Patna: Thousands of Buddhists from across the world, including the monks, on Monday morning celebrated Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, where Lord Budhdha attained enlightenment.Bodh Gaya temple management committee organised a function amid
Patna: The BJP today took exception torestoration of Amir Subhani to the post of Principal Secretary(Home) alleging that he had failed to deal with law and ordersituation during Nitish Kumar's earlier five-year stint as CMwhich
Kolkata: Railways is planning to introduce a special train from Kolkata to offer tourists a spiritual tour of key Buddhist circuit cities spread across the region where the religion originated thousands of years ago.The train
Patna: Over 400 Buddhist monks Saturday took part in a 13-km 'heritage walk' in Bihar in a bid to revive the ancient route between Jethian and Venuvan which Gautam Buddha took after attaining enlightenment.Monks from
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will plant a sapling of Bodh Gaya's sacred Bodhi tree in Lumbini during his visit to Nepal next week, an official said Saturday."The Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC) has
Kathmandu: India and Nepal are “seriously working together” to link Lumbini, birth place of Lord Budhha, with Bodh Gaya where he is said to have gained enlightenment, as part of promoting a combined Buddhist pilgrimage
Hanoi: A second sapling of the revered ‘Bodhi' tree from Gaya in Bihar was today planted in Vietnam's Presidential palace by President Pranab Mukherjee, 55 years after India gifted the first offshoot of the holy
Patna: Amidst chanting of Vedic hymns and ritual incantations, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday inaugurated the famous 'Pitripaksha Mela' at Gaya, around 100 km southeast from Patna.Hindus from the world over visit it
Bodh Gaya: Preparations are in full swing for the Pitripaksha, the fortnight-long festival of departed souls, at historic Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya.The local administration is working hard to ensure cleanliness, road repair, drinking water,
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has been hugely embarrassed by his son Pravin Manjhi's alleged sexual escapade with a woman constable of Bihar Military Police (BMP).According to media reports, Bihar CM's son Pravin
Patna: The 17th Karmapa, spiritual head of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhists, Saturday began the Kagyu-Moenlam prayer amid tight security at Bodh Gaya, considered the birthplace of Buddhism, in Bihar, police said.Kagyu Monlam ("moen"
Patna: After serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, Bihar is set to have its own Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the state government has appointed its first inspector general (IG), officials said Friday."The much-awaited
Ahmedabad: Sparking a controversy, Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly Shankarsinh Vaghela has alleged that RSS and BJP are using Muslims to carry out terror attacks in the country, drawing a sharp response from BJP
Gaya (Bihar): Failing to crack the serial blasts case at Bodh Gaya even after lapse of one month, NIA chief Sharad Kumar today held a meeting with officials of his agency and Bihar police over
Patna, August 1: The dome of Bodh Gaya's 1,500-year old Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine that was rocked by a string of bombings in July, will be inlaid with gold thanks to an offer made
New Delhi, Jul 31: Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, which was rocked by multiple blasts, will be provided security by CISF, the first shrine to be guarded by the paramilitary force.This decision has been taken
Bodh Gaya, Jul 15 : BSP president Mayawati today strongly condemned serial bomb blasts in Bodh Gaya and blamed the Centre and Bihar government for the explosions. Mayawati had come to Bodh Gaya and visited
New Delhi, Jul 9: Home Minister SushilkumarShinde will tomorrow visit BodhGaya where ten bombs exploded on Sunday injuring two monks.Shinde, accompanied by Union home secretary Anil Goswami and other officials, will meet the injured monks
Gaya/Patna, Jul 10: Investigators probing the serial blasts in and around Bodh Gaya temple yesterday detained four more people including a woman for suspicious movement and were being questioned while the CCTV footage of the
New Delhi, July 9 : The probe into the multiple blasts in Bodhgaya, Bihar, will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency(NIA). A formal order entrusting the NIA with the investigation will be issued
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