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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
www.newkerala.com DEHRADUN, INDIA, May 4, 2006: The opening of the portals of the famous Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath amid the chanting of Vedic mantras this morning was witnessed by thousands of devotees. Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri, chairman of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti, said on phone that Badrinath, the temple of Lord Vishnu was opened for darshan at 4 am.…
www.crosswalk.com May 15, 2006: The Christian website, URL above, posted this item: The World Council of Churches (WCC) said it was launching a joint effort with the Vatican to shape a code of conduct on religious conversion, a Reuters news story reports. A senior WCC official said it was hoped that the intra-Christian project would spark discussion on the same…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2006: Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) attended a reception hosted by President George W. Bush commemorating the National Day of Prayer at the White House on May 4, 2006. Held in the historic East Room of the White House this year, the National Day of Prayer program has been held annually on the…