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He used the same modus operandi, conducted "rituals" and also used items like stones and tamarind seeds for intimidation and "divine invocation". Kharat, currently in police custody, is facing 12 criminal cases in Ahilya Nagar and Nashik city, including eight for sexual assault. The SIT has recorded statements of 30 witnesses and victims so far, said IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who heads the SIT, on Tuesday. "During questioning, it came to light that the accused exploited the faith of victims ...Read More >
Nashik: Self-proclaimed godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat, already in jail, was on Thursday arrested in a third case of rape and sent to five-day police custody. Kharat, who was produced via video link before a court in Nashik district, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer, reported PTI. Kharat was first arrested on March 18 by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) following a police complaint by a 27-year-old woman who alleged she was re ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre, while defending its stand in the ongoing hearing in the Sabarimala Case, told the Supreme Court that Hinduism not only treats women as equals but also places them on a pedestal much higher than men. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was presenting the Centre's case before the apex court. The nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing the petition related discriminated against women at religious places, including the famous Sabarimala temple. The Solicitor General cited variou ...Read More >
Anant Ambani has pledged financial support to the Ganga Spine Injury Foundation in Coimbatore to provide free, multidisciplinary rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients. Anant Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries, has extended financial backing to the Ganga Spine Injury Foundation (GSIF) in Coimbatore to expand access to structured rehabilitation for individuals living with spinal cord injuries. The initiative, announced ahead of Ambani's birthday on April 10, is aimed at e ...Read More >
Leh, Apr 9: Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, chaired a high-level meeting with venerable Rinpoches, monks from various monasteries, government officials and concerned stakeholders, to review the arrangements for the upcoming Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of Lord Buddha in Leh and Zanskar. His Eminence Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche, His Eminence Palga Rinpoche, His Eminence Stakna Rinpoche, Ven Sanghasena from Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (M ...Read More >
Puri: Srimandira Ratnabhandar has reopened today. After the ongoing inventory, the inventory count of the external chamber will begin. As per reports, in the second phase, the inventory of the external chamber will be done. Yesterday, 20 percent of the inventory was completed. The inventory will be done for 4 days this week and 4 days next week. During this, the rituals of the deities will continue as it is. However, some arrangments have been made. The darshan of the devotees to the Lord ha ...Read More >
Indore: The disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district is essentially a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, and this historical monument cannot be a mosque, the Hindu side told the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday. The Hindu petitioners submitted before the HC's Indore bench that historical records and the report of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)'s scientific survey of the disputed complex, carried out on the court's 2024 order, clearly support its claim. Th ...Read More >
A selected team of servitors, gemologists and goldsmiths entered the sacred treasury at 11.30 am, along with Ratna Bhandar Committee chairman Justice Biswanath Rath, and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's chief administrator, Arabinda Padhee. The inventory exercise, the first in 48 years, had begun on March 25 for the daily-use ornaments of the deities. "During the first phase, the entire process was documented through videography, photography, and 3D mapping to ensure transparency. A dig ...Read More >
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a man after a video showing him consuming alcohol on a boat in the Ganga river in Varanasi surfaced online. Officials identified the accused as Arjun Rajbhar, who works as a boat decorator. According to police, the video showed two men consuming intoxicants while riding a boat. Gaurav Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police, said, "A complaint was received at the Bhelupur police station and a case was registered. One of the accused has been identifi ...Read More >
Nashik: Self-styled "Captain" and godman Ashok Kharat not only allegedly cheated people financially, but it has now come to light that he also subjected women to inhuman sexual exploitation in the name of "energy and peace." According to the information received, 11 more women victims have come forward and levelled serious allegations of sexual assault against Kharat. With this, the scope of the case has now expanded significantly. The SIT will verify all these complaints and take further action ...Read More >
Puri: The counting and inventory of the Ratna Bhandar in Sri Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri will be completed before 'Snana Yatra', said state Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan. The ongoing exercise, which resumed on Wednesday, will be carried out in a phased manner to ensure thorough verification and documentation before the ritual. "The efforts are meant to ensure completion of the inventory and counting of the Ratna Bhandar before the Snana Yatra," the Minister said. He said the exerci ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 8 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Wednesday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in judicial custody till April 21 in a second rape case in which he allegedly sexually exploited a woman on multiple occasions since 2020 under the guise of religious rituals. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the cases against him, produced Kharat in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani as his police custody in the second case ended on We ...Read More >
Puri, Apr 8 (PTI) The second phase of the inventory of the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar commenced on Wednesday, officials said. A selected team of servitors, gemologists and goldsmiths entered the sacred treasury at 11.30 am, along with Ratna Bhandar Committee chairman Justice Biswanath Rath, and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's chief administrator, Arabinda Padhee. The inventory exercise, the first in 48 years, had begun on March 25 for the daily-use ornaments of the deities. ...Read More >
Puri: The inventory and verification of ornaments of the Ratna Bhandar at the Jagannath Temple began Monday, with a special team entering the shrine. The process marks the second phase of the inventory of Lord Jagannath's treasury. Justice Biswanath Rath and Shree Jagannath Temple's chief administrator, Arabinda Padhee, were among those present. The exercise is being carried out in the presence of officials, including the district collector, superintendent of police, authorised servitors, RBI ...Read More >
Puri: The second phase of the inventory of the Ratna Bhandar at Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri will commence at 11:30 am on Wednesday and continue through Saturday, April 11, with additional sessions scheduled for April 13 and from April 16 to 18. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator Arabinda Padhee announced the schedule on Tuesday, noting that the process has been carefully planned to avoid weekends and major festival days in view of heavy influx of devote ...Read More >
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, flanked by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, performed 'bhoomi puja' for the much-awaited redevelopment of the historic Gnana Saraswati temple in Basar of Nirmal district on Monday (April 6). Basar, an abode of Goddess Saraswati, is renowned for 'Aksharabhyasam (initiation into learning). The temple town, located on the banks of the Godavari, is set to host the Godavari Pushkaralu (the once-in-12-year event to worship the river), in June 2027. As p ...Read More >
PURI: The second phase of the Ratna Bhandar inventory will commence on Wednesday, informed chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Arabinda Padhee here. Padhee on Tuesday said the inventory process will be carried out till Saturday, resume again for a day on April 13, and continue for three days from April 16 to 18. The schedule has been structured to avoid Saturdays, Sundays and festival days, considering the heavy influx of devotees. In this phase, the contents of ...Read More >
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): National president of the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), Pravin Togadia, visited the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar on Tuesday amid an ongoing satyagraha by the Hindu community. Questioning the offering of namaz at the site, Togadia said the place showed clear evidence of a Hindu temple and asserted that Hindus must be given uninterrupted rights to worship. Hundreds of devotees gathered in the morning, recited the Hanuman Chalisa collectively ...Read More >
Puri: Preparations for the annual Rath Yatra gathered pace as the Akshaya Trutiya, falling on April 20, will mark the commencement of chariot construction for Lord Jagannath and the start of the 21-day Bahar Chandan Yatra. The final ritual schedule (Niti Nirghanta) for the auspicious day was approved at a meeting of the Chhatisha Nijog held at the Shree Jagannath Temple office under the chairmanship of Chief Administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee. The schedule, finalised by the Niti Sub-Committee, ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Nita Ambani, the founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, visited the Maa Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati to offer her prayers to goddess Kamakhya on Tuesday. Maa Kamakhya or Kameswari is the renowned Goddess of Desire whose famous shrine is located in Guwahati. It is considered the most sacred and the oldest of the 51 Shakti Peethas on earth. Also Read | UCLA's Tiana Sumanasekera Viral Bollywood Routine: Sri Lankan-American Gymnast Hits Career-High ...Read More >
Dhar, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) National President of the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (International Hindu Council), Pravin Togadia, visited the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar on Tuesday amid an ongoing satyagraha by the Hindu community. "How can namaz be performed at a place where clear evidence of a Hindu temple exists? The Mughal era is over. The current governments are committed to protecting religious rights. Hindus must be given full, uninterrupted right to worship ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Backing the restriction on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the issue falls squarely within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and lies beyond the scope of judicial review. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant that if there is something unscientific, the remedy is with ...Read More >
Ranchi: Almost 20 days after a 13-year-old girl from Jakhratand village in Ranchi district was murdered on March 13, her foster brother and father have been arrested, police said.The accused were identiifed as Rahul Pathak and his father Subodh, a priest.The girl's father, who is a widower and physically challenged, gave away the girl to Subodh when she was five-year old. But no legal adoption process was followed, police added.On April 2, villagers alerted the police upon seeing some post-death ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 6: Telangana's famous Gnana Saraswati temple is to get a big facelift as Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday laid the foundation for the temple's expansion and development works to be undertaken at a cost of INR 225 crore. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and some other ministers, the Chief Minister performed Bhoomi Puja at the temple in Basara town of Nirmal district. Before performing Bhoomi Puja, the Chief Minister, along with his family mem ...Read More >
The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying the accused over a period of two years to "neutralise black magic" performed by a relative, an official said. According to the complaint, the family's ordeal began in January 2024 when they met Shetty at an event, and on learning about their financial struggles, he convi ...Read More >
Thane: A Thane-based family allegedly lost ₹1.66 crore over two years after a man posing as a priest convinced them to spend on black magic rituals, police said. A case has been registered, and efforts are underway to trace the accused, who is currently absconding. The Kasarwadavali Police have booked the accused under provisions of the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act. According to the police, the family ...Read More >
Nashik, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the CDR leak in the Ashok Kharat case will be probed, while the arrested self-styled godman's assets will be investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after social activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. She also claimed she received Kharat's CDR on WhatsApp from ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): The magnificent abode of goddess Saraswati in South India and popular centre for "Aksharabhyasam", Basara Gnana Saraswati Temple is set to get a big facelift. Established by the sage Veda Vyasa, the famous temple in Telangana dedicated to the "three Goddesses" will captivate the hearts of devotees even more deeply with the addition of a towering "Rajagopuram "(main tower), a sacred pond, an enhanced Northern Gateway, and meditation halls. All these ...Read More >
THANE: A family from Thane district, Maharashtra, was allegedly defrauded of over Rs 1.66 crore by a man who preyed on their fear of "black magic," promising divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday.According to officials, the Kasarvadavali police registered a first information report (FIR) on April 2 against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in Mumbai. The family alleged that over a span of two years, Shetty manipulated them into paying large sums o ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
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