Association Seeks Video Resources On Hindu Tradition

www.americanhindu.net MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA, May 17, 2006: American Hindu Association presents the Hindu Perspectives – TV series at 8:00 pm on Sundays and at 8:30 am on Mondays at WYOU-TV Madison, Wisconsin USA. Hindu Perspectives is designed to introduce viewers to the Hindu tradition with aim of creating more inter-religious harmony, dialogue, and understanding. Elements of Hinduism will be discussed,…

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US$5.6 Million Temple Soon To Take Shape in UK

www.thisisbradford.co.uk BRADFORD, UNITED KINGDOM, May 15, 2006: Hindus have laid the foundations of a new US$5.6 million temple which will be the biggest Hindu temple in the north of England. Hundreds of people met yesterday at the site of the new development in Leeds Road, Bradford, to unveil the foundation stone of their new temple. The ceremony marked phase one…

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India Seeks to Save Its Treasure Of Manuscripts

news.webindia123.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 14, 2006: with over five million manuscripts present in several parts of the country, the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has launched a massive survey program across the country to find out, document and preserve manuscripts within five years. Because only 20 percent of the manuscripts have been found and documented so far, the Mission…

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World Council of Churches: “Heal Obsession of Converting Others”

www.oikoumene.org LARIANO/VELLETRI, ITALY, May 16, 2006: The following statement was issued by the World Council of Churches today at the conclusion of a meeting organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Vatican City, and the Office on Interreligious Relations & Dialogue of the World Council of Churches, Geneva. A partial list of participants included: Rev. Canon Dr. Andrew Wingate,…

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Indian Youth Develops Bacteria Powered Electrical Generator

www.wired.com MONTREAL, CANADA, May 12, 2006: 16-year-old high school student has invented a new way of producing electricity by harnessing the brawny power of bacteria. Kartik Madiraju, an 11th-grader from Montreal, was able to generate about half the voltage of a normal AA battery with a fifth of an ounce of naturally occurring magnetic bacteria. And the bacteria kept pumping…

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Prime Minister Says Nepal To Become a Secular State

www.upi.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, May 15, 2006: Nepal’s prime minister announced Monday that the government would change from a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, with equal rights for all. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said Monday that the declaration, to be proclaimed by the House of Representatives later, would protect the rights of the nation’s indigenous people and minorities. Hundreds…

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BAPS Swaminarayan Organization Proposes Huge Complex for New Jersey

www.nj.com EAST WINDSOR, NEW JERSEY, USA, May 12, 2006: A proposed US$142 million spiritual and commercial complex planned by a Hindu sect on 152 undeveloped acres near the New Jersey Turnpike will get a public airing later this month. The complex, in development for more than two years, could prove a powerful draw for central New Jersey’s Indian population if…

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Amarnath Yatra To Commence June 11

in.rediff.com JAMMU, INDIA, May 13, 2006: The annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir will start from the Baltal and Pahalgham routes simultaneously on June 11 subject to clearance of tracks and weather conditions. Hot water supply, 40 insulated pre-fabricated huts at Panjtarni and Sheshnag in addition to 329 toilets at Sheshnag and 167 at…

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Dolphins Can Communicate With Each Other

www.timesonline.co.uk BRITAIN, May 7, 2006: The results of a study by Vincent Janik of Sea Mammal Research Unit at St. Andrews University has proven that dolphins actually communicate with each other. Data for Janik’s work was based on observations done with a group of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida over a period of 30 years. The news release explains,…

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Two Teens Charged in Minnesota Hindu Temple Vandalism

www.twincities.com MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA, May 12, 2006: Two teenage men were charged on felony counts today for the April 6 burglary and damage to the Hindu Temple in Maple Grove, the city’s police department said today. Paul Gus Spakousky, 19, of Maple Grove, and Tyler William Tuomie, 19, of Andover, were arrested on Wednesday by Maple Grove police and Anoka…

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