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Amid right-wing protests, Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust in Maharashtra sacks 167 employees, including 114 Muslims
June 14, 2025 6:03 pm
While the Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan Trust cited absenteeism and misconduct for dismissing the workers, right-wing groups had been objecting to the trust recruiting Muslim employees.
Government taking control of Shani Shingnapur temple political move, says Sanjay Raut
June 21, 2018 11:27 pm
Through the proposed legislation, the government will gain control over the Temple Trust's movable and immovable properties and also get the right to appoint its management committee members.
Shani Shingnapur temple: CM Fadnavis makes no concrete promise of ending the age-old custom
January 28, 2016 12:00 am
"CM Fadnavis did extend support to our agitation to break the barrier at Shani temple, but he made no concrete promise that we will not be stopped from offering worship in core shrine area," said Prinyaka Jagtap.
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Women must not be barred from entering temple: Mahant Narendra Giri
January 27, 2016 4:30 am
Allahabad, Jan 27 (ANI): Speaking on the Shani Shignapur temple issue, Akhara Parishad President Mahant Narendra Giri on Wednesday said that women must not be barred from entering the temple asserting that preventing them from doing so, was not right in any manner. He added that people must be allowed to visit temple and offer prayers irrespective of caste, creed or gender since it is their right to do so.
Shani Shignapur Temple row: 'Bolt' on democracy, say women commission members
January 26, 2016 5:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Former member of National Commission for Women (NCW) Shamina Shafiq on Tuesday voiced her concerns regarding the age-old practice of discriminating women and barring them from entering the Shani Shignapur temple. She said it was a blot on the democracy. She added that patriarchy was another main reason because of which such practices still existed. Echoing similar sentiments, Delhi Commission for Women's former chief Barkha Shukla said there was absolutely no reason for barring women from the temple. Such practices are man-made and it should be changed over the period of time.
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