Tight security for famed Amarnath Yatra

SRINAGAR – With the Amarnath Yatra set to start Thursday amid turmoil in the Kashmir Valley, authorities say foolproof arrangements are in place to protect the tens of thousands of pilgrims.

“A multi-layer security arrangement is in place to provide security to the pilgrims. The entire route from the Jawahar Tunnel to the base camps of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tight security for famed Amarnath Yatra.

50th parish to close in Cleveland Catholic church downsizing blamed on money, attendance woes

50th parish to close in huge Cleveland downsizing

CLEVELAND – They prayed the rosary in public and picketed outside the bishop’s office. They held Mass on the sidewalk in the rain.
But the angry Catholics of the Cleveland diocese have watched helplessly as, one by one, 50 churches have been shuttered in the past year.
And on Wednesday, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 50th parish to close in Cleveland Catholic church downsizing blamed on money, attendance woes.

Nevada GOP nominee backs away from remark linking 2nd Amendment, need to ‘take Harry Reid out’

Nevada’s Angle retracts comment to ‘take out’ Reid

LOS ANGELES – Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle backed away Tuesday from remarks in which she referred to the Second Amendment right to bear arms and the need to “take … out” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Angle, in her first extended Nevada interview since winning the June 8 …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

First batch of Amarnath pilgrims leave Jammu

JAMMU – The first batch of nearly 1,300 pilgrims Wednesday morning left for the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir from here.

There were 233 women and 32 children in the first batch of 1,272 pilgrims.
Their pilgrimage was flagged off by state Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora, who said: “Adequate security arrangements … Read more : First batch of Amarnath pilgrims leave Jammu.

Nation of Islam leader accuses Jews of ‘anti-black’ behavior, asks for dialogue

Farrakhan charges Jews with ‘anti-black’ behavior

CHICAGO – Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan has written the leaders of more than a dozen major U.S. Jewish groups and denominations seeking “repair of my people from the damage” he claims Jews have caused blacks for centuries.
Farrakhan sent the letter along with two books from the Nation of … Read more »»».

Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan accuses Jews of ‘anti-black’ behavior, asks for dialogue

Farrakhan accuses Jews of ‘anti-black’ behavior

CHICAGO – Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan has written Jewish organizations nationwide accusing Jews of hurting blacks and seeking what he calls “repair of my people from the damage.”
Farrakhan has long floated conspiracy theories and made accusations about Jews but the June 24 letter directly addressing Jewish groups is …. Original source  : Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan accuses Jews of ‘anti-black’ behavior, asks for dialogue.

3,000 BSF personnel airlifted to Kashmir

NEW DELHI – Some 3,000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have been sent to the Kashmir Valley to be part of the multi-layer security net for the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine that begins July 1, officials said Tuesday.

The paramilitary personnel were airlifted by special aircraft in the last couple of days …. Read the original article  : 3,000 BSF personnel airlifted to Kashmir.

‘Amarnath pilgrimage will be on schedule’

JAMMU – Despite a law and order scare in Kashmir, especially on both the routes leading to the Amarnath cave shrine, the authorities in Jammu were determined to flag off the first batch of pilgrims from here Wednesday morning.

The first batch of the pilgrims is expected to reach the shrine, located at a height of …. Read the original article  : ‘Amarnath pilgrimage will be on schedule’.

Top three of Bangladesh religious party arrested

DHAKA – Three top officials of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the country’s largest Islamist party, were arrested Tuesday on charges of hurting Muslim religious sentiments.

JeI’s ameer (chief) Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, its secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and naib ameer (vice-president) Delwar Hossain Saydee were arrested hours after a Dhaka court ordered their arrest, Star …. Source  : Top three of Bangladesh religious party arrested.

Saibaba Live Darshan: Watch Shirdi Sai baba Live Streaming

SHIRDI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — A great news awaiting for devotees of Saibaba. Now they can watch live streaming of Shirdi Sai baba sitting far away from the holy place of Shirdi.
As you know, Sai baba is worshiped as religious Guru. In India, he is regarded as Fakir, who tried to reconcile Hinduism and Islam. … Read more >>>.