GO TO SOURCE TIRUPATI, INDIA, March 5, 2003: Simarouba (Simarouba Glauca), also known as the “Paradise tree,” a native of El Salvador, Central America, was first introduced in Amravati, Maharashtra, in 1966. Syamasundar Joshi, a scientist in the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, who has studied the tree, believes apart from edible purposes, it could be a promising ingredient in…
Source: Office of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) WASHINGTON, D.C. USA, March 6, 2003: U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr., founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives asking Congress to request the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring the holiday of Deepavali. The Citizen’s Stamp Advisory…
GO TO SOURCE TIRUCHI, INDIA, March 2 , 2003: Six stone statues, including those of Mahavira, Jeyshtadevi and Muruga, have been unearthed from a field in Gundur near here where it is believed there was once a temple. The two and a half feet high by two feet wide icon of Mahavira, seated on a throne in a meditative posture,…
GO TO SOURCE KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, March 14, 2003: Her Holiness, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) will be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 28 – 29, 2003, at Mid Valley Exhibition Center, Level 3, Mid Valley Megamall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur. Beginning at 7:30 pm each evening, there will be satsang, bhajans and darshan, which in Her Holiness’ context…
Source: www.ndtv.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 15, 2003: Nepal’s King Gyanendra and Queen Komal will visit India next week to pray at temples and take part in religious festivities, state-run Radio Nepal said on Saturday. The royal couple will leave for southern India on March 20, returning home March 30. During the trip the king and queen will visit Hindu temples…
GO TO SOURCE VIENNA, AUSTRIA, March 11, 2003: A conference and action day of the “Viennese Center of Health Promotion” was held in the historical rooms of the Viennese Town Hall. More than 20 exhibitors gave a summary of their efforts to improve the health situation especially for pupils and students. One of the most frequented stands was “Yoga In…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, March 14, 2003: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs may have declared March 19 as the official holiday for Holi, but confusion continues. Several religious organizations have announced that they will celebrate Holi on March 18. Officials say that date for Holi was decided about a year ago after consulting the panchangam (the Hindu religious…
Source: www.ndtv.com LONDON, ENGLAND, March 14, 2003: Founder and Director of the Bangalore-based Asian Elephant Research and Conservation Center, Professor Raman Sukumar, has won the Whitley Golden Award, the most prestigious international award in the field of environment conservation, for his work in saving endangered Asian elephants. Sukumar received the award popularly known as the “Green Oscar” along with a…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 12, 2003: How old is too old when it comes to dancing on stage? Do age, weight and fitness matter? And who should be the final arbiter? All it has taken for these questions to come bouncing to the surface is one court case where the Delhi High Court rejected Bharatanatyam dancer Komala…