USA secondary school to offer birth control
Portland (USA) : There are no national figures on how many middle schools provide such services. Most middle schoolers range in age from 11 to 13. Read more »
Sethusamudram project to be completed by Nov 2008 : Govt.
Chennai : statements only to be in news.”
Baalu said the Centre had constituted a committee of experts to examine the project and the public could give their views to it till October 31. Read more »
Pope decries ‘religious’ violence
There was a relatively poor turnout for the Mass – the cold, wet weather discouraged many Neapolitans from attending. Read more »
‘Sanyas’ lessons for Christian clergy
Thiruvananthpuram : ”We were taught the basics of Indian philosophical systems as part of theory,” says Thelekat, but now there’s focus on practical learning. Read more »
Noise pollution during festival is high ! – AMC
Mumbai (Maharasthra) : In 1980 the World Health Organisation did a serious study on this issue because of which in foreign countries there is more caution about this. This is certainly lacking in India. Read more »
HJS’ interview with Rajan Zed
USA: HJS’ volunteer in USA Interviewed Shri. Rajan Zed, The report is also published in USA’ Washington Post newspaper Read more »
Nagar Parishad removes Ganesh idols from artificial pond !
Ambarnath (Maharashtra) : As the idols did not undergo dissolution in the pond and the Parishad did not bother to re-immerse them in deeper flowing waters they were scattered around and were being used by children of slum dwellers as toys, resulting in disrespect for Lord Ganapati. Read more »
Interesting Encounter between Muslim and Hindu students
The idea of worshipping God through images was seen as a serious issue. We had to explain that just as you cannot do mathematics without the infinity symbol (which is very finite); as we operate in the field of the finite we need finite tools to relate to the infinite God. Read more »
Fact photo-exhibition held at Management Institute in Bangalore
Bangalore: FACT exhibition organized by HJS, was held in the auditorium of the M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management (MSRIM), MSR Nagar, Bangalore on 18 Oct 07 between 11.30 am and 6.00 pm. Read more »
Burma and Tibet: The world’s double standards
The Westernised world, led by the United States, had come down hard on Burma, today known as Myanmar, for its human rights abuse. And rightly so: Burma, once called the `jewel of Asia’, is in dire straits – Francois Gautier Read more »
