loudspeakers
- India
IAS officer’s remark on temple loudspeakers triggers row
A senior IAS officer, Shailbala Martin, has ignited a heated controversy in Madhya Pradesh after her social media post criticizing the use of loudspeakers in temples. The IAS officer’s comment has sparked…
- India
MP: Over 400 loudspeakers from religious places across Indore removed
Indore: The administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has taken down 437 loudspeakers from religious places of different communities in the last two days, while a delegation of the Muslim community objected to…
- India
Gujarat HC dismisses PIL seeking ban on loudspeakers at mosques
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for azaan or the Islamic call to prayer at mosques, terming the plea as…
- India
UP: Three booked for installing loudspeakers at religious places against norms
Bulandshahr: Three persons were booked for allegedly installing loudspeakers at religious places against the norms here, police said on Friday. An FIR was registered against Hafiz Dawood, Hafiz Javed and Ganga Prasad,…
- India
Gujarat HC to hear PIL seeking ban on mosque loudspeakers
Ahmedabad: A plea seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers at mosques in Gujarat will be taken up by a division bench of the Gujarat High Court on June 19, an…
- India
Ban on loudspeakers in mosques: Gujarat HC seeks state govt’s reply
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has sought the state government’s reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting azaan’ (call to prayer) in…
- India
Karnataka: Muslim leaders seek nod to play loudspeakers for ‘Azaan’ during Ramzan
Chikkamagaluru: Muslim organisations have submitted a memorandum to the District Commissioner and BJP MLA, national General Secretary C.T. Ravi to allow them to use loudspeakers for Azaan early in the morning during…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia restricts external loudspeakers in mosques
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has issued directives to restrict the use of external loudspeakers in mosques across the country, local media reported. The Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Dr…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Govt allows use of loudspeakers in 10,889 mosques
Bengaluru: Ruling BJP government in Karnataka has granted permission to 10,889 mosques in the state to use loudspeakers on Saturday. The police department has issued licenses as per guidelines in this regard on…
- World
Video: For the first time, Germany’s largest mosque raises call to prayer over loudspeakers
Berlin: For the first time, after a long wait, the Central Mosque of Cologne in Germany, raised the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday, October 14, 2022. The German city of…
- India
Maha permits use of loudspeakers till midnight in Mumbai on Oct 1 during Navratri
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday allowed the use of loudspeakers till midnight during the ongoing Navratri festival on October 1 also, apart from October 3 and 4, in Mumbai. “Chief Minister…
- India
Loudspeaker row: Karnataka govt submits report to HC, says license valid for 2 yrs
Bengaluru: As per directions of the Karnataka High Court, the state government has submitted a report, saying that no permanent license allowing use of loudspeakers in religious or other places has been…
- India
Loudspeaker row: 8 MNS workers detained in Mumbai
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Friday detained eight Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers who were allegedly distributing party chief Raj Thackeray’s letter over loudspeaker row in the Chembur area here. In the letter,…
- India
Karnataka: Muslim leaders propose limiting use of loudspeakers for Azaan
Bengaluru: In a bid to calm the simmering unrest in Karnataka, Muslim community and religious leaders are urging people to postpone the use of loudspeakers while calling Azaan in mosques from 5 AM…
- Politics
Uddhav Thackeray is doing politics of appeasement : Kirit Somaiya
Mumbai: Launching a scathing attack towards the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya said that Maharashtra Chief Minster Uddhav Thackeray is doing politics of appeasement towards Muslims…
