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At least 25 Hindu Girls Abducted Every Month in the Islamic State of Pakistan

April 1, 2010 by Editor 29 Comments

At least 25 Hindu Girls Abducted Every Month in the Islamic State of Pakistan

By Antony Thomas Karachi, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – An activist and council member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Amarnath Motumal, stated that at least 20 to 25 girls are abducted and converted to Islam against their will every single month. Hindus are targetted due to many local muslims seeing them as kafirs(non muslims) and […]

March 30th – Birthday of Lord Hanuman, Happy Hanuman Jayanti

March 30, 2010 by Editor 18 Comments

March 30th – Birthday of Lord Hanuman, Happy Hanuman Jayanti

India (CHAKRA) – Hanuman Jayanti Greetings to everyone as it is the birthday of Lord Hanuman and is observed on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April) as per traditional lunar Hindu calendar. This year it is doubly auspicious as the Jayanti day falls on Tuesday or Mangalwar […]

First Historic Hindu Prayer to Open Senate and House of Alaska

March 29, 2010 by Editor Leave a Comment

First Historic Hindu Prayer to Open Senate and House of Alaska

By Arun Shanghvi State of Alaska Map Alaska, USA (CHAKRA) – The House of Representatives in Juneau as well as Alaska State Senate will reportedly open with Hindu prayers for the first time on April 9th, by Rajan Zed,  Indo-American and Hindu statesman. Zed will read the opening prayers from Hindu Sanskrit scriptures.  He will […]

Police Protect Girls Pressured and Forced to Convert to Islam

March 29, 2010 by Editor 20 Comments

Police Protect Girls Pressured and Forced to Convert to Islam

By Antony Thomas There have been incidents where Hindu and Sikh women have been targets of sexual assault due to their Religion London, UK (CHAKRA) – Susceptible teenage girls who are forced to convert to Islam by Muslim men are being protected by police.  The men with extreme Islamic views are being targeted by police says […]

Canadian Hindu Leader Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma Passes Away

March 26, 2010 by Editor Leave a Comment

Canadian Hindu Leader Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma Passes Away

By Karishma Patel Trinidad has a Vibrant Hindu Community Mississauga, Canada (CHAKRA) – An important leader and pioneer of the Hindu religion, Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma has died.  He was a prominent leader for Hindus in both Trinidad an Tabago and Canada.  He was the one to start celebrating Diwali in Trinidad in addition to […]

March 24th – The celebration of Ram Navami (Nomi), also known as Lord Rama's Birthday

March 24, 2010 by Editor Leave a Comment

March 24th – The celebration of Ram Navami (Nomi), also known as Lord Rama's Birthday

India (CHAKRA) – Ram Navami (also pronounced Nomi) is the birthday of Lord Rama. This year Ram Navami will be celebrated on March 24. It is the 9th day of the Hindu calender and coincides with the last day of Navaratras. The day begins with the prayers dedictated to Sun. It is celebrated with the procession of […]

Hindu Cremation Ground Taken by Local Muslims in Kashmir

March 20, 2010 by Editor Leave a Comment

Hindu Cremation Ground Taken by Local Muslims in Kashmir

By Arun Shanghvi A Religious Cremation site used by Sikhs and Hindus Srinagar, India (CHAKRA) — Upon arriving to his home, Rakesh, one of few pundits returning to a small village in Northern Kashmir did not expect things to be the same after sixteen years.  However, what he found was far worse than he had […]

Holi also known as the Festival of Colors is being celebrated by Indians and Hindus all around the world

February 28, 2010 by Editor Leave a Comment

Holi also known as the Festival of Colors is being celebrated by Indians and Hindus all around the world

India (CHAKRA) – The festival of colours, Holi is being celebrating in March across the country. Holi is one of the most important festival of Hindu and for all Indian. According to the Hindi calendar, Holi is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun. Holika Dahan is being celebrated on the eve […]

Why no Hindu or Buddhist representation?

February 27, 2010 by Editor 2 Comments

Why no Hindu or Buddhist representation?

By Aseem Shukla Q:The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is recommending that the U.S. government develop a strategy to make religion ‘integral’ to American foreign policy. Should U.S. foreign policy get religion? There is little doubt that U.S. foreign policy apparatchiks have historically been deaf to religion as a driver of nationalism, foreign policy and […]

Hindu Man Kidnapped in Pakistan: Request for Ransom of 10 Million Rs

February 24, 2010 by Editor 9 Comments

Hindu Man Kidnapped in Pakistan: Request for Ransom of 10 Million Rs

By Antony Thomas There have been thousands of kidnappings and murders of Hindus by Islamic extremists since 1947 Peshawar, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Days after the abduction and beheading of two Sikh men in the lawless tribal area of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, a Hindu man has now reportedly been kidnapped for a ransom of ten million […]

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