epaper.timesofindia.com INDIA, July 30, 2006: The Arya Vaisya Chettiyar Community is fatally allergic to anesthesia. Mysteriously, this condition has been reported in Germany too, setting researchers on a controversial racial trail, reports T.S. Sreenivasa Raghavan. In several hospitals in Tamil Nadu, before administering anesthesia, doctors ask patients for their caste. It has been discovered that members of the Arya Vaisya…
Punjab Kesar NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 4, 2006: A debate arose in Delhi about the proper day to celebrate Janamashtami. The national general secretary of the Sanatan Dharam Sammelan, Shri R.N. Vats announced, “There are no differences with regard to the celebration of Shri Krishna Janamashtami. Some people try to celebrate festivals on different dates without any reason.” Shri Vats…
www.deccan.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, August 1, 2006: With the Andhra Pradesh High Court maintaining a tough position on immersion of icons in Hussainsagar, the Ganesh Utsav Committee has decided to go in for bio-degradable paints for the icons this year. The committee has asked the State government to provide them with a separate place near the NTR Marg and Tank Bund…
www.ndtv.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 3, 2006: The Center of Science and Environment on Wednesday claimed that 11 leading soft drink brands have pesticide residue. According to the CSE, soft drinks available in India have a cocktail of three to six pesticides. In a study of 57 random samples of 11 soft drink brands from 25 different manufacturing plants of…
hindusangam.org SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, August 3, 2006: If you have ideas on how the Hindu concept of dharma can be applied to the worlds’ challenging issues, here’s an opportunity to express yourself. The Hindu Sangam is sponsoring a contest whose objective is to encourage youth to examine the Hindu concept of Dharma from a fresh perspective and ponder its applicability…
The Telegraph HYDERABAD, INDIA, July 28, 2006: No other religion can be preached–and no mosques or churches built–in an 80,628 acre area around Tirupati’s Balaji temple, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam said yesterday. The Devasthanam till now controlled a 6,600 acre area that includes Tirumala–the small temple town housing 10,000-15,000 people, mostly temple workers–and the ban applied there. The Andhra government…
epaper.hindustantimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, July 31, 2006: Lalbaug has no art galleries, but from June through September each year it becomes the headquarters for some excellent artists. These are skilled painters who temporarily leave their regular jobs in order to paint thousands of clay and plaster Ganeshas for Ganesha Chaturthi. Those who can make Ganesha’s eyes come alive are greatly prized,…
tamilweek.com SCARBOROUGH, CANADA, July 30, 2006: Sri Varasiththti Vinayagar Temple’s annual chariot festival culminated July 22 at the Ontario temple. The festivities are part of the temple’s annual chariot festival which began July 9. Hundreds of Hindus packed the temple and its grounds to capacity. Jeya Thiyaga, who works at the temple, said the festival has grown with the city’s…
www.bharatrekhainamerica.com WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES, July 27, 2006: Author K. Panchapakesanand and U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina, jointly released “Bharat Rekha in America,” a guide to 53 Hindu Temples in 33 American states. In his welcoming address, Congressman Wilson lauded the efforts of Mr. Panchapakesanand for publishing such an outstanding book which will help the Hindu Community in…
in.rediff.com UNITED KINGDOM, July 28, 2006: India is the 125th happiest country in the world, a British scientist who has prepared a world map of happiness has claimed. Denmark is the happiest country in the world and Burundi in Africa is the most unhappy as per the map produced by Adrian White, analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester.…