epaper.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 26, 2006: In an effort to recruit effective partners in its campaign to protect the girl child, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has written to several spiritual leaders asking them to speak against female foeticide while stressing “positive attributes” of women in their discourses. Officials hope saints will slip in the message…
www.gwinnettdailypost.com LAWRENCEVILLE,GEORGIA, USA, June 28, 2006: Gwinnett County commissioners nixed plans for a Hindu temple near Lilburn Tuesday night. They said the marble-and-stone structure topped by domes and spires would not mesh with the surrounding area, and that it would be too intense of a use for the 4 acres at Lawrenceville Highway and Braden Drive. In a bid to…
www.asianage.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 27, 2006: Drenched, exhausted and carrying their meagre belongings in battered suitcases, Sri Lankan Tamils continue to arrive in India by boats, with activists warning that the flow is likely to go up. On Monday, 114 Tamil civilians belonging to 41 families landed on Tamil Nadu’s shore. It was the highest number for a single…
HPI KAUAI, USA, June 28, 2006: Please note that in yesterday’s report, “Hindu Temple Executives Meeting Concludes Successfully,” it was the “Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America” which organized the meeting, not “Vishwa Hindu Parishad” as stated. VHP America is independent of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which is of India. VHP America is a registered nonprofit organization in the USA.
www.speroforum.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 27, 2006: One of the largest-ever mass ceremonies of re-conversion to Hinduism took place in Orissa, eastern India, on 23 June. During Friday’s function, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad “brought back” to Hinduism around 600 tribal Christians from Mayurbhanj district. In all, 92 families were involved. The ceremony was held on the campus of the Pandit…
epaper.timesofindia.com DELHI, INDIA, June 23, 2006: Critics may carp, but that doesn’t deter the believers, who simply shrug off charges that religious shrines have turned into money-making enterprises. Instead, they point to the good work that is being done by many charitable institutions. “Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirupati is governed by the AP Hindu Religion and Charitable Institution Act, which…
Sri S.K. Das CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 27, 2006: Sri S. K. Das, of Chicago, sends free weekly lessons on Vedic Scriptures by e-mail. The lessons contain basics of Vedas, Smritis, Shrutis, Upanishads, Puranas, Bhagavad Gita, etc. Sri Das came to US to spread the message of our scriptures and conducts classes in Chicago and Milwaukee areas. His only motivation is…
vicharak@gmail.com ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, June 27, 2006: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad issued the following press release on the First Hindu Mandir Executives Conference: Hindu Mandir (Temple) Executives representing 57 temples from more than 20 states of US, Canada and Caribbean Islands converged in Atlanta to attend the first ever Hindu Mandir Executive conference (HMEC), from June 23 through June 25.…
www.aumscience.com SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, June 27, 2006: Under the auspices of the American University of Mayonic Science and Technology and in association with the Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation and the International Institute of Mayonic Science and Technology a summer series in Vastu Science and Vaastu Science and Technology is being offered during July 21, 2006 through August 5, 2006…
www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, June 25, 2006: This month Whole Foods announced that it would no longer sell live lobsters, saying that keeping them in crammed tanks for long periods doesn’t demonstrate a proper concern for animal welfare. The Chicago City Council recently outlawed the sale of foie gras to protest the force-feeding of the ducks and geese that yield it.…