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No one should give communal angle to killing of priests in UP's Bulandshah
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 28 (ANI): Condemning the murder of two priests at a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressing concern that no one should give c
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Two priests found murdered at Bulandshahr temple, accused held; CM Yogi se
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Bodies of two priests were found at a temple, allegedly murdered, in Pagona village of Bulandshahr, police said on Tuesday.
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Baba Kedar's 'doli' leaves for Kedarnath Dham
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], April 26 (ANI): Kedarnath's chief priest along with others departed with Baba Kedarnath's 'doli' for Gaurikund on Sunday morning.
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Priests, staff at Madurai's Meenakshi Temple screened for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 24 (ANI): All priests and employees at the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here were tested for coronavirus, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Kedarnath temple's Chief Priest in quarantine for 14 days
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 20 (ANI): The Chief Priest of Kedarnath temple has been put under quarantine for 14 days along with five others.
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Priest, 6 others arrested for holding Mass in Kerala Church
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 15 (ANI): Police arrested and later released on bail a priest of the Stella Maris Church in Willingdon Island here on Wednesday morning for allegedly gathering people and celebrating Holy Mass, in defiance of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
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Priests at Siddhi Vinayak Mandir in Mumbai light diyas after PM Modi's app
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to ligth diyas for nine minutes on Sunday to mark the fight against coornavirus, priests at Shri Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Mandir in Mumbai lit earthen lamps.
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Lockdown : Union Minister Sarangi requests Odisha CM to provide financial
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting him to provide financial assistance to priests in the state after most temples were closed amid national lockdown.
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COVID-19: Kerala priest arrested for conducting holy mass
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): A priest of Nithya Sahaya Matha Church, Chalakudi--father Poli Padayatty who conducted holy mass on Monday was arrested by the police for violating the guidelines issued by authorities in the wake of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Kashi Vishwanath Temple to remain closed for devotees till March
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): In the wake of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, Kashi Vishwanath Temple to remain closed for devotees from March 21 till March 24. However, routine prayers by priests would continue.
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COVID-19: Priests perform Bhasma Aarti at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple as
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak in the country, the priests at the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain continued with their ritual of performing 'Bhasma Aarti,' in the morning even as the temple remained closed for devotees on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus: Do not kiss Holy Cross, says Archbishop Goa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Saturday issued an advisory, directing people not to kiss the Holy Cross and urged priests to purify their hands with sanitisers.
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