www.pib.nic.in DELHI, INDIA, December 14, 2005: The Government of India has nominated Majuli Island in Assam for consideration of inclusion in the World Heritage List in the year 2006. The Government also proposes to submit the nomination dossiers of Red Fort for consideration in the year 2007. There are 14 cultural sites in the tentative at the World Heritage Centre…
www.theglobeandmail.com ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, December 19, 2005: Work on the world’s first human-made species is well under way at a research complex in Rockville, Md., and scientists in Canada have been quietly conducting experiments to help bring such a creature to life. Robert Holt, head of sequencing for the Genome Science Centre at the University of British Columbia, is leading efforts…
www.washingtonpost.com PENNSYLVANIA, USA, DECEMBER 20, 2005: A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled today that a public school district in the south-central part of the state cannot require the inclusion of “intelligent design” [advocated by conservative Christians] in biology classes as an alternative to evolution. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III, issuing his decision in a case that was heard…
Express News Service MUMBAI, INDIA, December 13, 2005: The flowers you offer here could help a thousand others bloom. More than six months after the temple trust was first approached by a non-governmental organisation, which offered to turn their waste into a resource, Siddhivinayak temple’s attempts at converting nirmalya–offerings of marigold, hibiscus, betel nut flower and durva (blades of grass)…
www.hindustantimes.com GUWAHATI, INDIA, December 12, 2005: Animal rights activists in Assam are up in arms over the sacrifice of two buffaloes in the famous Kamakhya temple by members of Samajwadi Party for speedy recovery of ailing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. SP activists had on Saturday sacrificed two buffaloes inside the temple atop the Neelachal Hills to seek quick cure of…
Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj, HPI Correspondent DELHI, INDIA, December 19, 2005: The Second International Conference on Religion and Cultures in the Indic Civilization is being held at the India Habitat Centre at New Delhi, India, from December 17-20, 2005. Dr. Karan Singh, President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations inaugurated the Conference. It has been jointly organized by the Indic Studies Network…
www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, December 19, 2005: HPI note: The Hindu Council UK sends the following press release. The problem this new program solves is that all priests of all religions need to pass a high level English competency exam to get a visa to England. Unfortunately, many Hindu priests, while experts in Sanskrit as well as at least one other…
www.hindu-university.edu FLORIDA, USA, December 19, 2005: To march forward to the next stage, Hindu University (HU) of America is soliciting nominations (including self-nominations) for the position of President from qualified candidates with relevant experience in developing an institution of higher education and research. This is the top position carrying the principal responsibilities including fund raising, resource development, and building the…
www.eveningtimes.co.uk KELVINGROVE, ENGLAND, December 16, 2005: A burger van owner who feared she’d be shut after complaints from Hindus about the smell of beef has been allowed to stay put. Elsie McLean, whose snack bar sits outside the the Hindu Mandir temple in Kelvingrove, launched a fight – including a 1,500-name petition – to keep her trading licence. Hindus, many…
www.deccan.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, December 14, 2005: Temple priests from all parts of the State will undertake a 48-hour “sarpa digbandhanam” (laying siege, a kind of “sit in”) of the endowments department officer in the city on January 20 and 21, demanding amendment to the AP Endowments Act to take more than 32,000 temples out of the department’s purview. A delegation…