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Amid lockdown, Easter midnight prayers held without congregation at church
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 12 (ANI): The Easter midnight prayers were held at 'Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church' in Panaji without an assembled congregation keeping with the restrictions in place due to the nationwide lockdown.
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Karachi police official attacked over religious congregation restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 11 (ANI): An officer in-charge of Pirabad police station in Orangi Town locality here was attacked by a mob after authorities tried to restrict Friday congregational prayers.
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Nine arrested for offering prayers in mosque in Vadodara despite lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], April 10 (ANI): Nine people were arrested in Gujarat's Vadodara for offering prayers at a mosque despite lockdown in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Mosque-goers assault woman cop in Karachi for imposing coronavirus lockdow
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan] April 10 (ANI): Sharafat Khan, a woman police officer, was assaulted here by a group of mosque-goers when she tried to enforce the government's ban to visit Masjids and congregate for Friday prayers during COVID-19 outbreak.
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Churches in Kerala broadcast Good Friday services amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Wayanad/Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 10 (ANI): With visits to the church and other religious places suspended across the country, churches in Wayanad and Kochi conducted prayer services on the occasion of Good Friday.
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27 people booked in UP's Firozabad for violating social distancing norms,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): A case has been registered against 27 men, who were brought to Firozabad district hospital on April 4 for collection of samples, after they reportedly came in contact with Tablighi Jamaat returnees. They have been booked for "spitting on hosp
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Devotees maintain social distancing at temple in K'taka's Hubli
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], April 8 (ANI): Devotees maintained social distancing at a temple while offering prayers at a temple as a precautionary measure to avoid the spread of coronavirus.
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Dargahs, graveyards to remain closed during Shab-e-Barat in K'taka
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 8 (ANI): In order to adhere to the nationwide lockdown enforced to contain the coronavirus spread ahead of Shab-e-Barat, the Karnataka government has issued directions to close dargahs and graveyards, and to suspend congregational prayers.
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Naqvi urges Muslims to offer prayers at home on Shab-e-Barat, follow COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday directed the Central Waqf Board to ensure that there is no violation of lockdown on Shab-e-Barat festival on April 9 and people should offer prayers at their homes and maintain social distancing
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COVID-19: Police book Pak cleric, 6 others for violating govt order bannin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The Islamabad Police on Sunday booked former Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and six others for "disobeying a government order, spreading fear and inciting people against the state," despite a ban on prayer congregations imposed to prevent the spread
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2 Gujarat cops suspended for offering prayers at mosque
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Gujarat Police on Saturday suspended two cops for offering prayers at a mosque in Dang district of the state amid lockdown due to coronavirus spread in the country.
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Imam and his aide arrested for conducting prayers in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kasaragod (Kerala)[India], April 4 (ANI): Nileswaram police have arrested the Imam of a mosque and his aide for conducting prayers at the Arai Juma masjid in Madikkee Village, Kasaragod District.
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