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Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25

ABP News

As part of the Mandala Makaravilakku festival, the Travancore Devaswom Board has issued restrictions on daily tickets for the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple during peak times in order to manage the large influx of visitors. On December 25, when the ceremonial procession of the "Thanka Anki" for the Mandala Puja take place, a maximum of 54,000 devotees will be permitted to …

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1 week, 3 days ago

US ‘pilgrim’ freed from Syria jail heading to Jordan – but says he will return to Damascus

The Independent

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1 week, 4 days ago

American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad's Syria calls his release from prison a 'blessing'

New Indian Express

DAMASCUS: An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system said early Friday he was released by the “liberators” who arrived in Damascus a day after the longtime ruler fled the capital. He was among the thousands of people released from Syria’s sprawling military prisons this week after rebels reached Damascus, overthrowing Assad …

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Travis Timmerman: Missing US man found in Syria says he was kept in prison after entering country as a pilgrim

CNN

CNN — A missing US man has been found in Syria, where he says he was kept in prison for months after entering the country as a pilgrim. Timmerman’s time being held in the Syrian prison “wasn’t too bad,” he said, according to CBS News. “I’m thinking the worst, after seven months you just think he’s gone.” Gardiner said he …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kerala rains: Heavy rainfall prompts ban on Sabarimala pilgrim activities in rivers and forest routes

The Hindu

In light of the heavy rainfall in Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts of Kerala, authorities have issued orders prohibiting Sabarimala pilgrims from entering rivers or using bathing ghats and have imposed a ban on pilgrim travel through the forest route via Sathram to the hill temple. The ban on pilgrims venturing into rivers and ghats in Pathanamthitta district will remain in …

Order Idukki Pathanamthitta District

1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Hindu Pilgrim Shot Dead Near Nankana Sahib Ahead Of Guru Nanak Gurpurab

ABP News

Pakistan News: A Pakistani Hindu from Larkana in Sindh province of Pakistan was killed near Nankana Sahib late Wednesday night. The incident took place near Chak 572, Bhagaur, on the Mananwala-Nankana Sahib Road, and the assailants were said to be a gang of robber, a Dawn report said. According to the complainant, the report said, Akshat Kumar from Osta Muhammad, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Hindu pilgrim on way to attend 555th birth anniversary event at Nankana Sahib shot dead

India TV News

A Pakistani Hindu pilgrim, who was going to attend the 555th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib, was shot dead by robbers in Pakistan, the police said on Friday. 2,550 Indians arrive in Pakistan Notably, on Friday, the main event of Sikh Guru Sri Guru Nanak's birth anniversary was held in Gurdwara Janamsthan Nankana Sahib, in …

Pakistan Kumar Nankana Sahib

1 month, 1 week ago

Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala High Court Permits Parking Of Pilgrim Vehicles At Chakkupallam-II, Hilltop Area On Experimental Basis

Live Law

The Kerala High Court, on an experiment basis, has allowed parking of motor cars carrying pilgrims in Chakkupallam-II and Hilltop area in the upcoming Makaravilakku season. In cases, KSRTC require additional parking space, they shall inform it to the Special Commissioner, who shall after consultation with the police permit such additional parking area. The Court emphasized that this is to …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends

Hindustan Times

LOS ANGELES — If Kris Kristofferson's life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. Kristofferson's title character could be a description of himself: “He’s a walking contradiction partly truth and partly fiction, Taking every wrong direction on his lonely way back home.” Though the “lonely” part certainly didn't apply. Legendary Western director Sam Peckinpah saw him as a perfect …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Four die,16 hurt as Puri-bound pilgrim bus from Uttar Pradesh turns turtle in Odisha's Balasore

New Indian Express

BALASORE: At least four pilgrims, including a woman, from Uttar Pradesh died and 16 others sustained injuries in an accident on NH-16 in Balasore district in the wee hours of Saturday. Police sources said the mishap occurred when 55 pilgrims were on their way to Puri to visit Lord Jagannath temple and the ill-fated bus fell from a height of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

NGT asks Uttarakhand authorities to disclose responsibility in case of mishap in 4 pilgrim centres

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Underlining that there is no carrying capacity restricting the number of pilgrims across Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal has asked the state's environment department secretary to disclose who would be held responsible in case of an accident. NGT asks Uttarakhand authorities to disclose responsibility in case of mishap in 4 pilgrim centres …

Uttarakhand Capacity Ngt Pilgrim Kedarnath Carrying Gangotri

5 months ago

The UK's unique, circular hike where accommodation is just £20

BBC

The UK's unique, circular hike where accommodation is just £20 Sarah Baxter Hikers on the Golden Valley Pilgrim Way can sleep in churches along the route Nine churches on the 60-mile Golden Valley Pilgrim Way have opened their chancels, crypts and cloisters to pilgrims of all faiths – or none. I was following Herefordshire's Golden Valley Pilgrim Way, a 60-or-so …

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5 months ago

Kanwar Yatra 2024: Pilgrim dies as speeding bike hits sleeping devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar

India TV News

Kanwar Yatra 2024: In a tragic incident, one Kanwar Yatra pilgrim died and another was injured in a road accident in the Ratanpuri police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said. The police said that three Kanwar devotees laid down on the side of the road after being tired when a speeding bike hit the sleeping devotee, leaving him …

Yatra Devotees Lord Shiva Temple Pilgrim Kanwar Ganga

5 months, 3 weeks ago

64-yr-old Sikh pilgrim from Amritsar dies of cardiac arrest in Pakistan

Hindustan Times

A 64-year-old man, who was part of a group of over 450 Sikhs who went to Pakistan for a religious pilgrimage, passed away at the Wagah-Attari border after reportedly suffering a heart attack while returning, according to a media report on Tuesday. Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sikh pilgrim from India dies of heart attack while returning from pilgrimage in Pakistan

India TV News

Lahore: A 64-year-old Indian national, who was part of a group of over 450 Sikhs who went to Pakistan for a religious pilgrimage, passed away at the Wagah-Attari border. Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab, had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and perform religious rites, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. Last …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests

Hindustan Times

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd's killing. “This traumatic incident has left a permanent mental and emotional scar on both of these young …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests

Associated Press

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s killing. “This traumatic incident has left a permanent mental and emotional scar on both of these young …

Car City Young Officer Officers Pilgrim Taser

6 months, 1 week ago

The fizz is gone: Atlanta’s former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Once a shrine to the world’s most popular soft drink, the building that housed the original World of Coca-Cola is going flat at the hands of Georgia’s state government. Visitors since 2007 have taken their pause that refreshes across downtown at a newer, larger Coca-Cola Co. museum in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park. State government bought the original three-story …

Georgia Building State Capitol Pilgrim

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Omar Rues 'Return Of Militancy' As Kharge, Rahul Gandhi Condemn Terrorist Attack On Pilgrim Bus In J-K's Reasi

ABP News

Reasi Terrorist Attack: Opposition leaders have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday evening. It is unfortunate to see areas that had previously been cleared of all militants see a return of… https://t.co/cNJ1FZ2lhP — Omar Abdullah June 9, 2024 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also condemned the attack, stating, "Even …

Congress Kashmir Attack Bus Jammu Injured Rahul Gandhi

6 months, 3 weeks ago

One dead, 24 injured in truck-bus collision in Prayagraj

Hindustan Times

A pilgrim died, and 24 others were injured in a head on collision between a DCM truck and a tourist bus on the National Highway overbridge near Tilakpur Upardaha village under Handia police station on Thursday morning. One dead, 24 injured in truck-bus collision in Prayagraj The injured were rushed to a local community health centre, from where they were …

Bus Injured Handia

7 months ago

Pilgrim rush resumes at Tirumala post polls

New Indian Express

TIRUMALA: The pilgrim rush to the ever-bustling Tirumala resumed immediately after the general elections in Andhra Pradesh. Prior to the elections, even the hundi collections were lower, with the maximum collections ranging between Rs 2 crore to Rs 2.5 crore up to May 13. On May 14, nearly 75,783 devotees had darshan and the hundi collection was Rs 3.08 crore. …

Crore Pilgrim Collection Tirumala

7 months ago

Post-Poll Pilgrim Rush Stretches Tirumala's Resources to Brink

Deccan Chronicle

TIRUPATI: Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala is having an unprecedented influx of devotees. Since Thursday evening, the main temple complex and other vital areas saw huge presence of devotees, causing delays and resultant chaos. Its executive officer AV Dharma Reddy and officials have been working round-the-clock to extend facilities, monitor queue lines and ensure uninterrupted supply of free food and …

Devotees Ttd Pilgrim Tirumala

7 months, 1 week ago

Monitor Char Dham yatra continuously, CM Dhami to officials amid pilgrim influx

Hindustan Times

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday chaired a review meeting on the Char Dham yatra at the state secretariat and asked officials to continuously monitor the yatra in view of the continuous surge in pilgrim influx. Dhami said devotees should only be allowed to undertake the Char Dham yatra with prior registration. He instructed secretaries of all the …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of Christians attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian faithful attended Palm Sunday celebrations at Jerusalem’s sacred Mount of Olives, marking the first day of Holy Week as conflict surges across the region. Earlier Sunday, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — revered as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion — also held a service. The war began on Oct. 7, when Hamas militants from …

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Sabarimala Virtual Queue: Devaswom Board To Cap Daily Pilgrim Quota; 50,000 Limit Set For December 25

US ‘pilgrim’ freed from Syria jail heading to Jordan – but says he will return to Damascus

American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad's Syria calls his release from prison a 'blessing'

Travis Timmerman: Missing US man found in Syria says he was kept in prison after entering country as a pilgrim

Kerala rains: Heavy rainfall prompts ban on Sabarimala pilgrim activities in rivers and forest routes

Pakistan: Hindu Pilgrim Shot Dead Near Nankana Sahib Ahead Of Guru Nanak Gurpurab

Pakistan: Hindu pilgrim on way to attend 555th birth anniversary event at Nankana Sahib shot dead

Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala High Court Permits Parking Of Pilgrim Vehicles At Chakkupallam-II, Hilltop Area On Experimental Basis

Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends

Four die,16 hurt as Puri-bound pilgrim bus from Uttar Pradesh turns turtle in Odisha's Balasore

NGT asks Uttarakhand authorities to disclose responsibility in case of mishap in 4 pilgrim centres

The UK's unique, circular hike where accommodation is just £20

Kanwar Yatra 2024: Pilgrim dies as speeding bike hits sleeping devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar

64-yr-old Sikh pilgrim from Amritsar dies of cardiac arrest in Pakistan

Sikh pilgrim from India dies of heart attack while returning from pilgrimage in Pakistan

Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests

Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests

The fizz is gone: Atlanta’s former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot

Omar Rues 'Return Of Militancy' As Kharge, Rahul Gandhi Condemn Terrorist Attack On Pilgrim Bus In J-K's Reasi

One dead, 24 injured in truck-bus collision in Prayagraj

Pilgrim rush resumes at Tirumala post polls

Post-Poll Pilgrim Rush Stretches Tirumala's Resources to Brink

Monitor Char Dham yatra continuously, CM Dhami to officials amid pilgrim influx

Thousands of Christians attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war