www.newindpress.com September 22, 2005: In this news release Ratna Rajaiah expounds about the many uses for bamboo. Rajaiah proposes that this well-known plant may one day be prized as a precious commodity. Rajaiah says, “In May of this year, Newsweek magazine featured 12 of the most exciting designs of the year — everything from the new Sony Portable Music Player…
www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2005: The Air Force, facing a lawsuit over alleged proselytizing, has withdrawn a document that permitted chaplains to evangelize military personnel who were not affiliated with any faith, Pentagon officials said yesterday. The document was circulated at the Air Force Chaplain School until eight weeks ago. It was a “code of ethics” for chaplains that…
www.startribune.com MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES, October 12, 2005: A 42,000-square-foot Hindu temple is under construction on 20 acres of former farmland in Maple Grove at a cost of over US$8 million. The traditional-styled temple, built on Vaastu Shastra guidelines will serve Minnesota’s Hindu community of nearly 20,000 people. At present, Minnesota Hindus have a temple in former Methodist church in Northeast…
www.tirupatitimes.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, October 13, 2005: The famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here has fetched a record total collections of about US$2 million during the nine-day annual Brahmotsavam festivals that concluded on October 12. The TTD Executive Officer, A. P. V. N. Sarma told the press at Tirumala this afternoon that this Brahmotsavam had about 30%…
relwatch1@msn.com USA, October 14, 2005: Richard Cimino, researcher with the publication Religion Watch, makes this request: “I am writing my dissertation on the topic of religion and the applied sciences and technology. Part of this research is interviewing members of different religious traditions on how their faith impacts their work in technological fields. Hinduism seems uniquely adaptive to working in…
www.dailytimes.com.pk KOLKATA, INDIA, October 11, 2005: Hindus in India and Nepal on Monday celebrated the start of the Durga Puja festival with colorful processions to honour the 10-armed deity revered for slaying a demon king. Durga Puja is celebrated with fervor by Bengalis, the ethnic group dominant in the eastern city of Kolkata, the capital of India’s West Bengal state,…
www.daijiworld.com BANGALORE, INDIA October 8, 2005: The Karnataka High Court on October 7 stayed the Government notification bringing under the purview of the Muzarai Department (a department of the government which governs many Hindu temples in the state) the Sharavu Maha Ganapathi (Vinayaka) Temple of Mangalore. A Division Bench comprising Justice S.R. Nayak and Justice C.R. Kumaraswamy passed the order…
news.webindia123.com DHAKA, BANGLADESH, October 8, 2005: Although the government has tightened security to ensure the smooth celebration of Durga Puja, unidentified miscreants have vandalized icons of the Goddess Durga at least at three places in Muslim-dominated Bangladesh. Delayed reports reaching here from southern Khulna, Faridpur and Jessore districts said the miscreants had attacked the icons late on Thursday night. The…
www.chinapost.com.tw KASHMIR, INDIA, October 12, 2005: Kashmir’s earthquake smashed a region dotted with centuries-old Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist monuments, but most survived without major damage, archaeological officials say. One famed Hindu temples is the 200 B.C. Shankaracharya temple. The stone temple, dedicated to Siva, suffered no damage. “There has been no major damage reported to monuments around the state,” said…
www.newkerala.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 10, 2005: It’s that time of the year again when Indians, irrespective of their denomination or persuasion, are taken over by a festive mood and the entire country appears to be celebrating a religious or cultural occasion with prayers, food, songs and dance. The month-long festival gala, that began earlier this month, ends with Deepavali,…