office@hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, December 19, 2005: (HPI note: The following is a press release from the UK Home Office which covers in more detail the new visa category previously reported) New provisions designed to help strike a better balance between helping faith communities find suitably qualified religious workers while maintaining robust immigration controls were announced today by the Home Office.…
Press Trust of India KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 28, 2005: An ethnic Indian was on Wednesday buried according to Islamic rites after the Malaysian High Court rejected his Hindu widow’s claim over his body, saying the Shariat court has ruled he was a Muslim. The body of 36-year-old M. Moorthy, who was part of Malaysia’s 1997 team which scaled Mount…
info@hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 26, 2005: Datuk A. Vaithilingam, president of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam writes: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam expresses its very great disappointment and sadness on the failure of Madam Kaliammal in her efforts to seek relief in the Civil High Court. We are concerned that the present laws give plenty of protection to the Muslim community…
news.webindia123.com LONDON, UK, December 15, 2005: The Tony Blair Government has recently announced that it will provide close to US$17 Million for the construction of the first-ever Hindu faith school in the country. The primary school will be ready for pupils within the next five years. The news about the school has been received with great enthusiasm by the Hindu…
info@hinduamericanfoundation.org PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, December 20, 2005: On November 16, 2005, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) jointly organized a program at Stanford University entitled “Countering Biases Against Hindus And Jews On The College Campus: The Who, What, and When of Responses to Hostile and Intimidating Rhetoric and Behavior in the Classroom.” Professor Ramdas Lamb,…
www.parmarth.com RISHIKESH, INDIA, December 27, 2005: Every year, from March 1 – 7, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh (Himalayas), India and Uttranchal Tourism jointly organize the International Yoga Festival. The Festival is held on the premises of Parmarth Niketan , headed by H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji. Hundreds of students and seekers come from every corner of the Earth to imbibe…
uscirf.gov WASHINGTON, DC, December 26, 2005: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wrote to the U.S. Department of State asking that it urgently communicate with the German government to prevent the imminent involuntary deportation of thousands of particularly vulnerable asylum seekers from Germany to Afghanistan, including Hindu refugees who face the threat of violence upon return to…
www.manoramaonline.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 26, 2005: Armed with the high court order granting anticipatory bail, Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswati, on Monday, surrendered before the Mannarkudi Judicial Magistrate court and availed bail in connection with the temple jewelry theft case. The Seer, accompanied by his devotees, surrendered before Magistrate Muralidharan and furnished a copy of Madras High Court order, which granted…
www.medindia.net CANADA, December 19, 2005: The export of Ayurvedic medicines from India has suffered a set back following the testing by the Canadian Government that has revealed alarmingly high levels of heavy metals in the exported traditional medicinal preparations. More than 18 different Ayurvedic medicines have been tested by the Health Canada, a part of the Canadian government’s health department.…
friendsofsouthasia.org CALIFORNIA, USA, December 26, 2005: HPI Note: There have been several articles and documents to appear on the Internet dealing with the California textbook controversy. See HPI, here, for an early December update. The following document is posted by friendsofsouthasia.org, a group supporting Prof. Witzel in the debate, and says it is the final decision of the California Curriculum…