Calgary Zoo has chosen a pretty name for the cool Red Panda cub. The zoo in a tweet stated that the ‘red panda cub, Udaya (a Hindu name meaning “Dawn”), makes her public debut today. This little firecracker was born in June and spent the summer bonding with her Mom, Sakura, in the nursery.’ Udaya […]
Tag: Nepal
Historic! PM Modi inaugurates South Asia’s first cross-border petroleum products pipeline
PM Modi and PM Oli of Nepal, today, jointly inaugurated a cross-border petroleum products pipeline via video conference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal, Right K.P. Sharma Oli today jointly inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border petroleum products pipeline from Motihari in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal through video conference. Speaking on the […]
India and Nepal discuss connectivity and developmental projects
External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj met Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on 10 January 2019. The Nepalese Foreign Minister is visiting New Delhi to attend the fourth edition of the Raisina Dialogue. During this time, the two Ministers took out time and reviewed recent developments in bilateral ties across diverse sectors, […]
666 persons embraced Islam in Damman, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Press Agency today claimed that some 666 people embraced Islam in Damman. Daman is on the Arabian Gulf and happens to be the capital of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and thus a major tourist spot. It is unclear whether the people converted to Islam were just the tourists or were workers. Man asks Minister […]
Malaysia: Hindu group moves to Nepal Embassy over conversion attempts
Around 100 members from 10 Hindu NGOs gathered in front of the Nepal Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to hand over a memorandum protesting what they termed as the “unethical conversions in Nepal”. The group gathered and displayed banners outside a building at Jalan Ampang which houses the Nepal Embassy to submit the memorandum against […]
Leader warns organized conversion to Christianity is going on in Nepal
Nepal is undergoing rapid transformation due to rapid conversion to Christianity. Senior politician Kamal Thapa, former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal who has committed himself to re-establish the erstwhile Hindu State identity of Nepal, has warned. Thapa, who is also the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal chairperson, has also warned that the conversion efforts are going […]
Bhutan: PM raps up his election campaign with a visit to Hindu Temple (Pics)
Tshering Tobgay, the outgoing Prime Minister of Bhutan, time and again visits Hindu Temples. Tobgay is the leader of the People’s Democratic Party and was till recently campaigning for his party for the general elections. The People’s Democratic Party kicked off its campaign on 23rd August from the Machen Lhakhang in Punakha Dzong in Bhutan […]
Two deported for converting Nepali Hindus to Christianity
Cracking down on conversion bids, Nepal government deported two foreign nationals for converting Nepali Hindus. Nepali newspaper The Himalayan Times has reported that Philippine national De Vera Richard and his Indonesian wife Rita Gonga, who were staying in Nepal on the business visa, converted Nepali Hindus to Christianity have been deported. Catholic priest arrested for […]
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Hundreds of stranded pilgrims airlifted to safety
This year’s Kailash Mansarovar yatra was a challenge for pilgrims as well as the government of India and Nepal. Due to inclement weather, a humanitarian crisis arose with more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims stranded in Hilsa and Simikot, Nepal. Kailash Mansarovar yatra is holy for Hindus and Buddhists. The Embassy of India, Kathmandu mounted […]