What is paramount: Country or religion? asks Madras High Court
The Hindu
Really shocking that some are for hijab and some for dhotis inside temples, the Acting Chief Justice said
The Madras High Court on Thursday expressed its anguish over issues related to religious dress code being flared up to inflame communal passions.
The court was hearing two public interest litigation petitions which insisted that only Hindus should be permitted to enter temple complexes and that even they should be sporting distinct Sanathana Dharma marks on their forehead, besides wearing appropriate outfits, to prevent the entry of atheists.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.