in.rediff.com USA, June 20, 2006: Mumbai, the bustling economic capital of India, is the rudest city on earth, whereas Sao Paulo in Brazil and New York in the US are among the most cordial, a survey has found. The survey on common courtesy conducted by popular monthly Readers Digest has found the culture of extending help, expressing gratitude when helped…
in.news.yahoo.com JAMMU, INDIA, June 19, 2006: Hindu pilgrims have sought action against authorities in Jammu and Kashmir for forming an artificial ice stalagmite for them to worship after it failed to occur naturally at a Himalayan shrine. The sleight of hand was discovered last week when the annual pilgrimage to Amarnath, a cave shrine deep in the mountains in the…
www.ndtv.com JAMMU, INDIA, June 18, 2006: Bad weather has forced organizers to stall the Amarnath yatra (pilgrimage), and many say, with time running out and low budgets, they may just have to give the visit to the Amarnath shrine a miss. It’s taken Narain Singh and Baya Lal, the two best of friends, two-and-a-half months to walk to Jammu from…
epaper.hindustantimes.com DELHI, INDIA, June 18, 2006: Contrary to the Pakistan government’s claim that the only Hindu temple in Lahore is safe, the country’s Minorities Welfare Council has said the Krishna temple has been demolished and got a stay from the High Court on the construction of a commercial building at the site. In a petition to the HC the council…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2006) – The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) bemoaned the destruction of the last Hindu temple in Lahore, Pakistan. At the time of the partition of India in 1947 Lahore was known as one of the centers of culture and cosmopolitanism. Soon thereafter its great artists, musicians, and its Hindu and Sikh populations either moved voluntarily…
www.sun-sentinel.com UNITED STATES, June 14, 2006: (HPI note: A report from India on June 16 states that several doctors were arrested for sex selection procedures, which is a crime in India. It is a crime in India is to selectively abort a child after determining its gender through ultrasound scans. The process described below involves making a determination at the…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHANDIGARH, INDIA, June 17, 2006: For the Indian states which have been able to control sex-determination tests through ultrasound, a new US-patented gender testing kit — available over the Internet — which enables sex-determination as early as five weeks after conception will spell more troubles. The kit costs US$275 and involves sending a blood sample to a US laboratory…
www.dailypioneer.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, June 8, 2006: The controversy over the use of a genetically modified seed called BT cotton has escalated. Agriculture ministers from seven states that grow cotton met in Hyderabad to discuss the use of the seed. Andhra Pradesh has been negotiating with Monsanto, the company importing the seed into India, to reduce the price of the Bt…
www.uniindia.com SRINIGAR, INDIA, June 16, 2006: (HPI note: There is also a report in the Times of India that the ice Siva Lingam which normally forms naturally each year in the cave at this pilgrimage destination has failed to form this year. Apparently this fact has been withheld from pilgrims who are only now becoming aware of it.) Heavy rains…
www.uniindia.com CHANDIGARH, INDIA, June 13, 2006: Arya Samaj leader and former MP Swami Indervesh died in Rohtak district town of Haryana last night. He was 76. Swami Indervesh, who has remained associated with Arya Sabha, Haryana, and Sarvadeshik Arya Yuvak Parishad, breathed his last in the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Research (PGIMR). Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has expressed…