GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, July 15, 2001: BBC reporter Marie Colvi, lost an eye to Singhalese army gun fire while crossing the from Tamil Tiger held areas of Sri Lanka to those under government control. She was attempting to get an authentic picture of conditions in the war-torn region. Reporters are barred by the Sri Lankan government from entering.…
GO TO SOURCE AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, July 11, 2001: The Khmer Growers of Western Massachusetts — four Cambodian sisters and their friends — are raising money to rebuild the Buddhist temples in their homeland by growing the vegetables they know best. They began selling to Massachusetts’ ethnic farm markets seven years ago and are adding some chic restaurants in Manhattan and…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, New York, July 15, 2001: Americans are not only learning the classical dances of India but also getting to know more about culture and traditions. According to this report, Kathak Guru Charka, who has students from different ethnic backgrounds ranging from Indians to American and white to Blacks, says, “Americans show more interest in our…
GO TO SOURCE AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, July 12, 2001: Global warming and the impact it will have on our planet Earth is a major concern for environmental scientists. The first extensive global report on the subject was released at the Open Science Conference held in Amsterdam from July 10 to July 13. Ironically even though developing countries have contributed very little…
GO TO SOURCE FORTWORTH, TEXAS, July 11, 2001: The Christian news service “Crosswalk” published today the following report: “A militant Hindu hate web site displaying the names of international evangelists, secular and Christian scholars from India, and other ‘enemies of Hinduism’ on its ‘hit-list’ was back online after it was salvaged by a radical Jewish organization in Brooklyn, New York.…
GO TO SOURCE CALIFORNIA, July 10, 2001: The year 2001 is the Golden Jubilee year of the Chinmaya Movement. Founded 50 years ago by Swami Chinmayananda, the Chinmaya Mission now has centers in Miami, Washington, Los Angeles, Bangalore and Mumbai. A detailed list of the year’s programs to be held at each center can be found on their website at…
GO TO SOURCE MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, July 10, 2001: A new revolutionary technique developed by scientists in Australia has opened the doors for men who are unable to produce children because they have no sperm or germ cells. Using other body cells called somatic cells, the procedure eliminates one set of chromosomes that somatic cells usually contain. After this separation, the…
Source: Religion News Service KATMANDU, NEPAL, JULY 11, 2001: Officials in Nepal have identified a 4-year-old girl from Katmandu as the new incarnation of a Goddess revered by both Hindus and Buddhists. Preeti Shakya was installed as the new Kumari (virgin goddess) on Tuesday, July 10. Preeti replaces the reigning Goddess who has reached puberty. Goddesses traditionally retire when they…
GO TO SOURCE KATMANDU, NEPAL, July 7, 2001: A string of attacks overnight killed 39 police officers and a civilian at security posts across Nepal on the eve of the King Gyanendra’s 55th birthday. It is the worst violence in the troubled Himalayan kingdom since last month’s massacre of virtually the entire royal family by the crown prince, who then…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 10, 2001: It was a time of terrible fear among the Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus indigenous to the beautiful Himalayan valley. They and Hindu settlers were being killed, kidnapped and robbed by Islamic militant groups demanding independence from India or to unite with Muslim-majority Pakistan. Between October 1989 and August 1990, some 350,000 Kashmiri…