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By Editor On Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
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14,500 acres of temple land encroached in Telangana

Hyderabad: Land belonging to temples has become a soft target for encroachers, with a preliminary inquiry by endowments department showing that over 14,500 acres had been encroached upon. The inquiry revealed that More...

By Editor On Monday, July 4th, 2016
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Pakistan: Parliamentary committee asks govt to build Hindu temple in Islamabad | The Indian Express

A parliamentary committee in Pakistan directed the government to build a temple and crematorium for Hindus in Islamabad. A Pakistani parliamentary committee on July 4 directed the government to build a temple More...

By Editor On Monday, July 4th, 2016
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In 24 hours, Raman govt begins and then suspends Hanuman temple demolition | The Indian Express

Acting on a Supreme Court order, the BJP-led Chhattisgarh government early Sunday began the process of demolishing a Hanuman temple that was built on land illegally owned by a trust of the Vidhan Sabha Speaker. More...

By Editor On Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
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Renovation of 1000-year-old temple nearing completion – ADYR – The Hindu

With the renovation of Yoga Narasimhar temple entering the final stage, devotees of the deity are happy. Temple authorities have proposed to celebrate the samprokshanam of the temple on July 11. This temple, said More...

By Editor On Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
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Tripursundri temple looted in J-K | Business Standard News

Unidentified miscreants cut through the iron grille of Tripursundri temple in South Kashmir’s Devsar area before decamping with cash vault and other valuables in the wee hours today. In a complaint to the More...

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By Editor On Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
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New facilities introduced at Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura | Business Standard News

The famous Banke Bihari Temple in Vridavan may soon be centrally air-conditioned, officials of the shrine said today. Looking at the number of pilgrims especially on Saturdays and Sundays and during festivals, More...

By Editor On Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
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Sabarimala disallows chartered accountants’ meet at temple | Business Standard News

The Sabarimala temple management in Kerala has disallowed a three-day ‘residential meeting’ of chartered accountants after the organisers made “all arrangements” and posted the invitation More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
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Understanding Islamic destruction of Hindu temples

Little discussed or highlighted is the psychosocial aspect that accompanied most of, if not all, the instances wherein Hindu temples were destroyed. As Jonsson (2006) points out: When “Muslim invaders broke and More...

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By Editor On Thursday, June 30th, 2016
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Islamic State men wanted to plant beef at temple, spark riots during Ramadan in Hyderabad | Zee News

Hyderabad/New Delhi: A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busted an alleged Islamic State (IS) terror module in Hyderabad by arresting five suspected sympathisers and detaining six others, a report More...

By Editor On Wednesday, June 29th, 2016
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5-star hotel employee held for temple theft – Times of India

An employee of a well-known hotel in south Delhi has been arrested for stealing jewellery from a temple in New Friends Colony. The theft was caught in a CCTV camera installed at the temple. Police said that More...