Kalkaji temple priest to pay Rs 6 lakh from offerings to sisters

A priest who had moved the Delhi High Court seeking to debar his two sisters from performing pooja at Sri Kalkaji temple here and claiming a share in the offerings, has agreed to a temporary arrangement to pay Rs 6 lakh each to his sisters from the offerings collected. The priest agreed to pay the money from the offerings collected during the ‘pooja More...

In Kanth, voters paint a temple white, wish for roads, water & jobs
In Akbarpur Chendri village of Kanth town, some 40 km from Moradabad, a small temple once painted pink has now been whitewashed, while a red flag that fluttered on an adjacent pole towering over it has been replaced More...

American Hindus slam anti-India USCIRF report by Pakistani Cheema
Washington: The United States Commission for International Religious Freedom has put its credibility at stake by publishing a report critical of religious freedom in India by a Pakistan-origin author known for his More...

Allahabad HC tells UP govt to Provide adequate security to Kairana Hindus during election.
Hearing a plea of one Lokesh Khurana, a two-judge bench of the High Court directed Director General of Police (DGP) Javeed Ahmad and state government to provide full security in the Kairana region so that registered More...

Chhindwara Dist Collector in Madhya Pradesh asks people to worship their parents on Valentine’s Day.
In Madhya Pradesh, Chhindwara Dist collector JK Jain has called on the youth in the district to celebrate February 14 as ‘Matru Pitru Pujya Divas’ to promote ‘a sense of devotion’ among youth. In a letter More...

Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali products worth Rs 70,000 looted from Patna shop
In a loot caught on camera, thieves in Patna struck a Patanjali Arogya Kendra in Kidwaipuri area on Wednesday night and stole products worth Rs 70,000 along with cash up to Rs 65,000. In the CCTV footage, thieves More...

Italian woman donates Rs 28 lakh gold crown to Shirdi Saibaba temple
SHIRDI: A 72-year-old Italian woman, who claims to be a staunch devotee of Saibaba, has donated a gold crown worth about Rs 28 lakh to the famous temple here. Selini Doloras alias Sai Durga yesterday donated the More...

One injured in an explosion at Malappuram temple
MALAPPURAM: A low-powered explosive detonated with deafening noise at about 2 AM in the godown of an Ayyappa temple at Potoor, near Edappal, on Tuesday, leaving one person injured. The police said that the explosion More...

Puri temple panel’s term extended
CUTTACK: The State Government has extended another six months’ time to Justice BP Das Commission of Inquiry for submission of its report recommending reforms in Shri Jagannath temple at Puri. On July 23, 2016, More...

Newly-laid Kadri Temple concrete road may not be dug up in future
It’s unlikely that the newly concretised 850-metre road between Mallikatte junction and the Kadri temple will be dug up for laying a pavement or to install water and electricity connections, as has been the case More...