www.wftv.com ORLANDO, FLORIDA, March 13, 2006: State investigators said they believe an electrical problem sparked a fire at a Hindu temple in Orange County. It’s still standing, but on the inside the damage is extensive. Worshippers hope to return Sunday to salvage what they can and clean up. Most of the damages occurred near the origin of the fire, but…
sanatanadharma2002.blogspot.com WARI, BANGLADESH, March 15, 2006: Archaeologists in Bangladesh say they have uncovered part of a fortified citadel dating back to 450 B.C. that could have been a stopping off point along an ancient trade route. So far, a moat round the citadel has been uncovered along with parts of an ancient road at Wari, 85 km (53 miles) northeast…
news.bbc.co.uk DELHI, INDIA, March 16, 2006: British director Stephen Fry and India’s Dev Benegal are to make a film about an Indian mathematician whose ideas underpin the digital revolution. Srinavasa Ramanujan, a poor college dropout who died aged 33, ended up at Cambridge in the early 1900s and was acknowledged as a mathematical genius. The joint production will look at…
thestar.com.my PENANG, MALAYSIA, March 16, 2006: The sea off Teluk Bahang in Penang was awash with lights as devotees of Sri Singamuga Kaliamman temple there released thousands of styrofoam lanterns into the water. The devotees made wishes before setting the lanterns afloat during the temple’s annual floating chariot festival on Monday night. Celebrated during the Masimagan month of the Indian…
www.hindustantimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, March 10, 2006: Founder of Art of Living and eminent spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shanker said here on Friday that good sanskar (moral values) could check terrorist activities across the globe. Ravi Shanker, who visited the Sankat Mochan Temple where a blast occurred last Tuesday, said that the parents should inculcate good moral and ethical values…
www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 9, 2006: The Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of parliament, was once again adjourned on Thursday. This time it was over a book published by a Christian missionary group that contained “insulting remarks” against Hindu gods. Raising the issue in the House during Zero Hour (a time set aside in the schedule for members to…
Shresthaavon@aol.com NEPAL, COLORADO, March 10, 2006: The first Nepali Sanatan Community Temple has established in USA at Denver, Colorado by the active Nepali community who lives Colorado, according to this press release received from “source.” The temple is located in Brighton, (Denver), Colorado, USA on 218 N. 6th Avenue and occupies about 14,000 square feet of land. It was established…
www.eastandard.net KENYA, March 12, 2006: The Hindu Council of Kenya has donated about Kenya Shillings 5 million (US$69,000) worth of foodstuff to famine ravaged areas. The council has also appealed to its branches and member institutions to heed the national call for famine relief. The secretary general Sunil Shah, told The Standard that the project mostly targeted schools in drought-stricken…
Press Reports KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 8, 2006: A teenage boy in Nepal whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha is missing after 10 months of meditation, reportedly without food or water, officials said Saturday. Followers of Ram Bahadur Banjan, 15, reported his disappearance and a police team has been sent to the jungles of Bara, about 160 kilometers…
www.news-journalonline.com DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, March 11, 2006: Suryakant “Sam” Patel watched coverage of President Bush’s visit to India on a satellite television behind the reception counter at his Ocean Holiday Motel. Besides keeping in touch with his homeland, Patel wants to bring a fixture of his native culture to Daytona Beach. Patel is president of the Hindu Cultural Association of…