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Taking note of the submissions of the district magistrate as well as the deputy commissioner of police that they “acted on their own” and “not under dictation”, the Madras High Court scheduled the matter for February 2.

Show cause or face contempt, Madras High Court warns officials over Deepam row

January 10, 2026 10:25 am

Karthigai deepam row: Justice G R Swaminathan was hearing a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of its order dated December 1 and said that the deputy commissioner of police obstructed the implementation of the order of the court.

Narrowing scope of dispute at Thirupparankundram, Madras High Court upholds lighting of Karthigai Deepam

January 06, 2026 1:04 pm

Thiruparankundram Lamp Lighting Row: “Lighting of the Karthigai Deepam is an essential religious practice of the temple,” the Bench said, adding that “the state has no authority to interdict such practice by invoking prohibitory orders”

Demolition of 300-year-old dargah | Gujarat HC issues contempt notice to Junagadh Municipal Corporation officers

June 29, 2025 7:33 am

Court says they acted in defiance of a Supreme Court order, and a state govt policy

SC orders 'status quo' on demolition action against dargah in Thane

May 20, 2025 1:25 am

It issued notice to the respondent Maharashtra government and noted, "Until the next date of hearing, the parties are directed to maintain status quo as of today (Monday)"

Police personnel put barricades after tension erupted in the area late Tuesday night following attempts by the Municipal Corporation to demolish an allegedly illegal dargah, in Nashik, Maharashtra. (PTI Photo)

Clashes erupt in Nashik during demolition of unauthorised structure around dargah; 15 arrested

April 16, 2025 1:36 pm

Nashik Satpir Dargah Violence: The Nashik Municipal Corporation carried out the demolition around structures that had been built around the Satpeer Dargah.

Bengaluru: 300-yr-old Karaga festival begins at Dharmaraya temple

April 09, 2022 10:30 pm

The Karaga festival, which is more than 300 years old, was held exclusively within the Dharmaraya Swamy Temple in the last two years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Street Wise: Named after a little-known dargah, it was once called the container road

August 02, 2018 2:03 am

Barkat Ali Dargah is located at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk and the blink-and-miss entry point from where one can climb stairs to reach the top is behind a dilapidated police chowky.

Zed Plus / Monotonous and lacks variety!

December 05, 2014 1:00 am

Zed Plus centers around a coalition government that is failing miserably to govern the state, but is ridden by problems and how the Prime Minister's solution seems to lie in visiting a dargah