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Bangaluru: HJS Bangaluru members met Shri. Es En Krisshnaiah Setty Honourable Minister for Endowments and Housing, Govt Of Karnataka at his office in Bangaluru. Sri Sandeep Joshi congratulated Sri Setty for having taken a positive decision to fulfill the long standing need of the poor devotees which will enable them to visit various important Pilgrimage Centres in Karnataka

Chittagong (Bangladesh): On May 18, ISKCON News Weekly received a distraught message from an obviously emotional monk at ISKCON’s Nandankanan Sri Sri Gour Nitai Ashram in Chittagong, the main seaport of Bangladesh.

Pune (Maharashtra): An ancient Shiva Temple near crematorium in Baner was found to be damaged by unknown anti-Hindu persons. The incident recently came to light. HJS warns of agitation if no action is taken in the case.

Mumbai: Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) is planning to demolish a 35 years old Shiva Temple claiming it to be unauthorized. But MMC is recovering property tax & providing electricity and water from 1974.

Shahapur (Maharashtra): Some unknown persons desecrated ‘Shakti-peetha’ in Gamdevi temple from Gotheghar area in Shahapur taluka. This erupted tension in the area for a while.

Mumbai: The idols in Shiva-Parvati Temple adjacent to Budhhist caves at Sanjay Gandhi Udyan in Borivali have been damaged by some anti-Hindu elements.

Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago): Thieves have again broken into a Hindu Temple in Trinidad and Tobago. This is most recent in a series of raids which have affected the Hindu places of worship here over the last years.

Talegaon Dhamdhere (Maharashtra): A Thief robbed 500 years old Pink marbal ancient idol of Lord Sree Krishna.

Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu): Over 6,000 devotees participated in a protest march and rally, demanding that the Govt. return the control of Chidambaram Temple

From changing a dozen dresses a day, to taking his pick from more than 100 different food items on the menu, Lord Bankey Bihari of Mathura has always had a privileged existence.

Miraj (Maharashtra): Hindus awakened regarding Hindutva in the Dharmajagruti Sabha in Miraj

Lucknow: Lucknow University’s department of ancient Indian history and archaeology has unearthed 2,000-year-old Shiva temple as part of its excavation project

The verdict given by the Single Judge of the Madras High Court upholding the appointment of an Executive Officer by the HR & CE Department of the Tamilnadu government in order to take control of the administration of the Chidambaram (Thillai) Natarajar Temple seems to be a hasty one.

Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu): Within 24 hours of the Madras High Court ordering that the Tamil Nadu government takeover the management of the 1,200-year-old Nataraja temple in Chidambaram town

Karnataka: In India's southern Karnataka, a monkey prevents the authorities from demolishing a roadside temple by attacking officials who venture near the temple premises.