Source: icNorthernIreland

Source: The Courier News

http://www.c-n.com/news/c-n/story/0,2111,923126,00.html

On March 11, 2004 The Courier News reported, "The Township Council has sided with residents who fear a proposed Hindu temple in neighboring South Plainfield would disrupt their quiet neighborhood. On Wednesday night, council members cited traffic concerns, not religious denomination, in adopting a resolution in opposition to the proposed one-story, 14,000-square-foot temple on the...

Source: India West

Source: Indo-Link

http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=031004024120

On March 10, 2004 Indo-Link reported, "Aggrieved by the Seattle authorities decision to deny them a 'marriage' license and declare them as ‘Hindu couple’, two Non Resident Indians, who openly admit they are lesbians, have decided to mount a legal challenge against it. The duo -- Vegavahini Subramaniam and Vaijayanthimala Nagarajan -- who go by the names of 'Vega' and 'Mala...

Source: AllAfrica.com

http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200403100018.html

On March 10, 2004 AllAfrica.com posted an article from The Monitor on "the changing face of Kampala's beggars." The Monitor conducted an informal survey of beggars on the streets of the town, and reported, "Of 69 beggars interviewed, 28 of them said they came from war-torn northern Uganda. Without any gainful activity to engage in due to the 17-year-old insurgency, most...

Source: rediff.com

http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/09shyam1.htm

On March 9, 2004 rediff.com reported, "[P]lans by a local English college to build a £17 million campus on Rushey Fields require a combination of utmost delicacy and tact before they can be implemented. Gateway College says it needs the new and bigger site so that it can enroll up to 1,500 students and form closer links with secondary schools. But it is a measure of the clout enjoyed by the Hindu community...

Source: Appeal- Democrat

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/2004/03/07/news/top_story/news1.

On March 8, 2004 the Appeal- Democrat reported, "For ages, Hindus have held to their faith and rituals, and members of the Mid-Valley Hindu community continue to do so at the Sri Narayan Hindu Temple on Franklin Road in Yuba City. Saturday, the faithful held a dual celebration of the temple's eighth anniversary and the festival of Holi, an Indian...

Source: Express India

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=29112

On March 8, 2004 Express India reported, "Bhaktivigyan Goswami Maharaj, Russia’s first sanyasi...is in Mumbai to propagate Krishna consciousness and seek funds for a massive Krishna temple in the heart of Moscow. Seated at the spacious lecture hall of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Chowpatty, the 48-year-old adjusts his saffron robes, saying: 'It’s been a...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35060-2004Mar5.html

On March 6, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "The Hare Krishna movement has filed a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court that its leaders hope will allow it to compensate more than 500 people who have made claims of sexual, physical or emotional abuse. David Liberman, an attorney for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, said 540 people...

Source: The Astoria Times

Source: Voice of America

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Indian-Americans-coming-on-challenging-Lantos-2817419.php

On February 29, 2004 The San Francisco Chronicle...

Source: The Portsmouth Herald

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/02292004/news/2559.htm

On February 29, 2004 The Portsmouth Herald published a profile of a Hindu temple in Epping, New Hampshire. The article notes, "Gaining wisdom and knowledge is the ultimate Hindu goal, especially for the local community. The temple is named for Brahma’s consort in Hinduism’s female trinity, Saraswati, the goddess of learning. It is the only Saraswati temple in the...

Source: Delaware News Journal

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/02/28balancingbetwee.html

On February 28, 2004 Delaware News Journal reported on "thousands of young Indian-Americans in Delaware trying to balance the customs of their South Asian homeland with the vastly different modern culture of America. While many young Indian-Americans were once quick to shed time-honored traditions of India for American ways, more are...

Source: India West

http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=acbb9728bdda6e767848962b2e206a3c

On February 27, 2004 India West reported, "In spite of the intense political churning in the Democratic presidential primaries that has narrowed the Democratic field to Senator John Kerry and long-shot candidate Senator John Edwards, Indian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area have been unusually quiet on the...