CM’s statement over riots was highly unfortunate, RSS
BHUBANESWAR,(visakeo): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday termed the statement of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the last year violence in Kandhamal as ‘highly unfortunate’ and ‘politically motivated’. “The Chief Minister’s reply to CPI MLA Adikanta Sethi on November 23 during the Winter Session of the ongoing State Assembly that RSS was involved in the riots was very unfortunate,” RSS Pranta Sanghachalak Bipin Bihari Nanda said in a statement. Sangh strongly condemned the statement, he said adding the one man judicial panel led by justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra Commission has yet not completed its probe. So, the statement of Chief Minister lacks complete fact and figures, Nanda added. RSS is world’s largest body, which works for nationalism and social service. The RSS never believes in violence or want to create any such situation, he said. The Chief Minister’s statement was intended to blame RSS and its activities and to misguide people of the State. So, RSS strongly condemned the statement and such nefarious designs, Nanda added.
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Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra
Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra
Campaign to protect cow needs to succeed
Beef is injurious to health
By OP Gupta IFS [Retd]
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests.
VEDAS prohibit killing of cows repeatedly declaring it aghanya. Nirukta (VI.43) explains aghanya to mean one that does not deserve to be killed. There are at least sixteen Vedic richas in which aghanya has been used for cows.
Mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE] is known to spread from infected cows and cattle. BSE is a cattle disease in which brain of cattle becomes spongy. There is no test to ascertain in advance whether the cattle being slaughtered is BSE-infected one or not. There is no test to check that meat is BSE infected or not. Only postmortem confirms existence of BSE. There is no cure of BSE.
BSE is a transmissible, neurodegenerative, fatal brain disease of cattle. The disease has a long incubation period of four to five years, but ultimately is fatal for cattle within weeks to months of its onset. BSE in the brain affects the brain and spinal cord of cattle. The BSE agent is highly stable, resisting freezing, drying and heating at normal cooking temperatures, even those used for pasteurization and sterilization.
Some British scientists have alleged that BSE in British cows was caused by adulterated animal feed imported from India during seventies.
BSE belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy [TSE].
In humans such TSE diseases are known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variant CJD, kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome [GSS], and fatal familial insomnia. BSE jumps into beefeaters.
World Health Organisation [WHO] fact sheets 110 and 113 report that vCJD is strongly linked, probably through food, to BSE. Prion associated with BSE in cattle is the same as the prion associated with vCJD in humans showing link between mad cow diseases and vCJD.
While several human TSEs exist, CJD is the prototype human TSE. CJD occurs in a form associated with a hereditary predisposition
A newly recognised form of CJD, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was first reported in March 1996 in the UK (cf. WHO Fact Sheet N° 180 on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). In contrast to the classical forms of CJD, vCJD has affected younger patients (average age 29 years, as opposed to 65 years), has a relatively longer duration of illness (median of 14 months as opposed to 4.5 months) and is strongly linked to exposure, probably through food, to BSE. Recent studies have confirmed that vCJD is distinct from sporadic and acquired CJD.
CJD is now admitted to be transmitted genetically from one generation to another generation in the family. Dr Frederick A Murphy, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis replied in the affirmative when asked if there was any evidence that CJD can appear as a genetic disease. The prion protein in familial cases is the same in each family member that has it and different in all other families. The pedigree of prion can always be determined.
Kuru studies showed for the first time that a slowly progressive neurological disease of humans can be infectious, that is transmitted from one person to another (http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/madcow96.html).
There is bovine tuberculosis (TB) also with which cattle suffer and it too cannot be detected before slaughter.
Beef contains significant quantities of toxic organic chemical dioxin, which causes cancer, colon cancer, endometriosis, Attention Deficit Order, chronic fatigue syndrome, rare nerve and blood disorders, immune system deficiency etc. (www.cqs.com/beef.htm)
Beef harbours a deadly germ coli 0157:H7 causing food poisoning. Because of 0157:H7 contamination, 25 million pounds of beef was recalled in August 1997 in the USA. Ban on import of beef and mass destruction of cattle are often reported in USA and in EU countries.
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests. Saturated fat (which comes from meat and coconut oil) impairs ability of liver to remove LDL (bad cholesterol) from blood circulation. Higher levels of LDL cause blockages in heart.
In August 2002, Indian newspapers reported that Kerala generates and consumes the maximum quantity of beef in India, and beef constituted nearly 40 per cent of total meat consumed in Kerala. No wonder, due to deadly combination of beef and coconut oil, incidence of dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease (CAD) are on the higher side in those areas.
The Indian Medical Association, Kerala branch http://www.imakerala.org/cme/dyslipedimia.htm paper by Dr NG Kaimal of Alleppey (March, 2001) informs that in India there is a geographical variation for the prevalence of CAD, only seven to nine per cent in the northern region and twelve to fourteen per cent in the South. As it is well known, majority of people in the Hindi heartland in North India do not take beef. So it can be safely said that higher percentage of CAD in Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc is due to consumption of beef.
Vedas [RV.X.87] inform that agni [God] prematurely terminates life span of beef-eaters, so Vedas prohibit beef-eating, Now modern science admits that beef-eating has potential to cause deadly diseases [CJD, vCJD, GSS, etc.], which are non-curable, infectious as well as genetic, terminating family tree of infected ones at a faster pace than that of non-beef-eaters.
Eight richas of RV (VI.28) are devoted to cows as devata (deity). Twenty-six richas of Atharvaveda (IX.7) are devoted to worship of cows. Twenty-four richas of Atharvaveda (IX.4) are devoted to worship of bull (Risabh) as a deity. RV (VIII.101.15) more specifically commands not to kill a cow: "(She who is) the mother of the Rudras, the daughter of the Vasus, the sister of the Adityas, the home of ambrosia-I have spoken to men of understanding-kill not her, the sinless inviolate cow." Ambrosia means amrita.
Other four richas that command not to kill, not to harm cows are (VI.28.3,4,7) and (VII.101.16). There are seven richas in which agni kills/burns alive butchers of cows: RV(X.87.2-5,16,18,19).
For over thirteen years [1994-2006] I served as Indian Ambassador/High Commissioner to many countries and served twice as Consul General. Hosting/attending dinners is an important part of a diplomatic officer. At dinners I was often asked as to why I did not take beef.
This regular questioning made me study the matter on my own as the education policy devised by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress governments aim at keeping Hindus ignorant of basics of Hindu religion, though minorities get to study their religions in schools and colleges receiving grants out of taxes collected from Hindus. Congress Party is afraid that exposure to Vedas may unify the Hindu samaj, as Vedas command equality of all Hindus by birth. So, if basics of Vedas are taught in schools, game of divide Hindus and rule over them with help of minorities will collapse.
Some Hindu writers claim that Vedas sanction beef-eating. Their all pro-beef arguments have been demolished in my book Vedic Equality & Hinduism, which is
available at New Age Books at nab@vsnl.inand; Telephone: 011-25795180.
Mr Yahya Monastra has quoted a hadith in which beef has been declared to cause diseases. It is there in the famous hadith collection Zâd al-ma‘âd by Ibn Qayyim. The hadith in Arabic reads: "an suhayb radiya Allâh ‘anhu yarfa’ uhu: ‘alaykum bi-laban al-baqar fa-innahâ shifâ' wa-samnuhâ dawâ' wa-lahmuhâ dâ’."
The Urdu translation: hazrat suhaib raziyallâhu ‘anh se rivâyat hai keh huzûr-e akram sallá Allâh’ alaihi va-sallam ne farmâyâ:"gâ'î kâ dûdh isti‘mâl karnâ lâzim pakaR lo, kyûnkeh us men shifâ hai, aur us ke ghî men davâ kî tâsîr hai, aur us ke gosht men rog hai."
Free translation in English of this hadith: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "You should use cows' milk, because it is good for health, and cows’ ghee is good for health, but beef is bad for health." Actually, the literal meaning of the words the Prophet used is much stronger than that. He said that milk is "healing," ghee is "medicine," and beef is "disease". Yahya’s full article is there at http://www.crescentlife.com/dietnutrition/vegeterian_muslims.htm
The Indian Express [February 3, 2004] quoted Maulana Ansar Shah Kashmiri of Darul Uloom Waqf as saying: "We have been issuing posters and urging members of Muslim community to leave the cow for qurbani on Bakrid every year since 1947".
The Hindustan Times [February 2, 2004] in its report "Deoband School asks Muslims to avoid sacrificing cows on Baqr’id" quoted Mufti Habibur Rahman of Darul Uloom as saying: "As Hindus respected and worshipped cow, the Muslim community should sacrifice, instead of cows, other four-legged animals."
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mehmood Madani has been quoted as saying that Muslims should voluntarily stop killing cows and that Jamiat had passed a resolution more than a year ago to this effect.
Apart from social harmony angle I would say that on health considerations Muslims too should give up taking beef, as it is equally injurious to their health.
Because beef has potential to cause infectious and fatal genetic disorders many Hindus do not want to sell or let out their properties to persons suspected to be beef-eaters.
Let those who enjoy beef and, thus, self-invite non-curable family line terminating genetic diseases like vCJD do so openly without distorting Vedas. There is no justification to distort Vedas and, thus, cause more pain and anguish to millions of Hindus just to fulfil one’s own lust or taste for beef.
Vedas prescribe a lifestyle for disease-free hundred-year-long life span on human beings (Yaj 36.24 & 40.2) but if a Hindu opts to terminate his life span earlier, let him not blame Vedas for not having cautioned him. RV (I.89.9) reads: "Since a hundred years were appointed (for the life of man), interpose not, Gods, in the midst of our passing existence, by inflicting infirmity in our bodies so that our sons become our sires, i.e. let us not become so infirm requiring the paternal care of our own sons." RV (X.161) also says that life span of human is hundred years.
How many of we Hindus reach this age of hundred without inviting infirmities? The reply is, how many of we Hindus follow Vedas and Vedic lifestyle?
It is internationally known that Indian men and women (irrespective of religion) are genetically the most vulnerable group to cardiac problems, so, option is, whether or not, to further aggravate this genetic vulnerability by taking beef.
Beef exposes to dangers of contracting vCJD, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer, etc-whether the beefeater is a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or a Marxist with no religion. Diseases are secular and religion blind.
[The writer retired in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India in the Indian Foreign Service, 1971 batch. He can be contacted at www.opgupta.org]
Campaign to protect cow needs to succeed
Beef is injurious to health
By OP Gupta IFS [Retd]
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests.
VEDAS prohibit killing of cows repeatedly declaring it aghanya. Nirukta (VI.43) explains aghanya to mean one that does not deserve to be killed. There are at least sixteen Vedic richas in which aghanya has been used for cows.
Mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE] is known to spread from infected cows and cattle. BSE is a cattle disease in which brain of cattle becomes spongy. There is no test to ascertain in advance whether the cattle being slaughtered is BSE-infected one or not. There is no test to check that meat is BSE infected or not. Only postmortem confirms existence of BSE. There is no cure of BSE.
BSE is a transmissible, neurodegenerative, fatal brain disease of cattle. The disease has a long incubation period of four to five years, but ultimately is fatal for cattle within weeks to months of its onset. BSE in the brain affects the brain and spinal cord of cattle. The BSE agent is highly stable, resisting freezing, drying and heating at normal cooking temperatures, even those used for pasteurization and sterilization.
Some British scientists have alleged that BSE in British cows was caused by adulterated animal feed imported from India during seventies.
BSE belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy [TSE].
In humans such TSE diseases are known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variant CJD, kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome [GSS], and fatal familial insomnia. BSE jumps into beefeaters.
World Health Organisation [WHO] fact sheets 110 and 113 report that vCJD is strongly linked, probably through food, to BSE. Prion associated with BSE in cattle is the same as the prion associated with vCJD in humans showing link between mad cow diseases and vCJD.
While several human TSEs exist, CJD is the prototype human TSE. CJD occurs in a form associated with a hereditary predisposition
A newly recognised form of CJD, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was first reported in March 1996 in the UK (cf. WHO Fact Sheet N° 180 on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). In contrast to the classical forms of CJD, vCJD has affected younger patients (average age 29 years, as opposed to 65 years), has a relatively longer duration of illness (median of 14 months as opposed to 4.5 months) and is strongly linked to exposure, probably through food, to BSE. Recent studies have confirmed that vCJD is distinct from sporadic and acquired CJD.
CJD is now admitted to be transmitted genetically from one generation to another generation in the family. Dr Frederick A Murphy, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis replied in the affirmative when asked if there was any evidence that CJD can appear as a genetic disease. The prion protein in familial cases is the same in each family member that has it and different in all other families. The pedigree of prion can always be determined.
Kuru studies showed for the first time that a slowly progressive neurological disease of humans can be infectious, that is transmitted from one person to another (http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/madcow96.html).
There is bovine tuberculosis (TB) also with which cattle suffer and it too cannot be detected before slaughter.
Beef contains significant quantities of toxic organic chemical dioxin, which causes cancer, colon cancer, endometriosis, Attention Deficit Order, chronic fatigue syndrome, rare nerve and blood disorders, immune system deficiency etc. (www.cqs.com/beef.htm)
Beef harbours a deadly germ coli 0157:H7 causing food poisoning. Because of 0157:H7 contamination, 25 million pounds of beef was recalled in August 1997 in the USA. Ban on import of beef and mass destruction of cattle are often reported in USA and in EU countries.
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests. Saturated fat (which comes from meat and coconut oil) impairs ability of liver to remove LDL (bad cholesterol) from blood circulation. Higher levels of LDL cause blockages in heart.
In August 2002, Indian newspapers reported that Kerala generates and consumes the maximum quantity of beef in India, and beef constituted nearly 40 per cent of total meat consumed in Kerala. No wonder, due to deadly combination of beef and coconut oil, incidence of dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease (CAD) are on the higher side in those areas.
The Indian Medical Association, Kerala branch http://www.imakerala.org/cme/dyslipedimia.htm paper by Dr NG Kaimal of Alleppey (March, 2001) informs that in India there is a geographical variation for the prevalence of CAD, only seven to nine per cent in the northern region and twelve to fourteen per cent in the South. As it is well known, majority of people in the Hindi heartland in North India do not take beef. So it can be safely said that higher percentage of CAD in Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc is due to consumption of beef.
Vedas [RV.X.87] inform that agni [God] prematurely terminates life span of beef-eaters, so Vedas prohibit beef-eating, Now modern science admits that beef-eating has potential to cause deadly diseases [CJD, vCJD, GSS, etc.], which are non-curable, infectious as well as genetic, terminating family tree of infected ones at a faster pace than that of non-beef-eaters.
Eight richas of RV (VI.28) are devoted to cows as devata (deity). Twenty-six richas of Atharvaveda (IX.7) are devoted to worship of cows. Twenty-four richas of Atharvaveda (IX.4) are devoted to worship of bull (Risabh) as a deity. RV (VIII.101.15) more specifically commands not to kill a cow: "(She who is) the mother of the Rudras, the daughter of the Vasus, the sister of the Adityas, the home of ambrosia-I have spoken to men of understanding-kill not her, the sinless inviolate cow." Ambrosia means amrita.
Other four richas that command not to kill, not to harm cows are (VI.28.3,4,7) and (VII.101.16). There are seven richas in which agni kills/burns alive butchers of cows: RV(X.87.2-5,16,18,19).
For over thirteen years [1994-2006] I served as Indian Ambassador/High Commissioner to many countries and served twice as Consul General. Hosting/attending dinners is an important part of a diplomatic officer. At dinners I was often asked as to why I did not take beef.
This regular questioning made me study the matter on my own as the education policy devised by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress governments aim at keeping Hindus ignorant of basics of Hindu religion, though minorities get to study their religions in schools and colleges receiving grants out of taxes collected from Hindus. Congress Party is afraid that exposure to Vedas may unify the Hindu samaj, as Vedas command equality of all Hindus by birth. So, if basics of Vedas are taught in schools, game of divide Hindus and rule over them with help of minorities will collapse.
Some Hindu writers claim that Vedas sanction beef-eating. Their all pro-beef arguments have been demolished in my book Vedic Equality & Hinduism, which is
available at New Age Books at nab@vsnl.inand; Telephone: 011-25795180.
Mr Yahya Monastra has quoted a hadith in which beef has been declared to cause diseases. It is there in the famous hadith collection Zâd al-ma‘âd by Ibn Qayyim. The hadith in Arabic reads: "an suhayb radiya Allâh ‘anhu yarfa’ uhu: ‘alaykum bi-laban al-baqar fa-innahâ shifâ' wa-samnuhâ dawâ' wa-lahmuhâ dâ’."
The Urdu translation: hazrat suhaib raziyallâhu ‘anh se rivâyat hai keh huzûr-e akram sallá Allâh’ alaihi va-sallam ne farmâyâ:"gâ'î kâ dûdh isti‘mâl karnâ lâzim pakaR lo, kyûnkeh us men shifâ hai, aur us ke ghî men davâ kî tâsîr hai, aur us ke gosht men rog hai."
Free translation in English of this hadith: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "You should use cows' milk, because it is good for health, and cows’ ghee is good for health, but beef is bad for health." Actually, the literal meaning of the words the Prophet used is much stronger than that. He said that milk is "healing," ghee is "medicine," and beef is "disease". Yahya’s full article is there at http://www.crescentlife.com/dietnutrition/vegeterian_muslims.htm
The Indian Express [February 3, 2004] quoted Maulana Ansar Shah Kashmiri of Darul Uloom Waqf as saying: "We have been issuing posters and urging members of Muslim community to leave the cow for qurbani on Bakrid every year since 1947".
The Hindustan Times [February 2, 2004] in its report "Deoband School asks Muslims to avoid sacrificing cows on Baqr’id" quoted Mufti Habibur Rahman of Darul Uloom as saying: "As Hindus respected and worshipped cow, the Muslim community should sacrifice, instead of cows, other four-legged animals."
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mehmood Madani has been quoted as saying that Muslims should voluntarily stop killing cows and that Jamiat had passed a resolution more than a year ago to this effect.
Apart from social harmony angle I would say that on health considerations Muslims too should give up taking beef, as it is equally injurious to their health.
Because beef has potential to cause infectious and fatal genetic disorders many Hindus do not want to sell or let out their properties to persons suspected to be beef-eaters.
Let those who enjoy beef and, thus, self-invite non-curable family line terminating genetic diseases like vCJD do so openly without distorting Vedas. There is no justification to distort Vedas and, thus, cause more pain and anguish to millions of Hindus just to fulfil one’s own lust or taste for beef.
Vedas prescribe a lifestyle for disease-free hundred-year-long life span on human beings (Yaj 36.24 & 40.2) but if a Hindu opts to terminate his life span earlier, let him not blame Vedas for not having cautioned him. RV (I.89.9) reads: "Since a hundred years were appointed (for the life of man), interpose not, Gods, in the midst of our passing existence, by inflicting infirmity in our bodies so that our sons become our sires, i.e. let us not become so infirm requiring the paternal care of our own sons." RV (X.161) also says that life span of human is hundred years.
How many of we Hindus reach this age of hundred without inviting infirmities? The reply is, how many of we Hindus follow Vedas and Vedic lifestyle?
It is internationally known that Indian men and women (irrespective of religion) are genetically the most vulnerable group to cardiac problems, so, option is, whether or not, to further aggravate this genetic vulnerability by taking beef.
Beef exposes to dangers of contracting vCJD, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer, etc-whether the beefeater is a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or a Marxist with no religion. Diseases are secular and religion blind.
[The writer retired in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India in the Indian Foreign Service, 1971 batch. He can be contacted at www.opgupta.org]
Gou Gram Yatra arrives in Pune next month
Gou Gram Yatra arrives in Pune next month
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PUNE: Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra, a national tour aimed at bringing out sustainable development of Indian villages by focusing on cow-based way of life, is set arrive in the state early next month.
The 108-day awareness movement, which started from Kurukshetra, Haryana, on September 30, will traverse through around 400 major places in the country before concluding at Nagpur on January 17.
“The Gou Gram Yatra will arrive at Pune on December 11 after reaching Ratnagiri first a three days earlier during its tour in western part of the state,” joint secretary of tour organising committee Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari informed a press meet Monday.
“The tour is joint endeavour of saints, environmentalists, scientists and scholars who have a strong belief that cow-based way of life could bring about development in rural parts of the country as well as entire India,” he said.
Dharmadhikari said the Yatra has been educating farmers and other masses about the numerous benefits of indigenous varieties of cows in fields like agriculture, health, employment generation.
A special signature campaign has also been launched as a part of the Yatra, in which 50 crore signatures will be collected in support of the demand to declare cow as the national animal.
Reporter
Friday, November 13th, 2009 AT 12:11 PM
Tags: Pune, Yatra, villages, tour, awareness
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PUNE: Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra, a national tour aimed at bringing out sustainable development of Indian villages by focusing on cow-based way of life, is set arrive in the state early next month.
The 108-day awareness movement, which started from Kurukshetra, Haryana, on September 30, will traverse through around 400 major places in the country before concluding at Nagpur on January 17.
“The Gou Gram Yatra will arrive at Pune on December 11 after reaching Ratnagiri first a three days earlier during its tour in western part of the state,” joint secretary of tour organising committee Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari informed a press meet Monday.
“The tour is joint endeavour of saints, environmentalists, scientists and scholars who have a strong belief that cow-based way of life could bring about development in rural parts of the country as well as entire India,” he said.
Dharmadhikari said the Yatra has been educating farmers and other masses about the numerous benefits of indigenous varieties of cows in fields like agriculture, health, employment generation.
A special signature campaign has also been launched as a part of the Yatra, in which 50 crore signatures will be collected in support of the demand to declare cow as the national animal.
China can get hostile any time, says RSS chief
China can get hostile any time, says RSS chief
By Our Correspondent
SHIMLA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the peace gestures from China were a camouflage to gain time and it could "turn hostile" any time.
"China can turn hostile at any convenient time... we should not be complacent and always remain in the state of preparedness to meet any eventuality," he said, addressing a congregation here.
"Construction of aerodrome and installation of missiles targeting nine Indian cities, claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its territory, construction of dam on the Brahmaputra (river) to control water and its attempts to bring our neighbours under its fold were disturbing developments," Bhagwat said.
On other neighbours of the country, the RSS chief said: "Pakistan is aiding and abetting terrorism in India, Bangladesh had become safe haven for the militants, we have lost Nepal and the Maldives, Burma and Sri Lanka are now under the influence of China."
"The US wants to set up its bases and for this it is trying to please both India and Pakistan."
Bhagwat was here to review the functioning of various state wings of the right wing organisation.
By Our Correspondent
SHIMLA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the peace gestures from China were a camouflage to gain time and it could "turn hostile" any time.
"China can turn hostile at any convenient time... we should not be complacent and always remain in the state of preparedness to meet any eventuality," he said, addressing a congregation here.
"Construction of aerodrome and installation of missiles targeting nine Indian cities, claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its territory, construction of dam on the Brahmaputra (river) to control water and its attempts to bring our neighbours under its fold were disturbing developments," Bhagwat said.
On other neighbours of the country, the RSS chief said: "Pakistan is aiding and abetting terrorism in India, Bangladesh had become safe haven for the militants, we have lost Nepal and the Maldives, Burma and Sri Lanka are now under the influence of China."
"The US wants to set up its bases and for this it is trying to please both India and Pakistan."
Bhagwat was here to review the functioning of various state wings of the right wing organisation.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Biswa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra reaches City
Biswa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra reaches City
BHUBANESWAR, Nov 10: thousands of people were on Tuesday gathered here at Rasulgarh Square to welcome the 108 days long Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra, which reached the capital early this morning. Chanting slokas and mantras, thousands joined the Yatra, which reached at Kasturaba High School Ground in Nayapalli area of the city. People gave standing ovation at Vani Vihar Square, Sani Temple Sauqre, Acharya Vihar Square and Jayadev Vihar Square.A meeting was held there, where several Sadhus and Santhas joined and demanded national animal status for cow and a countrywide ban on cow slaughtering and transportation of cows from one State to another state.Yatra committee national coordinator V Raghaban attends the meet and said that if we protect and conserve cow community, the present day farmer suicides could be avoidable. Working president of the Yatra and noted scientist Dr Nagendraji said the cow producing gobar gas amounting Rs 15,000 in a year. He said that the main objectives of the campaign are to declare cow as national animal, formation of law for the protection of cows, and development of its breed. Yatra committee state vice-president Arun K Panda, Lala Baba of Brahmagiri, Santosh Chaitnya Maharaj of Kantigadia, Mayadhar Behera of Gayatri Pariwar, Santha Rambalaka Das Maharaj, state coordinator BK Bhuyan, city coordinator Dilip Bisoi, were among those present.Earlier, the Yatra reached at Biramitrapur in Sundargarh on November 7 and passing through Rourkela, Rairakhol, Sambalpur, Angul , Dhenkanal, Cuttack, it reached Bhubaneswar on Tuesday morning. The Yatra left for Berhampur through Khurda.The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra in Angul
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra in Angul
ANGUL, Nov 9: Thousands on Monday gathered here to welcome the Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rudranarayan Pany and others welcomed the Yatra in a very traditional manner. Members of Gopal Gosala also welcomed the yatra. Angul district coordinator Pravat Kumar Dhir invited Sadhus to the dais. Addressing the gathering, senior Hindu seer Swami Santosh Chaitnya Maharaj, said that mother feeds her baby till seven month or ten months but a cow feed a man till his death. BMS national organizing secretary KC Mishra, Santha Rambalaka ji, Arun Kumar Panda were among those present.The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra traverse Sambalpur
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra traverse Sambalpur
SAMBALPUR, Nov 9: The Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra on Monday covered Rairakhol in Sambalpur, Angul and Dhenkanal districts. The Yatra had left Sambalpur late night on Sunday. The Yatra had on Saturday entered into Orissa from Jharkhand. A massive meeting held at Rairakhol, where BSK national organizing secretary Dinesh Kulkarni said that the backbone of country’s economy depends on cow community. The increasing cases of cow slaughtering has major threat to the existence of this domestic animal, he said. Yatra committee State coordinator Binay Kumar Bhuyan, vice-president Arun Kumar Panda, Santha Ram Balaka Dasji , Swami Gririjanandaji of Bolagarh Mutt and several others were among those spoke and demanded national animal status for cow and national ban on cow slaughtering.The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra traverse Sundargarh , Jharsuguda
JHARSUGUDA, Nov 8: The Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra on Sunday covered Orissa’s Sundargarh district. The Yatra had on Saturday entered into Orissa from Jharkhand. A massive meeting held at Bhabani Bhawan Groud, where thousands gathered seeking national animal status for cow and complete ban on cow slaughtering. BMS national organizing secretary Krushana Chandra Mishra attended the meet as chief guest and said 40 years back ratio of cow for 1000 people was 450 but now the figure was 10/12 for 1000 people. He said that both political and social initiatives could save the population of cows in the country. SN Bhatt, another speaker at the meeting that welfare of all was the motive behind this 108days long Yatra.The increasing cases of cow slaughtering has major threat to the existence of this domestic animal, said Swami Jeeban Chaitnya Ji Maharaj. Tridandi Swami Bhaban Deviji Maharaj, BKS national secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra, Rajendraji Maharaj, Sushree Jostna of BKIB, Devi Bahidar of Art of Living, P Branprasti, Sanju of Asharam Bapu Ashram were among those present.Earlier in the day, the Yatra kicked off from Steel City and reached Kansbahal, where thousands from 15 organizations welcomed it. The Yatra reached Jharsuguda district at 2pm on Sunday. It would traverse the district before entering into Sambalpur district by this evening.
Rousing welcome to Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra
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BIRAMITRAPUR/ROURKELA, Nov 7: Thousands of people were on Saturday night gather here in Orissa’s Sundargarh district to gave a rousing welcome to the 108 days long Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra, which entered into the State through Jharkhand’s Semidega. A large crowd welcomed the Yatra at Biramitrapur and in the Steel City.The Yatra passed through Vedabyasa, Panposh, UN Square, Lingaraj Road, Bisara Square, and State House Square and reached at Duling. Members from Gayatari Pariwar, Arya Samaj, Art of Living, Krupalu Maharaj, Divine Society, Teraphantha and several organizations also welcomed the Yatra at various places. The month long Yatra is seeking ban on cow slaughtering and national animal status to cow, more funds for rural India, expedition of village level industries, conversation of forest and several other issues. National secretary of the Yatra committee, Shankar Lalji stressed development of agriculture sector and better facilities for farmers. If we bring smile in the face of farmers, so the country would smile automatically, he said. Bhagaban Dasji Maharaj said that cow shaping the economic backbone of rural poor and the country’s security depends on the existence of cow. The Hindu seer expressed grave concern over the rampant illegal cattel trading and cow slaughtering in the country including Orissa. Yatra committee state vice-president Basant Panda, Rajya Pramukha AS Panigrahi, district coordinator Binod Agarwal were among those present.The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Impose nationwide ban on cow slaughtering, demands BMGGYS
Impose nationwide ban on cow slaughtering, demands BMGGYS
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Samiti on Wednesday asked both the Central and respective State Governments to impose ban on cow slaughtering and declared as national animal. Speaking at a press meet, here Samiti vice-president Arun Kumar Panda and joint coordinator Binay Kumar Bhuyan jointlysaid that cow played a very key role in the economic development of rural poor but due to fault policy, cows are being massacred and illegally transported to several foreign countries including Bangladesh and Pakistan. Panda also demanded better facilities for the rural India and promotion of village industry and conservation of cow. Highlighting the 108 days long nation wide campaign, which seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7.The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. Panda further added that a public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
VISAKEO holds condolence meet for Gopal Mishra
VISAKEO holds condolence meet for Gopal Mishra
BHUBANESWAR: Viswa Sambad Kendra, a multi-lingual news agency on Tuesday held a condolence meet here and paid floral tributes to late senior journalist Gopal Mishra.
Late Mishra, who had earlier received Narada Sanman, was an outstanding writer and his death has created a vacuum in Orissa media sector, said president Viswa Sambad Kendra Dr Sachidananda Tripathy while presiding over the meet.
Mishra(77), who was one among the most influential scribe, had started his career in Oriya a language daily Prajatantra and later joined as the Bureau Chief of English daily Amrit Bazar Patrika at Bhubaneswar.
After his retirement from the Amrita Bazar Patrika, he edited an English weekly called 'The Eastern Times'' and became a columnist writing for language dailies. His writes up were mostly came in Oriya daily, The Sambad.
During his five decade long career in journalism he established himself as the top notch journalist in the state. He was honoured with several awards for his writings on various issues concerning the state, added secretary Sumanta Kumar Panda. RSS State spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda, media persons including Soumendra Jena, Anurjay Dhal, Jagadish Patnaik, Golak Chandra Das, Jagadish Patnaik, Harihar Satpathy, Deepak Agarwal, Prasanna Parida, Ramji Dora, Nirajan Nayak and GR Nayak were among those present.
BHUBANESWAR: Viswa Sambad Kendra, a multi-lingual news agency on Tuesday held a condolence meet here and paid floral tributes to late senior journalist Gopal Mishra.
Late Mishra, who had earlier received Narada Sanman, was an outstanding writer and his death has created a vacuum in Orissa media sector, said president Viswa Sambad Kendra Dr Sachidananda Tripathy while presiding over the meet.
Mishra(77), who was one among the most influential scribe, had started his career in Oriya a language daily Prajatantra and later joined as the Bureau Chief of English daily Amrit Bazar Patrika at Bhubaneswar.
After his retirement from the Amrita Bazar Patrika, he edited an English weekly called 'The Eastern Times'' and became a columnist writing for language dailies. His writes up were mostly came in Oriya daily, The Sambad.
During his five decade long career in journalism he established himself as the top notch journalist in the state. He was honoured with several awards for his writings on various issues concerning the state, added secretary Sumanta Kumar Panda. RSS State spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda, media persons including Soumendra Jena, Anurjay Dhal, Jagadish Patnaik, Golak Chandra Das, Jagadish Patnaik, Harihar Satpathy, Deepak Agarwal, Prasanna Parida, Ramji Dora, Nirajan Nayak and GR Nayak were among those present.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad oppose FDI
Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad oppose FDI
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The national convention of the Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad has opposed FDI in education sector. The convention which held at Jaipur in Rajastan and 20 represented from Orissa, however strongly opposed FDI. State unit General secretary Dr Pabitra Kumar Rath and organizing secretray Dr Narayan Mohanty were among those attended the meet.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The national convention of the Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad has opposed FDI in education sector. The convention which held at Jaipur in Rajastan and 20 represented from Orissa, however strongly opposed FDI. State unit General secretary Dr Pabitra Kumar Rath and organizing secretray Dr Narayan Mohanty were among those attended the meet.
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra kicks off in city
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra kicks off in city
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra, a national campaign on Sunday kicked off here at Lingaraj Temple. Organising committee spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda said that in the first day, the Rath traversed from Lingaraj Temple and reached Bargarh Brit Colony while passing through Punama Gate, Bhima Tangi, Sundarpada, Samantarapur, Ravi Talkies Square, Bhaskareswar Temple, the Rath would traverse other parts of the city till November 10 and join the main Rath, which was kicked off on Vijaya Dasami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana. City Yatra committee coordinator Prafulla Bisoi, RSS Zilla Karyabaha Rajesh Ray, Bebastha Pramukha Umakanta Bhai, Jagannath Patnaik, Kuna Bhai, Indramani Sendha and several others were present. The main will reach Orissa on November 7. The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The 108 days long Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra, a national campaign on Sunday kicked off here at Lingaraj Temple. Organising committee spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda said that in the first day, the Rath traversed from Lingaraj Temple and reached Bargarh Brit Colony while passing through Punama Gate, Bhima Tangi, Sundarpada, Samantarapur, Ravi Talkies Square, Bhaskareswar Temple, the Rath would traverse other parts of the city till November 10 and join the main Rath, which was kicked off on Vijaya Dasami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana. City Yatra committee coordinator Prafulla Bisoi, RSS Zilla Karyabaha Rajesh Ray, Bebastha Pramukha Umakanta Bhai, Jagannath Patnaik, Kuna Bhai, Indramani Sendha and several others were present. The main will reach Orissa on November 7. The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The 108 days long Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Rath to reach Orissa on Nov 7
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Rath to reach Orissa on Nov 7
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo0-Biswa Mangal Go Gram Samiti sponsored108 day national wide Yatra seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7, the hosts here said on Saturday.
The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam.
The Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering.
The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo0-Biswa Mangal Go Gram Samiti sponsored108 day national wide Yatra seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7, the hosts here said on Saturday.
The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam.
The Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering.
The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Widows flock holy city for Panchuka, Kartik Purnima
Widows flock holy city for Panchuka, Kartik Purnima
Our Correspondent
PURI, Oct 29:The last week of the ongoing auspicious month of Kartik has witnessed more devotees flocking to the holy city to observe Panchuka, considered as the holiest days of the Hindu calendar.
Lord Jagannath takes new attire (bhesas) on each day till the conclusion of the brata on the eve of Kartik Purnima. Devotees before the end of their brata visit the Pancha Teerth located around the city and take a holy dip in Mahodadhi Teerth (a portion of the sacred sea) and offer prayers to the Sun God and Lord Jagannath for salvation.
“This is the most sought-after place to attain salvation and the right time to consummate all religious activities,” said one amongst the scores of white-robed, frail-looking widows, mostly in their seventies, who congregate in lakhs at the holy Sri Kshetra Dham to observe the month-long Kartika Brata which kicks off from Kumar Purnima.
As per religious texts, one who observes this sacred brata in Puri attains salvation, which is the ultimate destination. Every year widows come to this city from various parts of the State, particularly from Ganjam, Gajapati, Bhanjnagar and other southern districts besides Chhattisgarh and Midnapore, to observe the brata ceremoniously.
Almost all mathas, dharmasalas and low-cost accommodations of Puri get full with pious devotees. House rents around the temple town go up during this month. Many of them share small rooms on rent while some trace houses of near and distant relatives for accommodation. They take sankalpa (religious vow) in a small ceremony to observe brata with devotion.
Braving the cold and inclement weather these old and emaciated widows rise early in the morning, finish their daily chores and take a holy dip in one of the four sacred tanks namely Narendra, Indradumna, Swetaganga and Markanda of the city.
They deck sandalwood tilak on their forehead and make a beeline in front of the Jagannath temple to witness mangala arti. Considering the huge rush of widow devotees to Puri to observe Kartika Brata, this could well be imagined how Kartika and Puri go in tandem. Devotees also express an unabated interest to solemnise any type of religious activities in the Lord’s abode.
Malati Bewa, a 78-year-old widow from Aska said, “I come here every year to observe the brata after my husband died in a road accident when I was 40 years old. I get mental peace and solace by observing the auspicious brata in Sri Kshetra.” Many others belonging to her village also accompany her every year.
While observing the month-long arduous Kartika Brata devoutly, they take all pains to make it a fruitful one. They don’t bother for the dilapidated mathas and dharmasalas or the exorbitant price of vegetables and observe the brata with strong determination. Some hapless and poor widows even don’t mind to sleep in the temple premises and take very little food suiting their standard of living. For Tulasi Devi from Cuttack, it was nearly a three months long tussle to collect money from her near and dear ones. “I even cannot think of terminating the brata in the wake of a possible financial crunch,” she said.
As per religious rituals, they install a chaura (Tulasi plant) called Brundabati in front of their accommodation to conduct religious practices in the morning. The bratadharis (vowed ones) use tulasi mala as necklace and for chanting sacred mantras especially the Hare Krishna mahamantra.
Prayers, chanting and clash of cymbals demonstrate a deep sense of devotion to Lord Jagannath. After returning from the temple, they recite the Kartik Mahatmya, a religious text, sitting around the chaura. They take cooked mahaprasad once in a day in the late evening before retiring to bed. Barring a few, most of these bratadharis hail from lower economic strata of the society and collect fund from family members and friends for the holy sojourn.
Rama Devi, an octogenarian widow with thick glasses and a wrinkled face with a bent spine, also observed the brata despite her physical constraints. She said that even her sons and grandsons opposed her from proceeding to Puri for the brata in view of her poor health. Since the last 30 years she has been coming to Puri to have a darshan of the Lord and observe the holy brata.
She prays the Lord to allow her to die in the sacred Sri Kshetra Dham and get cremated in the Swargadwar. Srinibas Mishra who gives religious discourses to the devotees in the temple premises during the holy month said that the bratadharis sit for hours together listening to the sermons of the text with rapt attention and pay him for his service.
Loknath Suar, a temple cook said that huge quantities of mahaprasad is cooked everyday and offered in bhands (special bhogs) in view of great demand among the widows. We have men called bojhias who carry mahaprasad on their head and deliver to the monthly enrolled devotees at minimum rate, he said.
The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration has rescheduled the various rites and rituals of Lord Jagannath to allow more time to devotees for darshan of the three deities. Offering of special bhog or cooked mahaprasad is allowed a number of times in order to provide the same to the devotees. Servitors are asked to work overtime while special attention is given to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the temple premises. Police arrangements have been beefed up in and around the temple on the eve of Kartik Purnima, sources said
Our Correspondent
PURI, Oct 29:The last week of the ongoing auspicious month of Kartik has witnessed more devotees flocking to the holy city to observe Panchuka, considered as the holiest days of the Hindu calendar.
Lord Jagannath takes new attire (bhesas) on each day till the conclusion of the brata on the eve of Kartik Purnima. Devotees before the end of their brata visit the Pancha Teerth located around the city and take a holy dip in Mahodadhi Teerth (a portion of the sacred sea) and offer prayers to the Sun God and Lord Jagannath for salvation.
“This is the most sought-after place to attain salvation and the right time to consummate all religious activities,” said one amongst the scores of white-robed, frail-looking widows, mostly in their seventies, who congregate in lakhs at the holy Sri Kshetra Dham to observe the month-long Kartika Brata which kicks off from Kumar Purnima.
As per religious texts, one who observes this sacred brata in Puri attains salvation, which is the ultimate destination. Every year widows come to this city from various parts of the State, particularly from Ganjam, Gajapati, Bhanjnagar and other southern districts besides Chhattisgarh and Midnapore, to observe the brata ceremoniously.
Almost all mathas, dharmasalas and low-cost accommodations of Puri get full with pious devotees. House rents around the temple town go up during this month. Many of them share small rooms on rent while some trace houses of near and distant relatives for accommodation. They take sankalpa (religious vow) in a small ceremony to observe brata with devotion.
Braving the cold and inclement weather these old and emaciated widows rise early in the morning, finish their daily chores and take a holy dip in one of the four sacred tanks namely Narendra, Indradumna, Swetaganga and Markanda of the city.
They deck sandalwood tilak on their forehead and make a beeline in front of the Jagannath temple to witness mangala arti. Considering the huge rush of widow devotees to Puri to observe Kartika Brata, this could well be imagined how Kartika and Puri go in tandem. Devotees also express an unabated interest to solemnise any type of religious activities in the Lord’s abode.
Malati Bewa, a 78-year-old widow from Aska said, “I come here every year to observe the brata after my husband died in a road accident when I was 40 years old. I get mental peace and solace by observing the auspicious brata in Sri Kshetra.” Many others belonging to her village also accompany her every year.
While observing the month-long arduous Kartika Brata devoutly, they take all pains to make it a fruitful one. They don’t bother for the dilapidated mathas and dharmasalas or the exorbitant price of vegetables and observe the brata with strong determination. Some hapless and poor widows even don’t mind to sleep in the temple premises and take very little food suiting their standard of living. For Tulasi Devi from Cuttack, it was nearly a three months long tussle to collect money from her near and dear ones. “I even cannot think of terminating the brata in the wake of a possible financial crunch,” she said.
As per religious rituals, they install a chaura (Tulasi plant) called Brundabati in front of their accommodation to conduct religious practices in the morning. The bratadharis (vowed ones) use tulasi mala as necklace and for chanting sacred mantras especially the Hare Krishna mahamantra.
Prayers, chanting and clash of cymbals demonstrate a deep sense of devotion to Lord Jagannath. After returning from the temple, they recite the Kartik Mahatmya, a religious text, sitting around the chaura. They take cooked mahaprasad once in a day in the late evening before retiring to bed. Barring a few, most of these bratadharis hail from lower economic strata of the society and collect fund from family members and friends for the holy sojourn.
Rama Devi, an octogenarian widow with thick glasses and a wrinkled face with a bent spine, also observed the brata despite her physical constraints. She said that even her sons and grandsons opposed her from proceeding to Puri for the brata in view of her poor health. Since the last 30 years she has been coming to Puri to have a darshan of the Lord and observe the holy brata.
She prays the Lord to allow her to die in the sacred Sri Kshetra Dham and get cremated in the Swargadwar. Srinibas Mishra who gives religious discourses to the devotees in the temple premises during the holy month said that the bratadharis sit for hours together listening to the sermons of the text with rapt attention and pay him for his service.
Loknath Suar, a temple cook said that huge quantities of mahaprasad is cooked everyday and offered in bhands (special bhogs) in view of great demand among the widows. We have men called bojhias who carry mahaprasad on their head and deliver to the monthly enrolled devotees at minimum rate, he said.
The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration has rescheduled the various rites and rituals of Lord Jagannath to allow more time to devotees for darshan of the three deities. Offering of special bhog or cooked mahaprasad is allowed a number of times in order to provide the same to the devotees. Servitors are asked to work overtime while special attention is given to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the temple premises. Police arrangements have been beefed up in and around the temple on the eve of Kartik Purnima, sources said
7 farmers committed suicide in Orissa so far
7 farmers committed suicide in Orissa so far
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The toll of farmer suicides in Orissa has gone up to seven with yet another 60-year old farmer committed suicide in Rangadhipa village under Hemgiri police station in Sundargarh district.
The farmer was identified as Mahasai Narang and consumed pesticide.Villagers attributed crop failure as the prime reason for Mahasai to commit suicide but the local administration maintained that financial problems forced the farmer to take such drastic step.
With the death of Mahasai, so far seven farmers have committed suicide in the state during October primarily due to crop failure and pest attacks on the crop.
The State Government, which is under tremendous pressure, however announced loan package for the farmers.
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had already ordered a high level administrative inquiry into the series of suicides of the farmers by the Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) who has been directed to make field visit and inquire into the incidents.
The Opposition political parties in Orissa, while holding the Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout responsible for the suicides of the farmers, demanded compensation of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and a job to one member of the family.
The Opposition has also demanded to declare all the affected blocks in the state as drought-hit and waive debts of the farmers living in distress.
A fact finding team of the ruling Biju Janata Dal, which visited some of the deceased farmers' villages, submitted a report to the Chief Minister stating that the crop failure and pest attack were the prime reasons for the farmers to commit suicide.
The team has urged the government to launch welfare measures for the farmers to prevent occurrence of such tragic incident in future.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The toll of farmer suicides in Orissa has gone up to seven with yet another 60-year old farmer committed suicide in Rangadhipa village under Hemgiri police station in Sundargarh district.
The farmer was identified as Mahasai Narang and consumed pesticide.Villagers attributed crop failure as the prime reason for Mahasai to commit suicide but the local administration maintained that financial problems forced the farmer to take such drastic step.
With the death of Mahasai, so far seven farmers have committed suicide in the state during October primarily due to crop failure and pest attacks on the crop.
The State Government, which is under tremendous pressure, however announced loan package for the farmers.
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had already ordered a high level administrative inquiry into the series of suicides of the farmers by the Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) who has been directed to make field visit and inquire into the incidents.
The Opposition political parties in Orissa, while holding the Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout responsible for the suicides of the farmers, demanded compensation of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and a job to one member of the family.
The Opposition has also demanded to declare all the affected blocks in the state as drought-hit and waive debts of the farmers living in distress.
A fact finding team of the ruling Biju Janata Dal, which visited some of the deceased farmers' villages, submitted a report to the Chief Minister stating that the crop failure and pest attack were the prime reasons for the farmers to commit suicide.
The team has urged the government to launch welfare measures for the farmers to prevent occurrence of such tragic incident in future.
TRIBALS WORSHIP OF COW: 21st Oct- The tribals of Western Orissa showed a great example while observing Saharai & Bandana festival in the month of Kart
TRIBALS WORSHIP OF COW: 21st Oct- The tribals of Western Orissa showed a great example while observing Saharai & Bandana festival in the month of Kartika. They observed fasting to worship the cow as Go-Mata. The 3 day festival started with Gotha Puja where the Adivasis clean their cattles, designed them & the cattleshed also. Tribals observed the festival not indivisually, but as mass festival. Tribals are observing this Gana Parba to protect the cows which they believe will bring prosperity & peace to the residence as well as to the village & also to the society. To observe fasting by men & women to worship cows is definitely an ideal to the Hindu society.
ORISSA(E)/UDISA(H): 23rd Oct- No more Orissa or Oriya (English). Also no more Udisa or Udia (Hindi). Now all-where it will ODISHA & ODIA. After waitin
ORISSA(E)/UDISA(H): 23rd Oct- No more Orissa or Oriya (English). Also no more Udisa or Udia (Hindi). Now all-where it will ODISHA & ODIA. After waiting for 1 year its definitely a great happy news for all Odia people that the central cabinet today approved for the correction in English & Hindi spelling. In June last year state ministry send a proposal to centre in this regard. Since the origin of Odisha as the 1st state based on language in 1936 the spelling was pronounced wrongly. After 73year the historical moment is here when all one will prononce correctly. To correction in constitute, a bill will be produced before parliament soon & then the following process will take place.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tension prevails in Astarang
Tension prevails in Astarang
PURI: (visakeo)- Tension has been continuing since last two days at Astarang area in Puri district over construction of Mosque at a Hindu pilgrimage. Sources said locals both Hindu and Muslims were worshipping Pirbaba but one Muslim, who came from Arab, is trying to demolish the construction and built a Mosque.
PURI: (visakeo)- Tension has been continuing since last two days at Astarang area in Puri district over construction of Mosque at a Hindu pilgrimage. Sources said locals both Hindu and Muslims were worshipping Pirbaba but one Muslim, who came from Arab, is trying to demolish the construction and built a Mosque.
BJP MLA gets bail in all cases from HC
BJP MLA gets bail in all cases from HC
CUTTACK(visakeo)- The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to BJP MLA from G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district in all 14 cases pending against him in connection with the last year communal violence.
Earlier the court had granted bail in 12 cases and it granted bail in two more cases on Monday, Pradhan’s counsel Arbinda Mohanty said.
The HC granted bail in a case bearing no 207 and 208 that was filed at Raikia Police limits in Kandhamal following the communal riots in the wake of the murder of Hindu seer Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples on August 23, last year.
Pradhan fought the last Assembly polls in BJP ticket and was elected for the first time. The MLA will be released from Jail on October 28, his counsel added. BJP workers have welcomed the HC verdict.
CUTTACK(visakeo)- The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to BJP MLA from G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district in all 14 cases pending against him in connection with the last year communal violence.
Earlier the court had granted bail in 12 cases and it granted bail in two more cases on Monday, Pradhan’s counsel Arbinda Mohanty said.
The HC granted bail in a case bearing no 207 and 208 that was filed at Raikia Police limits in Kandhamal following the communal riots in the wake of the murder of Hindu seer Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples on August 23, last year.
Pradhan fought the last Assembly polls in BJP ticket and was elected for the first time. The MLA will be released from Jail on October 28, his counsel added. BJP workers have welcomed the HC verdict.
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