Religion News – Newsletter for February 5, 2011

Dalai Lama uses donations to fund hospital

DHARAMSALA – A Right to Information (RTI) plea has revealed how Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama uses donations – with at least Rs.1 crore going towards setting up a hospital in Himachal Pradesh.

Information gathered by RTI activist Lawan Thakur of Mandi town Friday showed that the Dalai Lama has donated Rs.1 …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Kerala to support Islamic banking venture

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac Friday expressed happiness over a court verdict giving the green signal to Al Barakah Company to start an institution on Islamic banking principles.

The company has planned the venture along with the Kerala State Industrial Development Corp (KSIDC) as an investor.
This is a welcome judgment and the …. Source article  : Kerala to support Islamic banking venture.

Karmapa aides seek anticipatory bail

DHARAMSALA – Two aides of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Friday moved a Himachal Pradesh court seeking anticipatory bail over the seizure of about Rs.7 crore in foreign and Indian currency from the Gyuto Tantric University and Monastery near here.

Gompo Tsering, secretary of the Karmapa, and Tenzin Namgyal, a trustee of a Karmapa …. Read the original article  : Karmapa aides seek anticipatory bail.