Source: www.thesunnews.com August 8, 2009: South Carolina’s top prosecutor, Attorney General Henry McMaster, argued in a memo Friday that the contested “I Believe” license plate–which features images of a stained-glass window and a cross–does not promote Christianity over other religions or atheism. He noted that South Carolina’s more than 100 specialty plates include one that says “In Reason We Trust,”…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Every two miles the water changes, and every four the dialect. Hindi proverb on India’s languages
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 6, 2009: Indian and American researchers say they are close to breaking the code behind the script of the Indus Valley civilization, which flourished on the India-Pakistan border 4,000 years ago. The script, found as inscriptions on numerous objects dating from that period, has puzzled archaeologists ever since Harappa was discovered in 1842. A…
Source: www.thehindu.com MALKANGIRI, ORISSA, INDIA, JULY 4, 2009: A group of former Sri Lankan rebels left the war in the late 1980’s and settled in deep rural Orissa, where they’ve been nearly 20 years. About two thousand of them came, but only hundred stayed in the small town, where they enjoy a peaceful community. A Ganesha temple was built by…
Source: www.hinduonnet.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 6, 2009: A Nepalese lawmaker and leader of a Madhesi party on Thursday demanded that Hindi, which had played a vital role in Nepal, should be given recognition as the second national language in the country’s Constitution, after Nepalese. Proponents said Hindi had played a vital role in unifying Nepal, as it was a contact…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whatever appears in the world is God. No one knows His beginning, middle or end. Swami Muktananda (1908-1982)
Source: www.pib.nic.in AMARNATH, JAMMU & KASHMIR, August 6, 2009: The Union Home Minister Shri P. Chidambaram has congratulated all involved for ensuring the successful and peaceful completion of the Amarnath Yatra, which came to an end yesterday. The Yatra commenced on 15th June 2009. The delayed start was because of heavy snowfall in that area. Nevertheless, during the 52-day period,…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com AMARNATH, JAMMU & KASHMIR, August 6, 2009: Hi-tech gadgets — deep search metal detectors, hand held thermal imagers, sniffer dogs and CRPF and BSF sharpshooters patrolling the arduous route — ensured that the centuries old tradition thrives protected from terrorist threats. The multi-layered security blanket around the cave shrine, located at an altitude of 13,500 feet in the…
Source: sify.com JODPHUR, INDIA, August 3, 2009: A temple dedicated to Lord Siva reverberated with sounds of cymbals amid chanting of hymns in Jodhpur, as 51 priests joined others all over India in praying to the Lord to bless the country with peace, harmony and prosperity. The eight-day prayer session was organized to coincide with holy monsoon month of Shravan,…
Source: www.radioandmusic.com MUMBAI, INDIA, August 3, 2009: Seven stations in India’s Big FM network will be creating huge papier-mache Ganeshas for this year’s Ganesha Chaturthi. Their goal is for every listener household to get involved by donating old newspaper to the cause. During the first ten days of August, a newspaper drive will be held at housing societies and other…