Temple
- Kerala
Kerala: Actress Amala Paul ‘denied’ entry to temple, alleges religious discrimination
Kochi: Popular South Indian actress Amala Paul has alleged that she was denied entry in the Thiruvairanikulam Mahadeva temple, near here. The actor claimed that on Monday that she was allegedly refused…
- India
Several houses, temple collapse in Joshimath’s Singhdhar
Singhdar: Several houses collapsed at Singhdhar in the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand in the midnight hours of January 2 and 3, sources said. However, no lives were lost in these incidents, they…
- India
Joshimath crisis: Cracks appear in Shankaracharya temple, Shivling
Chaoli: The latest casualty in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, which is witnessing extreme land subsidence, is a temple in the Shankaracharya Math, established by Adi Jagatguru Shankaracharya, which had developed cracks and has…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Temple priests, deputy chief suspended for not performing special puja
Chittoor: The Deputy Chief Priest and other priests of the Vinayaka Temple of Kanipakam in Chittoor district have been suspended for allegedly not performing special puja (abhisheka), the temple management authorities said…
- India
TN temple sealed after Dalits entry prevented
Chennai: Revenue officials sealed the Sakthi Mariamman Temple at Virudasampatti in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district after caste Hindus prevented the entry of Dalits into the temple. Police said that the temple, under…
- India
Man indulges in ‘obscene acts’ before ‘Shivling’ in Indore temple; held under NSA
Indore: A 30-year-old man has been arrested under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) by the police for allegedly indulging in obscene acts in front of a “Shivling” in the premises of…
- Telangana
Video: Telangana businessman takes chopper to temple for ‘vahan puja’
Hyderabad: People bringing their newly purchased two-wheelers and four-wheelers to temples for ‘vahan puja’ (vehicle puja) is a common sight but this businessman from Telangana took his newly-bought helicopter to a temple…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Attempt to expand temple at Salar Jung Museum’s entrance foiled
Hyderabad: Authorities have foiled an unauthorized attempt to expand a temple located at Salar Jung Museum’s entrance. The officials came into action after a report by Siasat Daily highlighted the encroachment of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Medchal cops arrest 2 for stealing from temples
Hyderabad: Two burglars who were allegedly involved in stealing valuables from temples under the Medchal police station limits were arrested by cops on Monday. The police seized Rs. 10,000 in cash, two…
- India
Gyanvapi row: Mention of temple in history books should be taken as evidence, Court told
Prayagraj: The existence of a temple on the disputed site in Varanasi and its demolition to build a mosque is mentioned in religious and history books, a counsel for the Hindu side…
- India
Hindu Mahasabha leader arrested, 40 detained in Mathura over temple-mosque row
Mathura: An Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at the Shahi Masjid Idgah in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex while 40 activists…
- India
‘For purity & sanctity’: Madras HC directs TN govt to implement mobile phone ban in state temples
Madurai: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement a ban against the usage of mobile phones in temples across Tamil Nadu, “so as to maintain the purity…
- India
Qutub Minar row: Court to pass order on intervention application review
New Delhi: A court here will on December 12 pass an order on the review plea to its earlier order dismissing an intervention application on the Qutub Minar row. The intervention application,…
- India
Rajasthan: 6 cops injured in stone pelting as villagers protest demolition of temple
Jodhpur: Six policemen were injured on Wednesday when a group of agitated villagers protesting against the demolition of a temple pelted stones at them in a village in Sirohi district’s Abu Road…
- Telangana
Telangana: Vemulawada MLA asks officials to finish temple construction by Shivaratri
Hyderabad: Vemulawada MLA Ch Ramesh Babu has directed the Vemulawada Temple Construction Authority (VTDA) to design a plan for the construction of the Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple and complete all work by the following…
