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Simhastha, soaring prices hit gold sales on Akshaya Tritiya
Published on May 09, 2016 09:02 PM IST
Akshaya Tritiya, considered an auspicious day to buy gold, was lackluster this time as jewellers saw negative marginal growth compared to last year as the occasion coincided with the ongoing Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain and the second Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) on Monday.
Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
Simhastha: Now, BJP’s Dalit outreach drive to be a low-key affair
Stung by criticism from seers over its plan to have party president Amit Shah take a special bath with Dalit saints at Simhastha in Ujjain on May 11, the Bharatiya Janata Party has scaled down the ‘Samrasta snan’ event.
Published on May 09, 2016 08:38 PM IST
Sandeep Vatsa, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
Indore: Air taxi launch cancelled as bad weather plays spoilsport
The launch of air taxi operations from Indore by a private operator scheduled for Monday was yet again postponed at the last minute due to bad weather conditions.
Updated on May 09, 2016 09:12 PM IST
Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
CM intervenes to find ‘missing’ Malaysian woman at Simhastha
A Malaysian woman who came to Ujjain for Simhastha Kumbh and was thought to be missing after the May 5 thunderstorm tragedy has been found safe at a camp of a sadhu.
Published on May 09, 2016 04:57 PM IST
HT Correspondent/ Sandeep Vatsa, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
MP: Three STF men critical after Sikligars’ attack during raid
Three personnel of the Madhya Pradesh police’s special task force were seriously injured in an attack by members of the Sikligar community in Dhar district late Saturday night, police said.
Updated on May 08, 2016 09:03 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
DGCA team to probe Jet aircraft’s runway mishap at Indore airport
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered an inquiry into Saturday’s incident of Jet Airways aircraft skidding off the runway and getting stuck in loose soil while landing at Indore airport.
Updated on May 08, 2016 08:02 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
Prominent Indore schools lead water conservation efforts
With many water sources drying up leading to acute shortage of water in Indore neighbourhoods, city schools are doing their bit to conserve water and sensitise students about saving water.
Published on May 08, 2016 06:58 PM IST
Divya Raje Bhonsale, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
Alcoholism leaves many orphaned in this MP village
Ten-year-old Vikas Solanki dislikes anyone who talks about liquor and starts crying if you ask him how his parents died.
Published on May 08, 2016 04:54 PM IST
Ritesh Mishra, Hindustan Times, Teekhi Imli (Alirajpur) | HT Correspondent
CM visits Kumbh Mela site, normalcy restored post thunderstorm
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited the ongoing Simhastha Mela site twice within a span of 12 hours where seven people were killed and over 100 injured when heavy rains accompanied by lightning and squall flattened and uprooted makeshifts tents of pilgrims.
Published on May 06, 2016 09:07 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
Faith triumphs over tragedy at Simhastha Kumbh
A day after tragedy struck at the Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain, things were back on track on Friday with lakhs of pilgrims taking a holy dip in Kshipra on the occasion of ‘Vaishakh Krishna Amavasya.’
Published on May 06, 2016 06:23 PM IST
Manoj Ahuja and Sandeep Vatsa, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
Simhastha: Thunderstorm tragedy leaves a trail of questions for admin
The death of at least seven pilgrims and the injuries to dozens at Simhastha due to thunderstorm come at a time when the administration is grappling with a low turnout at the religious spectacle.
Updated on May 06, 2016 04:24 PM IST
Sandeep Vatsa and Punya Priya Mitra, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
Madhya Pradesh farmer digs 90-feet-deep well in fight against drought
Bhagwan Singh, 38, of Nevari village in Agar district dug a 90-feet-deep well all by himself in just under 20 days.
Updated on May 06, 2016 03:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Agar/indore
Milind R Lashkari/ Pramod CarpenterPoliceman held for journalist’s ‘suicide’ in Faridabad
The inspector, Amit Kumar, was present at the fifth-floor flat in Sector 46 from where Pooja Tiwari allegedly fell to her death
Updated on May 06, 2016 05:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prabhu Razdan, Faridabad
Rains soothe Indore, gales cause power cuts
Brisk spells of pre-monsoon rains lashed Indore on Thursday evening which turned the weather cool as moisture-laden winds blew from Arabian sea gaining a maximum speed of 66 kilometres an hour.
Published on May 05, 2016 09:14 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
7 killed, 150 hurt at Ujjain Kumbh as tents collapse after heavy rain
At least seven pilgrims died and more than 150 others were injured when a thunderstorm hit the Simhastha Kumbh fair, bringing down a number of pandals, in Ujjain on Thursday.
Updated on May 06, 2016 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Ujjain
HT CorrespondentMP: Bus operators scrap fare rebates over low Kumbh turnout
Private bus operators in Ujjain have withdrawn the 25% rebate in fares for incurring loss by providing “hospitality” to few pilgrims boarding buses for Simhastha Kumbh.
Published on May 05, 2016 05:13 PM IST
Sandeep Vatsa, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
‘Give allowances, security to woman docs in Simhastha’
Doctors on duty for Simhastha fair in Ujjain continue to agitate over inadequate housing facilities, allotment of travel allowance (TA), dearness allowance (DA) and security for woman doctors on fair premises.
Updated on May 05, 2016 04:45 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
MP: Killer of Babulal Malviya’s wife gets death sentence
The killer of former state minister Babulal Malviya’s wife, Chandrakanta, was on Wednesday sentenced to death by a sessions court in Ujjain.
Published on May 04, 2016 09:57 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
Right way of living cannot be based on Hinduism alone: Dave
Rajya Sabha member in-charge of international religious conference Anil Madhav Dave said the aim of the conference is to explore right way of living but to say that it will draw lessons from Hinduism alone is akin to limiting its scope. Dave was addressing a press conference at Ninora Village in Ujjain on Wednesday.
Updated on May 04, 2016 09:32 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Indore | HT Correspondent
Pilgrims complain of fleecing by auto drivers at Simhastha
Ramratan Jawda was excited to be at the Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain, more than 500 km from his hometown Jodhpur. But before he could enjoy the sight of the holy Kshipra, decorated akhara marquees and historical temples, an e-rickshaw driver gave him a rude shock by charging Rs 160 for barely a kilometer trip in the mela area.
Updated on May 04, 2016 06:14 PM IST
Sandeep Vatsa, Hindustan Times, Ujjain | HT Correspondent
MPPEB exam eligibility norm sparks protests; NSUI workers, cops clash
Several people, including policemen, were injured as police resorted to caning and lobbing teargas shells to disperse National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) activists demonstrating against the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board’s (MPPEB) decision to allow candidates from other states to take the constable recruitment test in July 17.
Published on May 04, 2016 04:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Morena
MP: SEZ land de-notification to pave way for smart city project
The Union government’s move to denotify a portion of the special economic zone (SEZ) in Pithampur has paved the way for a modern residential township, apart from a host of other projects worth hundreds of crores.
Published on May 03, 2016 09:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
HT CorrespondentShe wouldn’t take own life, says Indore-based scribe Pooja’s father
Indore-based journalist Pooja Tiwari’s death from falling from the fifth floor of a building in Faridabad is believed to be suicide, but her father believes otherwise.
Updated on May 03, 2016 08:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Indore: Disproportionate assets worth crores recovered from sub-engineer
Disproportionate property worth crores was unearthed in a Lokayukta raid at the house of a sub-engineer posted in Public Works Department in Indore on Tuesday.
Updated on May 03, 2016 08:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Indore
Complaints of mismanagement force admin to change shahi snan timings
With sadhus as well as pilgrims expressing unhappiness over “mismanagement” during the first shahi snan at Simhastha, the administration has advanced the timings of the second shahi snan on May 9 by two hours.
Published on May 03, 2016 07:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
HT CorrespondentSimhastha fair fails to set cash box ringing for hotels
Hoteliers who licked their chops expecting Simhastha pilgrims to book up rooms are staring at vacancy.
Published on May 03, 2016 03:34 PM IST
Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Indore
Low power consumption at Simhastha set to cut down govt bills by half
Daily electricity consumption in the Simhastha mela area is less than half of what the discom officials earlier predicted, easing some of the financial burden on the state government.
Published on May 02, 2016 09:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Indore
Reliance to make hi-tech weapons at Pithampur SEZ
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) plans to manufacture hi-tech electronic warfare systems as well as heavy weapons at its upcoming defence park in Pithampur special economic zone (SEZ), about 30 km from Indore in Dhar district.
Published on May 02, 2016 08:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Ahuja, Indore
Simhastha: Muslim makes headgear offered to Lord Mahakal
Mohammad Rafiq Ahmed makes ‘pagdis’ (headgear) offered to Lord Mahakal at Ujjain by the Scindias, the royal family of Gwalior.
Published on May 02, 2016 06:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
Divya Raje BhonsaleShahi snan: Admin needs workable plan to manage crowd at Ram Ghat
On April 21, on the eve of the first ‘shahi snan’ (royal holy dip) of Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain, the administration blocked all the entry points to Ram Ghat, the ancient ghat which was supposed to be reserved for the sadhus of 13 Akharas until noon the next day.
Published on May 02, 2016 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Ahuja, Ujjain
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