Source: Punjab Kesari (Hindi), December 3, 2000 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: The Pakistani Hindu community has decided to boycott the local elections. These residents of the southern sector of Sindh province are opposing the electoral system that deprives the minorities of its voting rights. The decision to boycott the election was taken at a meeting held at Jakokabad in which more than…
GO TO SOURCE CALIFORNIA, USA: A decade after California initiated the nation’s most comprehensive and aggressive anti-smoking program, the incidence of deadly lung and bronchial cancer has dropped far more dramatically there than it has nationwide. California lung cancer rates were found to have dropped 14 percent between 1988 and 1997, while the estimated drop nationwide was 2.7 percent, according…
Source: The Hindu, November 28, 2000 NEW DELHI,INDIA: The populace of New Delhi lacks proper facilities for the honorable disposal of our mortal encasement after the soul continues its journey. Of the 271 crematoria available in the city, only three well-maintained ones, Nigambodh Ghat, Punjabi Bagh and Lodi Road, are primarily used. Most of the other crematoria lack adequate lighting,…
GO TO SOURCE KATHMANDU,NEPAL, December 1, 2000: Advocating a peaceful resolution for the refugee problem in Kathmandu Nepal, is a top U.S. envoy for Asia, Karl Inderfurth, assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs. Since the early 1990’s, Hindu refugees numbering over 98,000 have lived in UN-supervised camps in Nepal after fleeing Buddhist Bhutan. After several rounds of ministerial…
GO TO SOURCE PARIS, FRANCE, November 30, 2000: It is not only the French who are in a frenzy about mad cow disease. A panic that began here in France several weeks ago has now spread throughout Europe.In Germany, a hot line set up to answer questions from the public about the disease collapsed because of too many calls. In…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI,INDIA, December 2, 2000: Spare the rod and spoil the child. Even in this, the 21st century, the Christian slogan still has many champions among school teachers, school administrators and even parents. But the Delhi High Court on Friday may have forced them to rethink. In a landmark judgement, the Delhi High Court struck down the…
Source: Hindustan Times, November 23, 2000 PATNA, INDIA: Lord Vishnu’s beloved is now down to the path of obscurity. Falling victim to neglect and the coming up of concrete jungles all around the city, the plant species with the richest cultural heritage is vanishing from sight. Tulsi, the plant which once enjoyed a high position in the flora of Bihar…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, DC: When James Dusel, 16, announced that he was becoming a vegan — shunning not only meat but dairy products–his father Jim Dusel, a Baltimore teacher was concerned whether he’d be getting adequate protein. In a past generation, parents might have refused to accommodate such pronouncements, but not in today’s more tolerant times, according to this…
Source: Hinduism Today, Shibani Khanna, December 1, 2000 HOUSTON, TEXAS: Endeavoring to promote Hindu Solidarity among the youth, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Student’s Council, and NetOhm held a “Lock-in” at a Texas Rock Gym. A “Lock-in” is when a group of students (with chaperones) book a venue and stay up the entire night engaged in various activities, in this…
GO TO SOURCE A Ramayana play featuring actors from the popular TV serial, including Arun Govil are touring with “Glimpses of the Ramayana” during the summer of 2001. The organizers are looking for sponsors in various cities. Contact kbharrat@sympatico.ca for all additional information including show availability and sponsorship costs per program.