www.cbc.ca CANADA, April 6, 2006: Three men convicted of planning to bomb a Hindu temple in Toronto more than a decade ago were deported on Wednesday. Barry Adams, Amir Mohammed Ahmed and Abdul Baqqer were arrested in 1991 while crossing the border from the United States. They were convicted in 1994 of conspiring to bomb a temple and an East…
tinyurl.com April 7, 2006: An unusual resource is available for download in PDF form at “source.” It is a 188-page catalog of Indus Valley seals and inscriptions, running about forty items per page. In addition to the seals are pottery pieces, index of known signs and various commentaries. The photos of the seals are relatively high resolution. We’re not aware…
www.hindu.com PALANI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, April 3, 2006: Thousands of devotees offered obeisance at the Sri Dhandayuthapaniswamy temple, the third abode of Lord Muruga, during the consecration ceremony performed amidst chanting of Vedic and Tamil hymns. The Mahakumbhishekam was performed for the sanctum sanctorum, main golden tower and the towers of the sub-temple simultaneously. The temple, including the sanctum sanctorum…
www.newsonair.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, April 6, 2006: Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today launched the first Yoga University of the country, Patanjali Yoga Peeth, a dream project of Swami Ramdev at Bahadarabad near Haridwar. In his inaugural address, Mr. Shekhawat said, Swami Ramdev has assured the right to lead a healthy and disease free life to all. Uttaranchal Chief Minister N.…
www.nytimes.com PARIS, FRANCE, April 5, 2006: Man’s first-known trip to the dentist occurred as early as 9,000 years ago, when at least 9 people living in a Neolithic village in ancient India had holes drilled into their molars and survived the procedure. The findings, to be reported Thursday in the scientific review Nature, push back the dawn of dentistry by…
www.hindu.com PONDICHERRY, INDIA, March 31, 2006: The collection of 11,000 palm-leaf and paper manuscripts in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravalam about Saiva Siddhanta preserved at the French Institute, which is the largest collection of manuscripts of the Saiva Siddhanta texts, has found a place in UNESCO’s Memory of the World register, according to Traja Virtanen, advisor for Communication information, UNESCO, New…
www.hindu.com MADURAI, INDIA, March 29, 2006: The famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple’s 16th and 17th century murals are being restored to their original splendor. A team headed by Vinod T. started the restoration work back in 1996 and after a few setbacks due to lack of funding, the team resumed their post in 2002. The news release says that the murals…
epaper.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 29, 2006: The Katas Raj temple in Chakwal, Pakistan has received the attention of India’s government who has offered funding to the tune of US$5.68 million to the Pakistani government so that the temple can be restored and conserved. As pointed out in the news release, highly placed sources told HT that New Delhi sees…
www.thejakartapost.com SANUR, BALI, INDONESIA, April 1, 2006: Nyepi, a day of silence marking the first day of the Saka calendar, is the only nationally observed Balanese holiday, perhaps for the practical reason of being one of the few that only fall once a year, or the fact that a 30-hour curfew is imposed on the island from midnight until dawn…
www.dnaindia.com LONDON, ENGLAND, April 1, 2006: Hindus are the best managers of their personal finances and are closely followed by Sikhs says an official government study looking into the financial capabilities of households in Britain. The largest-ever survey of consumer attitudes to money in Britain threw up the unexpected results and puzzled researchers. The study was carried out by Personal…