Tue, 14/10/2008 - 12:15pm Many of those arrested in Orissa for anti-Christian violence are from Bajrang Dal: Patnaik
Prez rule in Orissa to be a political misuse: Patnaik
NDTV Correspondent
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, (Bhubaneshwar)
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told NDTV on Tuesday that many of those arrested in Orissa for anti-Christian violence are from Bajrang Dal.
"My party believes the Bajrang Dal is a fundamentalist group. Let the Centre take a decision on banning Bajrang Dal, then we will react," said Patnaik.
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Tue, 14/10/2008 - 12:05pm Mob kills CRPF worker in Kandhmal
Indo-Asian News Service
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, (Bhubaneswar)
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Tue, 14/10/2008 - 8:44am Kandhamal situation grim : Archbishop tell SC
Archbishop Rapheel Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar on Oct 13th, alleged in the Supreme Court that the Orissa government has failed to control the situation in riot-hit Kandhamal district and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged rape of a nun.
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Tue, 14/10/2008 - 8:41am Cross detroyed at Bondatila village, Mangalore dist, Karnataka
A wooden cross at Padu Karandady in Bondatila village , in Mangalore
was destroyed in the wee hours of October 13.
This vandalism, is the second anti-Christian incident in Karnataka on the same day, -the St Anthony's Church was burnt in Bangalore Diocese around 1.30 Am this morning
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Mon, 13/10/2008 - 4:35pm Radicals clean up burnt houses and churches to destroy the proof of attacks on Christians in Orissa.
Monday, 13 October 2008
ORISSA: GCIC sources found out that, another saddest act of Sangh parivar activists have come to notice that in Kandhamal, in the absence of the Christians when they are either in the forests, relief camps or out of Kandhamal now, these radicals have started cleaning up the Christian's burnt, destroyed and broken houses and Churches completely and even digging out the foundations of the same from the ground, filling the pits again and making it a plain surface probably with the following bad intentions.
It is also reported that they have even wiped out, removed the demarcation lines of the Christian farmers cultivated lands and distributed among themselves by now and they are actively still on that job even by forcibly collecting the harvests for which they had not sowed ever.
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Mon, 13/10/2008 - 4:32pm Decomposed dead body recovered and two suicide deaths reported at Kandhmal, Orissa
Sunday October 12, 2008
ORISSA: A decomposed dead body was recovered by the Police at Simanbadi village under Daringbadi PS, in a well inside the PH Department Rest House on October 12.
The dead body was of a tribal namely Birupakhya Majhi. He was a daily labourer and staying in a village called Patangi under Birikuti Panchayat.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
India update 10-13-08
Mon, 13/10/2008 - 11:12am National Integration council meeting begins with anguish over killings
Recent tragic events in Orissa, Karnataka and Assam have pained all right thinking persons, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Inaugurating the national Integration meeting Prime Minister expressed his anguish over the ongoing attacks against minority community in India
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Mon, 13/10/2008 - 10:15am Breaking news-- Church burnt in Bangalore
Dr Sajan George, GCIC president strongly condemns the burning of St.Anthony's Church at Yedavanahalli (Hosur Road) , Bangalore.
Around 1 AM on October 13th,even as Christians in India were celebration the Canonisation of St, Alphonsa, a Catholic Church in Bangalore was set on fire .
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 8:11pm National security adviser of India terms Bajarangdal most dangerous
SIMI, Bajrang Dal are dangerous, says NSA
New Delhi, Oct 12 : Terming SIMI(Islamic) and Bajrang Dal as dangerous, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said they are not two sides of the same coin.
The NSA said there was a need to effectively deal with organisations like SIMI and Bajrang Dal "because then there are many copycat organisations ... Several micro units of the same kind may come up." He claimed "SIMI and Bajrang Dal are not two sides of the same coin, but both of them are dangerous."
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 8:06pm Tribal man sacrifices kin in Orissa-Medival mindset is the contribution of Hindutva
Baripada (Orissa): A tribal man allegedly killed his son, sister and niece to sacrifice them during a puja at Anibajada, about 35 km from here, in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district, police said on Saturday.
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 7:56pm Hindus thank peace loving Mizo Christians on Puja
Aizawl, Oct 10: Hindu community in Mizoram has expressed gratitude to the majority Mizo Christians for being able to observe Durga Puja peacefully like in previous years while condemning persecution of Christian community in Orissa and other states.
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 7:50pm Amidst attacks 26 newborns in the relief camp- a report
Phulbhani-Orissa
Yesterday there was a rally of led by Sangh Parivar women around at about 1530 Hrs. in Tikabali ,demanding amny others work, food and relief and mainly to arrest the" real killers "of Swamiji .They blocked the Police station . why Dist. Admn. is giving permission to conduct such rallies?
3. Violence is getting shifted by the Hindu extremists to those areas and Dists. of Orissa wherever Late Swamiji had visited and spread hatred against Christians and minorities.
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Recent tragic events in Orissa, Karnataka and Assam have pained all right thinking persons, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Inaugurating the national Integration meeting Prime Minister expressed his anguish over the ongoing attacks against minority community in India
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Mon, 13/10/2008 - 10:15am Breaking news-- Church burnt in Bangalore
Dr Sajan George, GCIC president strongly condemns the burning of St.Anthony's Church at Yedavanahalli (Hosur Road) , Bangalore.
Around 1 AM on October 13th,even as Christians in India were celebration the Canonisation of St, Alphonsa, a Catholic Church in Bangalore was set on fire .
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 8:11pm National security adviser of India terms Bajarangdal most dangerous
SIMI, Bajrang Dal are dangerous, says NSA
New Delhi, Oct 12 : Terming SIMI(Islamic) and Bajrang Dal as dangerous, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said they are not two sides of the same coin.
The NSA said there was a need to effectively deal with organisations like SIMI and Bajrang Dal "because then there are many copycat organisations ... Several micro units of the same kind may come up." He claimed "SIMI and Bajrang Dal are not two sides of the same coin, but both of them are dangerous."
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 8:06pm Tribal man sacrifices kin in Orissa-Medival mindset is the contribution of Hindutva
Baripada (Orissa): A tribal man allegedly killed his son, sister and niece to sacrifice them during a puja at Anibajada, about 35 km from here, in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district, police said on Saturday.
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 7:56pm Hindus thank peace loving Mizo Christians on Puja
Aizawl, Oct 10: Hindu community in Mizoram has expressed gratitude to the majority Mizo Christians for being able to observe Durga Puja peacefully like in previous years while condemning persecution of Christian community in Orissa and other states.
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Sun, 12/10/2008 - 7:50pm Amidst attacks 26 newborns in the relief camp- a report
Phulbhani-Orissa
Yesterday there was a rally of led by Sangh Parivar women around at about 1530 Hrs. in Tikabali ,demanding amny others work, food and relief and mainly to arrest the" real killers "of Swamiji .They blocked the Police station . why Dist. Admn. is giving permission to conduct such rallies?
3. Violence is getting shifted by the Hindu extremists to those areas and Dists. of Orissa wherever Late Swamiji had visited and spread hatred against Christians and minorities.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
India update 10-12-08
Orissa, Karnataka violence to dominate NIC meet tomorrow
New Delhi, PTI:
Communal violence in Orissa and Karnataka is expected to dominate the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting here tomorrow with some participants likely to raise demands for banning Bajrang Dal.
The meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will aim at evolving ways to tackle such situations which impact upon national integration.
It is also expected to discuss ways to improve coordination between the Centre and states in curbing communal violence as also terrorism, which has witnessed a spurt in the recent months.
BJP Chief Ministers, including Gujarat's Narendra Modi, are expected to counter any calls for ban on Bajrang Dal.
Amid continued attacks against Christians allegedly by Bajrang Dal in Orissa and Karnataka, pressure is being mounted on the Centre to ban the Sangh Parivar outfit and dismiss the Naveen Patnaik government.
The UPA government has discussed these demands a number of times but has failed to take any decision because of lack of consensus.
LJP and RJD have been forcefully demanding a ban on Bajrang Dal and imposition of President's rule in Orissa but some other UPA constituents like DMK, PMK and NCP are opposed to it.
Law Minister H R Bhardwaj is of the view that a ban on Bajrang Dal should stand the scrutiny of the court of law and should not face the same fate as in the case of SIMI.
To strengthen the case against Bajrang Dal and VHP, he said adequate evidence was needed to be collected before banning the outfits.
Even as the Home Minister said that more information about Bajrang Dal and VHP was being gathered, RJD leader Lalu Prasad and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan expressed their displeasure at the "delay" in collecting evidence against the Hindu outfits.
The Prime Minister had faced international embarrassment over the killing of Christians during his recent Europe tour.
Besides communal violence, the NIC will also discuss terrorism, which has witnessed a spurt recently. This has been attributed to the lack of coordination between the Central and state forces and absence of a federal agency to deal effectively with such cross-country menace.
Some members are likely to raise the issue of Jamia Nagar encounter in Delhi over which questions have been raised.
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM), whose chairman met families of the accused on Friday, will be presenting its views on the matter.
The NIC meeting is being held just few days ahead of the Parliament session beginning on October 17 which is expected to be a stormy affair.
Though some Congress ministers, including Arjun Singh, A R Antulay and Jaipal Reddy, are in favour of central rule in Orissa, there has been a feeling in the party that such an extreme action was not possible due to the fractured mandate.
The Left parties which have been opposing communal politics are staunchly against using Article 356 and similar is the view of UPA constituents like the DMK.
While addressing the Governors' Conference last month, the Prime Minister had himself spoken about convening a meeting of the NIC to evolve a national consensus on protecting public property.
Sat, 11/10/2008 - 6:19pm Karan Thapar's interview with Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Elections just a few months away in Madhya Pradesh, the situation in Orissa too is tense
Orissa Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday broke his silence.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 6:15pm 'India should crack down on violence against Christians'
London (PTI): Flaying the violence in Orissa and six other states, a leading British daily on Saturday said the Indian government must stop attacks on Christians.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 2:43pm GCIC celebrates the Canonisation of Sister Alphonsa
Christianity in India traces back its origin to Apostle Thomas and
during these past few months of horrific persecution of Christians in
Orissa and in other states of India, GCIC welcomes the sainthood of
the nun from Kerala -God's Own Country
The Franciscan Clarist Congregation has suffered anti-Christian
violence, their convent in Kandhamal was destroyed by radicals
elements and the nuns had to flee into the forests to save their
lives.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 2:42pm Massacre of Christians planned in advance
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=13449&size=A
INDIA
by Nirmala Carvalho
Lenin Raghuvanshi has visited Orissa as a member of a fact-finding
team established by the European commission for the prevention of
torture. Hindu radicals have a program for expunging Christians from
the region and reconverting tribals and pariahs to Hinduism.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 9:12am TN warns of stern action against those attacking churches
CHENNAI, OCT 10 (PTI)
Tamil Nadu government today warned of stern action, including invoking
the provisions of the Goonda's act, against those attacking churches and statues in the state.Under the Act's provisions, the arrested cannot be released on bail.
The Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, K
Rajendaran, in a statement, said the police would take stern action
against those who attempted to disturb communal harmony in the state.
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New Delhi, PTI:
Communal violence in Orissa and Karnataka is expected to dominate the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting here tomorrow with some participants likely to raise demands for banning Bajrang Dal.
The meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will aim at evolving ways to tackle such situations which impact upon national integration.
It is also expected to discuss ways to improve coordination between the Centre and states in curbing communal violence as also terrorism, which has witnessed a spurt in the recent months.
BJP Chief Ministers, including Gujarat's Narendra Modi, are expected to counter any calls for ban on Bajrang Dal.
Amid continued attacks against Christians allegedly by Bajrang Dal in Orissa and Karnataka, pressure is being mounted on the Centre to ban the Sangh Parivar outfit and dismiss the Naveen Patnaik government.
The UPA government has discussed these demands a number of times but has failed to take any decision because of lack of consensus.
LJP and RJD have been forcefully demanding a ban on Bajrang Dal and imposition of President's rule in Orissa but some other UPA constituents like DMK, PMK and NCP are opposed to it.
Law Minister H R Bhardwaj is of the view that a ban on Bajrang Dal should stand the scrutiny of the court of law and should not face the same fate as in the case of SIMI.
To strengthen the case against Bajrang Dal and VHP, he said adequate evidence was needed to be collected before banning the outfits.
Even as the Home Minister said that more information about Bajrang Dal and VHP was being gathered, RJD leader Lalu Prasad and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan expressed their displeasure at the "delay" in collecting evidence against the Hindu outfits.
The Prime Minister had faced international embarrassment over the killing of Christians during his recent Europe tour.
Besides communal violence, the NIC will also discuss terrorism, which has witnessed a spurt recently. This has been attributed to the lack of coordination between the Central and state forces and absence of a federal agency to deal effectively with such cross-country menace.
Some members are likely to raise the issue of Jamia Nagar encounter in Delhi over which questions have been raised.
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM), whose chairman met families of the accused on Friday, will be presenting its views on the matter.
The NIC meeting is being held just few days ahead of the Parliament session beginning on October 17 which is expected to be a stormy affair.
Though some Congress ministers, including Arjun Singh, A R Antulay and Jaipal Reddy, are in favour of central rule in Orissa, there has been a feeling in the party that such an extreme action was not possible due to the fractured mandate.
The Left parties which have been opposing communal politics are staunchly against using Article 356 and similar is the view of UPA constituents like the DMK.
While addressing the Governors' Conference last month, the Prime Minister had himself spoken about convening a meeting of the NIC to evolve a national consensus on protecting public property.
Sat, 11/10/2008 - 6:19pm Karan Thapar's interview with Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Elections just a few months away in Madhya Pradesh, the situation in Orissa too is tense
Orissa Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday broke his silence.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 6:15pm 'India should crack down on violence against Christians'
London (PTI): Flaying the violence in Orissa and six other states, a leading British daily on Saturday said the Indian government must stop attacks on Christians.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 2:43pm GCIC celebrates the Canonisation of Sister Alphonsa
Christianity in India traces back its origin to Apostle Thomas and
during these past few months of horrific persecution of Christians in
Orissa and in other states of India, GCIC welcomes the sainthood of
the nun from Kerala -God's Own Country
The Franciscan Clarist Congregation has suffered anti-Christian
violence, their convent in Kandhamal was destroyed by radicals
elements and the nuns had to flee into the forests to save their
lives.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 2:42pm Massacre of Christians planned in advance
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=13449&size=A
INDIA
by Nirmala Carvalho
Lenin Raghuvanshi has visited Orissa as a member of a fact-finding
team established by the European commission for the prevention of
torture. Hindu radicals have a program for expunging Christians from
the region and reconverting tribals and pariahs to Hinduism.
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Sat, 11/10/2008 - 9:12am TN warns of stern action against those attacking churches
CHENNAI, OCT 10 (PTI)
Tamil Nadu government today warned of stern action, including invoking
the provisions of the Goonda's act, against those attacking churches and statues in the state.Under the Act's provisions, the arrested cannot be released on bail.
The Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, K
Rajendaran, in a statement, said the police would take stern action
against those who attempted to disturb communal harmony in the state.
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