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One lakh from temple hundi robbed in Puducherry

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Unknown miscreants broke into a temple in Pondicherry and stole one lakh rupees from the hundi, causing a huge uproar in the area.

A large number of devotees visit Sengaluneer Amman temple on Villianur Main Road in Arumbarthapuram, Pondicherry, on a regular basis. It was customary to perform pooja both in the morning and evening at this temple. After completing the evening pooja on April 9th, the temple priest locked the temple and returned home.

As the priest returned the next morning to open the temple, he discovered that the side door was broken. Miscreants broke down the temple’s gate, smashed the hundi, and stole the money inside. Based on the complaint filed by the temple authority, Police and Forensic experts rushed to the scene. The CCTV footage of nearby houses was also checked to nab the criminals. The priest said the hundi would have contained money to the tune of one lakh rupees, donated by devotees. The incident where the temple hundi was looted has caused a great stir in the area.

(with inputs from Dinamalar)

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Miscreants chop down sandalwood tree in Pandeeswarar temple premises

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The cutting down of a sandalwood tree at the Pandeeswarar Swami Temple near Paramathivelur by unknown miscreants has created quite a stir in the area.

The Pandeeswarar temple located at Kuchipalayam near Pandamangalam in Paramathivelur taluka of Karur district. The temple, which is over a thousand years old, is one of the most well-known in the region. 15 years ago, a sandalwood tree was planted on the temple grounds.

There was a failed attempt last year to cut down the sandalwood tree in the temple premises. After that incident, the temple administration set up an iron pipe around the sandalwood tree to protect it from miscreants. In this situation, the 30 feet high sandalwood tree was cut down by mysterious persons yesterday. Devotees who came to the temple this morning were shocked to see the sandalwood being cut down. A complaint was lodged with the Kuchipalayam Police on behalf of the temple executive officer Kalaivani. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

Devotees in the area are shocked as mysterious people have cut down the sandalwood tree placed in the temple. They also demanded the immediate arrest and imprisonment of the culprits.

(with inputs from Kathir news)

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Fatwa issued to assuage Muslims that they can take COVID vaccine during Ramzan

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As Muslims across the world start the month of Ramzan fast, a Fatwa had to be issued that validates Muslims to take the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Islamic scholars had said this on Tuesday (13 April) as they appealed to Muslims to take the shots during the ‘roza’ period.

The fatwa was issued by the prominent Islamic seminary Farangi Mahal in Lucknow and it states COVID-19 vaccines can be taken during Ramzan.

Even UNICEF Sout Asia sent out a tweet supporting that the COVID-19 vaccine is Halal, although the makers of the vaccine have not received any Halal certification from any Islamic authority.

 

“The vaccine enters blood vessels and not the stomach. Therefore, taking it does not affect ‘roza’. Only because of ‘roza’, Muslims should not avoid taking the COVID-19 vaccine,” states the edict issued by Darul Ifta Farangi Mahal.

As per reports in Business Standard, the Islamic seminary had to issue a fatwa after a question was raised by one Abdul Rashid Kidwai, a resident of Madhya Pradesh who wanted the Islamic religious mandate if he could take the second vaccine shot as he had taken the first vaccine shot before the start of Ramzan.

That is why a Fatwa had to be issued to validate that believers will not violate any tenets of Islam by taking the dose during the Ramzan period.

Jammu and Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-Ul-Islam also Muslims who are fasting can have the Covid vaccine shot without worrying about it invalidating his fast and according to the Mufti “the vaccine does not have any nutritional value and is allowed to be administered during fasting”.

“The vaccine is not considered food or drink. It would not give a person the energy to fight hunger”, he said.

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Kerala Minority Welfare Minister K.T. Jaleel resigns after Lokayukta finds him guilty of nepotism

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Kerala Minister for Minority Welfare K.T. Jaleel submitted his resignation on Tuesday (April 13) to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, just days after the state Lokayukta found him guilty of favouritism and nepotism.

In a Facebook post written in Malayalam, K.T. Jaleel wrote that he had been a “victim of unwarranted media witch-hunt for the last two years.”

“Those who were vying for my blood can relax for a while. This is to inform you that I have handed over my resignation letter to the Chief Minister,” Jaleel said in his post.

Considered very close to Kerala care taker Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Jaleel found himself in trouble on Friday after the Lokayukta pronounced him guild of illegally appointing his second cousin as the General Manager of the Kerala State Minorities Finance Development Corporation.

He was also being investigated by various central government agencies like the National Investigation Agency, Enforcement Directorate, Customs Department for his alleged role in the Gold Smuggling Scam.

Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala asked why the Minister took 3 days to submit his resignation if he claimed to be a man of integrity. “He had to do this today as he had no other way out,” Chennithala said.

BJP state president K Surendran tweeted, “..Earlier, Lokayukta held that Mr. Jaleel has abused his official position to obtain favour for a kin. His partner in crime Mr.Vijayan should tender resignation.”

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Villagers along LoC rejoice as cross border firing comes down

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People living along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir have always been victims of cross border firing and shelling. The Pakistani military and terrorists routinely attacked border villages . To address this, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the two countries in 2003 despite which shelling continued to happen. The number of attacks had been on the rise since 2006.

However in 2019, the India’s Narendra Modi led government scrapped Article 370 and 35A that granted special status for Jammu and Kashmir and the state was divided into 2 territories – Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to which the Pakistan strongly objected. In response, there have been more than 5,000 ceasefire violations from the Pakistani side in the past year alone.

In this context, an agreement was reached between the Directors General of Military Operations of the two countries to fully comply with the Ceasefire Agreement from the night of February 24. Since then, cross-border raids have ceased. Infiltration across the border has also stopped. People who lived in fear of being bombed and shot at any moment, are now at peace. Children are able to go to school without fear. Men and women are taking care of their business..

After a long hiatus, in the villages adjoining the Poonch and Rajouri districts, weddings are being held with festive spirit. Absence of any firing and bombing for the last 46 days has given the people along the LoC a new hope.

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‘Periyarist’ goons vandalize Highways Department route board as it did not have EVR’s name

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Goons belonging to Dravida Viduthalai Kazhagam vandalized a route board of the Highways Department in Chennai as it did not have E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker’s name on it.

Originally called the Poonamallee High Road, it was renamed as EVR Periyar Salai during the AIADMK regime of D. M.G. Ramachandran. This road has been renamed as ‘Grand Western Trunk Road’ by the Tamil Nadu government.

DMK chief MK Stalin in a tweet said “Where did the caretaker government get its order to change the EVR Periyar Salai to Grand Western Trunk Road?” MDMK chief Vaiko too condemned the name change.

This board has now been smeared with black paint by goons belonging to the Dravida Viduthalai Kazhagam.

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TN Govt allows public worship at Madurai Temple for Chithirai Festival following protests

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On April 12, the general public and devotees protested at the Madurai Tamukkam ground, demanding permission for the Chithirai festival. Protesters were detained by the police. A video of a woman involved in the protest has gone viral on social media.

The woman said in the video, “Why does the government always go after temples first, bypassing the mall and the cinema theatre? What will happen to the temple-dependent families if the temples are closed? Who is going to feed them? How will they survive with 2500 rupees a year given by the government? The once-in-a-year Chithirai festival should be held this time. The festival supports 400 families. Their livelihood will be affected if the festival is canceled.”

Chithirai Festival is an annual celebration celebrated in the city of Madurai during the Tamil month of Chithirai. It lasts for one month of which the first 15 days mark the celebrations of the coronation of Goddess Meenakshi and the Marriage of Lord Sundareswara and Goddess Meenakshi, and the next 15 days mark the celebrations of the Journey of Lord Alagar from Kallazhagar temple in Alagar Koyil to Madurai.

Due to the pressure from devotees and the general public, the government agreed to allow Meenakshi Sundaresar’s wedding to take place in the presence of devotees. The government, on the other hand, refused to give permission for Kallalagar to be immersed in the Vaigai river.

 

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IMK lodges complaint to police against ‘Jesus Bless Tamil Nadu’ posters on Temple wall

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Mysterious posters of ‘Jesus bless Tamil Nadu’ were pasted on the temple walls across Tamil Nadu. This was condemned by various Hindu organizations and the general public. It has been alleged that Christian NGOs are behind these mysterious posters.

Following this, Indu Makkal Katchi(IMK) Chennai in-charge E.C. Kannan has written a complaint letter to the Chennai Police Commissioner.

It reads, “Posters of ‘Jesus bless Tamil Nadu’ have been pasted in temple walls in Chennai in a manner that it offends Hindus. The posters have been pasted without mentioning the address. We request you to find and arrest persons involved in such activities.”

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“PMK has no connection with the Arakkonam twin murders”: Investigation committee report

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The investigation committee led by retired IAS officer Sivakami has confirmed that neither the PMK nor any other party has any involvement in the twin murder case that happened in Arakkonam. This proved the statement of MLA Poovai Jaganmoorthy, who had said that the twin murder case had no casteism angle to it and that the opposition parties were trying to frame the PMK, to be true.

Poovai Jaganmoorthy, an MLA who belongs to the Puratchi Bharatham party from the AIADMK alliance, had initially said in a press meeting that neither the PMK nor any other party was involved in this issue and that it was merely an attempt by the opposition to frame them. He went on to say that the people of Arakkonam were always in support of the AIADMK, and that is why there had been successful campaigns there, as opposed to other constituencies. He added that the people will definitely teach conspirators a lesson.

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Hindu Munnani cadres protest at collector office

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The incident in which a member of the Hindu Munnani in Coimbatore was attacked by mysterious men has caused a great stir. Members of the Hindu Munnani staged a protest at the district collector’s office demanding appropriate action against the attackers.

Radhakrishnan, a native of Podanur  is the vice-president of the Hindu Munnani Ukkadam unit. He was attacked by mysterious men while riding a two-wheeler in Podanur on Sunday. He was admitted to the Government General Hospital in Coimbatore with serious injuries and is undergoing intensive treatment. The Podanur police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

Members of the Hindu Munnani protestested at the district collector’s office demanding action against the attackers. The group later called off the protest after police promised to take appropriate action against the attackers.

Earlier, the BJP National Women’s Team Secretary Vanathi Srinivasan visited the injured Radhakrishnan at the Government Hospital. She later told reporters that the BJP was similarly attacked by such mystery men in the past. She stated several instances of BJP officials being attacked in various places, especially those involved in the election process.

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