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Ladakh: Monks laud PM Modi’s call for world peace, thank him for developin
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A three-day World Peace Conference and Peace Walk, with an aim to spread peace and harmony, has concluded in Ladakh. Buddhist monks and devotees and local people participated in this event.
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Religious leaders and scholars unite for World Peace at Ladakh internation
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], July 18: In a quest for global peace and stability, an international conference on world peace was held at Acharya Nagarjuna Auditorium CIBS, in Leh, Ladakh on Monday (July 17) – where the religious leaders and eminent scholars of different faiths from across countries ca
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Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF) participates in the peace walk in Ladak
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], July 17: Carrying prayers and peace messages, a large congregation of Buddhist monks from across countries along with other devotees, leaders of other religious communities, and students carried out a peace walk to promote world peace and harmony on July 16 (Sunday) at La
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Buddhist monks take part in ‘Peace Walk’ in Ladakh, laud PM Modi’s call fo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Spreading Lord Buddha's messages of peace and harmony, they walked from NDS stadium to Shanti Stupa in Leh, Ladakh which is located at an elevation of 11,841 feet above sea level, which culminated the 32-day Padh Yatra, of 150 Buddhist monks and laypersons of Thailand, for world peac
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“Left, Congress instilling fear among minorities on UCC": Uniform Minister
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinaravi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government and the Congress of instilling fear in the minority community on the proposed Uniform Civil Code.
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Pakistan: Report highlights kidnapping, forced marriages of minorities
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
he religious minorities, mainly Hindu and Christian women and children continue to be oppressed and persecuted, at the same time facing the risk of being kidnapped, forcibly converted, raped, and coerced into a "marriage" with an older or elderly man, Gatestone Institute reported.
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Non-implementation of central schemes irks Karnataka's Minorities Welfare
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Thursday considered taking action against officials who did not implement the central government’s schemes for the development of minorities in the state for the fiscal year 2016-2017
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Hague Human Rights Film Festival highlights persecution of women, minoriti
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Noting the fact that women continue to live in horrendous situations in many countries, Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), an NGO on July 7, held the second edition of its Human Rights Film Festival in The Hague with a focus on women's rights, Marco Respinti wrote in his piece in Bitter Win
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Inclusion of Kui Language in 8th Schedule of Constitution gets Odisha Cabi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recommended the proposal for the inclusion of 'Kui language" in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India," said a statement from the ST & SC Development, Minorities, and Backward Classes Welfare Department.
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Human rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has come down to 3 per cent from 23 per cent since its independence in 1947.
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Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan hails state budget, calls it developm
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Karnataka's Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan termed the state budget 2023-24 presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday as "development-oriented" which is based on the mantra of development and social justice.
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Bengaluru: Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan donates Rs 1.5 lakh after students r
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Responding to a request for sponsorship of a job fair organised by BMS Women's College, Karnataka Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan personally donated Rs 1.50 lakh to the event.
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