GO TO SOURCE UDUPI, INDIA, March 8, 2003: The temple town of Udupi prepares to dedicate the $625,000 Vajra Kavach (diamond armor) to the presiding deity Lord Krishna at 10:45 am on March 10. More than 100,000 devotees from all over the country and abroad are expected to witness the spectacle. Sri Vidyadeesha Theertha Swamiji of the Paryaya Palimaru Math…
GO TO SOURCE CAMBODIA, March 6, 2003: The Chen Sran temple has been discovered around 40 kilometers from the Thai-Cambodia border, deep in the jungle of the northern Preah Vihear province. It was constructed in dedication to Hindu beliefs in the ninth or tenth century, cultural officials said. The monument was not known to authorities until villagers reported it to…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, March 5, 2003: One of the first initiatives of Mayor Ken Livingston was the removal of pigeons from Trafalgar Square. The Mayor removed the pigeons, amid protests, because he said over 200 tons of their droppings had to be cleaned up every year. Now the pigeons, and their related problems, have moved to Leicester, and…
GO TO SOURCE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, March 7, 2003: A new vegetarian diet emphasizing soy and soluble fiber can lower cholesterol by one-third. The Portfolio diet, as it’s called, involves several trendy nutrients that have been shown separately to be good for the heart. Canadian researchers set out to see what would happen if they were combined into a single…
Source: NDTV.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 6, 2003: The Jammu and Kashmir government is working on a plan to develop an area in Anantnag district, in the Kashmir Valley and 40 miles southeast of Srinigar, for resettling around 300,000 displaced Kashmiri Pandits to the valley. The government plans to build around 500 apartment flats with provision of security and essential…
Source: NDTV.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, March 5, 2003: The number of cigarettes being smoked in India is going up, despite the ban on smoking in public places. The consumption has increased by seven billion cigarettes this year — from 87 billion sticks in 2001-2002. “People who have been smoking bidis may graduate from bidi smoking to cigarette smoking if their economic…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, March 8, 2003: Southall, the British capital’s mini India, was taken aback to see British soccer star Gary Lineker dressed as an Indian bridegroom, with his hair dyed black and sitting on a white horse. There were women in saris dressed for the wedding, and a proper baraat, or marriage party, in tow. So was…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, March 9, 2003: HPI has been asked to help find someone in Cambodia, or closely associated with the Angor Wat temple, who could assist with the visit of a renowned Hindu temple architect of South India who will be there visit June 11 and 12 of this year. If you could help, or could suggest…
Source: HPI UNITED STATES, March 9, 2003: Learning a new language can be challenging, but here are ten reasons why English is so confusing. 1. The bandage was wound around the wound. 2. The farm was used to produce produce. 3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4. We must polish the Polish furniture.…
GO TO SOURCE KANPUR, INDIA, March 3, 2003: The United Nations has declared 2003 as the International Year of Freshwater and March 22 is the World Water Day. The environmental group, Eco Friends, is launching a massive Ganga cleanup campaign in Kanpur from March 16 to March 22, 2003. The objective behind this campaign is to make the six-mile stretch…