epaper.timesofindia.com INDIA, November 23, 2006: Temples, with substantial revenues, are becoming attractive propositions for insurers, with sizable premiums and lower claims. Sabarimala is the latest example where the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has opted for an insurance cover with a sum assured of US$22,426,500, paying a premium of US$33,000. The attraction for the TDB is that the package covers the…
epaper.timesofindia.com CHENNAI, INDIA, November 24, 2006: A unique silk sari, weighing just 800 grams, woven in over 100,000 shades of threads and jointly produced by two cooperative weaving societies was introduced for sale by Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi. The sari is priced at US$894 and contains 500 grams of threads and 300 grams of zari (a type of…
www.eurekalert.org ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, November 24, 2006: A study on aging and happiness, was conducted by VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan researchers, involving more than 540 adults who were either between the ages of 21 and 40, or over age 60. All were asked to rate or predict their own individual happiness at their current age,…
sify.com GANGOTRI, INDIA, November 20, 2006: Glaciers throughout the world are in melt mode. Considered as the thermometer of global warming, world’s best-known ice masses are fast disappearing. And India’s Gangotri glacier is one of them. Studies conducted by WWF, available exclusively with CNN-IBN reveal that the Gangotri glacier is receding at an alarming average rate of 75 feet every…
www.theepochtimes.com COPENHAGEN, Oct 31, 2006 (HPI Note: This is an interview of mountaineer Pierre Maina by the Epoch Times): Forty-seven-year-old Maina is the doctor in charge of surgery at the Slagelse Sygehus Hospital in Denmark, as well as a member of the Mountaineering Association. The association has 400 mountaineering fans from around the world with most of the members being…
www.hindu.com GOPESHWAR, INDIA, November 17, 2006: Badrinath Temple on Thursday, closed for the winter season amid chanting of hymns and Vedic rituals. The chief Priest of the shrine closed the doors due to snowfall in the higher reaches of Badrinath, Temple sources said, adding that it will re-open in April-May next year. Thousands of devotees, including many saints, participated in…
www.hindu.com JAMMU AND KASHMIR, November 20, 2006: Because soldiers are stressed by an increase in fratricidal killings, the army has trained a group of instructors in yoga at Swami Ramdev’s institute. The newly trained yoga instructors are conducting special sessions with solders posted in Jammu and Kashmir to bring down their stress levels. “This has been done in view of…
sify.com LONDON, ENGLAND, November 21, 2006: Young people in developing nations are at least twice as likely to feel happy about their lives than their counterparts in the developed ones, says a global survey by MTV Networks International. Indians are the happiest overall, while Japanese are the most miserable. The survey covered more than 5,400 young people in 14 countries,…
news.bbc.co.uk NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 20, 2006: A 14-year-old Indian boy, Om Prakash, has been awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize for leading a campaign against child labor and child slavery. Om was forced to work as a farm laborer for three years. After he was rescued, Om set up a network that aims to give all children a birth…
www.dailyindia.com VARANASI, INDIA, November 20, 2006: Since time immemorial the Hindu culture has captivated a lot of foreigners who have been influenced with its rich history and significance in human life. While commencing his world tour, Scader Hanee Pulric, a German tourist may have hardly anticipated that this was to be his ultimate journey. While touring India he felt so…