GO TO SOURCE AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, July 12, 2001: Global warming and the impact it will have on our planet Earth is a major concern for environmental scientists. The first extensive global report on the subject was released at the Open Science Conference held in Amsterdam from July 10 to July 13. Ironically even though developing countries have contributed very little…
GO TO SOURCE FORTWORTH, TEXAS, July 11, 2001: The Christian news service “Crosswalk” published today the following report: “A militant Hindu hate web site displaying the names of international evangelists, secular and Christian scholars from India, and other ‘enemies of Hinduism’ on its ‘hit-list’ was back online after it was salvaged by a radical Jewish organization in Brooklyn, New York.…
GO TO SOURCE CALIFORNIA, July 10, 2001: The year 2001 is the Golden Jubilee year of the Chinmaya Movement. Founded 50 years ago by Swami Chinmayananda, the Chinmaya Mission now has centers in Miami, Washington, Los Angeles, Bangalore and Mumbai. A detailed list of the year’s programs to be held at each center can be found on their website at…
GO TO SOURCE MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, July 10, 2001: A new revolutionary technique developed by scientists in Australia has opened the doors for men who are unable to produce children because they have no sperm or germ cells. Using other body cells called somatic cells, the procedure eliminates one set of chromosomes that somatic cells usually contain. After this separation, the…
Source: Religion News Service KATMANDU, NEPAL, JULY 11, 2001: Officials in Nepal have identified a 4-year-old girl from Katmandu as the new incarnation of a Goddess revered by both Hindus and Buddhists. Preeti Shakya was installed as the new Kumari (virgin goddess) on Tuesday, July 10. Preeti replaces the reigning Goddess who has reached puberty. Goddesses traditionally retire when they…
GO TO SOURCE KATMANDU, NEPAL, July 7, 2001: A string of attacks overnight killed 39 police officers and a civilian at security posts across Nepal on the eve of the King Gyanendra’s 55th birthday. It is the worst violence in the troubled Himalayan kingdom since last month’s massacre of virtually the entire royal family by the crown prince, who then…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 10, 2001: It was a time of terrible fear among the Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus indigenous to the beautiful Himalayan valley. They and Hindu settlers were being killed, kidnapped and robbed by Islamic militant groups demanding independence from India or to unite with Muslim-majority Pakistan. Between October 1989 and August 1990, some 350,000 Kashmiri…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 8, 2001: Longing to pilgrimage to the Sharda Temple in Kishanganga Valley in an area of Kashmir occupied by Pakistan, Kashmiri Pandits have appealed to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to openly discuss the issue in summit talks with Pakistan President Pervez Musharrat. Since 1990 when Pakistan took over the valley, the 350,000…
GO TO SOURCE GRANGER, IOWA, July 8, 2001: Hindu leaders say a $3 million temple and cultural center being built three miles north of Granger will be the first Hindu temple in the state. “This is good for the community,” said Rajesh Kumar, vice-president of the Indo-American Association of Iowa. “They want to worship and it will be good for…
GO TO SOURCE DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JULY 8, 2001: Pontiac, a suburb in Detroit, is now home to a newly constructed temple for the Goddess Parashakthi. The 6,000 sq. ft. temple houses icons of Devi Sri Karumari Amman, Vinayaka, Karthikeya, Lord Siva and Devi Sivakamasundari. The temple was designed by renowned temple architect Padmasri M. Muthiah Sthapathi. The origin of the…