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Jain community demands BMC rebuild demolished parts of Vile Parle temple, engineers’ union questions official’s transfer

April 22, 2025 12:05 am

Mumbai Municipal Engineers’ Union questioned the administration’s decision to transfer assistant municipal commissioner Navnath Ghadge, under whose jurisdiction the temple was demolished

Priest arrested for stealing jewellery from Jain temple in Chennai

July 18, 2022 12:49 pm

The police said the accused, Vijay Rawal, hailed from Valsad in Gujarat. He stole the jewellery with the help of a person named Mahendran, who is on the run, they said.

Bombay HC allows dining halls in Jain temples to open with restrictions during nine-day Ayambil Oli

October 22, 2020 9:19 am

The court said it was allowing them to serve food on Ayambil Oli Tap following Covid-19 protocols. It, however, said the court had no intention to interfere with the government policies.

Jains welcome Supreme Court move but want Maharashtra to reopen all temples

August 22, 2020 9:56 am

The state government has said while it will implement the apex court’s order, there were no plans of allowing further relaxation to any religious place in Maharashtra.

Pray at home: Bombay HC on opening Jain temples for Paryushan

August 15, 2020 4:40 am

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Surendra P Tavade was hearing a PIL by the Association for Aiding Justice – filed through advocate Dipesh Siroya.

Cannot let Jain temples open for festival in August owing to Covid-19: Maharashtra tells HC

August 14, 2020 8:38 pm

The state government said that its machinery is overburdened and it can expect from the responsible citizens not to make such demands and, therefore, it cannot allow the situation to become “so critical that it goes out of hand”.

Pakistan: Historic Jain temple demolished in Lahore

February 12, 2016 5:05 pm

In violation of the Lahore High Court's order to suspend all work on the line within 200 feet of buildings of historical value, the Punjab government on Thursday demolished the remains of the already damaged temple.

Interests of religious group can't supersede that of public, says HC

July 29, 2014 8:10 pm

The court said, "individual interest or smaller public interest must yield to larger public interest".

MP polls: EC notice to BJP nominee for giving money to temple

November 13, 2013 3:13 pm

The commission has given time to Sarang till 11.30 AM on November 15 to reply to its notice.

Items worth Rs 4.7 lakh stolen from Jain temple

June 01, 2013 4:12 am

Items worth Rs 4.7 lakh was stolen from a Jain temple at Halol town in Panchmahals district on Thursday night.

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