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SPECIAL POSTAL COVERS ON JAINISM
Save Girl Child, Save Life, 08-03-2009 Bidasar - Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Mahila Mandal, Jain Vishva Bharti, Rohini, Ladnun (District - Nagor) Rajsthan have issued this special cover on the occasion of International Women's Day. Theme of this special cover is "Save Girl Child, Save Life". Cover bears photo of Pujya Aacharya Mahapragya and the mother of earth and humanity. Department of Posts, Govt. of India has provided Special cancellation on this cover on the "Save Life - Save Girl Child" theme.
Shri Maina Sundar Bhawan Digamber Jain Dharmshala, 14-11-2008 Ara - On the occasion of Centenary year of Shri Maina Sundar Bhawan Digamber Jain Dharmshala, a special cover had been issued at Arah (Bihar) on 14th November 2008. cover was designed by Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jain of Bihar Philatelic Society and bears JAIN PRATIKA, photo of the Dharmshala and different social activities of the Dharmshala Trust. Department of Posts had provided Special Cancellation on this cover bearing centenary mono. Source: Sudhir Jain, Universal Cables Ltd.SATNA (M.P.) 485 005,E-mail : mrsudhirjain@hotmail.com
ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
INDIA DENIES VISA TOUS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WATCHDOGS - The Manmohan Singh government has scuppered a proposed visit to India by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a US organization that monitors religious rights worldwide
and gives independent policy recommendations to the US President. A USCIRF UNITED STATES COMMISSION team that was to leave for New Delhi on June 12 was not given visas in time,
according to an associate at the commission, who said it was done with the
obvious intent of blocking the trip. The Indian Embassy in Washington, the issuing authority for the visa, referred all questions to New Delhi, while acknowledging that the USCIRF team had applied for visas and the applications had been forwarded to New Delhi as is the standard practice for all such visits. The USCIRF has in its reports criticized violence against religious minorities in India. The Obama administration too did not press for the visit. Describing the proposed USCIRF visit to India as incomprehensible, the US branch of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad said as the "largest functioning democracy in the world with an independent judiciary, a statutorily constituted Human rights Commission, an independent press and other supporting organizations would appear to be quite capable of taking care of the religious freedoms and human rights of its citizens." India not only offers freedom of religion under its constitution, but does not discriminate based on religion.
PICTORIAL WARNING HENCEFORTH NECESSARY ON ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS According to the orders issued by the Government of India, on the occasion of "No-Tobacco Day", it has become necessary to depict a pictorial warning on the labels of any of the tobacco products, particularly including
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