Tuesday, June 23, 2009

आँखें खोलो हिंदुओं: बाबा भक्तः मूर्ख या स्वार्थी या दोनों?

  • आँखें खोलो हिंदुओं: बाबा भक्तः मूर्ख या स्वार्थी या दोनों?

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    • तथाकथित भगवान साँई बाबा के भक्त दो तबकों में बँटे हुए हैं।
    • पहला तबका वह है जिसने साँईं की मार्केटिंग की उसको बेचा और शिरडी को विश्व प्रसिद्ध कर दिया।
    • अब बात करते हैं दूसरे साँईँराम भक्त वर्ग की। यह वर्ग उन भक्तों का है जो निहायत ही भोले किस्म के हैं। ये लोग अपने स्वार्थ के लिए किसी भी बाबे को भगवान कहने से नहीं हिचकते,

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Caste, religion column finds its way in Congress office bearers list

  • Caste, religion column finds its way in Congress office bearers list

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    • Panaji, June 23: A facsimile from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) allotting senior positions in the party's state hierarchy allegedly on the basis of caste and religion has sparked a controversy in the state Congress unit.
    • Newly appointed Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) secretaries Pravin Kunkolienkar and Gurudas Natekar have been categorised as 'Hindu Saraswat' and 'Hindu Maratha', respectively. The new vice presidents Kanta Gawde and Vithoba Desai have respectively been slotted under 'Hindu ST (Scheduled Tribes)' and 'Hindu minority' categories.

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Samiti objects to three Muslims on Amarnath panel

  • Samiti objects to three Muslims on Amarnath panel

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    • Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir governor NN Vohra has appointed three Muslims to the 13-member Shri Amarnath Yatra Advisory Committee for a smooth conduction of the yatra. But the committee is yet to meet, as the Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti (SASS) has objected to inclusion of Muslims in the committee.
    • "The SASB Act clearly states that if a governor is non-Hindu, he has to nominate a Hindu to head the board. Taking it as a premise, how can a non-Hindu be part of Hindu religious body? Similarly no non-Muslim should be part of Muslim body," said samiti convener Brig (retd) Suchet Singh.

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Hindu temple celebrating completion

  • Hindu temple celebrating completion

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    • Crowds of up to 1,500 are expected each day of the three-day festival at the Minnesota Hindu Temple, which serves as a cultural and spiritual hub for about 30,000 Hindus in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and the southern part of Manitoba.
    • After years of dealing with everything from an attack by vandals to construction dust fouling up his computer, temple manager Narender Venkata is going to concentrate on enjoying himself this weekend.
    • Finishing touches.
    • "This is for everyone, not just Hindus," Venkata said.

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