Temples to get govt-certified tourist guides

Thousands of devotees across the state participated in the annual Chithirai Car Festival of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple here today.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced several measures for the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) Department, which included consecration of 1,006 temples, allocation of Rs 5.3 crore for renovating 1,006 temples in ...

The Forest department is all set to implement the camera-trapping method of keeping a track of tigers in the Yelandur range of the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve. The method is already in place, with 30 cameras keeping an eye on the ...

Was it the DMK that was behind the UPA government's reluctance to side with Karnataka's farmers in the Cauvery water dispute? Or was it the BJP state government that failed to swing it their way? What people believe is the right answer could decide, ...

Janata Dal (Secular) candidate Madhu Bangarappa on Monday filed his nomination papers for the May 5 Assembly elections from the Sorab constituency, at the tahsildar's office here in the presence of his mother Shakuntala Bangarappa and other party leaders.

How does one reach a state of harmony? Celebrated Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Vilasini Natyam exponent Swapnasundari has been subconsciously searching for the answer to that question through much of her professional life. Today she feels, "By fine ...

The Tiruchi Corporation has shelved its plans to go in for micro tunnelling to lay underground sewer lines around the ramparts of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, owing to fears of possible damage to the historic structure. The ...

The book is definitely written in good faith but the blurb "A journey in search of an unknown India" is rather misleading. The many chapters tell us stories of Hindus and Muslims coexisting peacefully and absorbing each other's culture and religion.

Srirangam, a picturesque island formed by the bifurcation of the Cauvery, is described as a paradise on earth. When Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced her decision to contest from Srirangam constituency in the last Assembly elections, it created ...