Chennai, July 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has launched a major exercise to appoint non-hereditary trustees to 8,193 temples administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, calling for applications from eligible candidates across the state. The move, announced by the HR&CE Department on Tuesday, is aimed at strengthening the administration of temples that do not have hereditary trustees.The appointments will be made under Section 49(1) of the Tami…
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Paris, May 19 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has strongly condemned the brutal attack on devotees and the vandalism of a shrine in Bangladesh, warning that the failure of authorities to prevent such violence and hold those responsible accountable is emboldening extremist groups.Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said that the attack on devotees at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali Baghdadi in Dhaka, along with the violent assault on devotees attending a peaceful wee…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government on Tuesday dismissed as ‘false, misleading and baseless’ reports and social media claims suggesting that it was planning to introduce a gold monetisation scheme for temple trusts and religious institutions across the country.The Ministry of Finance, in an official clarification, said certain media reports and social media posts were falsely claiming that the Centre was planning to issue gold bonds to temples in exchange for temple gold reserves or had appr…