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Stopping Rath Yatra After Much Delay Not Fair, Says LoP; Jagannath Temple Servitor…
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Naik on Thursday said that stopping Rath Yatra after so much delay is not fair.
He blamed the Odisha government for lack of clarity on the…
Hindu Body Files PIL In SC, Challenging Provision In 1991 Place of Worship Act
New Delhi: A Hindu body has filed a petition in Supreme Court challenging a provision of the 1991 law that provides for maintaining “religious character” of holy structures as it existed on…
All Places Of Worship, Shopping Malls To Remain Closed In Odisha Till June 30
Bhubaneswar: All religious places/places of worship for the public will continue to remain closed in Odisha till June 30 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Chief secretary,…
Rukmini Vivah To Be Performed In Jagannath Temple In Puri Today
Puri: The celestial marriage of Shree Madan Mohan, the living representative of Lord Jagannath, and Devi Rukmini will be solemnised on Jagannath temple premises in Puri on Tuesday.
The…
Allahabad High Court: Only Human Voice Allowed For Azaan, Not Loudspeaker
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court (HC) has ruled that azaan can be recited by a muezzin from minarets of the mosque only by human voice, without using any amplifying device or loudspeaker.…
Babri Masjid Case: Deadline Extended, SC Asks CBI Court To Deliver Verdict By Aug. 31
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for a special CBI court in Lucknow to deliver the verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
The top court had ordered the special…
BJP Asks MLA To Show Cause For Saying, ‘Don’t Buy Vegetables From…
Lucknow: The BJP has asked its Uttar Pradesh MLA Suresh Tiwari to show cause for allegedly asking people not to buy vegetables from Muslim vendors. He has been given a week to reply.
BJP…
Scantily-Dressed Women To Blame For Coronavirus Pandemic, Says Pak Cleric
Islamabad: Pakistani cleric Maulana Tariq Jameel has identified “scantily dressed women” as one of the reasons for the spread of novel coronavirus in his country.
According to ANI, Jameel…
Rukuna Rath Yatra In Bhubaneswar Doubtful Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
Bhubaneswar: Amid the lockdown imposed across the country because of Coronavirus, Rukuna Yatra celebrations slated for April 1 in the state seem improbable.
However, the construction of…
Assam Woman Donates Land, Houses To Lord Jagannath
Puri: Rameswari Devi, an elderly woman from Sunitpur village in Assam's Tezpur district, has decided to donate all her property including land and three houses to Lord Jagannath.
Though…