Tag: ISKCON

Bangladesh Stops 54 Iskcon Members From Crossing Into India: Report

December 1, 2024 admin

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s immigration police on Sunday turned back 54 members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) who possessed valid travel documents and wanted to cross into India from the Benapole border checkpoint. Local media reported that the Bangladesh police did not allow them to proceed citing “suspicious travel”. Some even claimed that the…

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2 More Hindu Priests Arrested In Bangladesh Amid Protests: ISKCON Kolkata

November 30, 2024 admin

Chinmay Das was arrested at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday. (File) Kolkata: Two more Hindu priests were arrested in Bangladesh, ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday. Speaking to PTI, Radharamn Das said, “I have received information that two more ISKCON monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh.” In a post…

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Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Protests Arrest Of Priest In Bangladesh

November 26, 2024 admin

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said Chinmoy Krishna Das is “standing up for people’s rights”, New Delhi: Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today spoke up in support of the Hindu religious leader arrested in Bangladesh, questioning “What kind of justice targets one who stands with the affected people”. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent former…

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ISKCON Sends Rs 100-Crore Defamation Notice To BJP’s Maneka Gandhi

September 29, 2023 admin

ISKCON on Friday said it has sent a Rs 100-crore defamation notice to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi (File) Kolkata: ISKCON on Friday said it has sent a Rs 100-crore defamation notice to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi for questioning the religious organisation over its upkeep of cows in its gaushalas (cowsheds). An undated video of the…

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