Ujjain
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Hailstorm claims 8 lives at Ujjain Kumbh, 80 injured
India | May 06, 2016, 10:54 AM ISTA number of pandals have been destroyed in various parts of the city including Chintaman road, Badnagar Road, Ujarkheda and Mangalnath.
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PM to attend closing ceremony of ‘spiritual Kumbh’ in Ujjain
National | Apr 29, 2016, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the closing ceremony of a ‘spiritual Kumbh’—a confluence of inter-faith spiritual leaders—on May 14 in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city. As part of month-long Simhastha festival, which
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‘They are sadhus and are beautiful’: How 'Kinnar Akhada' has gained acceptance at Simhastha Kumbh
India | Apr 29, 2016, 11:41 AM ISTUjjain: Among the lakhs of devotees and several Akharas thronging the Simhastha Kumbh currently underway in Ujjain, there is one unlikely section that is emerging as the centre of attraction for tourists and visitors –
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Transgenders to take holy dip at Kumbh Mela for first time
India | Nov 02, 2015, 04:29 PM ISTIn a landmark judgement last year, the Supreme Court recognised the transgender community as the third gender. Now, members of the transgender community are finally getting religious acceptance too.The country's first transgender akhada came up
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2016 Ujjain Kumbh:Separate akhada comes up to cater to eunuchs
India | Oct 19, 2015, 05:15 PM ISTBhopal: For the first time, a large number of eunuchs are expected to take a holy dip and participate in the rituals of the 2016 Simhastha-Kumbh in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, where a separate Kinnar
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Water enters Mahakaleshwar temple after heavy rains
India | Jul 21, 2015, 05:16 PM ISTUjjain (MP): The sanctum-sanctorum of the Mahakaleshwar temple here, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in the country, was inundated following heavy rains since the last three days.Due to heavy rains, the water entered into the
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Heavy rain leads to flash floods in MP
India | Jul 19, 2015, 08:33 PM ISTBhopal: Incessant rain since Saturday has led to floods in many parts of Madhya Pradesh, with several temples in Ujjain being inundated, officials said on Sunday.Ujjain saw 310 mm of rain, leading to rise in
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Vyapam: Autopsy terms Namrata's death homicidal
India | Jul 08, 2015, 04:43 PM ISTUjjain (MP): MBBS student Namrata Damor, whose body was found near rail tracks in Ujjain district in 2012 after her name figured in the Vyapam scam, had died a "homicidal" death caused by "violent asphyxia
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Minor fire breaks out at Ujjain;s Mahakaleshwar temple
India | Sep 02, 2014, 11:56 PM ISTUjjain (MP): A minor fire broke out at the famous Mahakaleshwar temple here this evening, authorities said.“The fire broke out at the backside of the the main temple, where cow dung cakes were stored for
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17 die in fire at M.P. cracker unit
India | May 05, 2014, 07:04 AM ISTUjjain, MP: Seventeen people were charred to death on Sunday when a fire broke out at a cracker factory in Badnagar town of the district.Two persons, including a woman, succumbed to injuries at a hospital
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17 die in fire at cracker factory in MP; owner arrested
India | May 04, 2014, 08:18 PM ISTUjjain (MP): Seventeen people, including women and children, were today charred to death when a fire broke out at a cracker factory in Badnagar town of the district with the police arresting its owner and
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Ujjain Kumbh mela: MP seeks Rs 2,812 crore from Centre
India | Sep 14, 2013, 02:18 PM ISTBhopal: Madhya Pradesh government has sought Rs 2,812 crore from the Centre for preparations towards the Kumbh mela to be held in Ujjain in 2016. In a letter to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh
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Swayambhu Jyotirlinga - The Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, MP
India | Jul 27, 2013, 06:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: Mahakal in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh is home to the famous Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple.It is also known as the Lord of time and Death.It is one of the most famous Hindu temples and one
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Bhasma Aarti of Lord Shiva performed at Mahakaleshwar shrine, Ujjain
India | Jul 23, 2013, 07:37 AM ISTBhasma Aarti of Lord Shiva performed at Mahakaleshwar shrine, Ujjain Arvind Chavan Ujjain, Jul 23: The Bhasma Aarti (offering of ashes) of Lord Shiva was performed early this morning at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain
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Engineering student stabbed to death in Ujjain
India | May 24, 2013, 12:41 PM ISTUjjain, MP, May 24 : An engineering student was stabbed to death on Thursday on Maksi Road sabzi mandi area by three young men riding a bike. The student died on the spot. He had
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MP BJP leader among five named in minor girl's gangrape near Ujjain
India | May 24, 2013, 12:34 PM ISTUjjain, MP, May 24: Five persons, including the BJP youth wing president of Badnagar, have been named in an FIR related to the gangrape of a minor girl in Badnagar, 45 km away from Ujjain.
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Large turnout of devotees on New Year in Mumbai, Ujjain, Puri temples
India | Jan 01, 2013, 11:11 AM ISTMumbai/Ujjain/Puri, Jan 1 : There was a large turnout of devotees at the famous Jagannath temple in Puri, the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain and Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai ushering in the New Year with devotion.
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BJP MLAs From Uttarakhand Secretly Whisked Out To Ujjain
India | Mar 23, 2012, 09:44 AM ISTUjjain, Mar 23: Twenty-two BJP MLAs from Uttarakhand have been secretly brought here ahead of the trial of strength in the state assembly for the Congress government led by chief minister Vijay Bahuguna. Nine more
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Rs 4 Cr Property Unearthed From Ujjain Clerk Earning Rs 14,000 Monthly Salary
India | Jan 12, 2012, 02:47 PM ISTUjjain, MP, Jan 12: The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police has hit paydirt again. This time, a lowly clerk in the Ujjain Municipal Corporation earning a monthly salary of Rs 14,000 was found to possess Rs
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I Have Not Slapped Anybody : Digvijay Singh
National | Jul 19, 2011, 03:30 PM ISTBhopal, Jul 19: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today claimed that the media reports which “suggested” that he slapped a BJYM member in Ujjain “are not true.”Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers in Ujjain had