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Chandigarh, April 11 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed his grief on Saturday with the families who lost their loved ones in the tragic boat capsizing incident near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.The Chief Minister met with the next of kin of the deceased victims in Jagraon town in...

Ludhiana, April 11 Hundreds of mourners on Saturday bid a tearful farewell to the victims of the Uttar Pradesh boat tragedy in Jagraon and Ludhiana, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attending the cremation and expressing condolences to their families.As a mark of collective grief and respect...

Jagraon, April 11 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday that the boat that capsized in Vrindavan was carrying more people than its capacity, without any life jackets, highlighting the lack of safety measures behind the accident.Mann also confirmed that another body was recovered...

Ludhiana, April 11 The holy chants have fallen silent. The town of Jagraon, which had sent its sons, daughters, and mothers to seek blessings in Vrindavan, is now draped in mourning.The Ludhiana district is still in shock from the boat tragedy in the Yamuna on Friday, which claimed the lives...

Mathura (UP), April 10 Just moments before the tragedy occurred, a group of pilgrims from Punjab, whose boat capsized in Vrindavan, were seen clapping, chanting "Radhe Radhe," and immersing themselves in the spiritual atmosphere on the Yamuna River.A video, which is now circulating widely...

Mathura/Chandigarh, April 10 A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least 10 deaths and several others missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat, carrying over two dozen...

Khandwa (MP), April 10 – A potential tragedy was narrowly averted on Friday when a wooden boat carrying 10 pilgrims capsized in the Narmada River in Khandwa district. Prompt action by rescue teams ensured that everyone was saved without any casualties.The incident occurred between "Omkar Math...

Lahore, April 10 Over 2,200 Sikh pilgrims from India arrived in Pakistan's Punjab province on Friday through the Attari-Wagah border to participate in the Baisakhi festival and the 327th Khalsa Janam Din celebrations.Pakistan's Minority Minister Ramesh Singh Arora and Evacuee Trust Property...

April 10, New Delhi - Uttarakhand's Minister of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation, Madan Kaushik, inspected a state-level disaster management mock drill in Dehradun on Friday, ahead of the Char Dham Yatra.The exercise, conducted across seven districts, is being held under the joint...

Advance registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra will begin on April 15 at over 550 designated bank branches across the country. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board stated that registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to daily quotas for each route. Pilgrims aged between 13...

Ghazipur, April 10 – At least two people were killed and approximately 35 others were injured after a bus carrying pilgrims from Maharashtra overturned near Naisara village in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Prataprao Jadhav, reviewed the situation on Friday...

Jamnagar, April 9 Anant Ambani, the Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited, has announced donations to religious trusts, educational and healthcare institutions, and social welfare organizations in Gujarat ahead of his 31st birthday on April 10.Anant Ambani, the youngest son of the...

Jammu, April 9 – A record number of over 23 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, the Shrine Board CEO said.Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, told reporters on Wednesday...

Deoghar, April 8 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offered prayers at the Baba Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Wednesday, a day before the high-stakes elections in his state.Accompanied by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Sarma arrived under tight security and proceeded...

Mathura, April 8 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged the Sanatan community to unite strongly on Tuesday, asserting that if all Sanatanis come together and demonstrate their collective strength, no one hostile to the faith or conspiring against Hindus under any pretext would be...

Jammu, April 7 Authorities conducted a comprehensive security review at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday, and directed maintaining a high level of alertness to ensure smooth pilgrimage, police said.Security arrangements around the shrine and...

REASI, April 7, 2026: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), CEO Sachin Kumar Vaishya, inaugurated a new souvenir shop near the Spiritual Growth Centre. The shop offers pilgrims authentic prasad, religious items, and locally crafted handicrafts, ensuring authenticity, fair pricing...

Thane, April 5 A family from Thane district in Maharashtra allegedly lost over Rs 1.66 crore to a man who exploited their fear of "black magic," promising them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday.The Kasarvadavali police district registered a first...

Guna, April 4 – A road accident on National Highway-46 in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday resulted in the death of an elderly woman and left five other members of her family seriously injured when their car plunged into a 40-foot-deep gorge after hitting a barrier, officials...

Ujjain, April 3 – In a major infrastructure push ahead of the 2028 Simhastha Mahakumbh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Friday that a new bypass road will be constructed in Ujjain at a cost of over Rs 700 crore.Speaking at the International Conference "Mahakal: The...