over trade tariffs. Forex traders said the weakness in the dollar index and easing crude oil prices supported the rupee at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.21 and fell to an early low of 87.29 against the American currency, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], August 4(ANI): In view of the prevailing inclement weather and consistent rainfall in several districts, all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 will remain shut today in Lucknow, District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer announced on Monday. In Ayodhya Jalwanpura locality, residents were seen wading through knee-deep floodwaters after the Saryu river overflowed due to persistent downpours. Earlier in the day, several areas in Varanasi city in Uttar Pra ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], August 4(ANI): In view of the prevailing inclement weather and consistent rainfall in several districts, all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 will remain shut today in Lucknow, District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer announced on Monday. In Ayodhya's Jalwanpura locality, residents were seen wading through knee-deep floodwaters after the Saryu river overflowed due to persistent downpours. Also Read | Flood-Like Situation in Varanasi: Several Areas i ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conveyed grief regarding the death of eleven pilgrims in Gonda district. Their vehicle fell into a canal. He announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for the deceased's families. Instructions were issued for immediate medical assistance to the injured. The vehicle was en route to Prithvinath Temple. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the death of 11 pilgrims after their vehicle plunged into a canal in Gonda distric ...Read More >
Ayodhya/Lucknow: Eleven people died on Sunday morning when a speeding SUV lost control and plunged into the Saryu canal in Gonda. The accident occurred around 10 am in Itiyathok town of the district. The victims were on their way to the local Prithvinath Mahadev temple for a religious offering.Of the 16 passengers, 11 died, 4 survived, and 1 child is still missing, for whom an SDRF team is conducting a search operation. The passengers were all residents of Siha village under Motiganj police stat ...Read More >
A new study from IIT Roorkee has just flipped the long-standing belief about what keeps the Ganga flowing during the harsh Indian summer. New fingings show that it is in fact not glacier melt but groundwater that keeps the mighty river alive, at least until Patna. Researchers from IIT Roorkee tracked the river right from its Himalayan beginnings to its delta end, using advanced isotopic analysis. Published in Hydrological Processes, the study is the first of its kind to cover such a full-scale ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a customs superintendent posted at Sahar airport in Mumbai, for allegedly taking a Rs 10.20 lakh bribe from an agent, an official said Sunday. The central probe agency booked Krishan Kumar for allegedly demanding a bribe at the rate of Rs 10 per kg for facilitating clearance of imported consignments from a customs house agent, a CBI spokesperson said. It was also alleged that Kumar threatened the agent when he refused to pay the bribe, and deliberately withheld ...Read More >
Lucknow: In a tragic incident in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, 11 people, most of them from the same family, lost their lives after a Bolero vehicle carrying 15 passengers veered off the road and fell into the Saryu canal on Saturday morning. The accident took place around 10 AM in the Motiganj police station area when the group was on their way to offer prayers at the Prithvinath temple. The vehicle reportedly lost control and skidded into the canal, trapping those inside. Eyewitnesses said ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Maharashtra government fears that increase in height of Alamatti reservoir in Bagalkot district of Karnataka from 519.60 meters to 524.256 meters would result in flooding of Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts owing to backwaters and there is no need for the Maharashtra government to fear flooding since its own expert committee led by retired Principal Secretary to Irrigation department Nandkumar Wadnekar ruled out flooding from the Almatti and Hipparagi reservoirs, stated Minis ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: At least 11 Hindu devotees were killed and four injured when their vehicle plunged into a canal in Uttar Pradesh. The victims were traveling to the Prithvinath temple in Gonda district, approximately 135 kilometres from Lucknow. The vehicle carried 15 members from three families. According to local officials, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to fall into the Saryu canal. Rescue operations were immediately launched, but the strong currents complicated efforts. Uttar Prade ...Read More >
Gonda: Eleven people, including nine members of a family, died and four others were injured when an SUV plunged into the Saryu canal in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Sunday, police said. The accident took place near Belwa Bahuta when the victims were going from Sihagaon village to offer prayers at the Prithvinath Temple in Khargupur. The vehicle was carrying 15 people, said Krishn Gopal Rai, station house officer (SHO) of Itiyathok police station. Those killed include six women, two men an ...Read More >
Rahul Verma, a resident of Itiyathok and an eyewitness to the accident, said the road was slippery due to rain in the morning. (ANI) An SUV fell into the Saryu canal in the district on Sunday, leaving 11 people dead and four others injured, police said. Station House Officer (SHO), Itiathok police station, Krishn Gopal Rai, said the victims were going from Sihagaon village to offer holy water at the Prithvinath Temple in Khargupur when the accident occurred near Belwa Bahuta. Rai said the SUV ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quick ...Read More >
Gonda, August 3: A major accident in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district left 11 people dead and four others injured after an SUV carrying 15 passengers fell into the Saryu canal near Belwa Bahuta village, on Saturday morning. The victims, all from Sihagaon village, were traveling to offer holy water at the Prithvinath Temple in Khargupur when their vehicle veered off a narrow, slippery stretch of road and plunged into the canal. All 11 bodies were recovered from the water. Among the deceased were ...Read More >
Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a new initiative on Wednesday to link environmental conservation with economic prosperity in the state.To promote institutionalisation of carbon credit trading, Yogi asked the officials to rope in village councils, forest officials, farmers and residents in the plantation drive and create awareness about the benefits that are being offered by the govt.During the plantation drive in Triveni Forest of Ayodhya, the CM presented carbon absorption and ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A delegation led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar and some cabinet colleagues met Union defence minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday and sought central support for a wide range of proposals -- from setting up two defence industrial corridors and securing defence land for major infrastructure work in Bengaluru, to hosting an Indian Air Force (IAF) air show during this year's Mysuru Dasara celebrations.In a letter to Singh, Siddaramaiah urged the Centre to establish ...Read More >
Lucknow: In another record-breaking feat, a total of 37.21 crore saplings were planted during a 12-hour plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. It broke the last year's record of 36.50 crore saplings planted in a day. The final figure went above the target of 37 crore saplings in a day set by UP govt.The campaign under the theme of 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' was carried out from 6 am till 6 pm. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kicked off the campaign by planting saplings in Ayodhya and later pla ...Read More >
New Delhi: Picking up from where he left off during his last visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent tour abroad presented his hosts with gifts that reflect India's deep cultural and spiritual roots, along with its handcrafted excellence, reports Manash Gohain.From a 'silver replica of the Ayodhya Ram Temple' to a 'Kalash' (a sanctified vessel) containing sacred water from the River Sarayu, and from a 'silver lion mounted on a Fuchsite stone' to a 'Madhubani painting of the Sun,' M ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is conducting its 5th special Ramayana train tour since its inception on January 22 last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This tour, "Shri Ramayana Yatra" will start from July 25, 2025 and will cover over 30 destinations associated with Lord Ram starting from Ayodhya and going to Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Janakpur, Buxar, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Nashik, Hampi and finally Rameshwaram island in South India before ret ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday praised the efforts of fruit growers in Uttar Pradesh and said that despite challenges posed by climate change and global warming, they achieved impressive results using technology.Inaugurating the three-day 'Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival 2025' at Awadh Shilp Gram in Lucknow on Friday, the CM said, "The mango festival is not just a way to increase farmers' income but also a strong step towards fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a ...Read More >
Mysuru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar sought blessings at Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills and later said that while "efforts may fail, but not prayers", signalling his ambition for the state's top post remains undimmed despite Siddaramaiah reaffirming that he would stay chief minister for a full five-year term.Joined by family on Ashada Friday, widely considered auspicious, Shivakumar offered puja to the deity and underlined his faith in divine intervention. "I prayed to the Godd ...Read More >
Lucknow/Ayodhya: To enhance the experience of tourists and pilgrims visiting Ayodhya, the administration is working tirelessly to complete the Saryu Riverfront Development Project on time. Reviewing the project, which is being developed by the state tourism department, Ayodhya district magistrate Nikhil Tikaram Funde, on Friday, informed mediapersons that work is on track and will be completed as scheduled. "Significant progress has already been made. Stonework on the ghats is complete, and foun ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arriving in Trinidad and Tobago for a historic two-day visit, celebrated the deep cultural and ancestral bonds between the two nations by referring to his counterpart, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, as "Bihar ki Beti" (daughter of Bihar). The visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Caribbean nation since 1999, has been marked by warm gestures and a focus on shared heritage. A Grand Welcome and Bhojpuri Echoes Upon his arrival in Port ...Read More >
India news today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (Thursday in T&T) arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on a two-day official PM Modi Trinidad visit, as the second leg of his five nation tour. In Trinidad and Tobago, he addressed his counterpart PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar as "Bihar ki Beti" (daughter of Bihar) and talked about her Bihar roots Trinidad and Tobago. "The family of Kamla ji originally lived in Buxar, Bihar." She herself has also been there. The people here proudly call her Bihar k ...Read More >
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