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  Easy Jain recipes for Paryushan Day 2: Breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas

  Food | August 20, 2025 18:04 IST

  Celebrate Paryushan with light sattvic meals. Here are simple and tasty Jain-friendly breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas for Day 2.

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  Joe Biden wishes Jain community on Mahavir Jayanti, becomes first ever US Prez to send greetings

  World | April 22, 2024 10:19 IST

  "Jill and I wish a joyous Mahavir Jayanti to people of the Jain faith. Today, let us continue to recognize the values Mahavir Swami embodied and celebrate by spreading love, joy, and harmony," President Biden wishes the Jain community on the special occasion.

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  Samvatsari 2023: Significance of forgiveness day and Micchami Dukkadam

  Astrology | September 19, 2023 12:36 IST

  Samvatsari is observed with prayers, rituals, and fasting, and it is a time for Jains to reaffirm their commitment to living a life of non-violence, truth, and righteousness.

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  Sammed Shikharji UPDATE: Jain community members take out protest march in Telangana

  January 11, 2023 16:58 IST

  Sammed Shikharji UPDATE: "This (Shri Sammed Shikharji) is a sacred place for us and not a source of entertainment. We demand that the (Jharkhand) government remove the tag of a 'tourist site'. For this, we will hold rallies in different cities to get our temple back," said Harsha Jain, a protestor.

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  Sammed Shikharji UPDATE: Centre directs Jharkhand govt to protect sanctity of holy Jain site | DEETS

  India | January 06, 2023 7:52 IST

  Sammed Shikharji updates: Sammed Shikharji, located on the Parasnath Hill in Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the biggest pilgrimage centre of the Jain community. Members of the community had been protesting against the state government's move to promote religious tourism at Parasnath Hill.

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  Shri Sammed Sikhariji row: ‘Will lead to development’-Top Jharkhand official defends govt’s decision

  India | January 05, 2023 14:58 IST

  Shri Sammed Sikhariji row: A 2019 Jharkhand government notification designating Parasnath Hills as a tourist place triggered nationwide protest held by members of Jain community.

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  Jains protest against Jharkhand govt's decision to turn sacred Shri Sammed Shikharji into a tourist

  India | January 01, 2023 17:54 IST

  Jain community protest: In Delhi, thousands of people belonging to the Jain community protested at India Gate with banners, and posters demanding that 'Shri Sammed Shikarji' should not be turned into a tourist place.

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  Police arrest pro-Kannada activists post vandalism at Bengaluru Jain temple over Hindi poster

  India | August 19, 2019 16:53 IST

  The police have arrested six pro-Kannada activists after they allegedly created ruckus over a Hindi poster outside a Jain temple in Bengaluru. The FIR, in this case, had been filed on Sunday following a complaint from members of the Jain community. Jain community members said that pro-Kannada activists created a ruckus in the temple on Friday. The complainants had approached Commercial Street police station in Bengaluru.

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  NRI girl Heta Shah and 3 others leave luxurious life to become Jain monk

  Hakikat Kya Hai | April 26, 2018 20:39 IST

  NRI girl Heta Shah and 3 others leave luxurious life to become Jain monk

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  Young girls give up luxurious life to become jain monk

  News | April 26, 2018 16:43 IST

  Young girls give up luxurious life to become jain monk

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  13-year-old Jain girl passes away in Hyderabad after fasting for 68 days

  India | October 09, 2016 11:18 IST

  A 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad died last week after fasting for 68 days as per Jain rituals during the holy period of 'Chaumasa'. The death, which occurred four days ago, came into the public domain

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  Gujarat government bans sale of non-veg during Jain’s ‘Paryushan’

  India | August 31, 2016 10:16 IST

  The Gujarat government has banned slaughter of animals and birds as well as sale of meat, chicken and fish in its municipalities during the Jain fasting period of ‘Paryushan’ from August 29 to September 5.

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  Cases against Vishal Dadlani in Haryana, Mumbai over Jain monk tweet

  India | August 29, 2016 23:43 IST

  Music composer Vishal Dadlani has landed into legal trouble for his sarcastic tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar as several police complaints have been filed against him across the country. Ambala Cantt police registered a

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  Violating LHC's order, ancient Jain temple demolished in Lahore

  World | February 12, 2016 19:45 IST

  Lahore: In violation of the Lahore High Court's order to suspend all work on the line within 200 feet of buildings of historical value, the Punjab government on Thursday demolished the remains of the already

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  Meat, beef ban fever spreads to Rajasthan, J&K, Ahmedabad

  India | September 10, 2015 23:23 IST

  Jaipur/Mumbai/Ahmedabad/Jammu: The fever of banning meat and beef spread today with such directives being issued in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Ahmedabad even as controversy continued to rage in Mumbai where the High Court ruled

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  After SC stay on 'Santhara', 83-year-old woman announces fast unto death

  India | September 01, 2015 10:43 IST

  New Delhi: After Supreme Court stayed the Rajasthan High Court order to ban practicing Santhara, a 83-year-old woman in Rajasthan announced to undertake the Jain custom.Badani Devi, a Jain woman from Bikaner, has been fasting

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  10 facts to know about Santhara - Jain practice of ending life voluntarily

  India | August 27, 2015 18:03 IST

  New Delhi: Santhara, the centuries old Jain practise of facing death voluntarily was recently banned by the Rajasthan High Court, triggering widespread protests by the community.The devout Jains believe that Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankar, advised

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  Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes

  India | June 28, 2015 10:34 IST

  New Delhi:  People belonging to minority communities will no longer have to secure certificates from officials to avail of benefits of welfare schemes, with the government making it clear that self-attestation was enough."In this context,

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  Bangladesh cricketer Rubel Hossain gets bail

  Cricket | January 11, 2015 16:18 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh cricketer Rubel Hossain was Sunday granted bail by a Dhaka court after his previous petition was rejected by the metropolitan magistrate's court in a case filed by model-actress Naznin Akter Happy.Metropolitan sessions court

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  Enjoy date with Mr. and Miss India Prateek Jain, Vanya Mishra

  Lifestyle | January 09, 2015 19:51 IST

  New Delhi: Dating app Vee has launched a contest that gives its users an opportunity to win a coffee date with Mr.India Prateek Jain and former Miss India Vanya Mishra.The users need to install Vee