PIL filed to recover 11,200 acre of land of Lord Jagannath | The Telegraph
Cuttack: A fresh PIL filed in Orissa High Court has brought into focus again the alleged inaction of the state government towards recovery of the land of Lord Jagannath of the Puri temple that had been encroached More...
‘Vacant temple lands could be unlocked for housing the poor’ | The Hindu
CHENNAI: The government lands locked up in slum tenements and vacant temple lands held by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department should be unlocked to provide affordable housing in More...
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...
Man tries to set self afire over temple land auction – The New Indian Express
GUNTUR: Mild tension prevailed in Mangalagiri when a person tried to immolate himself protesting the decision of endowments department to auction the temple lands, which his family has been tilling for along time More...
Cabinet Sub-Committee wants more income from temple lands – The Hindu
Bringing more temples under ‘Dhoopa, Deepa, Naivedyam’ scheme discussed. The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Endowments on Friday discussed at length several issues, including strengthening of the department, salaries More...
Special task force to protect temple lands
Hyderabad: The cabinet subcommittee, which was formed to strengthen the Endowments department and examine the proposal of paying the salaries of Archakas through the treasury, decided to set up a special task force More...