KPs hope Omar will keep his promise on Temple bill`s passage

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 00:47

Migrant Kashmiri Pandits expressed hope that CM Omar Abdullah would keep his promise to enact the law providing for preservation of Hindu temples, shrines and religious places in J&K.

RBI query on temples` gold stocks sparks protest in Kerala

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 16:06

Some right-wing Hindu outfits in Kerala have come out in the open against the Reserve Bank, which had written letters to some of the leading Hindu temples in the state last month seeking to collect data on the gold or bullion reserves with them.

RBI query on gold stock in temples evokes Hindu outfits` ire

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 16:06

A query issued by Reserve Bank of India to major temple boards in Kerala asking them to provide details of their gold stocks has evoked ire of Hindu outfits in the state.

PIL filed in HC on treating temple priests as govt employees

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 21:39

A retired temple `archaka` has filed a PIL in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking to declare all temple workers including priests as government employees and provide them service benefits, such as pension.

`Temples destroyed in Goa by Portuguese were not Hindu`

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 14:07

Temples destroyed by proselytizing 15th century Portuguese colonials were not Hindu places of worship but belonged to "independent cults and religions which were often at war with each other".

KPC demands early enactment of Hindu Temple Bill, meets Governor

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 19:31

Kashmiri Pandit Conference (KPC) organisation advocating cause of displaced Kashmiri Hindus called on JK Governor NN Vohra and demanded enactment of Hindu Temples, Shrines and Religious Places Bill.

Abolish paid darshan in temples: Hindu Munnani to govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 15:34

Hindu Munnani on Wednesday demanded abolition of all paid `darshans` in Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu and warned of a `dharma yudh` (war for justice) to press for it.

Pak Hindu community urges Lahore govt to refurbish dilapidated temples

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 13:42

Hindu community in Pakistan has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, seeking directions to refurbish temples, including the famous Jain Mandir.

500 Hindu temples damaged in North during war with LTTE

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 16:12

More than 500 Hindu temples in Sri Lanka were damaged during the war with LTTE and the Tamil National Alliance has demanded that these be reconstructed.