Mizoram: EC accepts Christians’ demand to defer counting on Sunday, but what if Hindus had made a similar demand?
Mizoram erupted in celebrations Saturday (December 2) over the Election Commission (EC) bowing down to pressure from everyone in the state–political parties, church bodies and civil society organsiations–to defer the counting of votes scheduled for Sunday (December 3). Read more »
Mardol (Goa) : Publicity campaign for Mandir Parishad on 10th Dec gains traction
A delegation of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Gomantak Mandir Mahasangh recently called upon the Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod Sawant and invited him to attend the Goa State Level Mandir Parishad. The Hon’ble CM responded favourably. Read more »
UP: 9 arrested, 42 booked for running Christian conversion racket in Sonbhadra
The arrested accused have been identified as Jaiprabhu, Ajay Kumar, Chekka Emmanuel, Rajendra Kol, Chhotu alias Ranjan, Parmanand, Sohan, Prem Nath Prajapati, and Ram Pratap.
God Dhanwantari and term ‘Bharat’ in National Medical Commission’s new logo
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has modified its logo, dropping the national emblem and including the photo of God Dhanvantri – an avatar of Lord Vishnu who is referred to as the god of Ayurveda in the Puranas. Read more »
‘Convert to Islam or…’: bomb threat email sent to Bengaluru schools
A total of 48 schools in Bengaluru, were thrown into panic on Friday, December 1, after receiving bomb threat emails. The threatening email, sent on December 1, 2023, at 10:05 AM, contained ominous language and references to violent acts, creating a tense situation for the schools and the community. Read more »
Temple unity is necessary to protect Hindu culture! – Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Shri Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Shri Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj blessed the event and said, “It is the need of the hour to unite the temples to protect the Hindu culture. Although we are unable to attend the Parishad in person due to pre-planned events, we will send our message for the attendees.” Read more »
Kerala: Abdul Shemim accused of serving food cooked in toilet water to Sabarimala pilgrims
A food stall managed by a man named Abdul Shemim at Erumeli has been accused of serving food cooked in toilet water to Sabarimala pilgrims during the peak season of pilgrimage. Notably, Erumeli lies along the routes leading to the revered Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Read more »
The second ‘Maharashtra Mandir Parishad’ scheduled at Ozar, for the protection of temple culture!
Second ‘Maharashtra Mandir Parishad’ will be organized to bring together temple trustees, priests and devotees to preserve the divinity of temples through performing ritualistic worship in temples, conserving ancient temple culture, solving various problems of temples, and protection of traditions followed by temples. Read more »
Over 3,000 loudspeakers removed from public places in UP for norm violation
Over 3,000 loudspeakers or sound amplifiers installed at public and religious places in Uttar Pradesh were found to be violating prescribed norms, and were removed on Monday, a senior official said. Read more »
Second ‘Maharashtra Mandir Nyas Parishad’ organised in Ojhar for protection of temple-culture – Sunil Ghanwat, Coordinator, Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh
2nd ‘Maharashtra Mandir Nyas Parishad’ has been organised on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2023 at Shri Vighnahar Auditorium, Ojhar, Pune. Over 550 attendees including temple trustees, representatives, priests, advocates fighting for the protection of temples, scholars etc. from all over Maharashtra will participate in this parishad Read more »