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"Systematic Pattern Of Desecration": India On Bangladesh Durga Puja Attack
India has written to Bangladesh's interim government today expressing "serious concern" over multiple attacks on temples, shrines and puja mandaps or pandals. The attacks include incidents of desecration, vandalism, robbery and defacement.
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2 Men Robbed Of Rs 50 Lakh At Gunpoint Near Delhi's Akshardham Temple: Cops
Two employees of a Ghaziabad-based chartered accountant were robbed of Rs 50 lakh at gunpoint near Akshardham Temple in east Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
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Video: Two Men On Horse Try To Steal Temple Donation Box, What Happened Next
In an unusual robbery attempt, two men arrived on a horse to steal a temple donation box in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, only to be chased away by the residents after dogs started barking.
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10 Kg Ghee, Idol's Crown Stolen From Temple In Delhi's Vasant Kunj: Cops
A crown atop the god's idol in a temple was stolen in the early hours of Saturday in the Vasant Kunj area of the national capital, Delhi Police said on Saturday.
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UP Temple Idols Returned By Thieves "Having Nightmares" About It
A gang of thieves have returned more than a dozen idols they stole from an ancient Hindu temple, saying they had been haunted by nightmares ever since the crime, according to police.
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Nearly 1.2 Million Stolen From Temple In Maharashtra
An estimated Rs 1.20 million was looted from the coffers of the famed Vajreshwari temple near Virar, around 75 km north of Mumbai, police said on Friday.
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Amputee Who Conquered Everest Says She Was 'Mocked' At Ujjain Temple
Arunima Sinha, the first amputee to scale Mount Everest and a former national-level volleyball player, said she was not allowed to enter one of the key shrines in Ujjain and was "mocked" about her disability. The athlete - whose leg was amputated after she was pushed out of a running train while resisting a robbery attempt six years ago -- broke do...
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$21,000 Looted From Gurdwara in Philippines
A gang of seven people took off with one million peso (about $21,000) worth of donations from the Philippines' Khalsa Diwan Indian Sikh Temple located in Manila in Paco district, a media report said today.
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Rs 20 lakh stolen from Kerala temple
About Rs 20 lakhs, including a box containing gold pendants, kept in the strongroom of the famous Srikurumba Bhagavathy temple at nearby Kodungallor in Kerala, was found missing this morning.
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Man sentenced to 249 years for 1991 US temple killings
A man convicted of killing nine people, including six monks, during a robbery at a Buddhist temple to which his mother and brother belonged was sentenced on Friday to 249 years in prison.
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Sagar: Jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh stolen from ancient temple
Gold and silver jewellery worth around Rs 15 lakh were allegedly stolen from the 17th century Patneshwar Dham Temple at Dhana village near Sagar in Madhya Pradesh.
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Jain temple in Bangalore burgled
A popular Jain temple in the old city of the Karnataka capital was burgled early on Sunday by unidentified thieves, who decamped with Rs 5 lakh in cash and gold ornaments valued at Rs 16 lakh, a police official said.
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Temple trusts to be weapons license: Patil
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has said the state government would provide temple trusts license for possessing weapons. This announcement comes in the wake of theft of an idol from Dive Agar. "Government provides security to some important temples. Some of these are under threat from terrorists and dacoits," Patil said on Thursday.
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Dacoit nabbed while trying to loot temple
An attempt by four armed dacoits to loot a temple in Sahibabad near Ghaziabad in the wee hours on Wednesday was foiled by devotees, police said.According to police, the dacoits attempted to steal the idols of gods and their ornaments at the temple on Wednesday morning around 5 am.However, the devotees who arrived for the early morning prayers pelte...
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"Systematic Pattern Of Desecration": India On Bangladesh Durga Puja Attack
India has written to Bangladesh's interim government today expressing "serious concern" over multiple attacks on temples, shrines and puja mandaps or pandals. The attacks include incidents of desecration, vandalism, robbery and defacement.
-
2 Men Robbed Of Rs 50 Lakh At Gunpoint Near Delhi's Akshardham Temple: Cops
Two employees of a Ghaziabad-based chartered accountant were robbed of Rs 50 lakh at gunpoint near Akshardham Temple in east Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
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Video: Two Men On Horse Try To Steal Temple Donation Box, What Happened Next
In an unusual robbery attempt, two men arrived on a horse to steal a temple donation box in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, only to be chased away by the residents after dogs started barking.
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10 Kg Ghee, Idol's Crown Stolen From Temple In Delhi's Vasant Kunj: Cops
A crown atop the god's idol in a temple was stolen in the early hours of Saturday in the Vasant Kunj area of the national capital, Delhi Police said on Saturday.
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UP Temple Idols Returned By Thieves "Having Nightmares" About It
A gang of thieves have returned more than a dozen idols they stole from an ancient Hindu temple, saying they had been haunted by nightmares ever since the crime, according to police.
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Nearly 1.2 Million Stolen From Temple In Maharashtra
An estimated Rs 1.20 million was looted from the coffers of the famed Vajreshwari temple near Virar, around 75 km north of Mumbai, police said on Friday.
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Amputee Who Conquered Everest Says She Was 'Mocked' At Ujjain Temple
Arunima Sinha, the first amputee to scale Mount Everest and a former national-level volleyball player, said she was not allowed to enter one of the key shrines in Ujjain and was "mocked" about her disability. The athlete - whose leg was amputated after she was pushed out of a running train while resisting a robbery attempt six years ago -- broke do...
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$21,000 Looted From Gurdwara in Philippines
A gang of seven people took off with one million peso (about $21,000) worth of donations from the Philippines' Khalsa Diwan Indian Sikh Temple located in Manila in Paco district, a media report said today.
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Rs 20 lakh stolen from Kerala temple
About Rs 20 lakhs, including a box containing gold pendants, kept in the strongroom of the famous Srikurumba Bhagavathy temple at nearby Kodungallor in Kerala, was found missing this morning.
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Man sentenced to 249 years for 1991 US temple killings
A man convicted of killing nine people, including six monks, during a robbery at a Buddhist temple to which his mother and brother belonged was sentenced on Friday to 249 years in prison.
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Sagar: Jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh stolen from ancient temple
Gold and silver jewellery worth around Rs 15 lakh were allegedly stolen from the 17th century Patneshwar Dham Temple at Dhana village near Sagar in Madhya Pradesh.
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Jain temple in Bangalore burgled
A popular Jain temple in the old city of the Karnataka capital was burgled early on Sunday by unidentified thieves, who decamped with Rs 5 lakh in cash and gold ornaments valued at Rs 16 lakh, a police official said.
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Temple trusts to be weapons license: Patil
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has said the state government would provide temple trusts license for possessing weapons. This announcement comes in the wake of theft of an idol from Dive Agar. "Government provides security to some important temples. Some of these are under threat from terrorists and dacoits," Patil said on Thursday.
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Dacoit nabbed while trying to loot temple
An attempt by four armed dacoits to loot a temple in Sahibabad near Ghaziabad in the wee hours on Wednesday was foiled by devotees, police said.According to police, the dacoits attempted to steal the idols of gods and their ornaments at the temple on Wednesday morning around 5 am.However, the devotees who arrived for the early morning prayers pelte...
