Varanasi court rejects Hindus’ plea for carbon dating of ‘Shivling’ inside Gyanvapi mosque

Varanasi, 14/10: A Varanasi court on Friday rejected a plea seeking carbon dating of a ‘Shivling’ claimed to be found on the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.     Hindu petitioners had during a court-mandated videography survey of the mosque premises claimed that a ‘Shivling’ was found close to the “wazookhana”, a small reservoir used by Muslim…

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Karnataka govt lays groundwork for Dalit graveyards

Bangalore, 14/10: Dalits in various parts of Karnataka continue to face discrimination over community graveyards, forcing them to demand a separate, government-allotted burial ground.     Now, the government has begun acquisition of land to develop separate Dalit burial grounds in all gram panchayats in the state.   “We have started a drive to acquire…

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CM Dedicates PET- CT Scan at Acharya Harihar PG Institute of Cancer

Bhubaneswar, 13/10: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today dedicated the sophisticated PET-CT Scan facility at Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer in Cuttack.    Joining the programme on hb hb hb hb hb hb virtual platform, Chief Minister Shri Patnaik said that the PET-CT scan is considered as one of the central pillars in…

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Some leaders openly supporting Kharge disturbs level-playing field: Tharoor on Congress prez poll

New Delhi, 13/10: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Thursday lamented that some leaders had openly come out in support of his poll opponent Mallikarjun Kharge and even summoned meetings in his favour, saying it disturbed the level-playing field.     The Thiruvananthapuram MP also said several PCC chiefs and senior leaders were not available…

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