Press Release NEW YORK (Press release by Vishnu Dutt): Some 450 Arya Samajists from eight Arya Samaj organizations in the tri states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut culminated an entire week of celebrations to mark the 137th anniversary of the worldwide Arya Samaj movement with an open air multi kunda havan services in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York…
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 7, 2012 (NY Times): Mr. Rashid, a Muslim, said he had long believed that practicing yoga was tantamount to “denouncing my religion.” But after moving to New York in 1997 from Bahrain, he slowly began to rethink his stance. Now Mr. Rashid, 56, has come full circle: not only has he adopted yoga into…
Source INDIA, April 5, 2012 (The Hindu): For the benefit of Amarnath pilgrims this year, helicopter fares have been reduced by over 40 per cent on the Baltal-Panjtarni route and by over 35 per cent on the Pahalgam-Panjtarni route. “At a time when air fares are going up all over the world, there is some extremely good news for the…
Sources in the government told The Hindu that the government passed the order to take over the administration of the temple on April 13 on the charge of maladministration. The government said that there were serious irregularities in the administration and hence, it was necessary to take over the administration in the interest of devotees. On Sunday morning, senior officials…
Source For our cause I too am prepared to die, but for no cause, my friend, will I be prepared to kill.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian spiritual leader
Source JAMMU, INDIA, April 15, 2012: Demanding passage of J&K temples and religious properties bill, a group of displaced Kashmiri Pandits today took out a protest rally in the city. They alleged the Jammu and Kashmir government has failed to get the bill passed, meant for protecting and managing the Hindu temples and shrines in the state. The Pandits have…
Source You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.— Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), founder of Self Realization Fellowship
Source NEW YORK, April 15, 2012 (The New York Times): Cohabitation in the United States has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the past half century. In 1960, about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Now the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults in their 20s will live with a romantic partner at least once,…
Source UNITED STATES, April 12, 2012 (vegfamily.com): Most vegans know there is something non-vegan about sugar, but not everyone knows what that is. Bone char, made from the bones of cows, is at times used to whiten sugar. Some sugar companies use it in filters to decolorize their sugar. Other types of filters involve granular carbon or an ion exchange…
Source TIRUMALA, INDIA, April 4, 2012 (India Times): Facing flak from various quarters, the executive board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to cancel the categorization of VIP darshan tickets. In a major relief for common pilgrims, the TTD board scrapped the three categories – top priority, priority and ordinary – for VIP darshan. The decision was effective…