Now essence from Ajmer shrine roses

LUCKNOW – Tonnes of flowers offered at the Ajmer shrine will now be used to make essence from them, thanks to a project undertaken by an institute here.

“Our project would bring into use several tonnes of flowers that are presently being dumped,” A.K. Singh, technology and business development head at the Central Institute of Medicinal …. Original source  : Now essence from Ajmer shrine roses.

Pro-religion groups, atheists lobby mayors with letters, e-mail, billboards over Day of Prayer

Atheists, religious groups lobby on Day of Prayer
MADISON, Wis. – To pray or not to pray?
That’s the issue government leaders across the country are facing after a federal judge ruled that the National Day of Prayer set for May 6 was unconstitutional.
The ruling can’t take effect until all appeals are exhausted, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

‘Ayodhya faced greater threat from karsewaks than from ISI’

RAE BARELI – “The Babri mosque in Ayodhya was under greater threat from Hindu karsewaks than from the Pakistani ISI in 1992,” senior IPS officer Anju Gupta told a special CBI court here Friday.

Replying to questions during the course of a cross-examination in the court, which is holding trial in the Ayodhya mosque demolition case, …. Read the original article  : ‘Ayodhya faced greater threat from karsewaks than from ISI’.

Vatican, opposed to embryonic cell use, supports adult stem cell study by a US university

Vatican to finance adult stem cell research
ROME – The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because it maintains that the destruction of the embryo amounts to the killing of …. Source  : Vatican, opposed to embryonic cell use, supports adult stem cell study by a US university.

Governments views sought on easing curbs at Rama temple

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday sought the responses of the central and the Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea for easing restrictions on worship at Lord Rama’s makeshift temple at Ayodhya, built on the disputed site after the Babri mosque was demolished in 1992.

Hearing a lawsuit by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Governments views sought on easing curbs at Rama temple.

Belgium’s longest serving bishop quits after admitting to sexual abuse of boy

Belgian bishop quits over abuse
BRUSSELS – Belgium’s longest serving bishop resigned Friday, saying he was “enormously sorry” for having sexually abused a young boy about 25 years ago.

The resignation of Roger Vangheluwe, 73, the Bishop of Bruges since 1984, was the first from Belgium since a child abuse scandal began testing the Catholic Church several … Read more : Belgium’s longest serving bishop quits after admitting to sexual abuse of boy.

Vatican, opposed to embryonic cell use, finances adult stem cell study by American university

Vatican will finance adult stem cell research

ROME – The Vatican will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases, officials announced Friday.
The project is at a very preliminary phase and it will be years before any clinical treatment might be available, the officials … Read more >>>.