Vaishno Devi 'silver' offerings scam: Mint finds toxic fake metal in donationsSilver offerings at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine are not pure silver. Assayers found offerings contained only 5-6% silver, with the rest being ...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
'Don't donate under any circumstances to...': Tirupati temple management has a warning for devoteesTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Chairman B. R. Naidu has issued a stern warning to devotees against donating to fraudulent organizations. Th...
20 Nov, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
100-fold spike in cash donations at Amarnath shrine after removal of Covid restrictions: RTIPilgrim donations at the Amarnath shrine surged 100-fold post-pandemic, rising from Rs 9.23 lakh in 2020-21 to Rs 9.75 crore in 2025-26, wi...
04 Oct, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Kedarnath temple's earnings more than double since 2020-21The Kedarnath temple's earnings from offerings, donations, and services have seen a significant increase, rising to Rs 52.9 crore in 2023-2...
24 Feb, 2025, 04.09 PM IST
Big news for Sikh Sangat: Hardeep Singh Puri hails extension of validity of Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreementIndia and Pakistan have extended the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreement for another five years, a move welcomed by Union Minister Harde...
23 Oct, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
Muslim devotee from TN donates Rs 1 cr to Tirupati templeAbdul Ghani, who has been making different kinds of offerings including vehicles, furniture and cash for over three decades visited the tem...
21 Sep, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Bharat Biotech chairman donates Rs two crore to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams run trustThe official further said the devotees requested the TTD to utilise the donation amount for the temple-run pilgrim free meal trust called S...
13 Jan, 2022, 11.59 AM IST
Focus now on Char Dham Yatra, says Uttarakhand govtThe state government has prepared a draft standard operating procedures (SOP) for registration of pilgrims, temple visit and Covid protocol...
27 Apr, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Will follow VHP plan for temple: Trust’s general secretary RaiAn SBI bank account will be opened with Re 1 donated by the Centre to the trust and fixed deposits worth Rs 11 crore from donations made to...
24 Feb, 2020, 07.37 AM IST
Devotee from Andhra offers Rs 1 crore to Lord BalajiThe devotee requested the temple authorities to use the fund for its pilgrims free meal trust called Sri Venkateswara Anna Prasada Trust, a...
21 Dec, 2019, 08.14 PM IST
Two NRI devotees donate Rs 13.5 crore to Lord VenkateswaraThe NRI devotees, originally hailing from Andhra Pradesh, donated the huge cash offerings as a fulfilment of their vow, a temple official s...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
Set up panel for managing temples, stop exploitative practices: Supreme Court to CentreSuch a committee would examine best practices followed in temples for replication elsewhere and donations would be utilised better for runn...
08 Jun, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
Devotees donate over Rs 4 crore to Shirdi Saibaba on DussehraAccording to the trust office bearers, a total of Rs 4.43 crore was collected at different cash-boxes, cash-counters and online counter of ...
15 Oct, 2016, 08.28 PM IST
Andhra devotee offers Rs 1 crore to Lord VenkateswaraAn ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara has made a donation of Rs 1 crore to the famous hill shrine at Tirumala.
11 Mar, 2016, 10.10 PM IST
First batch of Kailash Mansarowar yatra reaches Kalapani campThe first batch of 51 pilgrims on Kailash Mansarowar yatra has reached at Kala Pani camp on its way to Lipulekh pass.
24 Jun, 2013, 03.40 PM IST
NRI devotee Ramalinga Raju from US donates Rs 16 crore to Balaji templeIn a princely offering, an NRI devotee from US today donated Rs 16 crore to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala.
16 Apr, 2013, 06.12 PM IST
- How temples are becoming tech savvy
Temples and religious institutions across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are among the latest to join the tech-savvy tribe.
11 Jan, 2011, 05.32 AM IST