Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): Responding to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's letter over the issue of reopening of places of worship in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said his Hindutva does not need verification from Koshyari.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 1 (ANI): Odisha Government has issued guidelines for Unlock 5 as per which places of worship to remain closed for public till October 31 and so as Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment complexes, theatres, auditoriums and assembly halls.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday said that recent incidents of attacks on Hindu temples are all standalone incidents, and an attempt to link them all to spin the narrative is wrong.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): Former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to scrap the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 -- brought by the then Congress government -- and rebuild the te
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): A bomb squad has been ordered to check places of worship in the light of increasing incidents of attacks on them in Andhra Pradesh.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang has issued orders to the SPs of all districts to check and verify the security measures at all temples and places of worship across the state.
Mylapore (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 4 (ANI): Following state government's permission to open places of worship from September 1 as part of relaxations in restrictions imposed against COVID-19, mosques across Tamil Nadu offered first Friday prayers after months.
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 1 (ANI): All places of worship including temples, mosques, and churches in Rameshwaram were opened on Tuesday following the permission given by the Tamil Nadu government on August 31.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has sought the opening of all the temples, gurudwaras, ashrams and other places of worship in the country with all the COVID-19 related precautions in place.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 11 (ANI): Worship in religious places in Haryana's Gurugram district will be permitted to resume from tomorrow after COVID-induced lockdown, as long as operators of these places comply with the prescribed terms and conditions.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday advised people not to visit temples, mosques and other places of worship during the coming festival season.