Archive for the 'Religion' Category

Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya&#39s &#39guru&#39 ready for probe

Ambala (Haryana), Nov 14 (IANS) Swami Avdheshanand Giri, the spiritual guru of Pragya Singh Thakur - a Hindu ascetic arrested in connection with Sep 29 Malegaon blasts, has said that he is ready to help the Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) with the probe into his links with his disciple.
On the defensive after his name […]

Government let us down, lament Orissa bishops

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (IANS) Asserting that the Orissa and central governments had &#39failed miserably&#39 to protect Christians from the violence unleashed by Hindu rightwing groups, five top bishops in the state said they were &#39agonised&#39 by the belated response for help.
&#39We are agonised over the tardy manner in which both the state and central […]

Art of Living centre in Kerala receives bomb threat

Kannur (Kerala), Nov 1 (IANS) A meditation centre of spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar&#39s Art of Living Foundation received a bomb threat here Saturday, one of its teachers said.
The centre received a post card threatening that bombs would go off Sunday while meditation classes were on, said Vava Suresh, who teaches the Art of […]

Pope suspends controversial Kerala bishop

Kochi (Kerala) Oct 23 (IANS) Pope Benedict XVI Thursday suspended Bishop John Thattumkal, who was involved in a major controversy after he adopted a woman.
Speaking to IANS, Fr Stephen Alathara, spokesperson of the Latin church here, said that a communique had been received from the Vatican suspending the bishop and that an enquiry had been […]

Supreme Court judgement disappoints Cuttack archbishop

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Raphael Cheenath, the Archbishop of Cuttack - Bhubaneswar Wednesday said he was disappointed with the judgement of the Supreme Court on the petition he filed seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the nun rape case.
&#39I am disappointed. I was expecting more from the Supreme Court,&#39 Cheenath told media […]

Desecration of Goa&#39s religious structures to be probed

Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) A special team headed by a superintendent of police would probe the increasing incidents of religious structures in Goa being desecrated, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Saturday.
The state will also offer Rs.100,000 for credible information that helps nab the culprits.

Addressing the media, Kamat claimed that in the last few years, […]

VHP, Bajrang Dal leaders barred from visiting Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (IANS) A group of senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal leaders were Friday prevented by police from visiting Kandhamal district in Orissa where the Aug 23 killing of a VHP leader triggered widespread anti-Christian attacks, officials said.
The VHP&#39s all India joint general secretary Shyamji Gupta, state secretary Gauri Prasad Rath […]

Post-communal violence, Andhra town, district remain tense

Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) The indefinite curfew in riot-hit Bhainsa town in Andhra Pradesh continued Monday while the situation in other parts of Adilabad district remained tense, officials said.
Bhainsa, which witnessed communal violence Friday, remained under curfew for the fourth consecutive day without any relaxation. Vatoli village, where six members of a family were burnt […]

For hands that build Durga idols, nothing has changed

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) Narrow, murky lanes, leaking roofs and filth are their daily companions. For some, the houses are so dingy that even a few rays of the sun are hard to come by. Nothing has changed for the artisans of Kumartuli even though another Durga Puja has come and gone.
At the three-century-old potters&#39 […]

Enactment of Ramayana attracts large audience

New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): The hugely popular Ramlila or the enactment of Ramayana saw people thronging in large numbers in New Delhi.
&#39Ramlila&#39, basically is an enactment of Lord Ram&#39s life, which is presented as a cycle-play with the story varying from 7 to 31 days.
The festive fervor of the people comes alive with the […]