www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, April 17, 2006: Should Diwali be a public holiday in the UK? Eddie from BBC Radio London interviewed Jay Lakhani of Vivekananda Centre and director of education for the Hindu Council to ask him his opinion about making Diwali a public holiday in the UK. The interview went something like this: Jay: “Of course we should make…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, April 18, 2006: HPI has received notice that the New Orleans Public Library is asking for hardcover and paperback books for people of all ages in an effort to restock the shelves after Hurricane Katrina. It is a good opportunity to have Hindu related material supplied to the library, as well as any other books you may…
headlines.agapepress.org ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, April 11, 2006: An attorney with the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy (AFA Law Center) says a circuit judge in St. Louis, Missouri, may have overstepped his authority when he sentenced a woman who plead guilty to voter fraud and drug possession to take part in a transcendental meditation program. When Michelle Robinson…
www.newkerala.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, April 16, 2006: Devotees bathing in the Ganga are worried about the decreasing water level of the river. They claim that the construction of the Tehri Dam in Uttaranchal (now being filed) has contributed to this development. People, who have come here from various parts of the country, experienced difficulty while having a bath on the occasion…
www.hindu.com PITHORAGARH, INDIA, April 11, 2006: (HPI note: This article refers to Indian pilgrims traveling to Kailash on foot from India, and not to the commercial tours offered overland from Nepal.) The annual Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra would begin from June one with authorities ruling out any increase in the number of pilgrims to be accommodated in the pilgrimage. A total of…
www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON D.C., April 15, 2005: LaVonne and Bernard Snowden have three children in private school, two flourishing careers and an elegant house in Mitchellville. As thanks for those blessings, the Snowdens say, they give 10 percent of everything they make to their church. Tithing, an ancient practice described in the Bible, is particularly strong in African American communities, where…
www.dnaindia.com BANGKOK, THAILAND, April 11, 2006: Sacred river waters of India will be brought to Thailand next week on April 21 as part of national celebrations to mark the Thai king’s 60th anniversary on the throne in June. Water from the Ganges, Yamuna, Saraswati, Saryu and Gomati rivers will be brought by the Thai government’s Religious Affairs department and Hindu…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com KENDRAPADA, ORISSA, April 10, 2006: Denied entry into a temple in Orissa by the upper castes, Dalits (Untouchables) of a village have built a shrine of their own and appointed a brahmin priest. Chauriberhampur village on the outskirts of Kendrapada town in the coastal district of the same name is home to nearly 1,400 people from different castes as…
Hinduism Today JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, April 13, 2006: Sri Sellathurai Swami, president of Sivathondan Nilayam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka (a society established by Siva Yogaswami, guru of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, founder of Hinduism Today) attained Mahasamadhi on April 12 at 2:00 pm (Sri Lanka Time) on Pankuni Utharam day. He had told all Yogaswami’s devotees three months ago that he would discard…
www.canada.com OTTAWA, CANADA, April 11, 2006: The Conservative government listed the Tamil Tigers as a banned terrorist organization Monday, bringing Canada in line with its international allies. The move makes it a crime to support, facilitate or participate in the activities of the group, which has a long history of political assassinations, suicide bombings and use of child soldiers. Public…