Mandalay, Burma: Religious leaders, monks and priests have a duty to spread goodwill and not hate, says a Buddhist monk in Burma (Myanmar), even as another ‘ firebrand’ monk named U Wirathu is known for his open encouragement of anti-Muslim sentiment in the country. Ashin Ariya Wun Tha Bhiwun Sa, a Buddhist monk from Mandalay […]
India hosted the fifth edition of Army International Scout Masters competition in Jaisalmer Military station under the Southern Command of Indian Army. While the Indian media reported that India had topped the charts in the first stage of the competition, the third stage has been held, but strangely, the media hasn’t disclosed the rankings of […]
Nepal, being home to some hundred ethnic groups, is not only a country famous for mountains but also for its diverse culture and festivals. Down the ages, Nepal has been seen as a mysterious land with many gods, goddess, deities and manifestations, which are worshipped. Apart from all these, Nepal also has a tradition of […]
Nepal is the among least developed countries in the world, with about one-quarter of its population living below poverty line whereas two-thirds of its population dependent on agriculture, but there’s more to it than meets the eye, says Shradha Chettry in this essay. The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, rests in the lap of the […]
Media students, please note. Always cross-check before you publish. When two Indian TV news channels showed a lack of professional ethics, they were slammed by the former PM of Bhutan. This ‘small’ piece of news which was ignored by most of the larger media houses shows how the mushrooming of TV channels has led to […]
Certain political parties in India may have demonized Bangladesh for sending illegal migrants in Indian election campaign. They do not realize that the country born out of a bitter struggle against Pakistan. Bangladesh has no love lost for Islamabad. Bangladesh has now done what Modi’s India cannot imagine – stop issuing visas to Pakistani nationals, […]
COLOMBO : Social media misuse again bares its fangs, this time in the wake of the Sri Lanka Church bombings. Reuters reported that the Sri Lankan government said on Monday (May 13) that it was temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after violent incidents in the wake of […]
Sad to report, India isn’t a happy nation. Maintaining a downward trend, India slipped to the 140th position, seven spots down from last year, in a happiness ranking of 156 countries this year, according to a new report which is unlikely to cheer up the ruling coalition in the run-up to the general elections. India […]
Anganwadi services have a poor reach among key beneficiaries that are the poorest of the poor and uneducated mothers, according to a paper published in a WHO bulletin recently. The government’s Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) provides a package of six services at anganwadi or child-care centres to young children, pregnant women and lactating mothers. These […]
Around 1, 597.8 Kilometers from Patna in Navsari, Gujarat the farmers from 29 villages held a protest rally against bullet train project on Wednesday 6th February. Around 2000 protestors submitted the memorandum to an official in this regard. In the memorandum 14 concerns have been raised against the bullet train project. According to the local […]
BEIJING, Jan 30: Though China has signed and ratified an international document allowing religious freedom, and even mended its Constitution to allow freedom of religion, it is still very harsh on Tibetan Buddhists, often denying them of their rights. A county in China’s Qinghai province, which is adjacent to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, has banned […]
Most of the Muslim Rohingya refugees who escaped the ‘genocide’ in Burma are just too scared to return home, despite assurances from their home country that they would be rehabilitated. The Bangladesh government, however, would like some of their ‘guests’ to return home as resources are slim. A plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh […]
