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…
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 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…
Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, April 2, 2012: One of India’s richest Hindu temples has collected 57.3m rupees (US$1.2m) in donations on one day – the most ever in its history. This was in spite of turnout being lower than usual for Sunday’s festival of Ramnavami because of school exams. The coffers of Venkateswara Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh…
Source UNITED STATES, April 7, 2012 (psychcentral.com): When caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s use yoga to engage in very brief, easy daily meditations, they lower levels of depression, improve cognitive functioning and reduce stress-induced cellular aging, says a new UCLA study. Currently, at least five million Americans care for someone with dementia. Over the next two decades, the frequency of…
Source PALANPUR, MARCH 13, 2012 (Times Of India): The recently opened Bochasanvasi BAPS Mandir in Leicester UK has been conferred the ‘Good Lighting Award’ by the British Astronomical Association (BAA) for its judicious use of responsible, efficient and sky-friendly night-time lighting. “The use of modern technology in the traditional Hindu temple replicates and blends the modern technology that create both…
Source God is subtle.— Albert Einstein