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Chilkur Balaji temple head priest attacked in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, the head priest of the Chilkur Balaji temple Rangarajan was allegedly physically attacked and manhandled by a group of people who claimed to be ‘working to establish…
- India
Maha: ISKCON priest beaten for sending lewd texts to woman
An ISKCON priest identified as Suddhdas Sewa was brutally beaten up in Maharashtra’s Palghar district following allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sending obscene messages to a woman. The priest was thrashed at…
- India
Police disperses Yati Narsinghanand’s supporters trying to hold ‘mahapanchayat’
Ghaziabad: Police on Sunday, October 13 dispersed controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand’s supporters, who wanted to hold a ‘mahapanchayat’ outside the Dasna temple in his favor. The administration did not permit the ‘mahapanchayat’…
- India
UP: Temple priest found brutally murdered after reporting repeated thefts
Bhadohi: A 75-year-old priest of an ancient Hanuman temple located in Suriyawa area here was found murdered on Monday in his room with his throat slit, police said. Many bells and donation…
- India
Tamil Nadu: 70-yr-old priest held for sexually assaulting minor inside temple
In a disturbing incident, a 70-year-old priest has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl inside the Bhagavathi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. According to the complaint filed…
- India
Priest in Uttar Pradesh molests minor; thrashed, arrested
A temple priest was arrested on charges of molesting a seven-year-old child in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. The incident occurred on Monday, September 2. However, before being arrested, the priest was beaten…
- India
Attire colour of Ram temple priests changes from saffron to yellow
Ayodhya: The priests at the Ram temple here have changed their attire and have been banned from carrying mobile phones to the shrine, according to officials of the temple trust. Till now…
- India
Ayodhya: Ram temple’s roof leaking after heavy showers, says chief priest
Ayodhya: Water was leaking from the roof of the sanctum sanctorum at the Ram temple here after the first heavy showers since it was opened to the public, chief priest of Ram…
- World
Places of worship attacked in Russia; priest, 7 security personnel killed
Moscow: Two Orthodox churches, a synagogue, and a traffic police station in Russia’s Dagestan region were attacked on Sunday, leaving a priest and at least seven security personnel, including six local policemen,…
- India
Church threatens to oust priests over non-compliance with uniform Holy Mass directive
Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Church has threatened to oust from the Catholic Church those priests who do not comply with its directive to celebrate a uniform Holy Mass in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese starting…
- India
Priest flees Ashram after raping minor in Bihar, nabbed
A priest of an Ashram was arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl. The priest had fled after committing the crime but was later caught in the Asragant area of the Munger…
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Can local priest give CAA eligibility certificate?
The eligibility certificate is one of the important documents needed by an applicant under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules. Although the rules do not mention which authority or body can issue…
- India
MP: 13 priests injured in fire in ‘garba griha’ of Mahakal Temple in Ujjain
Ujjain: Thirteen priests were injured in a fire that broke out in the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Monday during ‘bhasma aarti’, an official said. The blaze took place…
- News
It will be joyous moment: Ram Temple priest over reports of Advani attending Jan 22 event
Ayodhya: The chief priest of the Ram temple in Ayodhya Friday welcomed BJP stalwart L K Advani’s decision to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22…
- World
Christian priest who converted to Islam performs Haj on King’s invitation
Ibrahim Richmond, a former Christian priest from South Africa, who converted to Islam recently, was invited to perform Haj this year by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Richmond accepted Islam…
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