Temples
- India
BJP MP wants his MPLADS fund spent on ‘bhajans’ in temples
Ballia: Ballia’s BJP MP Virendra Singh ‘Mast’ has directed officials to use his MPLADS fund for organising “bhajan-kirtans” at temples, an unorthodox use of a fund meant for development work at the…
- Chennai
Temples are for people, not someone’s personal property: TN CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday asserted temples are meant for the public and cannot be someone’s personal property. He said certain forces unable to stand the various…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Hindutva groups erect poster demanding no non-Hindu traders near temple premises
Hindu Jagaran Vedike has erected a poster in front of the Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Swami temple in Dakshina Kannada district asking non-Hindu shopkeepers to refrain from setting up stalls for the upcoming…
- India
ASI finds temples, Buddhist caves, Mughal era coins in MP
Bhopal: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found ancient caves, remains of Buddhist structures, temples, mural inscriptions bearing names of cities like Mathura and Koshambi and Mughal era coins during exploration…
- India
UP: Remove mosques located near temples, says Fisheries minister
Baghpat: UP’s Fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad has called for the removal of all mosques located near temples. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Nishad said a religious frenzy has spread in India,…
- India
Barelvi clerics condemn attacks on minorities in Pakistan
Bareilly: Ittehad-e-Millat Party chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan and Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, general secretary of Ulma-e-Islam, have expressed concern over the attacks on minorities in Pakistan. Referring to the recent incident…
- Pakistan
Mob in Pak’s Hyderabad wanted to burn flats owned by Hindus, attack temples
Hyderabad: Business centres and shops remained closed in most parts of Pakistan’s Hyderabad on Monday following unrest over an incident of alleged desecration of the Holy Quran, media reports said. Law enforcement…
- India
VHP calls for mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa in Delhi temples on Tuesday
New Delhi: The VHP’s Delhi unit on Monday called on people in the city to assemble in temples and participate in mass recitations of Hanuman Chalisa on June 14 to register protest…
- India
Goa: CM Sawant calls for reconstruction of temples ‘destroyed by the Portuguese’
New Delhi: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday called for the reconstruction of the temples ‘damaged by the Portuguese’ in the state. Sawant while also touching upon the issue of tourists…
- India
SP leader booked for threatening to read Quran in front of temples
Aligarh: The loudspeaker controversy over Azaan-Hanuman Chalisa is getting murkier by the day. Rubina Khan, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader of the women’s wing, has said that if Hindu activists recite Hanuman Chalisa at…
- India
BJP govt moving to ensure exit of Muslim traders from temples in Karnataka: Sources
Bengaluru: Amid all the din and commotion in the state following ban calls on Muslim traders by Hindutva groups, the ruling BJP government is all set to clear temple premises in Karnataka…
- India
Karnataka: Now campaign for banning Muslim drivers during temple visits
Bengaluru: After seeking a ban on halal, Muslim traders in temples and religious fairs, the Hindu organisations have now started another campaign asking Hindus not to engage Muslim drivers and Muslim-owned transport…
- India
Injustice led to ban on Muslim vendors: Swami of Pejawar Math
Bengaluru/Udupi: With Muslims vendors being prohibited from doing business on temple premises during Hindu religious festivals and fairs in parts of Karnataka, Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji of the renowned Pejawar Math on Wednesday said…
- India
Another BJP legislator disapproves of curbs on non-Hindu traders during fairs in temples
Bengaluru: In possible signs of dissent in the ruling party, another Karnataka BJP legislator has expressed his disapproval over incidents of denial of permission to non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry on…
- India
Bar on Muslim traders near temples, Hindu fairs, says Karnataka govt
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka quoted the rule book on Wednesday to blunt the opposition attack over the calls to ban Muslim traders from Hindu temple premises and religious fairs in…
