Tag: Temple
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7 dead, 12 injured in stampede during temple ceremony in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami expressed anguish over the loss of lives in the incident.
April 22, 2019 -
Shashi Tharoor suffers head injuries while performing ritual at Kerala temple
While Tharoor was sitting on one of the pans of the weighing scale, the hook came off and fell on his head, the party sources said.
April 15, 2019 -
This video of a dog ‘singing’ Kirtan with devotees in a temple has left people spellbound
Though considered man’s best friend, some believe that dogs are ‘impure’ and thus undeserving of entry to a holy place.
April 14, 2019 -
Pre-poll angst
Instead of building the temple to woo the Hindus, the BJP decided to play the caste card which it thought would be as useful as the temple card in winning over voters.
January 26, 2019 -
Rahul Gandhi begins Chambal tour with prayers at temple
Congress president Rahul Gandhi embarked on a two-day tour of Gwalior-Chambal region in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh with a temple visit in Datia district.
October 15, 2018 -
Sabarimala issue: Shiv Sena threatens mass suicide if women allowed to enter temple
Shiv Sena’s Kerala unit threatened to stage mass suicides if women in 10-50 age group were granted permission to enter Sabarimala temple in the state.
October 13, 2018 -
Temple in UP’s Hamirpur ‘cleansed’ after entry of woman BJP MLA
The temple located in Muskara Khurd of Vikaskhand village in Bundelkhand’s Hamirpur was visited by Manisha Anuragi, the BJP MLA from Rath, on 12 July.
July 30, 2018 -
‘Meat thrown at temple’ rumour creates tension in Bengal
Tension prevailed in Chaltaberia area of Duttapukur in North 24 Parganaas district in West Bengal during Holi celebrations on Friday after rumours of meat being thrown at a temple began doing rounds. The police could not verify the rumours. The Indian Express reported that Rapid Action Force (RAF) was deployed and a restrictions imposed under...
March 3, 2018 -
After CM Mamata Banerjee security breach, SP’s temple visit raises eyebrows
After a security breach at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s public rally at Hemtabad in North Dinajpur on 22 February created a flutter that also led to high-level investigations being launched and some police personnel being suspended, the Superintendent of Police of North Dinajpur, Shyam Singh, today offered Puja at a Kali temple very near the...
February 28, 2018 -
Rs. 1 crore heist at Shiva temple in Haryana
Thieves took away jewellery and valuables worth nearly Rs. 1 crore from a historic Shiva Temple in Haryana’s Panchkula district, police said on Monday. The theft took place in Saketri on the intervening night of February 18-19. The entire theft was caught on CCTV. “The thieves broke open locks of the temple and took away...
February 19, 2018 -
8-year-old boy dies as temple wall collapses in UP
An 8-year-old boy was killed in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday when a wall of an overcrowded temple collapsed during the festival of Maha Shivaratri, police said. The deceased, identified as Ankit, was accompanied by his father Edal Singh who had gone to the temple for ‘jalabhishek’ (pouring water) on the Shivalinga at a...
February 14, 2018 -
Rahul’s temple visits is not communalism: Aiyar
Suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday said party president Rahul Gandhi’s visits to temples and assertion that he and his family members were “Shiv Bhakts” were not acts of communalism which, he alleged, was being propagated by the BJP. “If Rahul Gandhi regards himself and his family members as ‘Shiv Bhakts’ (devotees of...
February 5, 2018 -
Modi to visit Palestine as part of West Asia tour this week; lay temple’s foundation stone in UAE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave here later this week on a path-breaking visit to Palestine to reiterate India’s unwavering support to the cause of the Palestinians even as India deepens its engagement with Israel. Modi will thus become the first Indian PM to visit Palestine. ‘’It will be a stand-along visit to Palestine…we have...
February 5, 2018 -
2 killed, 4 injured in bee attack in Tamil Nadu
Two devotees were killed and four seriously injured after being stung by a swarm of bees at a temple in Jambai village, around 30 km from here, police said on Monday. The incident took place Sunday when some rituals were being performed prior to the building of a kitchen at the Muniappan temple. Many devotees...
February 5, 2018 -
Fire in Meenakshi Amman temple complex damages shops
At least 10 shops were damaged when a fire broke out in the complex of the famed Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai complex but there was no damage to the temple itself, said a fire service official. “We got information about the fire in shops near the 1,000 pillar mandapam in the temple....
February 3, 2018 -
Temple priest shot dead in Bihar
A temple priest has been shot dead in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said on Friday. Prawin Das, attached to the Ravidas temple in Sakhra village, was murdered on Thursday night. “Some locals said that an old dispute related to the temple land may be a factor behind the killing,” a police officer said.
January 19, 2018 -
Dalits seek police aid over temple entry
Harried Dalit families of Badgaon village have sought the intervention of Balikuda police to take action against the errant priests who have denied entry of Dalits to the Sankarswer temple. Meanwhile, Dalit Mahasangh has threatened to agitate if those who prevented entry of dalits to the temple are not arrested within a week. A handful...
January 18, 2018