Thousands of devotees celebrated ‘Karthika Pournami’ and offered special pujas in the temples in Nellore district on Monday. The devotees took bath in the river and canals and had darshan of Lord Shiva in the temples.Serpentine queues were seen in front of the temple, especially at Shiva temples. Devotees performed ‘ksheerabhi shekham’ to Lord Shiva, lit lamps and offered prayers on the eve of ‘Karthika...
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largest memorial of Rajiv Gandhi in the country, being constructed on the Beach Road, will be completed by the end of next year, according to Shiva Kumar, district president of All India Priyanka Rahul Gandhi Forum.Mr. Shiva Kumar recalled the efforts of MP V. Hanumantha Rao and the forum in preventing the diversion of the land allotted for the memorial on the Beach Road for construction of a food...
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Environmental activist Vandana Shiva has accused the Indian government of toeing the US line on climate change.She was referring to a recent report by VK Raina, released by environment minister Jairam Ramesh, which denies that glaciers are melting in the Himalayas. Shiva said it was similar to the US approach of thwarting a climate change agreement and that she suspected this was done under US influence....
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PANCHKULA: Even in this modern era,many people are bereft of its advantages of medical science. A woman gave birthto an unusual child in the slum of Sec-15 on Wednesday night but it died withina few minutes.Parents of the deceased child believed that it was anavatar of Lord Shiva because its nose was on its forehead. Stating with suretythat it was Lord Shiva who had taken birth in their family, the...
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Heritage Gangaikondacholapuram resonates with the tales of a legendary father and sonThe sculpture calls out to me. Carved in stone is the story of a devout cowherd called Chandesa who worships an icon of Shiva on sand and anoints it with milk. His father angrily strikes him, and Chandesa retaliates. His staff turns into an axe, chopping off his father’s legs, just when Shiva lands on the scene and...
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It’s Karthika masam, the most auspicious month for Hindus who head to various Shaiva temples to offer special pujas. Cashing in on the all-pervading religious sentiment of the season, the Vijayawada region of the AP State Road Transport Corporation has turned the focus on its Pancharama special services that are bringing in a huge moolah for the organisation.The RTC operated 15 special services in...
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Shiva, who scored 53 and then claimed five for 13, helped Bangalore CSA to beat Nizamabad DCA by 42 runs in the under-16 category of the All India Nehru Gold Cup Cricket Tournament here on Saturday.Mother’s High School 51 (Rizwan five for 18) lost to Nizamabad DCA 52 for one (Zakir 36);Bangalore CSA 126 for five (R. Shiva 53) bt Nizamabad DCA 84 (R. Shiva five for 13).Bhavan’s Vivekananda won the Osmania...
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R. Shiva, who scored 53 and then claimed five for 13, helped Bangalore CSA to beat Nizamabad DCA by 42 runs in the under-16 category of the All India Nehru Gold Cup Cricket Tournament here on Saturday.Mother’s High School 51 (Rizwan five for 18) lost to Nizamabad DCA 52 for one (Zakir 36);Bangalore CSA 126 for five (R. Shiva 53) bt Nizamabad DCA 84 (R. Shiva five for 13).Bhavan’s Vivekananda won the...
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TAMBARAM: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly strangulated by her father in their house in Keelkattalai on Sunday.The decomposed body was found only on Wednesday morning after the father spilled the beans in an intoxicated state to police. According to police, Jayashree was the only child of Shiva (37) and Bhanu (35). The couple, married 10 years ago, were living with their daughter on Pallavaram...
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NALGONDA: Nuthankal police registered a case against the superintendent of the office of the Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO) for allegedly behaving in a highhanded manner with the latter on Tuesday.According to sources, the office superintendent Shiva Kumar allegedly entered into a heated argument with the MPDO N. Venkatamma at the office for marking him late in the attendance register....
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