Abandoned by children, inmates of an old-age perform 'Shraadh' in BhopalSeptember 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - Abandoned by their own children, many elderly people at an old-age home in Bhopal, performed 'Shraadh' for themselves during the ongoing 'Pitrapaksha'. As per Hindu tradition, one's children or family members perform the Shraadh, the ritual of remembering the deceased.
Gujarat offers special prayers for rainJuly 6th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Seeking an end to the continuing dry spell, Hindu priests on Sunday offered special prayers and fire ritual to appease the rain God in Ahmedabad. Hindu seers performed 'Parjanya Yagya,' a special fire ritual for rain, as Gujarat faces an acute water shortage due to an uncertain monsoon.
Jharkhand tribals suspend themselves 90 feet above ground to please their godMay 16th, 2009 BARADA - In a bizarre ritual, tribals living in a remote village Barada in Jharkhand, pierced their bodies with iron hooks above 90 feet above the ground and hang in air suspended. The villagers perform the tough ritual, to thank God Shiva.
Nagpur doctors perform fire ritualMay 11th, 2009 NAGPUR - 'Doctors treat, but God heals,' so goes the adage. But in an amusing incident, doctors in Nagpur invoked the Gods by performing a fire ritual for the good health and longevity of the people.
Kashmiri Pandit migrants unhappy with tag, boycott pollsMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unhappy at being classified as 'migrants', the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in Jammu and Kashmir boycotted elections Thursday. The Election Commission has not received a single 'M' (Migrant) form, which Kashmiri Pandit migrants have to fill up to be eligible to vote.
Kashmiri Pandits unhappy with migrant tag, boycott pollsMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unhappy at being classified as 'migrants', the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in the Kashmir Valley boycotted elections Thursday. The Election Commission has not received a single 'M' (Migrant) form, which Kashmiri Pandit migrants have to fill up to be eligible to vote.
Kashmiri Pandits unhappy with migrant tag, boycott pollsMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unhappy at being classified as 'migrants', the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in the Kashmir Valley boycotted elections Thursday. The Election Commission has not received a single 'M' (Migrant) form, which Kashmiri Pandit migrants have to fill up to be eligible to vote.
Kashmir's Pandits accuse Election Commission of discrimination against themMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kashmir's Pandits staged a silent protest here, saying their names were struck off from the voters' list. Most of Kashmiri Pandits live in Jammu, and the rest who fled the region reside mostly in New Delhi and other cities across the country.
Migrant Kashmiri Pandit voter number halved in 12 yearsMay 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The number of voters among Kashmiri Pandit migrants has dropped 'considerably', from nearly 150,000 in 1996 to just 71,000 presently - a 52 percent dip. In 1996 there were 147,000 voters among the migrants all over the country, in 2002 the number went down to 117,000 and during the assembly elections last year it was only 71,000, according to the Roots in Kashmir (RIK), a migrant Kashmiri Pandits' organisation.
Anupam Kher to help Kashmiri Pandits set up a trustApril 12th, 2009 JAMMU - Bollywood actor Anupam Kher Sunday said he will stage plays to raise money for a trust that will launch welfare schemes for the displaced Kashmiri Pandits living in camps here. He said that the living conditions in the camps were 'pathetic'.
Anupam Kher to work for empowerment of Kashmiri PanditsApril 11th, 2009 JAMMU - Bollywood actor Anupam Kher Saturday vowed to work for the empowerment of exiled Kashmiri Hindus and for their return to their homeland with 'honour and dignity'. Kher was speaking at a conference here to draw 'global attention toward the burning issues confronting the Kashmiri Pandits', who fled the Kashmir Valley in early 1990s as Muslim militancy peaked, at times targeting members of the community.
Separatists in Kashmir offer to help rebuild templesApril 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - Separatists in Kashmir have offered to help rebuild and renovate temples damaged during the near two decades militancy. asin Malik, chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad, said that a committee could be formed for the purpose, stressing that it should be "apolitical".
Kashmiri Pandits to field candidates for Lok Sabha pollsMarch 28th, 2009 JAMMU - A migrant Kashmiri Hindus' group Sunday said it would field candidates from two of the six Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. The Jammu Kashmir National United Front, a political party founded by and for the Kashmiri Pandits - Hindus who have always been seen as a political elite in the Muslim majority state - will field its candidates in their original home, the Kashmir Valley.
Documentary portrays migrant Kashmiri Hindus' ordealMarch 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A documentary portraying the ordeal of displaced Kashmiri Hindus was screened here Saturday evening, followed by the inauguration of a photo exhibition highlighting the manner in which hundreds and thousands of migrants are living far away from their homeland. The event was organised by Roots in Kashmir (RIK) - a Kashmiri Pandit organisation - at the Panjab University (PU) campus.
Two Shiva devotees charred after jumping into ritual fireFebruary 25th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Blinded by belief, two devotees of Lord Shiva in an Andhra Pradesh village were charred to death when they jumped into a fire on the night of Shivratri in the hope that the deity would appear before them. The incident took place in the remote tribal hamlet of Shivnoor in Adilabad district, about 350 km from here, on Shivratri night Monday when devotees remain awake to appease the Hindu god.
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