Earlier this month, Karnataka state government announced one-off financial aid of INR3,000 ($42) to all priests, irrespective of religion, in view of COVID-19 induced.
After the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Dakshina Kannada opposed the Karnataka government’s move to pay allowances as Covid relief to Imams of 41 Mosques and Madrasas from the funds of the Hindu religious endowment department, the state government has put its decision on hold. A relief package of Rs 3,000 each to imams and muezzins along with .
Funds Meant For Hindu Temples In Karnataka Will No Longer Be Spent On Other Religious Institutions
by Harsha Bhat - Jun 9, 2021 03:19 PM
The Sri Mookambika Temple in Kollur, Karnataka.
Karnataka government has ordered that the funds of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions And Charitable Endowments (HRCE) Department also known as Muzrai department be no longer used to fund any non-Hindu religious institutions.
In response to the recent outrage by various Hindu groups and leaders against the distribution of tastik money from the HRCE to priests and staff of other religious institutions, Minister for Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary directed that all such acts of financial support from the department be halted with immediate effect.
The Dakshina Kannada district administration celebrated World Environment Day on Saturday by planting saplings. The Coast Guard Karnataka celebrated the day by cleaning Panambur beach. The exercise to