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Calcutta High Court denies to curb animal sacrifice in Goddess Kali temple, says practices in East India differ from those in North India

OpIndia Staff - 30 October, 2024

Calcutta High Court refused to give any interim relief and referred the matter to the chief justice's bench.

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UP: Muslims oppose renovation of a Shiv Temple in Unnao citing problems for namaz in a nearby mosque, police evade answering OpIndia’s questions

श्रवण शुक्ल - 21 October, 2024

The SHO claimed that there was no controversy regarding the renovation of the temple in the Muslim-dominated village.

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Andhra Pradesh: CM Chandrababu Naidu orders investigation into Sri Ramalayam chariot burning

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2024

Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu asked officials to provide him with real-time updates on the progress of the inquiry into the burning of Sri Ramalayam chariot.

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Gujarat: Seven including Hussain, Asif, Sahil pelt stones on Ganesha mandap, deface idol, raise Islamic flag on temple, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2024

Gujarat police arrested Maulana Ghulam Hussain Jafar, Asif Sumra Padhiyar, Sahil Ramzan, Hanif Jusan and three minors.

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Kerala govt denies DK Shivakumar’s allegations of tantriks performing black magic with animal sacrifice against Karnataka govt, Rajaraeswara Temple board also denies

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2024

Kerala government said that no animal sacrifice rituals have happened in or near the temple, as alleged by DK Shivkumar

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Kerala: CPI(M) workers put up hoarding covering saffron flags at Attukal Temple during Pongala festival, Hindu activists tear it down leading to clashes with...

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2024

Tension in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram after Communists covered saffron flags at Attukal temple with a hoarding, and then Hindus tore down the hoarding

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Haryana: Rs 5 lakh cash, gold and silver items worth Rs 6.50 lakh stolen from Panchkula’s Chandi Mata temple, incident recorded on CCTV camera

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2024

Thieves stole about Rs 5 lakh and jewellery (gold and silver) worth several lakhs from Chandi Mata temple in Panchkula.

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London: Hindu temple of Sri Lankan Tamils desecrated, witness suspects India’s support to Israel in war against Hamas may have motivated attacker

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2024

The man broke out in anger and threw one of the murtis (idols) out of he sancum sanctorum and smashed a diya (oil lamp) which was lit in the sanctum sanctorum.

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