ISKCON Kolkata delivers free meals to Covid patients under home isolation
ISKCON Kolkata delivers free meals to Covid patients under home isolation
In the last six days, ISKCON has delivered 35,000 free meals to Covid patients under home isolation in Kolkata.
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UPDATED: May 15, 2021 17:45 IST
In the last six days, ISKCON has delivered 35,000 free meals to Covid patients under home isolation in Kolkata.
As Kolkata battles a spike in Covid-19 cases, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has started delivering free meals to Covid-19 patients under home isolation and their families.
The service caters to those families who are unable to prepare food for themselves while they recuperate from the disease. Two helpline numbers have been released by the socio-cultural body which is also reaching out to families in need via social media.
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The Daily Yonder Fight Over Oak Flat Mine Draws Support of Diverse Religious Groups But in its latest decision, the U.S. District Court for Arizona ruled that the government would not impede religious freedoms of the San Carlos Apache tribe by opening the land for mining.
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Apache Stronghold members march in Phoenix at a February rally calling for courts to block plans for a copper mine at Oak Flat in southeast Arizona. (Photo by Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News)
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The Sikh Coalition and the San Carlos Apache would not appear to have much in common at first glance, but they have found a shared interest in the fight over a patch of land in southeastern Arizona.
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Chris Luna chants traditional hymns at a protest in Phoenix in February, when members of the group Apache Stronghold rallied on the eve of a hearing on their suit to block a copper mine that they say would destroy sacred lands at Oak Flat. The judge rejected their petition, but the project has been put on hold by the Biden administration. (Photo by Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News)
Opponents of the proposed Resolution Copper mine at Oak Flat have been fighting the project for years, from lobbying in Washington to members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe setting up a camp near the entrance of Oak Flat campground in this photo from 2016. (File photo by Bri Cossavella/Cronkite News)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made her birthday special, donates free meals for 1,000 children for a year
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made her birthday special, donates free meals for 1,000 children for a year
On The Occasion Of Her 44th Birthday, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Donated Free Meals For 1,000 Children For A Year Under A Mid-day Meal Programme. PTI | Updated on: 06 Nov 2017, 10:55:01 PM
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On the occasion of her 44th birthday, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan donated free meals for 1,000 children for a year under a mid-day meal programme. Aishwarya, who turned 44 on November 1, sponsored free meals for 1,000 students for a year under a mid-day meal scheme run by the Annamrita Foundation that is set up by the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).