THRISSUR: India’s first-ever mosque and the oldest in the sub-continent will be recreated in tune with its original character and aesthetics, as the Muziris Heritage Project (MHP) is set to restore the Cheraman Juma Masjid built in 629 AD at Kodungallur of this district. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will inaugurate the project, an initiative […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday informed the Kerala Assembly that his government was committed to implementing the 2017 Supreme Court order in the ongoing row between the warring Orthodox and Jacobite factions of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. “We are committed to implementing the directive of the apex court. We are trying to […]
GURUGRAM: Ushering in the Hajj season with great fervor, SpiceJet, India’s favourite airline today announced that it will operate 148 special flights for the grand annual Islamic pilgrimage. SpiceJet is all set to carry close to 11,000 Hajj pilgrims from Srinagar to Medina and Jeddah and back on special flights for the great religious gathering […]
GOA: The majestic Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Old Goa will come alive later this month as choirs from three towering educational institutes – Oxford University, Goa University and Goa Institute of Management will come together for a one-of-its-kind choral performance later this month. An evening of choral music titled ‘Goonj, an Echo’, […]
SHARJAH: Kerala Haj committee chairman C Muhammed Faizi who visited the UAE was offered a warm reception in different emirates of UAE. A new hajj quota for expatriate pilgrims, a special building for women will be constructed at a cost of Rs 7 crore for the women in Kozhikode. The central Haj Committee will ask […]
KOCHI: Hundreds of devotees poured in from far and wide to offer Oushadha Pongala ‘ at the Nelliakkattu Sreedhareeyam Oushadheswari temple on Monday, a ritual unique to the shrine dedicated to the Goddess of Wellness at Koothattulam in Ernakulam district. This is the only temple in the state where a specially prepared Ayurvedic medicine is […]