Jain monk Nilesh Chandra today begun an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan here demanding the reopening of the pigeon feeding shelter in Dadar and other similar facilities across Mumbai. The ...

Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay commenced an indefinite fast at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. He protests the closure of Dadar Kabutarkhana, urging the BMC to reconsider their decision. Despite alternate ...

BHOPAL, India, May 2 (UPI) --A sect of the Jain religion in India is petitioning a state government to exempt its monks from expected rules banning defecation in the open -- a practice said to be part ...

Monk Nileshchandra Vijay began a hunger strike in Mumbai demanding the reopening of the century-old Dadar Kabutarkhana, opposing BMC’s move to shift pigeon feeding to alternate sites.

Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay has initiated a protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai against the BMC's decision to close Dadar Kabutarkhana, a traditional pigeon-feeding site. The BMC has designated ...

A Jain monk has started an indefinite fast at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. He protests the civic body's closure of the Dadar ...

Kabutarkhana issue is again likely to resurface in Mumbai as Jain Muni Nilesh Chandra Vijay, who had opposed the ban on ...

In Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh, three Jain monks were assaulted by six individuals inside a Hanuman temple where they were resting during a religious journey. The attack led to tension and a ...