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news.monstersandcritics.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, April 27, 2007: The Andhra Pradesh government Friday decided to promulgate an ordinance prohibiting propagation of other religions in certain notified places of worship belonging to any particular religion. The move is mainly aimed at banning propagation of any religion other than Hinduism at the Lord Venkateshwara temple on Tirumala Hills near Tirupati. Taking a strong note…

www.ndtv.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, April 26, 2007: If Indian Railways has its way idlis and dosas may be on the way out from railway cuisine. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC ) is planning to introduce a new system to create uniformity in its catering service across the country. As per the plan, only 21 approved food items…

www.rediff.com MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, April 26, 2007: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has criticized the Maharashtra government for trying to take over the assets of the temples in the state citing the proposal of the 15th Law Commission. All India secretary Vyankatesh Abdeo said the Parishad has decided to unleash a full frontal campaign against the government through a specially formed committee…

www.rediff.com UNITED KINGDOM, April 25, 2007: The first Hindu chaplain of Britain’s armed forces, Acharya Krishan K. Attri, led religious leaders of different faiths at a four-day prayer for world peace and unity at a temple in North England. The elaborate event included performing the “Shri Sat Chandi Mahayagya” conducted by 20 priests including two from India. The event also…

dilipamin@yahoo.com BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, April 25, 2007: (HPI received the following letter from Dilip Amin. He would like to correspond, e-mail above, with other Hindus facing this issue.) “Today in the Western world, inter-religious dating and marriages are not uncommon, and thus it is increasingly important for young adults to understand potential religious complications before entering into a serious relationship.…

www.abelprisen.no OSLO, NORWAY, April 20, 2007: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for 2007 to Dr. Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviations. He was born in Chennai, India. To…

www.fas.org UNITED STATES, April 21, 2007: The hulls of United States Naval ships are unlikely places one might look for names of Hindu Deities. However, the USS Indra (click here for Wikepedia entry) and the USS Krishna (click here) once did sail as proud members of the fleet. Both were Achelous-class landing craft repair ships and built in 1945. Each…

www.nzherald.co.nz NEW ZEALAND, April 20, 2007: Mosques and Indian temples are expected to become more familiar sights as the increasing numbers of Muslim and Hindu immigrants seek to express their cultural roots. While the number of people who stated they were Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs in the latest Census remained small compared with the country’s main Christian denominations, they have…

sundaytimes.lk COLUMBO, SRI LANKA, April 21, 2007: Peace and prosperity — That’s what people hope for each New Year. Pudhu Varudam marks the beginning of the Hindu Solar Calendar (Almanac) on the first of the Tamil month of Chittirai when the sun moves from the last house of the Zodiac (Pisces), to the first house (Aries). The Tamil people rise…

www.uscis.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2007: (HPI note: These proposed regulations could have a dramatic impact on the ability of Hindu temples to bring in religious workers on the R-1 visa. Hindu organizations are advised to download the proposal at the URL above, and have it studied by their immigration experts. Comments on the proposals will be taken until June…