Congress criticises IAS officers’ suspension Good that officers have started standing up against AAP’s illegal diktats : Warring Says, AAP trying to make officers scapegoats to hide own failures Asks govt to list reasons for suspension Chandigarh 8 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress today criticised the Aam Aadmi Party government’s decision to place under suspension two senior IAS officers without assigning any reasons. In a statement, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that it is obvious that the two officers have apparently refused some illegal diktats of the AAP government. “It is good that the officers have started standing up to the illegal diktats of the AAP government which has always tried to misuse bureaucracy and police”, he said and added that the AAP should have assigned the reasons for the suspension of the officers, which it did not as apparently there were none which would warrant such punitiv...
The Maha Shivaratri festival will be celebrated with great joy and devotion at the Shri Periya Nazhagi Ammal Temple/Kali Mata Temple in Dhanas on February 22nd, Sunday
The Maha Shivaratri festival will be celebrated with great joy and devotion at the Shri Periya Nazhagi Ammal Temple/Kali Mata Temple in Dhanas on February 22nd, Sunday
Chandigarh 8 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : With the divine blessings of Goddess Kali, the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri will be celebrated with great joy and devotion at the Shri Periya Nazhagi Ammal Temple/Kali Mata Temple in Dhanas, located in the forest area of Dhanas, on Sunday, February 22, 2026. This information was provided by the Sri Periya Nazhagi Ammal Temple Managing Committee (Registered) 2686 [1997] and the temple's women's group during a press conference held at the temple here today.
Providing more detailed information about the arrangements for the Mahashivratri festival celebrations, R. Velu, the chairman, said that a meeting was held today regarding the organization of the festival. The meeting involved discussions on various aspects related to the arrangements and preparations for the festival at the Kali Mata temple located in the Dhanas forest area. The Mahashivratri festival celebrations at the temple will begin on February 15, 2026, starting in the morning. In the temple, Lord Shiva, also known as Neelkanth, will be worshipped with full rituals and ceremonies. Following this, the Mayana Kollai festival will be held on the 8th day, Sunday, February 22, 2026. During these eight days, prayers and rituals will continue at the temple as part of the Mahashivratri festival, and then a grand celebration will be held on February 22nd, starting in the morning and continuing until 10 PM. He said that on the day of the grand festival, a procession will be held by Tamil devotees who will pierce their tongues and cheeks with tridents.
He further explained that the future plans for the temple were also discussed during the meeting, which are as follows:
- More respected female members will be included in our committee.
- A separate youth wing will be formed.
- Both wings will work in coordination with the committee.
- Separate departments will be created for the temple's spiritual activities, worship, festivals, service activities, and all other temple-related functions.
- The orders and proposals for establishing these structures will be formally passed by the committee.
About the history of the temple:
Our Sri Periya Nazhagi Ammal Temple has a very glorious history. On June 9, 1966, the consecration of the sacred idol of Amman was performed by the priest Thiru. Periyasamy Ayya and his wife Amma Rengammal (late). Along with him, the Kothukkarar (taxpayers) from his ancestral village of Asanur, his daughters and family members, as well as the Kothukkarar from other villages, their daughters, family members, and Tamil devotees all came together, and through everyone's unity and cooperation, our temple was established – a great historical milestone. Subsequently, with the grace of Amman, the shrine was developed and transformed into a temple, and to this day, daily worship is continuously performed.
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