Jain monk dies by fasting

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 18:06 [IST]

Indore, Oct 18 (UNI) A 75-year-old Digamber Jain monk died today after having abstained from eating for about a fortnight -- he even stopped taking water for the past five days -- in accordance with the Jain practice of voluntary death through fasting.

Chint Sagar Ji Maharaj Tejkaran Jain was at the Neminath Jain shrine for some days and was being visited by several devotees. The practice, also known as 'santhara', led to a recent dispute in Jaipur and the High Court was moved.

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Rain likely in southern states

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,18:06 [IST]

Pune, Oct 18 (UNI) Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places in south Tamil Nadu and at a few places in north Tamil Nadu. They are also likely at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal and south interior Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dry weather will prevail over the sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim,.....

BDR jawans shoot Indian youth in West Bengal

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,18:06 [IST]

Balurghat, Oct 18 (UNI) Indian national Sourav Poddar (26) was allegedly gunned down by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) jawans at Dakshin Para of Hili border in South Dinajpur today, the West Bengal police said. Police said Sourav, a local resident, was shot at by BDR jawans when he protested against the riflemen, who were pushing some Bangladeshi nationals through the Hili border this morning. The local people immediately rushed to the spot and took the injured.....

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India Tourism launches "Home Stay" scheme for foreign tourists

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,18:07 [IST]

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) In a major effort to overcome acute hotel room shortage and to empower the women, the India Tourism today launched a new scheme which enables foreign tourists to stay with an Indian family to experience local customs and traditions and relish authentic ethnic cuisine at affordable rates. The unique scheme called "Incredible India Bed and Breakfast Establishments" seeks to provide comfortable homestay facilities of standardised world class services to.....

11 rounded up for obstructing 'Virasat'

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,18:07 [IST]

Dehradun, Oct 18 (UNI) Eleven Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) activists have been rounded up for obstructing 'Virasat', an ongoing cultural programme being organised under the aegis of Rural Entrepreneurship for Art&Culture (REACH) here. They were protesting the cancellation of the musical programmme of Uttaranchal's folk singer Narendra Singh Negi. UKD activists have announced not to allow the remaining programmes of Virasat to continue. Mr Negi was to perform in Virasat on October 16,.....

Explain to nation the attacks on farmers, teachers: BJP to Cong

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,18:07 [IST]

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) The Congress today said the BJP owed an explanation to the nation for its ''violence-prone, intolerant and anti-democratic'' behaviour as manifested in the recent ''suppression'' of the farmers' agitation in Rajasthan, the killing of a teacher in Ujjain and the assault of a policeman who was protecting its leader L K Advani. Instead of addressing the concerns of the aggrieved, the BJP and its state governments were resorting to.....