Birmingham, UK: Hindu Temple Vandalised

There have been three incidents in the last month in a Hindu temple in Birmingham, when idols have been vandalised, prompting concern among community leaders and moves to increase security measures.

The incidents were reported in the Shree Ram Mandir in Walsall. The Hindu Forum of Britain said the acts caused much anxiety and sought immediate action from authorities in the Midlands against those responsible.

The local news media have reported the incidents recorded on CCTV, publishing images of the idols vandalised. A temple staff member is reported as saying that the idols were smashed with either a cricket bat or a hockey stick.

The HFB said the incidents were the latest among several in recent months. Trupti Patel, HFB president, said the group itself was formed after a meeting of leaders following such an attack at the Shree Vallabh Nidhi Temple in Wembley.

Source: HT

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Need of a Hindu Temple in Qatar

NRIs have demanded for a Hindu Temple to be allowed to be constructed in Qatar for the benefit of Hindus living in the country.

"The Government of India should pursue with authorities in Qatar for a place of worship for Hindus there and also a cremation ground". He, however, said during her recent visit to Doha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had met the authorities and did raise the issue.

"There is a church for Christians but no temple for Hindus," he said.

Qatar hosts about seven lakh Indians who form the largest expatriate community. Qatar is a dependable energy source of India supplying more than 50 per cent of India's natural gas import.

http://www.uniindia.com/india-s-image-has-improved-abroad-say-nris--we-need-a-hindu-temple-in-qatar/india/news/1474221.html

Kashmiri Pandits Demand Creation of a Separate Township

On this day in 1990 hundreds of thousands of protesters, along with armed militants, occupied streets of Kashmir shouting slogans against the minority community which eventually led to their exodus from the valley.

"Many Kashmiri Pandits were killed, raped and tortured before and after 19 January, 1990 in a series of targeted killings of minority Pandits," it said.

Remembering the night, Mona Razdan, one of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, said that the night was "possibly the longest night of our lives".

"Mobs from all over the valley had occupied every single road in Kashmir. They shouted slogans against Pandits asking us to either join them or leave the valley," she said.

Regretting the current state of the exiled Kashmiri Pandit community, Vivek Raina, a young student, said, "More than 50,000 of our people perished in the inhabitable camps. They fell to snake and scorpion bites. There still is a refugee camp in Jammu that harbours more than 25,000 people and is no better than a concentration camp.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wire-news/kashmiri-pandits-demand-creation-of-a-separate-township-within-kashmir-for-them-3411751.html

Hindu temple vandalised in Bangladesh

A temple of Lord Shiva has been vandalized in Bangladesh in an attempt to grab the land. Bangladesh has a long history of atrocities against Hindu population and hence Hindus have been fleeing the country. Despite having a popular government, such incidents are shameful and need to be stopped immediately. 

A Hindu temple was vandalised in clashes between two groups in Bangladesh’s central Tangail district, a media report said on Sunday.

The family of the temple’s owner was also attacked by a group of eight to nine people in Batra village of the district Friday, Dhaka Tribune reported.

The accused had attempted to forcefully seize the land several times before as well, he claimed.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hindu-temple-vandalised-in-bangladesh/article25924403.ece

Auraiya, UP: Two Sadhus Murdered inside Temple Premises

Two 'sadhus' were stabbed to death and another injured inside a temple premises by unidentified persons today triggering mob violence in the Bidhuna area of Auraiya district, police said.

Enraged at the killings, a mob set some shops ablaze and pelted stones forcing the police to fire in the air, they said. The situation was brought under control even as there was a heavy deployment of security personnel to maintain law and order, they said.

The exact motive behind the crime was not immediately clear, police said adding they suspected the victims' opposition to cow slaughter could be one reason.

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