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How a 19-year-old woman’s lone battle led to conviction of a Jain monk – seven years after he raped her in Surat
April 14, 2025 7:02 am
Earlier this month, a court in Surat held the monk, now 56, guilty of raping the woman, awarding him 10-year imprisonment and imposing a penalty of Rs 50,000.
MP: Muslim man donates land for samadhi of Jain monk in Neemuch
January 24, 2022 10:10 pm
Jain pontiff Muni Shri Shantisagar died on Thursday and, as per religious belief, a tract of land on Neemuch-Singoli Road belonging to Ashraf Meo aka Guddu was found apt for his funeral.
Lockdown: Jain monks seek easing of travel norms for Chaturmas
May 29, 2020 5:45 pm
In a memorandum to the Chief Minister, general secretary of the state Congress Committee president Suman Agarwal urged the chief minister to provide protection and help from the police and ease travel restrictions for sadhus and sadhvis during the lockdown.
Surat girl drops out of school to embrace monkhood
May 29, 2019 12:01 pm
Khushi, who scored 97 per cent marks in class VI, left school in November last year to lead a simple life. "The pleasures we enjoy here aren't permanent as this world is temporary and it will remain so. The only way to peace and salvation is to lead a simple life and that is why I want to take Diksha," she said.
Jain monk Tarun Sagar passes away at 51
September 01, 2018 4:11 pm
Tarun Sagar was born as Pawan Kumar Jain on 1967 in Damoh, Madhya Prdaesh.
Jain monks Diksha program in Surat
December 01, 2014 6:44 pm
Of the 45 who attained sainthood in Surat, the youngest is a 12 year old while the eldest is a 59 year old.
A town that would shun non-vegetarian food
July 02, 2014 10:25 am
A movement by Jain monks assures that Palitana will be declared a vegetarian town.
Gujarat govt may declare Palitana ‘veg-only’ zone
June 26, 2014 1:59 am
The monks thanked the officials, but expressed hope that the government would declare slaughtering and sale of other non-vegetarian food items an “anti-social activity”.
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