Ayodhya, Varanasi to have Water Metro Service

Ayodhya, Varanasi to have Water Metro Service

Ayodhya, Dec 15 - Ayodhya and Varanasi will soon have a Water Metro on the lines of Kochi Water Metro which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April this year.

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Bhajans will play in Ayodhya for 48 hours after temple consecration ceremony

Bhajans will play in Ayodhya for 48 hours after temple consecration ceremony

Ayodhya, Dec 15 - Religious songs, including bhajans, will play in Ayodhya for 48 days after the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple.

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UP to be showcased as ecotourism destination

UP to be showcased as ecotourism destination

Lucknow, Dec 5 - The Uttar Pradesh government has enlisted the support of ornithologists and tour operators from the UK, US, The Netherlands, and Germany to promote ecotourism destinations globally.

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Dalai Lama, global leaders to attend world Buddhism meet in Mumbai on Dec 16

Dalai Lama, global leaders to attend world Buddhism meet in Mumbai on Dec 16

Mumbai, Dec 4 - The Dalai Lama will attend an international conference, ‘Dhamma Diksha’, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on December 16, Union Minister of State for Social Justice, Ramdas Athawale, said here on Monday.

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Pope, Grand Imam call for robust climate action at COP28

Pope, Grand Imam call for robust climate action at COP28

Dubai, Dec 3 - His Holiness Pope Francis and the the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb have signed a declaration of support for urgent climate action, giving video addresses to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the inauguration of the Faith

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‘Ramotsav’ events in UP will begin from Dec

‘Ramotsav’ events in UP will begin from Dec

Ayodhya (UP), Dec 1 - In the run-up to the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple, events will begin this month while the mega functions will start from Makar Sankranti on January 14/15 next year and continue till the inauguration of the Ram

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Killer leopard in UP finally trapped

Killer leopard in UP finally trapped

Bahraich, Nov 27 - The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department successfully trapped a man-eater leopard that had killed five people and injured two children in separate attacks in the Bahraich forest division since August 5 this year

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IFFI23: Primary goal of restoration should be to enhance film while preserving artistic integrity: Theodore E Gluck

IFFI23: Primary goal of restoration should be to enhance film while preserving artistic integrity: Theodore E Gluck

Panaji, Nov 27 - Veteran film restoration expert and film historian Theodore E. Gluck has said that the primary goal of restoration should be enhancing the film while preserving its artistic integrity.

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Talks on for Spanish to be taught in govt schools, says Spain’s Ambassador

Talks on for Spanish to be taught in govt schools, says Spain’s Ambassador

New Delhi, Nov 27 - Spain may have been recently in the news for supplying C-295 tactical transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force, but cooperation between the two nations extends beyond strategic sectors.

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Varanasi to light up today on Dev Deepawali

Varanasi to light up today on Dev Deepawali

Varanasi, Nov 27 - Varanasi is set for a grand and majestic Dev Deepawali celebrations on Monday with 12 lakh earthen lamps illuminating the ghats of Kashi.

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Kerala: Specially-abled people to participate in Federal Bank marathon

Kerala: Specially-abled people to participate in Federal Bank marathon

Kochi, Nov 25 - The second edition of Federal Bank Kochi Marathon will also witness differently-abled people participating in the event, besides the five categories.

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Youths living near UP sanctuaries to be trained as guides

Youths living near UP sanctuaries to be trained as guides

Lucknow, Nov 24 - The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department will impart training to intermediate pass youths who live near wild life sanctuaries, including Katarnia Ghat sanctuary, Dudhwa National Park and Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, to become tourist guides.

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Flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia conferred top Birla Award

Flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia conferred top Birla Award

Mumbai, Nov 24 - Renowned flautist and music director Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia was conferred the 'Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Puraskar' for his contributions to music and catapulting it on the global arena, officials said here on Friday.

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UP students in classes 1-8 to have separate course on disaster management

UP students in classes 1-8 to have separate course on disaster management

Prayagraj, Nov 24 - Uttar Pradesh Board students from classes 1-8 will now have a separate course on disaster management, like Hindi, English and Mathematics.

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Maha farmers to CM: ‘Sell off’ our body organs, recover loan dues

Maha farmers to CM: ‘Sell off’ our body organs, recover loan dues

Hingoli (Maharashtra), Nov 23 - In a bizarre proposal, at least 10 debt-hit farmers from Goregaon village of Hingoli have asked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to ‘sell off’ their body organs and recover the outstanding loans from local banks or private lenders, officials

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Banarasi sarees woven by prisoners to reach markets soon

Banarasi sarees woven by prisoners to reach markets soon

Varanasi, Nov 23 - Banarasi sarees woven by inmates at the Central Jail in Varanasi will soon reach the markets.

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Farmers face action for stubble burning in Gorakhpur

Farmers face action for stubble burning in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, Nov 23 - The Gorakhpur administration has initiated punitive action against farmers, as incidents of stubble-burning continue unabated.

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Janeshwar Mishra Park in UP to get synthetic skating rink

Janeshwar Mishra Park in UP to get synthetic skating rink

Lucknow, Nov 23 - After the tragic death of the ten-year-old son of a police officer who was mowed down by a speeding SUV outside the Janeshwar Mishra Park on November 20, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has decided to develop a sports

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Musk to donate X’s advertising revenue to war-torn Gaza, Israel hospitals

Musk to donate X’s advertising revenue to war-torn Gaza, Israel hospitals

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Elon Musk has announced that his X Corp will donate all revenue from advertising and subscriptions associated with the ongoing war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross/Crescent in the Hamas-controlled region.

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Gandhi Sagar decks up for cheetah arrival, but villagers buckle up for a battle for their cattle

Gandhi Sagar decks up for cheetah arrival, but villagers buckle up for a battle for their cattle

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 22 - “There are several problems, including the shortage of electricity, water for irrigation and land rights leases in our village, but the clouds of crisis are looming over our livelihood now. The place where our cows, goats and

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