Rajkot: The Rajkot District Collector has ordered the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan (BAPS) organization to pay a fine of ₹13.13 lakh within 15 days for unauthorized construction and commercial use of land at Vavdi on Gondal Highway. The property, developed under the name Premvati, includes a restaurant, hotel, garden, swimming pool, temple, office, and rooms. However, the land was originally allotted for industrial purposes, and no approvals were obtained for its conversion. Ad...Read More

Ahmedabad: A case of serious negligence has come to light at Premvati Restaurant, operated by the Swaminarayan organization BAPS. A customer was served theplas past their expiry date. When the customer noticed fungus on the theplas, they checked the expiry date. After verifying the expiry date, the customer returned to Premvati Restaurant and found more expired stock. Some of these items did not even have manufacturing dates printed on them. The customer recorded a video exposing the negligenc...Read More

Utah: On behalf of Mahant Swami Maharaj, Brahmaviharidas Swami, Vivekamurtidas Swami, Shukmunidas Swami, and others met with prominent members of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Dallin H. Oaks and Henry B. Eyring. The saints also visited various church locations, including Deseret Industries on Welfare Square and the Conference Center on historic Temple Square, an official press release said. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely kno...Read More

Ahmedabad: A youth who was running a social media campaign against Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) and other branches of the Swaminarayan sect has been nabbed by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police. On behalf of BAPS, its cadre Vipul Patel had on March 10 filed a complaint in the Cyber Crime Police against an unidentified person and claimed that on 7 March he spotted on social media some writings and pictures that were defamatory against Mahant Swami and other Swaminarayan saints. So...Read More

  Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commended the selfless service of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) volunteers and urged them to contribute to making India a developed nation by 2047. Modi addressed the Karyakarta Sammelan of BAPS virtually, held at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Modi, in a video message, said, "Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj, saints, other dignitaries, and the gathering of devo...Read More

Umreth: Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) temple's pujari is facing allegations of raping a mentally challenged girl in Umreth. Local police are probing this case. Pujari(60-year old) who is facing allegations is from Chaklasi village nearby, and hired externally by the organization and he is not BAPS sadhu or not part of the BAPS organization. The dead body of a newborn baby was found in an abandoned condition near Ram pond in Umreth on Saturday. Upon investigation, the police f...Read More