Loudspeaker row

Baat Pate Ki: Politics heats up on 'loudspeaker' in UP

Controversy has started once again over loudspeakers in UP. On the occasion of Ramzan, the UP Minorities Commission has written a letter asking to improve loudspeakers, security arrangements and cleanliness in mosques.

Mar 15, 2023, 22:28 PM IST

Dimple Yadav targets Yogi government on loudspeaker controversy

Controversy has started once again over loudspeakers in UP. Attacking the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh, MP Dimple Yadav said that women cannot be protected by installation or removal of loudspeakers.

Mar 15, 2023, 17:56 PM IST

Controversy erupts over loudspeaker in UP, minority commission writes letter over Ramadan

Controversy has started once again over loudspeakers in UP. The Minorities Commission has written a letter to the state government regarding Ramzan. He has said that complaints are coming from some districts that loudspeakers are being removed from many places even after being installed as per the rules.

Mar 15, 2023, 12:08 PM IST

DNA: Wake-Up Alarm for Students in Haryana!

The education minister in Haryana believes that getting the children up at 4 am is very important for their education and development. For this, it is the responsibility of the government to wake up children by shouting on loudspeakers at temples and mosques. Watch Haryana government's 'loudspeaker plan' for board exams in DNA!

Dec 28, 2022, 23:50 PM IST

Amid loudspeaker controversy, students launch city's first live streaming azaan app ‘Al-Islaah’

The Azaan app comes with several features and prominently focuses on live streaming azaan or call to prayer, which is made five times a day.

Aug 27, 2022, 16:58 PM IST

No loudspeakers in religious places, pubs, restaurants between 10 PM-6 AM: Karnataka HC

Loudspeaker ban: The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to also carry out a drive to stop the misuse of loudspeakers, public address systems and music instruments and to submit an action-taken report in three weeks.

Jun 17, 2022, 18:21 PM IST

Loudspeaker row: Action taken on nearly 1.3 lakh loudspeakers at religious places, says UP govt

More than 13,145 of these removed loudspeakers were donated to schools for their morning assemblies, while 1,583 speakers were handed over for the public address system in the area, PTI reported.

Jun 09, 2022, 23:01 PM IST

Raj Thackeray seeks wider support to 'end loudspeaker issue permanently'

Raj Thackeray on April 2 and later in Aurangabad, had said that loudspeakers atop mosques must be removed, failing which his party workers would play Hanuman Chalisa at high volume to drown out Azaan, PTI reported.

Jun 02, 2022, 22:15 PM IST

'How unnecessary noise was...': Yogi Adityanath on removal of loudspeakers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath mentioned recent festivals and said that for the first time in the state, the namaz on the last Friday before Eid was not held on roads.

May 29, 2022, 17:14 PM IST

Raj Thackeray shouldn't insult any community: Police warns ahead of MNS chief's Pune rally

Pune police has laid down some 13 guidelines that MNS, organisers and Raj Thackeray’s supporters must follow during the public gathering on Sunday at at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch.

May 22, 2022, 07:42 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath warns officials of action if loudspeakers found violating norms in UP

Addressing a review meeting with officials via video conferencing from his official residence, CM Yogi Adityanath said his government has successfully removed loudspeakers used in violation of norms at religious places in the state.

May 19, 2022, 08:21 AM IST

Uddhav Thackeray 'biggest danger' looming over Maharashtra, says Navneet Rana

"Uddhav Thackeray has forgotten the legacy of Balasaheb Thackeray. Balasaheb was the real torchbearer of Hindutva, these are duplicates," the Maharashtra MP was quoted as saying by the PTI news agency.

 

May 14, 2022, 14:46 PM IST

Hanuman Chalisa, loudspeaker rows won’t resolve…: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Kashmiri Pandit’s killing

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Kashmiri Pandit's killing, "The atmosphere of instability that has been created in Kashmir once again will have to be finished by taking harsh decisions."

May 13, 2022, 15:26 PM IST

Raj Thackeray receives death threats, MNS warns 'entire Maharashtra will burn'

A letter said to be penned in Urdu was received at the MNS office and another in Hindi by Nandgaonkar, after which he warned that "even if one hair on Raj Thackeray is touched, entire Maharashtra will go up in flames." 

May 11, 2022, 18:28 PM IST

For 'Sadbuddhi to Uddhav Thackeray', MP Navneet Rana husband to pray at Delhi Hanuman Temple

On Shiv Sena's act of questioning Lilavati hospital after Rana's MRI pictures went viral, Navneet Rana said that the "Chief Minister has stooped too low by hindering in a woman's ailment and its treatment."

May 11, 2022, 16:24 PM IST

Raj Thackeray's strongly-worded letter to Uddhav Thackeray: 'You will not remain in power forever...'

Hanuman Chalisa vs Azaan row: "Did the Government and Police run an arrest drive like that to catch hold of weapons and terrorists hidden in mosques?" Raj Thackeray asked Uddhav Thackeray in letter.

May 10, 2022, 21:24 PM IST

Navneet Rana calls Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut 'goon-like MP', claims he threatened her - Watch

"I was openly threatened by a goon-like MP...I will go and file FIR against 'Popat' like Sanjay Raut who said that he will bury me 20-feet deep," she told the media.

May 09, 2022, 17:12 PM IST

'We were treated worse than a criminal': Navneet Rana, her MLA husband to approach PM Modi against 'ill-treatment' by Maha authorities

Navneet Rana hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and said that he should not teach the Ranas about principles.

May 09, 2022, 13:17 PM IST

Loudspeaker row reaches Karnataka, Sri Rama Sene activists perform 'suprabhata’ to counter 'azaan', police on alert

The Sri Rama Sene chief has asked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Home Minister Araga Jnanendra to show the "guts" shown by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, by taking action against unauthorised loudspeakers from religious places and setting the volume of others within permissible limits.

May 09, 2022, 09:47 AM IST

Taal Thok Ke (Special Edition): MNS threatens to play Hanuman Chalisa outside police stations

Allahabad High Court has given an important decision in the loudspeaker case. The court has rejected the petition to put loudspeakers for azaaan in Mosque.

May 08, 2022, 01:58 AM IST