According to local authorities, a small Buddhist temple in Thailand is now without any monks after they were all expelled for failing drug tests. In the northern province of Phetchabun, four monks, including the abbot, tested positive for methamphetamine, an official told the news agency. The raid occurs in the midst of a nationwide effort … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued 100 visas to Hindu pilgrims from India for visiting their religious sites in the country. The Indian Hindu pilgrims are visiting Pakistan to participate in the 314th birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahi at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, Sindh from 22 November to … Read more
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Sikh temple in Kabul. At least two people killed and seven injured, officials say. Attack comes as part of a wave of violence targeting minorities and sites of worship. Officials say an attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, killed at … Read more
In Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, a speech and hearing impaired Muslim father and son have been caring for a Shiva temple for years, setting an example of communal cooperation in the valley. Nisar Ahmad Alai and his father have been caring for Gopi Tirith Shrine, a small Shiva temple in Srinagar’s Zabarwan hills, for more … Read more
The Shri Sadhu Bela Teerath Asthan near Sukkur is considered to be the most beautiful and largest Hindu place of worship in Pakistan. Together with the Hanglaj Mata Mandir and the Shri Katas Raj Mandir, it is also regarded as one of the three most revered places of Hinduism in the country. Located in an … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday by the consent of representatives of Hindu and Sikh communities allowed Sikhs to perform their religious rituals at an allocated premises inside Karachi’s Swaminarayan Temple. While disposing of a five-year old matter a two-member SHC bench headed by senior judge Justice Irfan Sadat, held that both petitioner and … Read more
The verdict on Babri Mosque land in Ayodhya, was announced today by Supreme Court of India that the ownership of disputed religious site will be given to Hindus for the construction of a temple. According to details, The five-judge bench, in a unanimous decision over the Babri Mosque site, asked the government to set up … Read more
