Vaishno Devi ropeway row: 72-hour Katra bandh announced against Rs 250-crore project – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A 72-hour strike will begin on Wednesday in Katra, with pony wallas, shopkeepers and other business owners protesting a proposed ropeway project. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti More...

Hundreds in Jammu and Kashmir rally against Vaishno Devi ropeway project

Hundreds of people on Sunday took out a rally through the main market in Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, chanting slogans against More...

Policeman injured as protest against Vaishno Devi ropeway project turns violent

Protests against the ₹250 crore ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine took a violent turn on Monday, leaving a policeman injured.  Katra: People take part in a protest march More...

Bastar tribals offer sunglasses to ‘chashme wali Devi’ to prevent conjunctivitis | Raipur News – Times of India

RAIPUR: The first thought anybody would have after coming to this temple in Bastar would be that it has an ophthalmologist around who was prescribing sunglasses to every visitor but people are amazed to find More...

Bipasha Basu urges paparazzi to turn off camera flash as she worries it might frighten daughter Devi – See photos | – Times of India

Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover, and their daughter Devi were seen at the airport today. As they exited, Bipasha asked photographers to switch off their camera flashes, fearing it might scare Devi. The video More...