Five ancient idols, said to be atleast 1,000 years-old, were among the 8 recovered from a hideout in Swamimalai in Thanjavur district, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court said "In the recent past, there is a mushroom growth of PILs. Many such petitions are either publicity interest litigation or personal interest litigation. We deprecate the practice of filing such PIL as it is a waste of judicial time and it needs to be nipped in bud so that development work is not stalled."
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order for Friday on a plea challenging the order of the Orissa High Court refusing to restrain the state government from carrying out excavation work around Shree Jagannath temple at Puri, Odisha.
Amid Gyanvapi Masjid controversy, Hindus now demand to pray at Karnataka’s Srirangapatna mosque - The Hindu community has now demanded to offer prayers at the Srirangapatna mosque in Karnataka amid the Gyanvapi controversy.
Heritage edifices in Purmandal await exploration Nishikant Khajuria JAMMU, Apr 13: Centuries old temple like structures and monuments in Jammu and Kashmir’s one of the most revered pilgrimage sites – Purmandal, have been found dumped to perish as neither the Government authorities nor the locals seem sensitive towards these heritage edifices. Adjoining to each other, these structures are in ruins and seem dumped since unknown period. While most of these structures have either collapsed or almost demolished by the locals […]