Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Drive for smoke-free Bhogi

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    • CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) along with the Chennai Corporation, the Directorate of Environment and the police and fire rescue departments, on Monday launched a massive awareness drive against burning of tyres and plastic during Bhogi festival. “The aim is to make Bhogi a smoke-free and ecofriendly,” said Environment Minister T P M Mohideen Khan. The minister also flagged of five green squad vehicles of TNPCB, which will go around the city sensitising people about the ill effects of burning waste. The campaign will be conducted in 10 zones of the city on January 11 and 12.

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India should emulate Israel, says Bhagwat

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    • Anand Raj Singh
    • Praising Israel which is ‘surrounded by adversaries from all sides but still none has the guts to attack it directly or indirectly’, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday that India should take a lesson and immediate steps as it is ‘surrounded by adversaries like Pakistan, China and Bangladesh’.
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    • Like Israel is a Jew country from its core, in spite of 17% Muslim population, India too can become a strong Hindu nation with 17% Muslim population. After all, we are not for hatred toward any religion, but in today's world, when terrorism is redefined as being sponsored by religion, India needs to become an Israel. That will be unite at least rest 80% of population and that is sufficient to protect the nationhood. I agree with you Bhagwat ji. But, no talks only, please act, else this country will be on its knees under Congress rule.

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Hindu pilgrims pray at a mosque in Kerala - dnaindia.com

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    • Cutting across the religious barriers, thousands of Hindu pilgrims held prayers at a mosque on their way to the famous hilltop Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
    • Devotees on their way to the Sabarimala temple held special prayers, at the shrine dedicated to saint Vavar or Babar, also known as Vavaraswami, a Muslim saint who became a devotee of Lord Ayyappan.
    • Muslims greet Hindu devotees by smearing their faces with ash and sandal paste while the pilgrims offer coconuts at the shrine.
    • Legend has it that Vavar was a warrior who reached the shore of Kerala as a pirate in a ship to loot and plunder. During his encounter with Lord Ayyappan, he was defeated and subdued by the Lord, and since then he became a close associate of the Lord.

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Mangalore: Kudroli Temple is Second in Nation to Conduct ‘Girija Kalyana’

    • ‘Girija Kalyana’, the celebration of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi’s wedding as per Hindu religious belief, was held at Kudroli Gokarnanath Temple on Monday January 11. 

      The temple has become the second place to celebrate this ritual after Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.

    • Nearly 5,000 devotees gathered to witness this rare worship which is seen at the Ramanathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu only once a year. 

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Aurangabad Police seized live bombs and arms from Ex-army man | ummid.com

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    • The police in Kannad – a small town 55 kilometers to Aurangabad seized live bombs and arms from an ex-army man in a raid Sunday.

       

      According to the report published in the Mumbai based Urdu daily Inquilab, when the police raided the house of the former army man, Ghulab Rao Sonawane after it received the complaints that he was roaming in Kannad with swords in his hands, they were surprised to find two live bombs, swords and other objectionable materials.

    • Ghulab Rao Sonawane
    • He also said that the accused had a dubious record. In 1998 he was charged of burglary and the stolen materials were also recovered from him.

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