Agartala, July 16 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said that Rath Yatra is not merely a religious festival but a timeless symbol of humanity, brotherhood, love, and unity, emphasising that such celebrations strengthen social harmony and reinforce the spirit of peaceful coexistence. The Chief Minister made the remarks while inaugurating the Rath Yatra celebrations organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) here, in the presence of Tripura Governo…
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Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Entire Kolkata has been wrapped under blanket security coverage since early Thursday morning on the occasion of the Ratha Yatra festival, with major processions scheduled to be organised in different pockets of the city, the biggest and the most colourful of which is the one by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).Since Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will himself inaugurate the ISKCON procession by pulling the rope of the Rath and also walk for so…
Agartala, July 15 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra is a symbol of India’s rich cultural heritage, social harmony and the spirit of “unity in diversity”, urging people to carry the festival’s message of equality, inclusiveness and peaceful coexistence into their daily lives.Inaugurating the nine-day traditional Rath Yatra festival at the historic Jagannath Bari in Melaghar under Sepahijala district, the Chief Minister described the festiv…
New Delhi/Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Sunday evening issued a statement, saying that the former Vice-President and spokesperson of the religious organisation’s Kolkata branch Radharaman Das has been sent on compulsory leave of absence within ISKCON. The ISKCON also said in the statement that Radharaman Das has also been directed not to represent or speak on behalf of ISKCON before the media, government authorities, or any public forum.A…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Sunday removed Radharaman Das from all posts of the religious organisation. Das, who was the Vice-President of ISKCON Kolkata, himself informed about the decision in a post on social media platform X.He also told that ISKCON has asked him not to represent and speak on behalf of the organisation before the media.”I wish to inform well-wishers, devotees, all members of the media and the general public that I ha…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday said that the BJP government inherited an “abnormal state, bequeathed with large debts” from the previous Trinamool Congress regime, but is attempting to transform it into an “aggressively market economy”.In an exclusive interaction with IANS following the presentation of the state Budget 2026-27, Dasgupta dwelled on the long-pervading challenges, his key focus areas, and the future prospects.Excerpts from the inte…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), which the West Bengal government has decided to engage in providing cooked mid-day meals in state-run and state-aided schools within the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) limits, has issued a statement cautioning people about the social media being flooded with fake posts detailing the menu to be provided by the society.Countering the posts, the vice-president and spokesman of ISKCON, Kolkata, Radharamn Das i…
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday identified the revival of the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell and the prevention of farmers’ suicides through various farmer-centric interventions as the two biggest achievements of his government during its first two years in office. Speaking at a press conference marking two years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha, CM Majhi said regular grievance hearings at the CM grievance cell have en…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) West Bengal’s Jagannath temple in Digha, East Midnapore district, will no longer be considered a ‘Dham’, one of the sacred pilgrimage sites of Hinduism. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced this on Tuesday, stating that the temple complex will now be known as ‘Shri Sri Jagannath Cultural Centre’. Adhikari said that BJP MP from Puri, Sambit Patra, had come as an envoy with a letter from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.“The Chief Minister of Odisha …
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) HG Gauranga Das Prabhu of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has urged families and parents across the country to watch the recently released film ‘Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)’ with their children. He expressed his appreciation for the makers’ sincere effort to bring the divine world and teachings of Lord Shri Krishna to audiences through cinema.He said, “Hare Krishna! The movie Krishnavtaram, which has just been released, i…