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Valmikis call off protest, say they are still Hindus

Valmikis call off protest, say they are still Hindus

Around 80 Valmiki families on Thursday called off their agitation after a written assurance from the Uttar Pradesh government that it has no plan to demolish their “unauthorised” houses in Rampur. The Valmikis, who had donned skull caps on Ambedkar Jayanti to show their intent for converting to Islam in protest, said they were still [...]

April 18, 2015 HHR Articles, India 0

India’s forgotten refugees: Almost 70 years after fleeing their homes during the Partition of India, the Hindus who still live in abject poverty in Kashmir and are not even allowed to vote

India’s forgotten refugees: Almost 70 years after fleeing their homes during the Partition of India, the Hindus who still live in abject poverty in Kashmir and are not even allowed to vote

Thousands of people caught in poverty because successive governments refuse to change their refugee status Laws mean that the West Pakistan Refugees living in Jammur and Kashmir cannot vote in elections or own property Hopes that election of Hindu nationalist party as a coalition partner could herald historic change for the community As healer Mangu [...]

April 12, 2015 HHR India, World Focus 0

US scholar flays Indian education system

US scholar flays Indian education system

American scholar David Frawley, considered a “vedic teacher”, on Friday sparked a row after he criticised Indian education system for not “extensively” teaching students about “ancient India”. He also drew objection from the member secretary of the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) Gopinath Ravindran to his observation that there was a lack of proper [...]

April 4, 2015 HHR Archives, India 0

Ten injured in violence during Hanuman Jayanti procession

Ten injured in violence during Hanuman Jayanti procession

Neemuch: At least 10 people suffered injuries in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district when some micreants pelted stones at a religious procession being taken out on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Police said members of a specific group hurled stones at a religious procession. Soon both sides engaged in fighting, forcing police to lob tear gas [...]

April 4, 2015 HHR Archives, India 0

West Bengal: blast at Belur Math at Howrah

West Bengal: blast at Belur Math at Howrah

The Belur Math complex at Howrah in West Bengal was rocked by a low intensity blast on Friday night.  According to sources, two crude bombs went off before the evening prayers around 5:30pm. The blast occurred near the shoes rack of the worshipers outside the main temple.  While no one was injured in the blast, [...]

April 4, 2015 HHR India 0

Kashmiri Pandits take out religious procession in Srinagar

Kashmiri Pandits take out religious procession in Srinagar

Srinagar: Ram Navmi was Sunday celebrated with religious fervor and enthusiasm at Shri Ram Ji Mandir, Barbar Shah in Srinagar City while devotees carried out a Janki procession from Kathleshwar Mandir Habbakadal that passed through city centre Lal Chowk. The Hindu Welfare Society Kashmir (HWSK) had organized nine daylong celebrations at the Mandir. “The welfare [...]

March 30, 2015 HHR India, News updates 0

Truth must be upheld, Mr Ribeiro

Truth must be upheld, Mr Ribeiro

“I am 78 and thought it is time to speak out. The ordinary people like me are happy and content. We feel no persecution or discrimination and are not on the hit list. Even if we are, truth cannot be hidden. In fact it was the Church which had crucified TRUTH and continues to do [...]

March 21, 2015 HHR Analysis/Insights, India 0

In an attempt to frame Hindus 7 Christians arrested for Damaging Church Property

In an attempt to frame Hindus 7 Christians arrested  for Damaging Church Property

Mangalore, Mar 19: In connection with indulging in rampage in a banana plantation belonging to Babbukatte Nityadhar Church and trying to disrupt peace in the region, Ullal policemen arrested seven persons on Wednesday March 18. They are Jayson Verghese (23), Vijit Sunny Rozario (21), Araki Alfred (20), Roshan Cutinho (26), all from Nityadhar Nagar and [...]

March 19, 2015 HHR Archives, India 0

Maharashtra bans beef, 5 years jail, Rs 10,000 fine for possession or sale

Maharashtra bans beef, 5 years jail, Rs 10,000 fine for possession or sale

Beef lovers in Maharashtra will now have to do without the red meat as President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 1995, nearly 19 years after the Maharashtra Assembly passed the Bill during the BJP-Shiv Sena rule in 1995. The slaughter of cows was previously prohibited in the [...]

March 3, 2015 HHR Archives, India 0

11-Year-old Girl Punished in School for Wearing ‘Tilak’ on Her Birthday

11-Year-old Girl Punished in School for Wearing ‘Tilak’ on Her Birthday

Secunderabad:  An 11-year-old girl in Telangana was allegedly made to stand for two hours outside her school principal’s room as punishment for wearing a “tilak” on her birthday. The child, a student of St Ann School in Tarnaka area of Secunderabad was so badly affected by the incident that she refused to go to school [...]

February 28, 2015 HHR Articles, India 0
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