Tweet The Tamil Nadu government claims to be secular but has been treating Hindu institutions and temples differently compared to institutions of other religions.  The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department administers 36,425 temples, 56 mutts, 47 temples belonging to mutts, 1721 specific endowments and 189 trusts.  The department claims to be watching over all religious institutions [...]

Tweet By Linda Brock Goa is known for its beautiful beaches Panaji, Goa (CHAKRA) — Gomantak Mandir and Dharmik Sanstha is the new name of approximately 300 temple boards that have come together from all eleven talukas in the state of Goa, to deal with cases of thefts and desecrations in Hindu temples across the state.   The manner [...]

Tweet Ranchi, Jarkhand (CHAKRA) — The BJP Party has given support to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad  (VHP) supporters who are protesting against the demolition of 39 Hindu temples which are constructed on government land. The shutdown of such a sponsorship has been openly stated by the VHP party which the backing of BJP officials.  Raghubar Das, [...]

Tweet By Antony Thomas Thousands of Temples have been destroyed or converted into Mosques in Pakistan since partition Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – After numerous reports of Gurdwara land being snatched and sold by radical groups in Pakistan, a piece of land owned by a temple is now being seized unfairly by a fundamental organization—Jeay Sindh.  [...]