GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, May 20, 2002: Jailed heroin addicts are being taught yoga and acupuncture as part of a unique rehabilitation program. Many who commit crimes to support drug habits are being given the holistic sessions to relieve stress and wean them off their addictions. Prisoners being rehabilitated back into the community and convicted criminals on probation are…
Source: Aajtak Hindi Channel PURI, ORISSA, INDIA, June 13, 2002: Like every year the construction of chariots is at peak in Puri, this year it is as well. But the change in tradition this year is that this time even old wood is also being used for construction. The government has banned the unrestrained cutting of trees this year. For…
GO TO SOURCE RAMESWARAM, TAMIL NADU, June 10, 2002: The ancient Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram, an island on the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu, stands where Hindu pilgrims from across the country seek to wash away their sins in the 22 wells (teerthas) that dot its corridors. Not many bother to stop by and look at what’s happened over the…
GO TO SOURCE DELHI, INDIA, June 13, 2002: The following is excerpted from an interview in the Asia edition of Time Magazine: “Time talks with Krishna Lal Advani, India’s Home Minister and the man tipped by many as the hardline hand behind Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. TIME: Why do people call you a hardliner? Advani: It’s simple. These phrases,…
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA, June 10, 2002: A little over 100 varieties of mangoes were on display as south India’s biggest mango festival got under way in the Tamil Nadu town of Krishnagiri. The All-India Mango Exhibition, as the show is known, is an annual event that takes place in different parts of India. It showcases mangoes from all…
GO TO SOURCE DHAKA, BANGLADESH, June 10, 2002: Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikkya Parishad observed Black Day all over the country yesterday. On this day in 1988, Islam as the state religion was incorporated in the Constitution of the Republic through its eighth amendment, said a press release of the organization. On the occasion, at the central Shaheed Minar the…
GO TO SOURCE RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK, June 13, 2002: The Forum for Caribbean Unity will hold a meeting Saturday, June 22, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at P. S. 161, 101-33 124 Street, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. The keynote speaker is Pujya Swami Aksharanandaji, a Hindu scholar and monk from Guyana. Other community leaders will speak. As well…
GO TO SOURCE DELHI, INDIA, June 11, 2002: In his first attempt, he failed the Indian Air Force pilot test. Today, he’s all set to become supreme commander of all the armed forces. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Azad, age 71, former principal scientific advisor to the prime minister, is a man of few words. His is an amazing…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/210502/detFOR07.asp KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 11, 2002: A six-percent drop in Nepal’s Hindu population in the last decade has evoked a mixed reaction in the sole Hindu kingdom. The recently published census report for 2001 shows Hindus make up 80.6 per cent of the population as against 86.5 per cent in 1991. Compared to this, the number of Buddhists rose…
GO TO SOURCE FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, June 10, 2002: Some organizers of the annual Festival of India (India’s independence day) celebration in Fremont suggested that the city’s reluctance to grant a permit for this year’s event may reflect a hint of racial discrimination. But when the dust settled, it was pretty clear to both sides that the festival’s biggest problem was…