Navratri
- India
UP CM warns of generational consequences for festival disorder
Balrampur: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday issued a stern warning against those attempting to disrupt peace, particularly during the festive season, asserting that any act of anarchy would…
- India
Gurugram: VHP calls for closure of meat, fish shops for Navratri
Gurugram: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Gurugram, has submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner requesting that all meat and fish shops operating in the district be closed immediately ahead of Navratri…
- Lifestyle
Navratri 2025: Best markets, shops in Hyderabad for festival shopping
Navratri is all about colour, music, and dancing late into the night. But no celebration is complete without the perfect outfit and jewellery to match. Hyderabad is already gearing up with decorated…
- Hyderabad
Free power supply extended to Ganesh, Durga pandals in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The electricity department on Sunday, August 24, has extended the free power supply for pandals installed for the upcoming Ganesh and Durga festivals in Hyderabad. In a release, the Southern Power…
- Hyderabad
Woman ends life in Hyderabad, cites desire to meet god in suicide note
Hyderabad: A woman in Hyderabad died by suicide after jumping from her fifth-floor apartment in Himayatnagar. In a suicide note, the victim who is identified as 43-year-old Pooja Jain stating that she…
- India
Haryana: VHP asks minority vendors to vacate stalls during Chaitra Navratri
Members of the Hindutva organisation, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), reportedly asked vendors from the minority community to avoid setting up stalls during the ongoing Chaitra Navratri celebrations in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district. The…
- India
PM Modi greets people on Navratri, various festivals
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the start of Navratri and also the traditional Indian new year, which is celebrated in the form of various festivals across…
- India
UP government bans sale of meat during Navratri
Lucknow: Ahead of the commencement of the nine-day Chaitra Navratri festival on Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the closure of illegal slaughterhouses and a ban on the sale of meat…
- India
Navratri violence: 29 police personnel taken off active duty in UP
Bahraich: As many as 29 police personnel, mostly constables from Hardi and Ramgaon police stations in this Uttar Pradesh district, were taken off active duty, days after areas under their jurisdiction witnessed…
- India
Islamic cleric asks community to stay away from Navratri Garba events
Ratlam: A Muslim cleric in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam city has appealed to his community members to stay away from garba (folk dance) events during the ongoing Navratri festival, stating that it goes…
- World
Trudeau extends greetings on occasion of Navratri
Ottawa: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended greetings to Hindu Canadians on the first day of Navratri on Thursday. “Tonight, Hindu communities in Canada and around the world will celebrate the beginning…
- India
Indore police cancel Garba event following ‘love jihad’ allegations
Indore police cancelled the permission granted for a Garba event that was scheduled to take place in the Bhanwarkuan area, after a complaint by members of a far right-wing Hindu organisation Bajrang…
- India
Ayodhya administration orders ban on sale of meat during Navratri
Lucknow: The Ayodhya administration has ordered the closure of all poultry and meat shops in the district during the nine-day-long Navratri festival, beginning on October 3. “In view of the upcoming Navratri…
- India
Entry only if they drink Gau Mutra: MP BJP Leader to Garba pandal owners
A statement made by Bharatiya Janata Party district president Chintu Verma in Indore has sparked outrage as he ordered Garba Pandal owners that attendees during the upcoming Navratri festival should “sip gaumutra”…
- India
MP shops asked to ‘display identity’ ahead of Navratri
Ahead of the 10-day Navratri festival beginning on October 3, a municipal corporation in Madhya Pradesh passed a resolution stating that all business persons have to display their ID cards in front…
