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Brazil issues stamps to honour Indian CinemaOdisha Sun TimesMade by Kochi-based graphic designer Satya Raj, the stamps were jointly released by Indian Ambassador Ashok Tomar and curators and directors of the festival – Anand Jyothi and Carina Bini Palackapilly – when the festival officially opened in the …and more » More: …

Stone, sweat and stamps: chasing Jizos in KamakuraThe Japan TimesPerhaps you've heard of Jizo Bosatsu, the Buddhist deity who looks after travelers, children and the underworld. No, not that underworld, the other one — the one you go to after you die. Stone Jizo statues are often seen at crossroads, …

The Hindu Stamps of immortalityThe HinduWith elements like neat attractive display, a sale counter of stamp related merchandise, recreation of few stamps on tiles, particularly the Panchtantra stamps, an amphitheatre, and an innovative section such as 'My stamp counter', the museum's efforts … More: continued here

Nostalgia aside, a visit to National Philatelic Museum in New Delhi can turn out to be a great exercise in learning about India’s journey More: continued here

Brasilia (Brazil), May 18 (IANS) Brazil has paid tribute to the Indian film industry on its centenary by releasing two postage stamps designed by an Indian graphic designer at a commemorative festival here. The $2 billion (Rs.120 billion) Indian cinema completed 100 years in 2013. Made by Kochi-based graphic designer …

Christening of Prince George stamps issuedBahama Islands InfoNASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas Postal Service has released a set of stamps celebrating the christening of Prince George. Born July 22, 2013 and christened October 23, of that same year, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge is the first child …and more » …

Opposing Views New hope for sex trafficking survivorsKSDKLOUIS – Sex trafficking survivors in Missouri couldn't get food stamps if they had drug felonies. The law in Missouri put a lifetime food stamp ban only on drug offenders, not sex offenders or any other violent criminals. It's a law Christine McDonald …

Missouri bill would allow drug felons to apply for food stampsKOAM-TV… they would no longer be eligible for food stamps. "I hope it will change. I hear that a bill that being passed, and if it is passed we will have that right or that luxury of getting food stamps …

Food stamp use rose in Sevier CountyThe Mountain PressAbout one in five people in Sevier County used food stamps in 2011, an increase of 7.5 percentage points from the mark when the recession started in 2007. That's according to data compiled by Robert Gallardo at the Mississippi State University …Food …

Belleville News Democrat Should grocer get his money back? Store is accused of food stamp fraudBelleville News DemocratA grocery store in Venice is asking a federal judge to allow the store to once again accept food stamps after a federal investigator halted the program in the belief that store employees …