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Hardoi: At least five persons were killed when a speeding pickup truck hit them near a crossing on Bilgram Road in the Sursa police station area of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, police said. The victims, including two children, were standing by the roadside after attending a mundan (tonsure) ceremony when the truck lost control, broke through a barrier and struck them, according to police and eyewitness accounts. "The impact was such that all five died on the scene. They were members of the same fami ...Read More >
Tirupati: Tirumala witnessed a major push towards modernisation of pilgrim facilities as Vice President of India CP Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu jointly inaugurated development projects initiated by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The new amenities aim at providing hassle-free accommodation and enhanced crowd management through advanced technology, promising devotees an improved spiritual experience. The highlight of the inauguration was 'Venkatadri Nilayam,' t ...Read More >
Etawah, Jun 27 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday transferred the probe into two cases related to the alleged caste-based assault and tonsuring of a non-Brahmin preacher and his aide from Etawah to Jhansi, citing "sensitivity" of the matter. The development comes amid an uneasy calm in Dandarpur village in the Bakewar area of Etawah, a day after a violent faceoff between a group of protestors -- who demanded that the case against the katha vachak (preacher) and his aide be taken back - and th ...Read More >
Varanasi, Jun 27 (PTI) In response to the recent incident in Etawah where a non-Brahmin kathavachak (religious storyteller) was allegedly assaulted and tonsured, the Kashi Vidvat Parishad, a prestigious council of Sanskrit scholars and experts on Hindu scriptures, has issued a strong statement defending the rights of all Hindus to recite and narrate the Bhagavad Katha. Professor Ramnarayan Dwivedi, General Secretary of the Kashi Vidvat Parishad, said, "In Sanatan Dharma, the right to speak abou ...Read More >
Lucknow: Condemning the tonsuring of a 'katha vachak' and his associate allegedly by a group of upper caste men in Etawah, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said that the state govt is "unjust, heartless and undemocratic in its treatment of the marginalized".Speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters, Akhilesh demanded that the govt should take strict action against those involved in the incident.Akhilesh also met the 'katha vachak' and his associate and gave them ...Read More >
Etawah/Lucknow (UP), Jun 26 (PTI) Days after the alleged caste-based tonsuring of a Bhagwat Katha preacher and his aide in Etawah's Dandarpur village, tensions escalated on Thursday as members of Yadav groups staged protests demanding the arrest of all accused and withdrawal of the case registered against the victims. According to police, large crowds began gathering near the Agra-Kanpur highway and at the village in the Bakewar area in the afternoon. Purported videos showed unidentified perso ...Read More >
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