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Tirana [Albania], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Albanian lawmakers elected Bajram Begaj, who held the post of the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF), as the new president of Albania, with 78 votes in favor, four against and one abstained at a parliament session here on Saturday.

East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between two groups after Christian prayers were held outside the Rama temple here.

New Delhi Nov 27 PTI Srimanta Sankaradeva was a religious reformer in pan-Indian context says a new hagiography on the Assamese medieval polymath which describes how he did not restrict his reform activities to Assam alone but carried out all over BharatavarshaIn Srimanta Sankaradeva in all-India Perspective author Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti explores the contributions of the saint to the nation and tells how his message was well received outside AssamAccording to the author Sankaradeva was a Bharatiya by heart and one has to understand the concept of Bharatavarsha to understand his Bharatiya statusThe name Bharatavarsha means the entire Indian sub-continent and Bharatiya culture means the colourful culture of the sub-continent he saysThis wideness is also reflected in Srimanta Sankaradevas expression about Bharatavarsha No geographic boundary confined his expression He went beyond all geographic boundaries and addressed the entire humanity as Oba naraloka thus he showed his magnanimity as well Borkakoti writesHe adds that Sankaradeva gave importance to the cultural identity of the sub-continent rather than its geographical identityThe author who has carried out extensive research on Assamese hagiographies particularly Sankaradeva also mentions how the saint cautioned the society to choose the appropriate religious philosophyHe presented the devotional path of Sanatana religion He projected the characters Krishna and Rama the two heroes of the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana as the role models These two heroes of Chaturbingshati avatara were also the heroes of most of Srimanta Sankaradevas writings he saysBorkakoti also writes how Sankaradeva did not restrict his reform activities to Assam aloneHe carried out those activities all over Bharatavarsha That was why he travelled in nooks and corners of Bharatavarsha during 1481 to 1493 and tried to establish the essence of Sanatana religion among the common people Many people in Puri Puskar Vrindavan etc accepted him as preceptor and started following his ideology evidence of this is there in medieval hagiographies the book saysThe book published by Authorspress also describes how famous Vedanta scholar Brahmananda declared Sankaradeva incarnation of God and his impact spread all over Odisha through Jagannath DasBorkakoti also dedicates a chapter on Sankaradeva and Guru Nanak bringing out some uncanny and fascinating similarities between their livesBoth were trail-blazers of new movements Their preachings have mobilised people in millions on the path of virtue over the centuries There are great similarities in the attitudes of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva and Guru Nanak to different religious and cultural issues he says PTI ZMN RB RB

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday early morning offered prayers at the Gorakhnath Temple here on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.

Lucknow Sep 18 PTI Negating Rama and Krishna and fleeing to Italy in times of calamity are the nature of the people of a particular party Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday in an apparent dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi The chief minister took the dig without naming Gandhi while addressing an enlightened class conference organised by the BJP People of one party flee to Italy in the times of calamity UP helped their family members become prime ministers but they go abroad and criticise the state and the country said Adityanath They want everything from Uttar Pradesh but criticising and humiliating its people and making comments on gods and goddess are their tendency Negating Ram and Krishna is part of their habit This is what happens if someone is a Hindu by accident the chief minister said Referring to the bulldozer jibe by Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Adityanath said There is only one remedy for those who illegally encroach upon the government land and the peoples property bulldozers Attacking the Samajwadi Party the chief minister said during the previous government people of eastern Uttar Pradesh used to be submerged in floods and children and citizens used to suffer from encephalitis and dengue At that time the people responsible to manage it were busy enjoying dances of film personalities in Saifai I do not understand how people forget the interests of the nation and society If the country is strong everyone will be strong together he said In his address the chief minister termed the countrys interest above all including ones personal interests Personal desires method of worship freedom of faith and religion are secondary before the rashtra dharma You all have to provide the right vision to the society and show the right path it is for you to decide whether you want a government of riots and mafia or a Ram Rajya in Uttar Pradesh he said PTI AR SAB RAX RAX