PM terms violence against Christians in Orissa a ‘national shame’

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday termed the violence against Christians in Orissa as a “national shame” and assured leaders of the community that compensation would be paid to the affected families.
A group of Christian leaders met Manmohan Singh to seek his intervention in the ongoing violence against Christians in the state, [...]

Indo-Americans protest against Orissa violence

NEW YORK: An organisation of Indian-American Christians conducted a prayer vigil in New York outside the United Nations headquarters to protest the attacks on Christians in Orissa.
The vigil coincided with the Catholic Church closing all its institutions in India to protest violence against the Christian community, the clergy and destruction of their institutions, allegedly by [...]

Convents shut in protest of Orissa violence

Educational institutions run by the church in the national capital were today (August 29) closed as
part of a countrywide agitation to protest against violence against churches and Christian institutions in Orissa.
Prominent colleges St Stephens and Jesus and Mary, and schools including Columbus, Mount Carmel and Don Bosco were closed as part of the protest.
Scores of devotees [...]

Refugees mount, India attacks wane

Jatindra Dash
Thousands of people, most of them Christians, have sought refuge in makeshift government shelters in eastern India, driven from their homes by religious violence which has killed at least 11 people this week.
An official said on Friday the religious clashes showed signs of abating after a week of violence in the state of Orissa [...]

Christianophobia needs to be countered as much as anti-Semitism or Islamophobia: Vatican

London, Aug. 30 (ANI): The Vatican has said that “Christianophobia” must be fought with the same determination as anti-Semitism or Islamophobia.
The Mirror quoted Vatican Foreign Minister Archbishop Dominique Mamberti as saying that the deaths of 13 people in Orissa, India, there is a need for promoting religious freedom as a vital part of international relations [...]

Kandhmal simmers, Orissa govt orders probe

Kandamal continues to simmer with sporadic incidents of violence. Twenty companies of CRPF have already reached the area.
Additional forces are on standby. In Phulbani, villagers are hiding in forests and they are being attacked even there.
Houses are still burning and in Raikia the situation is much worse with more bodies coming in. Violence continues to [...]

INDIA As Orissa Death Toll Rises, Prime Minister Intervenes

NEW DELHI (UCAN) – Prime Minster Manmohan Singh has directed officials to help Christians in Orissa, where Church people say continuing anti-Christian violence has killed at least 19 people.
 
The federal government has been in touch with the government of the eastern Indian state, “and every effort would be made to restore normalcy,” according to a government press [...]

IMMIGRATION vs FOREIGNERS vs REFUGEES (Perspective Gorkhaland)

IMMIGRATION vs FOREIGNERS vs REFUGEES
By Alok Kantamani Thulung, president of Youth wing of GJMM
It is a pity that every time the Gorkhas residing in India, specially those residing in the Darjeeling district & Dooars, raise the demand of a separate state in consonance with the Article 3 of the Indian constitution, we are dubbed as [...]

2 held with GL plates in plains – Blockades to fight smear tactic

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The Citu leader’s car parked at Pradhannagar police station on Wednesday after Morcha supporters in Sukna painted its number plates in black. Picture by Kundan Yolmo

Siliguri, Aug. 27: Pradhannagar police today seized two vehicles with GL number plates on the outskirts of Siliguri and arrested their drivers, while the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters’ [...]

One to One with Bimal Gurung by www.darjeelingtimes.com

One to One with Bimal Gurung

An exclusive interview of Mr. Bimal Gurung, president of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) for the 3rd time by DT Correspondent, Mr. Udhyan Rai, at his party office, Patlebash, on 23 August, here is the extract of Interviews; please find the detail in our forth coming Magazine Section (Seventh Issue) [...]