Everything you need to know about Patan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Patan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Ahmedabad, April 19 (IANS) A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was Thursday dedicated to the nation by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the state's Patan district, in a boost to India's efforts towards low carbon growth.
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday condemned the improper allotment of land in Maharashtra as per the findings of the leaked CAG report.
New Delhi, Apr.5 (ANI): Union Science and Technology Minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Thursday said that he would react to the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) indictment of him in connection with several alleged land scams after the CAG report is tabled in the Maharashtra State Assembly.
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Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Wednesday launched 800 Ayurvedic products that will be sold in open market via a chain of retail outlets and "super distributors" across nine states.
Famous Yoga guru Ramdev, who has been in the news for sometimes due to his anti-black money campaign, announced his entry to the business world in the FMCG and herbal retail sector with his 'swadeshi' line of ayurvedic products.
Nevada (US), Nov 11 (ANI): Hindus are upset at what they call as "sexploitation" of yoga.
Nevada (US), Oct 22 (ANI): According to research by Bloomberg Rankings, "the potential cost for a woman living in New York to start practicing yoga and to continue for one year" came to $10,779.
Refuting all allegations that his trusts have gone against the rule of law in managing the inflow of foreign exchange, Baba Ramdev on Saturday accused the government of unnecessarily dragging him to such things just to pressurise him to stop his camp
New Delhi, Sep 3(ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday termed the reported notice issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as an attempt by the Central government to stop his campaign against black money and corruption.
Nevada (US), Sept 2 (ANI): Numerous mums-to-be A-listers are now turning to prenatal yoga to make labour easier and to stay in shape.
Haridwar, Sep 2 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has denied receiving a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with regard to violation of country's foreign exchange rules.
Nevada (US), August 27 (ANI): Hindus are highly critical of Oscar winner Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow's (Shakespeare in Love) recent reported statement that yoga "ruined" her body.
Nevada (US), August 16 (ANI): Many Christian universities/colleges in USA have been offering yoga, according to reports.
Nevada (US), June 29 (ANI): Dechen Thurman, a Hollywood actor and the younger brother of Oscar-nominated Uma Thurman ('Pulp Fiction'), is a yoga teacher and healer now.
New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): After having been chased away from Ramlila Maidan by Delhi Police, now Baba Ramdev's supporters will stage demonstration against the Indian government on foreign soil.
Dehradun, June 12 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar will meet Baba Ramdev for a third time today in a bid to persuade him to end his fast-unto-death protest against corruption and black money, which has entered its ninth day.
New Delhi/Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday yet again charged the UPA Government for the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters last week at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan.
Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): Spiritual guru Sri Ravishankar on Saturday met Baba Ramdev at the Himalayan Hospital, Jolly Grant, here in a bid to persuade him to end his fast-unto-death protest against corruption and black money, which has entered its eighth day.
Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): Doctors examining Baba Ramdev at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital on Saturday said the condition of the yoga guru is stable, but he has not consumed any solid food as yet.
Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): Uttarakhand Government on Saturday made a fresh appeal to yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is refusing to give up his fast amid concerns raised by his followers.
New Delhi/Dehradun, June 11 (ANI): The government has ruled out any talks with yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is presently hospitalized at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital, and is continuing his fast for the eighth day.
Dehradun, June 10 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been hospitalized at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital following a deterioration in his health, was administered glucose by the doctors on Friday, but he refused to call off his fast.
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): The condition of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's supporter Raj Bala, who suffered spine injuries during the police crackdown at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, has deteriorated and is reported to be very critical.
Haridwar, June 10 (ANI): Doctors attending to Baba Ramdev have advised that the yoga guru should be immediately hospitalised and treated in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as his health continues to deteriorate.
Dehradun, June 10 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been hospitalized at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital following a deterioration in his health, was administered glucose by the doctors that ended his seven-day long fast against black money and corruption.
New Delhi/Dehradun, June 10 (ANI): With Baba Ramdev being hospitalized at Dehradun's Jolly Grant Hospital following a deterioration in his health, the civil society activists and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted pressure on the Central Government to initiate talks with the yoga guru on humanitarian grounds.
Haridwar, June 10 (ANI): Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar is expected to meet yoga guru Baba Ramdev at the Patanjali Yogpeeth here and appeal to him to end his fast, which entered the seventh day on Friday.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Despite spiritual leaders trying to convince the yoga guru to call off his fast, Baba Ramdev on Thursday remained firm saying he will not end his six-day long fast till all the demands are met.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been accused of financial malpractices by his critics, including Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, on Thursday declared the assets of firms and trusts associated with him.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been accused of financial malpractices by his critics, including Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, on Thursday declared the assets of firms and trusts associated with him.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Doctors, who examined Baba Ramdev here on Thursday, described his condition to be unsatisfactory and asked the yoga guru to consume food and water before his health deteriorates further.
Haridwar, June 9 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who said yesterday that he would raise an army, clarified that this 'army' would only be for 'self-defence'.
Haridwar, June 8 (ANI): With yoga guru Baba Ramdev's health deteriorating, doctors attending to him, have advised liquid intake and requested him to end his five-day-long fast.
Haridwar, June 8 (ANI): Fuming over the use of brute force on his supporters during their agitation against corruption at Delhi's Ramlila ground, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday threatened the Central Government that next time his subsequent campaigns will have armed protestors.
Haridwar, June 7 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who was evicted by the police during his hunger strike from Delhi's Ramlila ground, on Tuesday asked his followers to break their fast to further fight corruption.
Haridwar, June 6 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday resumed his agitation against corruption in his ashram in Haridwar after he was denied permission to enter Uttar Pradesh to continue his protest.
New Delhi/Haridwar, June 5 (ANI): The Central Government on Sunday ruled out further talks with yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his demands that black money stashed away in safe havens abroad be brought back to India.
Paradip (Orissa), May 28 (ANI): Eight police personnel were taken hostage near Orissa's Paradip town on Saturday by a group of locals, who are opposing the Rs. 52,000 crore Posco steel plant.
Nevada (US), May 22 (ANI): Now, one can enjoy yoga surrounded by beautiful art.
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari presented the 22nd 'Moortidevi Award' for the year 2008 to eminent Hindi writer and thinker Dr. Raghuvansh for his outstanding work "Paschimi Bhautik Samskriti Ka Utthan Aur Patan" at a function here today.
Nevada (US), May 04 (ANI): Yoga seems to be very popular at Brigham Young University (BYU), a prestigious institute of USA sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
Karachi, April 23(ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad must review its counter-terrorism strategy, following a discouraging statement given in this regard by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, during his recent visit to the country.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Defending the Lokpal Bill panel, Gandhian Anna Hazare responding to Baba Ramdev's allegations, said that he seems to have a bit of misunderstanding, which will be sorted out.
Nevada (US), Feb 27 (ANI): Yoga retreats, some charging as much as 4495 dollars, are becoming popular world over.
Nevada (US), Feb 18 (ANI): Hindus are critical of Connecticut (USA) Governor Dannel P. Malloy's new proposal of imposing tax on yoga.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): An Indian river has turned into a dumping ground for drugs from a waste-water treatment plant in Patancheru, near Hyderabad.
Nevada (US), Jan 31 (ANI): Various establishments and individuals across USA now offer what is termed as "Jewish Yoga".
Nevada (US), Jan 24 (ANI): World-famous Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago (USA) is offering "Catholic Yoga" classes.
Nevada (US), Jan 10 (ANI): Yoga seems to have been "reincarnated" in America and some other parts of the world.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Hollywood actor-producer Wesley Snipes, who is serving time at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)-McKean (Pennsylvania, USA), is teaching yoga, according to reports.
Nevada (US), Dec 30 (ANI): Yoga calendars for 2011 are out and many of these feature dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, and nude women-men demonstrating various yoga asanas (postures).
Nevada (US), Dec 29 (ANI): Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles (USA), a premier Roman Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions, is offering Certificate Program in Yoga Philosophy.
Nevada (US), Dec 13 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed the reports of Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt wedding ceremony being performed by a Siddha Guru.
Nevada (US), Dec 7 (ANI): Well known Temple University (TU) in Philadelphia (USA) is teaching various topics of Hinduism in its doctorate program in religion.
Nevada (US), Nov 13 (ANI): Yoga has a greater positive effect on a person's mood and anxiety level than other forms of exercise, according to a study published in the November edition of prestigious monthly Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Nevada (US), Oct 21 (ANI): Hindus are upset over what they say as the misuse of age old and revered system of yoga by Playboy for mercantile greed and have urged it to withdraw all its yoga related products.
Nevada (US), Sep 26 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed Norman (Oklahoma, USA) church for sponsoring a market which will offer free yoga instruction.
Nevada (US), Sept 25 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed City of Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA) idea of pictures of yoga moves on parking violation tickets envelopes.
Nevada (US), Sept.24 (ANI): Indian American leader Rajan Zed has in a statement said that yoga is a world heritage to be utilized by all.
Nevada (US), Sep 11 (ANI): Welcoming well known American football player Ricky Williams to Hinduism fold, Hindus have suggested inclusion of yoga into practice routine of National Football League (NFL) teams.
Patan (Gujarat), Sep 2 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit the areas near Gujarat's Patan District on Thursday.
Nevada (US), Aug 23 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed an article in "U.S. Catholic" magazine which said: "Yoga had completely transformed my Catholicism".
Veraval (Gujarat), Aug 9 (ANI): Nine people were killed when a two-storeyed building collapsed near Veraval city in Gujarat this morning.
Kathmandu, July 30 (ANI): Nepal's Supreme Court on Friday slapped a life sentence on Charles Sobhraj, the "bikini killer", for murdering American tourist Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975.
Nevada (US), July 30 (ANI): Hindus are disappointed over a church in United Kingdom (UK) banning yoga in its premises.
Palanpur (Gujarat): Seventeen of the 35 people marooned in the flood-hit areas of Gujarat's Patan District have been rescued.
Nevada (US), July 25 (ANI): American cultural icon Lady Gaga reportedly had a private yoga session in Cleveland (Ohio, USA) before she performed at a sold-out Quicken Loans Arena recently.
Nevada, July 21 (ANI): In view of country facing obesity crisis, Hindus are suggesting introducing Yoga in nation's elementary, middle, and high schools and making it part of the curriculum.
Nevada (US), July 12 (ANI): Namaste Charter School, a public charter school in Chicago (USA), reportedly starts each morning with yoga.
Nevada (US), July 9 (ANI): Hindus are suggesting television personality Bethenny Frankel (Wish Me Luck) to go beyond her recent focus of using yoga for hotter sex and explore the vast spiritual benefits it offers.
Nevada (US), July 7 (ANI): Hindus have thanked Council of the District of Columbia (CDC) for reportedly not imposing tax on yoga.
Lalitpur (Nepal), July 4 (ANI): Chanira Bajracharya, Nepal's 'Living Goddess', has become the first sitting deity to pass a school leaving exam, setting her on course for a career in banking.
Lalitpur (Nepal), July 4 (ANI): Chanira Bajracharya, Nepal's 'Living Goddess', has become the first sitting deity to pass a school leaving exam, setting her on course for a career in banking.
Patan (Gujarat), Apr 22 (ANI): Acute water shortage in Gujarat's Patan District has created a lot of problems for local villagers.
Haridwar, Apr.19 (ANI): A holy man here has expressed deep skepticism about Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev's proposed plan to launch a political party to cleanse the system.
Kathmandu, Apr 5 (ANI): Nepal's 'living goddess' or the Kumari of Patan has expressed a desire to invest in the financial sector.
Kathmandu, Apr 1 (ANI): A six-day yoga science camp organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by Swami Ramdev concluded in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Nevada (US), Feb 26 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed Roman Catholics to yoga practice.
Ahmedabad, Jan. 2 (ANI): Kite-makers in Gujarat are elated as their business has got a boost ahead of the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti.
Nevada (US), Nov 29 (ANI): Image conscious female entertainment celebrities of the world, mostly in their 30s, appear to be flocking to yoga to obtain svelte figures, sleek physiques, etc.
Peshawar, Nov 9 (ANI): At least three people were killed in the blast at a police picket set up on Ring Road at Patang Chawk area of Peshawar in the limits of Faqirabad police station.
Mumbai, Nov.7 (ANI): Congress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharashtra's Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on Saturday evening here at Raj Bhawan.
Edinburgh (Scotland), Sep.28 (ANI): The owners of an island in Scotland that is being used to promote yoga as taught by controversial guru Swami Ramdev, have said that they intend to make it a worldwide destination and a place where a family can enjoy a wholesome experience.
Nevada (US), Sep.24 (ANI): Hindus have demanded the immediate resignation of Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten for attacking the moral fiber of the country by reportedly encouraging sex indulgence among the nation's cricket players in a dossier, claiming it could increase performance.
Rourkela, Sep 10 (ANI): The Maoists blew up a railway track and at least four government buildings in Orissa's Sundargarh district today.
London, Sep. 8 (ANI): Controversial Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's plan to set up his international base on a tiny Scottish island is generating a positive response.
New Delhi, Aug. 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday directed former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje not to hold a proposed meeting of the MLAs on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug.25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday issued show-cause notice to its disgruntled leader Arun Shourie over his outburst against the party and its leadership in the media.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met here today to discuss Arun Shourie's remarks against the party.
New Delhi, Aug.24 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shourie on Monday asked the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to takeover BJP's control and described the party's President Rajnath Singh as an "Humpty Dumpty".
Nevada (US), Aug.4 (ANI): Golden Globe winner Jennifer Aniston (The Good Girl), who usually does yoga for two hours every other day, says that it quiets her mind and leans her out, according to reports.
Bhubaneshwar June 24(ANI): The Orissa government has decided to bring amendments to Orissa Scheduled Tribe and Traditional Dwellers Act, 2006, to pave way for tribals to continue in the land occupied by them.
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) A 45-year-old homemaker from Kerala became the third Indian churchgoer to die in Kathmandu valley's Patan Hospital after sustaining grievous injuries during the blast in a Catholic church nine days ago.
New Delhi, May 30(IANS) Yesteryear's superstar Rajesh Khanna will be given the lifetime achievement award at the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Macau next month.
Kochi, May 24 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty says he has no ill-feelings towards immigration officials at the JFK Airport in New York for delaying his clearance as they were just doing their job.
Kathmandu, May 23 (IANS) A teenager and a newly-married woman on her honeymoon from eastern India were killed while over a dozen others, mostly youngsters, were injured as a bomb exploded in one of Nepal's oldest churches during morning prayers Saturday, triggering fears of more violence on a day Nepal's parliament is to elect a new prime minister.
Kathmandu, May 23 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and over a dozen others were injured when a bomb went off near a catholic church in Dhobighat of Lalitpur district today, hours before the country was set to elect a new prime minister.
Radhanpur (Gujarat), May 18 (ANI): Around 21 persons including women and children succumbed to injuries when the truck in which they were travelling collided with a cargo trailer near Radhanpur in Patan district of Gujarat on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Twenty-seven-year-old software professional Ashish Bamzai, 27, couldn't enjoy his own wedding because at the back of his mind was the fear of losing his job.
Gandhinagar, Dec 16 (IANS) It is celebration time for the Gujarat government employees as a state committee Tuesday decided to implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations, hiking salaries of nearly 900,000-strong staff.
