A temple priest was brutally killed in Bettiah, Bihar
A sensational news has come out from Bettiah in Bihar. A temple priest was brutally killed in Bettiah. Along with this, the criminals cut off the head of the priest and threw it in another temple.
Aug 11, 2022, 13:44 PM IST
Priest beaten to death by mentally unstable man in Delhi
A 62-year-old priest was beaten to death by a mentally unstable man in East Delhi, reports IANS.
Jul 07, 2022, 10:00 AM IST
Priest's son shot dead in front of Puri Jagannath temple, Police cites the reason as...
The police acted swiftly after the murder of the priest's son of the temple and the accused has been arrested.
May 25, 2022, 10:42 AM IST
History created in Kolkata Durga Puja
The 66 parish in South Kolkata is set to create history by giving the responsibility of worship to four women. A group of women in Kolkata are set to create history during the upcoming Durga Puja in Kolkata by breaking into a male bastion. The group, led by priest Nandini Bhowmik and his associates - Ruma, Semanti and Poulami - will be responsible for all the rituals in the five-day festival at 66 Palli.
Oct 07, 2021, 17:42 PM IST
UP Priest Shot At Allegedly Over Land Dispute
Samarth Das (35), a priest of Ram Janki temple in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Gonda district, was shot at by armed assailants while he was sleeping in an open verandah on the temple premises on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, said police.
Oct 12, 2020, 07:36 AM IST
UP : Gonda priest shot over land dispute; 2 arrested
A priest in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda was shot at late last night, following which he was rushed to hospital.
Oct 11, 2020, 09:56 AM IST
Rajasthan temple priest murder: Victim's family refuses to perform last rites until demands met
Family members of temple priest Babulal, who was allegedly burnt alive by land encroachers in Karauli's Bukna village on Thursday (October 8) night, have refused to perform the last rites of his body till all their demands are met by the state government.
Oct 10, 2020, 12:52 PM IST
Temple priest burnt alive over property dispute in Rajasthan, dies; BJP slams CM Ashok Gehlot
The incident happened at Bukna village in Sapotra when the temple priest was allegedly set on fire by six men over a land dispute.
Oct 09, 2020, 14:30 PM IST
Kerala: Two prominent Syrian church priests join BJP, claim more ready to join the party
Fr Kizhakkedam said more people from the minority community are ready to join the party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
Sep 26, 2018, 18:09 PM IST
Priest murdered in Andhra Pradesh's Rajamhandravaram
A priest was allegedly killed by some unidentified persons last night here, police said today.
Dec 29, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
After 60 years, priest jailed for life for murdering Texas beauty queen who came to him for confession
John Feit, a visiting priest in McAllen, Texas, was convicted on Thursday of premeditated murder in the death of Irene Garza, then 25 in 1960.
Dec 09, 2017, 10:16 AM IST
Pandharpur temple priest suspended for assaulting devotee
"The priest Ashok Bhadage, stands suspended. We cannot tolerate such violent behaviour within the temple premises," Solapur district Collector Rajendra Bhosale told PTI.
May 20, 2017, 20:01 PM IST
Kerala priest donates kidney to Muslim woman, saves her life
A clergyman in Kerala has donated his kidney to a Muslim woman who was suffering from kidney ailments for the last four years and saved her life, hospital authorities said on Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2016, 21:57 PM IST
Priest sexually assaults 21-year-old girl in Kerala's Kannur, victim forced to withdraw complaint
A 41-year-old Catholic priest has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old seminary student here.
Oct 26, 2016, 16:09 PM IST
Man beaten to death by 'priest', transgender in Thane
A 25-year-old man, allegedly suffering from mental illness was allegedly killed after he was thrashed by three persons, including a "priest", who claimed to treat him through black magic and witchcraft, police said on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 13:15 PM IST
Second French church attacker was known to police: Report
Police have identified the second assailant who attacked a church in northern France this week as a 19-year-old known to security services as suspected of having Islamist militant links, sources said on Thursday.
Jul 28, 2016, 14:08 PM IST
Priest held on charge of raping minor in Delhi
A temple priest has been arrested on the charge of raping a minor girl in west Delhi, police said on Thursday.
May 12, 2016, 23:14 PM IST
Simhastha Kumbh Mela in MP: Seven people killed, over 80 injured as tents collapse in thunderstorm
The month-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela began in Ujjain early on last Friday with the arrival of Juna Akhara for the royal bath on the banks of the Kshipra river.
May 05, 2016, 19:01 PM IST
Ex-Australian priest John Joseph Farrell sentenced for child abuse
An Australian court on Monday sentenced a former Catholic priest to 29 years in prison for sexually abusing a dozen children between 1979 and 1988.
May 02, 2016, 14:31 PM IST
Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal: Madras HC
Madras High Court has upheld an amendment made in the year 1968 to simplify Hindu marriages.
Nov 10, 2015, 09:15 AM IST
