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Nashik: The birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir, who gave the world the message of 'Live and Let Live', was celebrated with immense enthusiasm in Igatpuri. Through a highly disciplined procession, the Jain community raised public awareness regarding social harmony, non-violence, environmental protection, water conservation, the 'Beti Bachao' (Save the Daughter) initiative, and a vegetarian lifestyle. The procession wound its way through Khâlchi Peth, the bus stand area, the railway station, Centr ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the importance of cultural heritage in addressing global instability as he inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar. The inauguration, held on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, marked the opening of a museum dedicated to preserving India's civilisational and cultural legacy, with artefacts of the Jain community collected from across the country, some dating back more than 1000 ye ...Read More >
Pigeon feeding will be allowed only between 7 am and 9 am at the four sites, the civic body said. Mumbai: Mumbai's civic body on Friday said it has permitted "controlled feeding" of pigeons at four new locations in the city for two hours in the morning. In a release, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said this is an interim measure until a report from an expert committee and further orders from the High Courts are received. "Pigeon feeding will be allowed at Worli Reservoir in G South w ...Read More >
PUNE: Thousands of members of the Jain community on Friday rallied against the sale of the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Digambar Jain Boarding (SHND hostel) property -- a 3.5-acre plot in Model Colony housing a Jain temple and hostel. The protesters accused the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust of "betraying the (Jain) community's faith while selling the trust land in Model Colony to a Pune-based developer". At the centre of the controversy is a high-value transaction between the trust and Gokhal ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentin ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The outsider-insider debate surfaced yet again on Wednesday as members of Marathi Ekikaran Samitee converged at the Dadar Kabutarkhana to protest the Jain community's recent resistance towards a ban on pigeon feeding. Around 100 members of the Samitee turned up at the spot, blaming "outsider Jains from Gujarat and Rajasthan creating unnecessary controversy over pigeon feeding". The activists alleged that when protests by the Jain community broke out last week against the Brihanmumbai Mu ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3: Continuing his campaign trail for the second straight day in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated his development pitch ahead of the upcoming September council polls, on Sunday. Reaffirming the BJP's development agenda at a public gathering in Kumarikata, Tamulpur, , the Chief Minister stated, "The BTR needs bridges, schools, and colleges. If candidates from all communities in Assam are getting government jobs in a free and transp ...Read More >
Mumbai: Tensions flared in the city after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) began acting on a Bombay High Court directive to remove illegal pigeon lofts, citing public health concerns. The Jain community, known for its religious connection with feeding and sheltering pigeons, has strongly objected to the move, calling it discriminatory and an attack on their beliefs. On Sunday, members of the Jain community staged a 'Shantidoot Yatra' to protest the BMC's action, claiming that the re ...Read More >
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