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Coronavirus: Karnataka Board of Auqaf asks mosques to conclude Juma prayer
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf has issued an advisory to mosques, dargahs and other religious institutions, requesting them to conclude the Friday congregation in 15 minutes for
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Combating COVID-19: Punjab CM urges religious organisations to restrict ga
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday appealed to religious organisations and Dera heads to keep gatherings under 50 in support of the government's efforts to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Odisha govt asks religious institutions to adhere to COVID-19 prevention n
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Odisha government on Wednesday asked all religious institutions in the state to "strictly adhere to the coronavirus prevention norms issued by the state government".
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SC notice to UP govt on plea challenging management takeover of Kashi Vish
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition filed by a Lingiya brahmin family seeking restoration of day-to-day religious affairs at Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to them.
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Combating COVID-19: Punjab closes malls, local Kisan Mandis, museums till
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Punjab has closed down all shopping complexes, malls, museums, local weekly Kisan Mandis and advised all religious institutions, Dera heads to postpone their religious congregations till March 31 to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple restricts religious activities in view of C
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): 'Sankeertan' and distribution of 'Balbhog' have been banned at the cave tableau located in Bhandara and Janmasthan complex, as per an order issued by Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple authority.
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Possibility of illegal immigrants staying in religious places may not be r
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha there have been reports regarding presence of illegal immigrants in the country and that possibility of their staying in religious places may not be ruled out.
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Iran's religious assembly leader dies from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Mar 16 (ANI): A 78-year-old member of Iran's clerical body that chooses the country's supreme leader has died from the infection caused by the new coronavirus, the state media said.
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COVID-19: Chandigarh bans gatherings of over 100 till March 31
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Amid coronavirus threat, Chandigarh Administration on Monday banned all social, cultural, sports, political, religious, academic and family mass gatherings of 100 or more people till March 31.
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Plea against religious conversion withdrawn from Delhi HC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay on Friday withdrew the plea from Delhi High Court which sought a direction to take steps to control religious conversions by intimidating, threatening or deceivingly luring unwitting individuals with gifts or monet
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Pakistan using religious extremism to counter Baloch nationalism, say acti
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Baloch and other human rights activists from Pakistan held a protest outside the United Nations office here to draw the attention towards growing human rights violations and the spread of religious extremism in Balochistan.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeking direction to control religious conversion
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to take steps to control religious conversion by intimidating, threatening or deceivingly luring unwitting individuals with gifts or monetary benefits or by using miracles,
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