Parasnath Hill protests: The Jain community is staunchly opposing government's move to declare Parasnath Hill located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand a tourist destination. Several Jain monks ...

It was 8.30 pm in the town of Madhuban in Jharkhand, and Itwari Soren and Ramesh Murmu sat listless outside a lavish Jain mansion. The two, who are palanquin bearers and belong to the Santal Adivasi ...

Giridih district authorities visited Parasnath Hill on Saturday and identified a plot of land for the construction of a helipad near Gautam Swami tonk - a temple named after Jain saint Gautam Swami ...

The Parasnath hill in Giridih district is known for its lush green cover, which include rare medicinal trees and herbal plants. However, the green cover is fast depleting. Dhanbad: The Parasnath hill ...

JAMSHEDPUR: A tribal organisation Tuesday launched the country-wide 'Marang Buru Bachao Bharat Yatra' (Save Parasnath Hill) to free it from the alleged "clutches" of the Jain community. The month-long ...

Giridih, July 23: Mining, legal or otherwise, is no longer just a geological problem at the Parasnath hill. Frequent tree-felling and soil erosion have given the issue a religious angle. Geologists ...

Ranchi, Dec 14 : People of the Jain community all over the country are protesting against government's move to declare Parasnath Hill located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand a tourist destination ...

Members of the tribal communities on Friday raised objection against the central government's decision banning tourism activities in Parasnath Hills of Giridih district of Jharkhand. 'Parasnath adobe ...