Religion News – Weekly Newsletter for March 1-7, 2011
Pranab invokes the gods
NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee invoked the gods Monday while presenting the budget for 2011-12, appealing to Indra, the god of rains, and Saraswati, the goddess of learning.
The invocation brought some levity in the packed Lok Sabha, listening attentively to the minister.
This is the sixth such exercise for the 75-year-old veteran .... Read the original article : here.
Religion News – Newsletter for March 1, 2011
State not informed on clean chit to Karmapa: Dhumal
SHIMLA - Even as the central government is believed to have given a clean chit to Tibetan religious leader Karmapa on the recovery of unaccounted currency from his monastery, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Tuesday said the state was not informed in this regard.
Replying to a question by Congress member Kaul Singh .... Original article on Gaea Times at : State not informed on clean chit to Karmapa: Dhumal.
Religion News – Monthly Newsletter March 2011
Nepal PM steps in to defuse religious row over burials
KATHMANDU - The ugly religious row that erupted near one of the holiest Hindu shrines in the world showed signs of calming down Tuesday after Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal intervened, promising status quo to a minority community.
The Kirats of Nepal, an ancient hunting tribe that migrated to Nepal from Tibet and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Nepal PM steps in to defuse religious row over burials.
Religion News – Newsletter for February 28, 2011
Pranab invokes the gods
NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee invoked the gods Monday while presenting the budget for 2011-12, appealing to Indra, the god of rains, and Saraswati, the goddess of learning.
The invocation brought some levity in the packed Lok Sabha, listening attentively to the minister.
This is the sixth such exercise for the 75-year-old veteran .... Read the original article : here.
Religion News – Weekly Newsletter for February 21-28, 2011
Goa pulls out play from Shivaji Jayanti celebrations
PANAJI - The Goa government was forced to pull out a Marathi play from events marking Maratha king Shivaji’s birth anniversary celebrations after right-wing Hindu groups claimed that it denigrated Hindu gods and saints.
A government spokesperson Tuesday said the play ‘Ghalin Lotangan’, sponsored by the state information and publicity department, .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Goa pulls out play from Shivaji Jayanti celebrations.
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