Kashmir’s security situation improving: Omar Abdullah

AJMER - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has said that the withdrawal of 30,000 troops from the State showed the improvement in the security situation during the last one year.

A.R Rahman urge people to maintain cleanliness around Ajmer Dargah

AJMER - Oscar winning musician A. R. Rahman has urged the people to keep the surroundings of the Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Dargah here clean.

Gehlot and Bainsla are “coconuts” in Ajmer

AJMER - In an attempt to attract more customers to his shop, a coconut vendor in Ajmer has derived a unique formula.

Omar Abdullah offers Chaddar at Ajmer Sharif Dargah

AJMER - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the famous Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan and offered prayers seeking peace and harmony for his State.

Police cane women protesting against water scarcity in Ajmer

AJMER - Police resorted to baton-charge following a scuffle with scores of women protesting against water scarcity in Ajmer.

Prime Minister sends “Chadar” at Ajmer Sharif shrine

AJMER - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a “Chadar” or, the holy cloth as his offering at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti in Ajmer Sharif on Sunday.

Sonia Gandhi sends ‘chadar’ to sacred Ajmer Sharif shrine

AJMER - Union Ministers Salman Khursheed and Sachin Pilot offered a ‘chadar’ or holy cloth at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti in Ajmer on the occasion of 797 “Urs”, here on Saturday.

Hindu or Muslim, they are flocking to Ajmer Sufi shrine (Letter from Ajmer)

AJMER - Pilgrims, both Hindu and Muslim, are thronging the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer for his 797th annual Urs or death anniversary, which is not treated as a sad occasion but a celebration of the soul’s union with god.

Muslim saints perform acrobatics in Ajmer ahead of ‘Urs’

AJMER - Ahead of ‘Urs’, the death anniversary of Sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-Din Chishti, thousands of Muslim saints or Qalandars performed acrobatics at Ajmer Sharif shrine in Rajasthan.

797th Urs of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisty begins in Ajmer

AJMER - Ajmer’s famous annual Urs festival, dedicated to Sufi saint Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisty started here on Friday.

Sachin Pilot wins from Ajmer

AJMER - Young Congress leader Sachin Pilot Saturday won the Ajmer Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan.

Sonia Gandhi says Ganga is a National River

MATHURA/AJMER - Congress Party Chief Sonia Gandhi has played the religion card in Mathura as she said that the river Ganga was declared a National River keeping in consideration the emotions of millions of people.

It’s new turf, but Sachin Pilot confident of romping home

AJMER - It is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion and a constituency that the party has has won six times in the last seven elections. But Ajmer is where Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s political fortunes will be tested after delimitation forced him to leave Dausa in Rajasthan, his father’s constituency.