Woman terrorist spills the beans on PoK terror camps
Pawan Bali / CNN-IBN
Published on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 09:54, Updated on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:06 in Nation section
Tags: Kashmir, Terrorists , Jammu
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SCARY FACE: Mixing up amongst civilians, these women were ordered to spy on security forces in J-K
Jammu: Security forces have unearthed the new face of terror. In a stunning confession, a young woman arrested while crossing the Line Of Control (LOC) revealed how hundreds of women were being trained in the terror camps of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
In videos available with CNN-IBN, on being questioned what she saw at the camps across the border, a woman trained to infiltrate said it all.
"There are training camps where over 700 women are being trained," said 23 year-old-Asiya, the wife of Pakistani Army havaldar Mohammad Sajjad.
Asiya was arrested over two months ago while crossing the LoC into Rajouri. Asiya has now disclosed how hundreds of women were being trained in terror camps in PoK.
"In Bimbar camp I saw mujahids training along with women participants. There were over 700 women. They have learnt how to fire. But I do not know how to fire," said the woman.
Senior intelligence officers say that there have been recent inputs that women have been trained to cross over and settle down in Jammu and Kashmir to finally act as spies here.
Asiya reportedly had been sent to gather information on the deployment of Indian forces at the Line of Control. She has also confessed that Pakistani army and intelligence agencies train militants.
"There are camps in, Bimar, Kotli, Sensa. In Sensa, the Army trains the mujahids and in Kotli it is the agencies that train them. But in Bimbar it is the outsiders," provided Asiya.
The women read, study and undergo training sessions on using firearms, said Asiya. So, clearly the entire operation goes on under the garb of education and schooling.
Asiya had been arrested on November 13 last year and ever since then her confessions have revealed the active role of women in terror networks.
In March 2008, two women had been arrested in Doda as Lashkar's over the ground workers.
In 2007, Nahida Altaf, a law student was also arrested for allegedly working for Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.. but Asiya's chilling confessions have proved that terror really does have a new face altogether.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
கோவாவில் அழிக்கப்படும் இந்து கோவில்களை காப்பாற்ற போராட்டம்
Hindus demand temples to be protected
11 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, TNN
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PANAJI: "Frame a temple protection law", was the demand echoed by nearly 70,000 Hindus gathered at the SAG ground at Campal on Saturday for a
meeting of the Goa Akhil Mandir Suraksha Samitti.
Over 20 bus loads of members of various Hindu organisations descended on SAG ground to hear their leaders condemn the recent series of temple desecrations in the state.
As huge crowds blocked roads that led to the ground, some buses had to be diverted.
The resolution passed at the end of the meeting also demanded that the miscreants who desecrated the temples should be arrested immediately. The leaders also warned artists not to resort to distortion of figures of Hindu gods and goddesses.
The meeting also demanded that the government ban killing of cows all over Goa and that all grants to Haj pilgrims should be stopped. The demands also included reinstatement policemen who were transferred after they arrested persons from a madrassa in Vasco.
The Goa Akhil Mandir Suraksha Samitti also asked for a new law to stop conversions. Shankaracharya Shree Vidyanarmishmabarathi Swami while addressing the crowd said that Hindus should not vote in exchange for money but only support those candidates who are willing to provide Hindus their support.
He said that Hindus will be strong only if they unite and urged the community to cast 100% of their votes.
He also called upon Hindus to follow the age old Hindu vaitik dharma. Shree Acharya Dharamendraji said, "Governments do not work if they are dealt with paper work. They have to be shown muscle power." He said that every Hindu should visit a temple at least once in 24 hours. He further said that Muslims who do not consider India their country should be isolated.
Swami Brahmeshanand of Goa said that Hindus should work towards strengthening temples.
Among the leaders present were Karveer Pithadish Jagatguru Shankaracharya Shree Vidyanarmishmabarathi Swami, Shree Acharya Dharamendraji Maharaj Swami (Jaipur Panchapithadish), Shree Vishweshthirtha (Pejawarpith Udupi) and Shree Bhrameshanand Swami (Tapobhumi pithadish).
Others present at the convention were Vishwa Hindu Parishad international vice-president Ashok Chowgule; Goa Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh head Subhash Velingkar; Hindu JanJagruti convenor Jayesh Thali; Hindu Suraksha Samitti convenor Rajendra Velingkar; Bajrang Dal convenor Vinayak Chari and presidents of other mandir samitis.
11 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, TNN
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PANAJI: "Frame a temple protection law", was the demand echoed by nearly 70,000 Hindus gathered at the SAG ground at Campal on Saturday for a
meeting of the Goa Akhil Mandir Suraksha Samitti.
Over 20 bus loads of members of various Hindu organisations descended on SAG ground to hear their leaders condemn the recent series of temple desecrations in the state.
As huge crowds blocked roads that led to the ground, some buses had to be diverted.
The resolution passed at the end of the meeting also demanded that the miscreants who desecrated the temples should be arrested immediately. The leaders also warned artists not to resort to distortion of figures of Hindu gods and goddesses.
The meeting also demanded that the government ban killing of cows all over Goa and that all grants to Haj pilgrims should be stopped. The demands also included reinstatement policemen who were transferred after they arrested persons from a madrassa in Vasco.
The Goa Akhil Mandir Suraksha Samitti also asked for a new law to stop conversions. Shankaracharya Shree Vidyanarmishmabarathi Swami while addressing the crowd said that Hindus should not vote in exchange for money but only support those candidates who are willing to provide Hindus their support.
He said that Hindus will be strong only if they unite and urged the community to cast 100% of their votes.
He also called upon Hindus to follow the age old Hindu vaitik dharma. Shree Acharya Dharamendraji said, "Governments do not work if they are dealt with paper work. They have to be shown muscle power." He said that every Hindu should visit a temple at least once in 24 hours. He further said that Muslims who do not consider India their country should be isolated.
Swami Brahmeshanand of Goa said that Hindus should work towards strengthening temples.
Among the leaders present were Karveer Pithadish Jagatguru Shankaracharya Shree Vidyanarmishmabarathi Swami, Shree Acharya Dharamendraji Maharaj Swami (Jaipur Panchapithadish), Shree Vishweshthirtha (Pejawarpith Udupi) and Shree Bhrameshanand Swami (Tapobhumi pithadish).
Others present at the convention were Vishwa Hindu Parishad international vice-president Ashok Chowgule; Goa Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh head Subhash Velingkar; Hindu JanJagruti convenor Jayesh Thali; Hindu Suraksha Samitti convenor Rajendra Velingkar; Bajrang Dal convenor Vinayak Chari and presidents of other mandir samitis.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
கௌஹாத்தி, அஸ்ஸாமில் உல்பா கம்யூனிஸ்டுகள் வெடிகுண்டுகளால் மக்களை தாக்கினர். 5 பேர் பலி 51 பேர் படுகாயம்
கௌஹாத்தி, அஸ்ஸாமில் உல்பா கம்யூனிஸ்டுகள் வெடிகுண்டுகளால் மக்களை தாக்கினர். 5 பேர் பலி 51 பேர் படுகாயம்
Serial blasts rocked Guwahati, 5 killed, 51 injured
1 Jan 2009, 2109 hrs IST, Bikash Singh, ET Bureau
GUWAHATI: Serial blasts rocked Guwahati early evening on New Year's Day, killing five people and severely injuring 51 others as Assam opened its A security man inspects the garbage bin where an IED blast took place, in Guwahati on January 1, 2009.
The three blasts, masterminded by Ulfa's 709 Batallion, at Birubari, Bhootnath and Bhangagarh happened even as the state was awaiting the landing of home minister P Chidambaram at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport. The third blast which was the most powerful of the three, took place barely 200 metres from the Times of India office in the city.
Chidambaram's most crucial engagement in Guwahati happens to be the Thursday evening and Friday morning meeting of the unified command, which is the apex counter insurgency body in the north east. The meeting would also have chief minister Tarun Gogoi participating.
It is strange that considering the importance of the event and the fact that Thursday was New Year's Day, the state security could have been so slack as to allow this sort of extreme terror manifest itself yet again. The security lapse was unpardonable also in the context of the fact that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due in Guwahati on Friday morning and that he has a meeting with Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on the day. Considering that the city is unsafe, the meeting is scheduled within the airport complex itself. The prime minister will thereafter go to Shillong to attend the Indian Science Congress.
The last serial blasts took place in the city just two months ago on October 30, 2008, and had taken the city completely unawares. This time too, Guwahati was celebrating the New Year and the streets were full of revellers, eager for yet one more evening of fun. On October 30, the nine blasts had claimed 89 lives and left over 500 innocent people injured.
DIG, Assam Police, G.P Singh told ET :"ULFA is behind the blasts, we have intercepted messages". The first blast went off at about 2.35pm in a garbage bin in the Birubari area. The second blast took place around 5.15pm at Bhootnath in a teeming market place. Just 15 minutes later, the biggest of them all, rocked Bhangagarh, where 20 metres away was a mosque and just opposite the latest Big Bazaar shopping mall.
Like the October 30 blasts, the explosion at Bhangagarh also took place adjacent to a flyover. Intelligence agencies said that the explosions were designed to be triggered just prior to the home minister's visit to the city.
Chidambaram was whisked away to Raj Bhawan as soon as he landed. He had detailed discussions with Mr Gogoi.
"The timing of the blast was made with precision. The Bhootnath market place is just few metres away from the road which the home minister would have taken to reach Raj Bhavan. The home minister reached Guwahati around 6.30 pm. Maybe, the aim of the blasts was to attract the attention of the Union government" said The aim of the blast is to get the notice of government of India," intelligence sources told ET.
There was complete confusion in Guwahati after the blasts, with the city going back into its customary shell and people hurried home.
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Serial blasts rocked Guwahati, 5 killed, 51 injured
1 Jan 2009, 2109 hrs IST, Bikash Singh, ET Bureau
GUWAHATI: Serial blasts rocked Guwahati early evening on New Year's Day, killing five people and severely injuring 51 others as Assam opened its A security man inspects the garbage bin where an IED blast took place, in Guwahati on January 1, 2009.
The three blasts, masterminded by Ulfa's 709 Batallion, at Birubari, Bhootnath and Bhangagarh happened even as the state was awaiting the landing of home minister P Chidambaram at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport. The third blast which was the most powerful of the three, took place barely 200 metres from the Times of India office in the city.
Chidambaram's most crucial engagement in Guwahati happens to be the Thursday evening and Friday morning meeting of the unified command, which is the apex counter insurgency body in the north east. The meeting would also have chief minister Tarun Gogoi participating.
It is strange that considering the importance of the event and the fact that Thursday was New Year's Day, the state security could have been so slack as to allow this sort of extreme terror manifest itself yet again. The security lapse was unpardonable also in the context of the fact that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due in Guwahati on Friday morning and that he has a meeting with Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on the day. Considering that the city is unsafe, the meeting is scheduled within the airport complex itself. The prime minister will thereafter go to Shillong to attend the Indian Science Congress.
The last serial blasts took place in the city just two months ago on October 30, 2008, and had taken the city completely unawares. This time too, Guwahati was celebrating the New Year and the streets were full of revellers, eager for yet one more evening of fun. On October 30, the nine blasts had claimed 89 lives and left over 500 innocent people injured.
DIG, Assam Police, G.P Singh told ET :"ULFA is behind the blasts, we have intercepted messages". The first blast went off at about 2.35pm in a garbage bin in the Birubari area. The second blast took place around 5.15pm at Bhootnath in a teeming market place. Just 15 minutes later, the biggest of them all, rocked Bhangagarh, where 20 metres away was a mosque and just opposite the latest Big Bazaar shopping mall.
Like the October 30 blasts, the explosion at Bhangagarh also took place adjacent to a flyover. Intelligence agencies said that the explosions were designed to be triggered just prior to the home minister's visit to the city.
Chidambaram was whisked away to Raj Bhawan as soon as he landed. He had detailed discussions with Mr Gogoi.
"The timing of the blast was made with precision. The Bhootnath market place is just few metres away from the road which the home minister would have taken to reach Raj Bhavan. The home minister reached Guwahati around 6.30 pm. Maybe, the aim of the blasts was to attract the attention of the Union government" said The aim of the blast is to get the notice of government of India," intelligence sources told ET.
There was complete confusion in Guwahati after the blasts, with the city going back into its customary shell and people hurried home.
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
ஜம்முகாஷ்மீர் அரசாங்க ஊழியர் மும்பை பயங்கரவாத தொடர்பில் கைது
சௌக்கத் மம்னோ என்ற ஜம்மு காஷ்மீர் அரசாங்க ஊழியர் லஷ்கர் ஈ தொய்பாவுடன் மும்பை பயங்கரவாத செய்ல்கள் தொடர்பாக டெலிபோனில் தொடர்பு கொண்டுள்ளதை அறிந்த போலீஸார் கைது செய்துள்ளனர்
Mumbai attack: Kashmir govt employee detained
30 Nov 2008, 1332 hrs IST, IANS
JAMMU: A government employee in Jammu and Kashmir has been detained for questioning after he allegedly received telephone calls from a suspected
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist, police sources said on Sunday.
The LeT, a Pakistan-based terror outfit with links to Al Qaeda, has been blamed for the Mumbai terror massacre that left 183 people dead, including 22 foreigners.
Shaukat Mamnoo, a junior assistant in the Municipal Committee of Doda, was picked up Saturday after "he received some telephone calls", police sources said.
Shaukat first got a call from LeT activist Gulla Mamnoo asking him to watch television and "see what has happened in Mumbai". There was another call asking for information "about the welfare of a relative in Mumbai", the sources said.
The police source said: "We are carrying out thorough investigations of all these calls and their interpretation."
Mumbai attack: Kashmir govt employee detained
30 Nov 2008, 1332 hrs IST, IANS
JAMMU: A government employee in Jammu and Kashmir has been detained for questioning after he allegedly received telephone calls from a suspected
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist, police sources said on Sunday.
The LeT, a Pakistan-based terror outfit with links to Al Qaeda, has been blamed for the Mumbai terror massacre that left 183 people dead, including 22 foreigners.
Shaukat Mamnoo, a junior assistant in the Municipal Committee of Doda, was picked up Saturday after "he received some telephone calls", police sources said.
Shaukat first got a call from LeT activist Gulla Mamnoo asking him to watch television and "see what has happened in Mumbai". There was another call asking for information "about the welfare of a relative in Mumbai", the sources said.
The police source said: "We are carrying out thorough investigations of all these calls and their interpretation."
சௌதி அரேபியாவிலிருந்து வந்த டெக்கான் முஜாஹிதீன் மின்னஞ்சல்
சௌதி அரேபியாவிலிருந்து வந்த டெக்கான் முஜாஹிதீன் மின்னஞ்சல் மேலும் பல பயங்கரவாத தாக்குதல்கள் இந்தியாவுக்குள் நடக்கும் என்று எச்சரிக்கிறது
New terror e-mail threatens more attacks across Indian cities
Zeenews Bureau
New Delhi, Nov 30: While the nation is still mourning the victims of Mumbai terror attack, yet another terror mail sent by Deccan Mujahideen to a local Gujarati TV channel has sent a chilling reminder to the security agencies about the destructive motives of the terrorists.
The terror e-mail, sent by Deccan Mujahideen, the same group that claimed responsibility for the Mumbai terror attack, has been traced to an IP address in Saudi Arabia.
The mail threatens of further attacks on Delhi’s international airport, Bombay Stock Exchange, schools and colleges.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up across Gujarat and combing operation is being conducted by the state police.
Security has been tightened in the shopping malls, multiplexes and other public places also. The police is keeping a strong vigilance on the people staying in rented houses as well.
The content in the mail also specifies that the group ‘Deccan Mujahideen’ has no connection with Pakistan and are completely Hyderabad based.
New terror e-mail threatens more attacks across Indian cities
Zeenews Bureau
New Delhi, Nov 30: While the nation is still mourning the victims of Mumbai terror attack, yet another terror mail sent by Deccan Mujahideen to a local Gujarati TV channel has sent a chilling reminder to the security agencies about the destructive motives of the terrorists.
The terror e-mail, sent by Deccan Mujahideen, the same group that claimed responsibility for the Mumbai terror attack, has been traced to an IP address in Saudi Arabia.
The mail threatens of further attacks on Delhi’s international airport, Bombay Stock Exchange, schools and colleges.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up across Gujarat and combing operation is being conducted by the state police.
Security has been tightened in the shopping malls, multiplexes and other public places also. The police is keeping a strong vigilance on the people staying in rented houses as well.
The content in the mail also specifies that the group ‘Deccan Mujahideen’ has no connection with Pakistan and are completely Hyderabad based.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
7 கிறிஸ்துவ பயங்கரவாதிகள் சுட்டுக்கொலை
மணிப்பூர் மாநிலத்தில் 7 கிறிஸ்துவ பயங்கரவாதிகள் சுட்டுக்கொலை
இவர்கள் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளாகவும் இருக்கலாம். இந்திய அரசு அப்படி கிறிஸ்துவ பயங்கரவாதிகள் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கர்வாதிகள் என்று பெயர் சொல்லுவதில்லை.
Seven militants killed in Manipur
Imphal, Nov 22 (PTI) Seven militants were today killed in three separate encounters with security forces in two districts of Manipur, official sources said.
A combined team of police commandos and Maratha Light Infantry personnel gunned down two militants at Mayang Imphal Charoibung area in Imphal West district.
In another incident, police commandos and Assam Rifles personnel of 23rd Battalion during a combing operation shot dead three militants at Lamlia area in Imphal East district, the sources said.
In another encounter, two militants were killed by security personnel at about 8 am at Leimapan area in Imphal East district.
The sources said two 9 mm pistols and one M-16 rifle were found from Mayang Imphal and Lamlia areas respectively. PTI
இவர்கள் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளாகவும் இருக்கலாம். இந்திய அரசு அப்படி கிறிஸ்துவ பயங்கரவாதிகள் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கர்வாதிகள் என்று பெயர் சொல்லுவதில்லை.
Seven militants killed in Manipur
Imphal, Nov 22 (PTI) Seven militants were today killed in three separate encounters with security forces in two districts of Manipur, official sources said.
A combined team of police commandos and Maratha Light Infantry personnel gunned down two militants at Mayang Imphal Charoibung area in Imphal West district.
In another incident, police commandos and Assam Rifles personnel of 23rd Battalion during a combing operation shot dead three militants at Lamlia area in Imphal East district, the sources said.
In another encounter, two militants were killed by security personnel at about 8 am at Leimapan area in Imphal East district.
The sources said two 9 mm pistols and one M-16 rifle were found from Mayang Imphal and Lamlia areas respectively. PTI
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
கன்யாஸ்திரி கொலை வழக்கு- 16 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பின்னர் 2 பாதிரியார் 1 கன்யாஸ்திரி கைது
கன்யாஸ்திரி கொலை வழக்கு- 16 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பின்னர் 2 பாதிரியார் 1 கன்யாஸ்திரி கைது
இந்திய பிரதமர் அலுவலகத்திலிருந்து அந்த பாதிரிகளையும் கன்யாஸ்திரியையும் கைது செய்யக்கூடாது என்று அழுத்தம் வந்ததாம்.
கிறிஸ்துவர்களிடம் ஜாக்கிரதையாக இருங்கள்
கிறிஸ்துவ பள்ளிகளுக்கு சிறுவர் சிறுமிகளை அனுப்பாதீர்கள்.
கன்னியாஸ்திரி கொலை: 2 பாதிரியார்கள்-கன்னியாஸ்திரி கைது
புதன்கிழமை, நவம்பர் 19, 2008
கொச்சி: கேரளாவில் பெரும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்திய கன்னியாஸ்திரி அபயா கொலை வழக்கில் 2 பாதிரியார்கள் மற்றும் ஒரு கன்னியாஸ்திரியை சிபிஐ அதிகாரிகள் கைது செய்துள்ளனர்.
கோட்டயத்தில் வைத்து இந்த வழக்கில் தொடர்புடைய பாதிரியார்கள் தாமஸ் கோட்டூர், ஜோஸ் பூத்திரிக்கையில் மற்றும் கன்னியாஸ்திரி செஃபி ஆகியோரை சிபிஐ அதிகாரிகள் கைது செய்து, கொச்சியி்ல் உள்ள சிபிஐ கோர்ட்டில் ஆஜர்படுத்தினர்.
இரு பாதிரியார்களும் நேற்று கைது செய்யப்பட்டனர். செஃபி இன்று காலை கைது செய்யப்பட்டார்.
கடந்த ஆண்டு இந்த 3 பேருக்கும் நார்கோ அனாலிசிஸ் சோதனை நடத்தப்பட்டது. அப்போது அபயா கொலை வழக்கில் இவர்களுக்குத் தொடர்பு இருப்பது தெரிய வந்தது.
கோட்டயத்தில் உள்ள பியஸ் 10வது கான்வென்ட்டில் தங்கியிருந்தார் 21 வயதான அபயா. கடந்த 1992ம் ஆண்டு மார்ச் 27ம் தேதி, அங்குள்ள கிணற்றில் அபயா பிணமாக மிதந்தார்.
இதை முதலில் தற்கொலையாக கருதி போலீஸார் வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்து விசாரணை நடத்தினர். பின்னர் விசாரணை சிபிஐக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டது.
சிபிஐ மற்றும் தடயவியல் விசாரணையில் அபயா கற்பழிக்கப்பட்டு கொலை செய்யப்பட்டது தெரிய வந்தது.
இந்த வழக்கில் தொடர்ந்து விசாரணை நடந்து வந்த நிலையில், அதே கான்வென்ட்டுடன் தொடர்புடைய சஞ்சு மாத்யூ என்பவர் கொடுத்த வாக்குமூலம் முக்கிய திருப்பமாக அமைந்தது. இதன் அடிப்படையிலேயே 2 பாதிரியார்களும், கன்னியாஸ்திரி செஃபியும் கைதாகியுள்ளனர்.
கடந்த 16 வருடங்களாக நடந்து வந்த விசாரணையில் நடந்துள்ள முதல் கைது இதுதான் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
முன்னதாக இந்த வழக்கை அமுக்கப் பார்க்க முயல்வதாகவும், அரசியல் செல்வாக்கு குறுக்கிடுவதாகவும் குற்றச்சாட்டுக்கள் எழுந்தன. இதையடுத்து கேரள உயர்நீதிமன்றம், வழக்கை சிபிஐக்கு மாற்றி தனது நேரடிக் கட்டுப்பாட்டின் கீழ் கொண்டு வந்து கண்காணித்து வந்தது என்பது நினைவிருக்கலாம்.
அபயா வழக்கை முறையாக நடத்துவதை வலியுறுத்தி அபயா கூட்டு நடவடிக்கை குழுவும் அமைக்கப்பட்டது என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
இந்த வழக்கில் விசாரணையை நடத்தக் கூடாது என கடந்த 1994ம் ஆண்டு அப்போதைய பிரதமர் அலுவலகத்திலிருந்து தனக்கு நெருக்குதல்கள் வந்ததாக இந்த வழக்கை ஆரம்பத்தில் விசாரித்த முன்னாள் சிபிஐ டிஎஸ்பி வர்கீஸ் தாமஸ் கூறியிருந்தார் என்பதும் குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
Monday, November 17, 2008
கன்யாஸ்திரி மடத்துக்குள் நடக்கும் கூத்துகள்!
கேரள கன்யாஸ்திரி மடத்துக்குள் நடக்கும் கூத்துக்களை பற்றி எழுதியதால், அந்த கன்யாஸ்திரிக்கு கடும் தொந்தரவுகளை கத்தோலிக்க சர்ச் உருவாக்குகிறது.
Is convent harassing Kerala nun for tell-all writing?
Nov 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) The relatives of a 59-year-old nun in Kerala say she has been forcibly kept in mental hospitals for over a month to stop her from publishing details of ‘undesirable goings-on’ at her convent, in another controversy to hit the church in the state.
Treesa Thomas, a nun at the Divine Mary Convent at Anchal in Kollam district, 50 km from here, was first admitted to a private hospital in Idukki district in October and then shifted to the Government Mental Hospital here on the grounds that she is mentally unstable.
But her relatives as well as a state women’s commission member have said that she seems to be in perfect health.
Thomas’ nephew Santhosh Joseph said: ‘She had last month called up my brother Benny in Ireland asking him to save her because she was being tormented by her superiors at the convent.
‘It was only after Benny arrived that we came to know why our aunt was being harassed. Our aunt has given a diary that contains details of the happenings at the convent which made the superiors upset and prompted them to say our aunt is mentally unstable,’ said Santhosh.
Benny arrived last month and complained to the Kerala State Women’s Commission and the Kerala State Human Rights Commission.
‘Following this, P.K. Sainaba, a member of the Women’s Commission, met our aunt at the private hospital and has since submitted a report to the government stating that our aunt has no ailment.’
Sainaba told IANS that she spent more than an hour with Treesa and found her in perfect shape.
‘Even though I am not a psychiatrist, I am certain after my conversation with her that she is a normal person. She said she was being harassed because she had written about certain undesirable events in a book which she wanted to publish. This was objected to by the convent authorities,’ said Sainaba.
Sainaba said she has submitted a report to the state government detailing the harassment being meted out to the nun.
Contrary to the statements of the convent authorities, Santhosh’s mother, who is Treesa’s sister-in-law, said there was no history of mental instability in the nun’s family.
‘To the best of our knowledge, we don’t know of any such family member with mental instability,’ said Santhosh’s mother.
Abdul Bari, the doctor who is treating Treesa at the Government Mental Hospital here, said she had been there for the past week.
Kerala State Human Rights Commission member Justice A. Lekshmikutty said she had received a complaint about the case from Benny and asked the convent authorities to appear before her Monday.
This is the latest in a series of controversies to hit the church in Kerala.
In August, Sister Anupa Mary, a 24-year-old, committed suicide in her convent in Kollam after allegedly being sexually abused by her superior.
The mystery over the death of Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in a well in St.Pious Convent in Kottayam in 1992, also continues. Last week, the high court said the Kerala unit of the CBI should take up the investigation.
Is convent harassing Kerala nun for tell-all writing?
Nov 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) The relatives of a 59-year-old nun in Kerala say she has been forcibly kept in mental hospitals for over a month to stop her from publishing details of ‘undesirable goings-on’ at her convent, in another controversy to hit the church in the state.
Treesa Thomas, a nun at the Divine Mary Convent at Anchal in Kollam district, 50 km from here, was first admitted to a private hospital in Idukki district in October and then shifted to the Government Mental Hospital here on the grounds that she is mentally unstable.
But her relatives as well as a state women’s commission member have said that she seems to be in perfect health.
Thomas’ nephew Santhosh Joseph said: ‘She had last month called up my brother Benny in Ireland asking him to save her because she was being tormented by her superiors at the convent.
‘It was only after Benny arrived that we came to know why our aunt was being harassed. Our aunt has given a diary that contains details of the happenings at the convent which made the superiors upset and prompted them to say our aunt is mentally unstable,’ said Santhosh.
Benny arrived last month and complained to the Kerala State Women’s Commission and the Kerala State Human Rights Commission.
‘Following this, P.K. Sainaba, a member of the Women’s Commission, met our aunt at the private hospital and has since submitted a report to the government stating that our aunt has no ailment.’
Sainaba told IANS that she spent more than an hour with Treesa and found her in perfect shape.
‘Even though I am not a psychiatrist, I am certain after my conversation with her that she is a normal person. She said she was being harassed because she had written about certain undesirable events in a book which she wanted to publish. This was objected to by the convent authorities,’ said Sainaba.
Sainaba said she has submitted a report to the state government detailing the harassment being meted out to the nun.
Contrary to the statements of the convent authorities, Santhosh’s mother, who is Treesa’s sister-in-law, said there was no history of mental instability in the nun’s family.
‘To the best of our knowledge, we don’t know of any such family member with mental instability,’ said Santhosh’s mother.
Abdul Bari, the doctor who is treating Treesa at the Government Mental Hospital here, said she had been there for the past week.
Kerala State Human Rights Commission member Justice A. Lekshmikutty said she had received a complaint about the case from Benny and asked the convent authorities to appear before her Monday.
This is the latest in a series of controversies to hit the church in Kerala.
In August, Sister Anupa Mary, a 24-year-old, committed suicide in her convent in Kollam after allegedly being sexually abused by her superior.
The mystery over the death of Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in a well in St.Pious Convent in Kottayam in 1992, also continues. Last week, the high court said the Kerala unit of the CBI should take up the investigation.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
கோவாவில் இந்துக்கோவிலை கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் உடைத்ததை எதிர்த்து அமைதியாக பந்த் நடந்தது
கோவாவில் இந்துக்கோவிலை கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் உடைத்ததை எதிர்த்து அமைதியாக பந்த் நடந்தது
Goa shutdown peaceful
20 Oct 2008, 1706 hrs IST, PTI
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PANAJI: Goa shut down call given by Hindu right wing organizations and supported by BJP was mostly peaceful and successful.
The police, however, vouched for stray incidents of violence including stone pelting at three buses at Mapusa town in North Goa and arrest of 14 people in different parts of Goa.
Police resorted to minor canecharge at Mapusa where mob came face to face with the police over closure of a hotel. The hotel owner, responding to the call given by Goa government not to adhere to the shut down call, had kept his establishment open which evoked strong reaction from the protestors.
Mandir Suraksha Samiti, a Hindu right wing organization, had called for a day-long shut down today protesting against the increasing instances of desecration of idols in the state.
The organisers had claimed that these instances reflect failure of law and order machinery in the state. The organisations including Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Bajarang Dal actively participated in the shut down.
The idol desecration has become a contentious issue in the state, which has witnessed 500 such desecrations in the recent past by miscreants. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat earlier had said that these desecrations are systematic attempt to temper communal harmony in the state. Goa's main opposition party BJP had supported the bandh.
"The shut down was 95 per cent successful. Most of the people closed their shops voluntarily. They were not forced to do it," Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar told reporters at Mapusa.
Mapusa, the home town of Parrikar, which is represented by BJP through the legislator, Fransic D'Souza, was the troubled spot during entire shut down call.
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Goa shutdown peaceful
20 Oct 2008, 1706 hrs IST, PTI
Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text:
PANAJI: Goa shut down call given by Hindu right wing organizations and supported by BJP was mostly peaceful and successful.
The police, however, vouched for stray incidents of violence including stone pelting at three buses at Mapusa town in North Goa and arrest of 14 people in different parts of Goa.
Police resorted to minor canecharge at Mapusa where mob came face to face with the police over closure of a hotel. The hotel owner, responding to the call given by Goa government not to adhere to the shut down call, had kept his establishment open which evoked strong reaction from the protestors.
Mandir Suraksha Samiti, a Hindu right wing organization, had called for a day-long shut down today protesting against the increasing instances of desecration of idols in the state.
The organisers had claimed that these instances reflect failure of law and order machinery in the state. The organisations including Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Bajarang Dal actively participated in the shut down.
The idol desecration has become a contentious issue in the state, which has witnessed 500 such desecrations in the recent past by miscreants. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat earlier had said that these desecrations are systematic attempt to temper communal harmony in the state. Goa's main opposition party BJP had supported the bandh.
"The shut down was 95 per cent successful. Most of the people closed their shops voluntarily. They were not forced to do it," Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar told reporters at Mapusa.
Mapusa, the home town of Parrikar, which is represented by BJP through the legislator, Fransic D'Souza, was the troubled spot during entire shut down call.
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கிறிஸ்துவ பயங்கரவாதிகளிடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றகோரி ஒரிஸ்ஸா இந்து தலைவர் உண்ணாவிரதம்
ஒரிஸ்ஸா இந்து தலைவர் லட்சுமாணந்தாவை கொலை செய்தவர்களை கைது செய்யும்படியும், இந்துக்களுக்கு பாதுகாப்பு வழங்கவேண்டுமென்றும் விஸ்வ இந்து பரிசத் தலைவர் உண்ணாவிரதம் இருக்கிறார்
Orissa VHP leader’s hunger strike enters second day
Oct 21st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) A hunger strike by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader here demanding arrest of those behind the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati entered the second day Tuesday.
Senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including national vice president Jual Oram and state president Suresh Pujari went to the venue of the protest and extended their support to Swami Jeevan Chaitanya, a VHP central advisory committee member, who is on fast.
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya and 70 other Hindu saints have been protesting here with a charter of five demands.
‘We want the arrest of all those who killed Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and those who conspired in the crime,’ Swami Jeevan Chaitanya told IANS.
‘Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati had named two persons prior to his killing and had said they were after his life. We want their immediate arrest,’ he said.
Swami Laxmanananda, a VHP leader, and four of his aides were killed in their Jaleshpata ashram Aug 23. The murders led to violence in Kandhmal district in which 36 people have been killed and more than 20,000 people have been rendered homeless.
While Maoist guerrillas have claimed responsibility for the killings, Hindu groups hold Christians responsible for the crime. Christians and their places of worship have faced large-scale attacks.
Orissa VHP leader’s hunger strike enters second day
Oct 21st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) A hunger strike by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader here demanding arrest of those behind the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati entered the second day Tuesday.
Senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including national vice president Jual Oram and state president Suresh Pujari went to the venue of the protest and extended their support to Swami Jeevan Chaitanya, a VHP central advisory committee member, who is on fast.
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya and 70 other Hindu saints have been protesting here with a charter of five demands.
‘We want the arrest of all those who killed Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and those who conspired in the crime,’ Swami Jeevan Chaitanya told IANS.
‘Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati had named two persons prior to his killing and had said they were after his life. We want their immediate arrest,’ he said.
Swami Laxmanananda, a VHP leader, and four of his aides were killed in their Jaleshpata ashram Aug 23. The murders led to violence in Kandhmal district in which 36 people have been killed and more than 20,000 people have been rendered homeless.
While Maoist guerrillas have claimed responsibility for the killings, Hindu groups hold Christians responsible for the crime. Christians and their places of worship have faced large-scale attacks.
திரிபுரா குண்டுவெடிப்புகளுக்காக 3 பங்களாதேஷிகள் கைது
திரிபுரா குண்டுவெடிப்புகளுக்காக 3 பங்களாதேஷிகள் கைது
Agartala blasts: 3 Bangladeshis arrested
Sushanta Talukdar
GUWAHATI: The Tripura police on Thursday night arrested four persons, including three Bangladeshis, in connection with Wednesday’s serial blasts at Agartala. They have announced a cash award of Rs.1 lakh to anyone providing clues on those involved in the blasts.
Tripura Police spokesman Nepal Das told The Hindu that all the four arrested were produced before the court on Friday and it remanded them to police custody for seven days.
The illegal Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Md. Joinal (28) from Chittagong, Roshan Jamam from Sylhet and Abdul Malek (22) from Rangpur of Bangladesh. The fourth person arrested has been identified as Nurul Amin (43) from Gajaria, who was earlier detained along with five others for questioning.
The Bangladeshis were arrested from Lankamura area of Agartala. Tripura shares an 856-km-long border with Bangladesh.
Investigating agencies recovered one mobile handset, a nine-volt battery and a residue of tiffin boxes from blast sites, which indicated use of a stronger terror module in triggering the serial blasts.
However, due to the low quantity of explosives, the intensity of the blasts was comparatively less, sources said. Police earlier said ammonium nitrate and fuel oil was suspected to have been used in making the bombs.
The Tripura government has decided to erect metal detectors in all pandals of Durga puja as part of stepped-up security measures for smooth celebration of the festival beginning on Sunday.
Agartala blasts: 3 Bangladeshis arrested
Sushanta Talukdar
GUWAHATI: The Tripura police on Thursday night arrested four persons, including three Bangladeshis, in connection with Wednesday’s serial blasts at Agartala. They have announced a cash award of Rs.1 lakh to anyone providing clues on those involved in the blasts.
Tripura Police spokesman Nepal Das told The Hindu that all the four arrested were produced before the court on Friday and it remanded them to police custody for seven days.
The illegal Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Md. Joinal (28) from Chittagong, Roshan Jamam from Sylhet and Abdul Malek (22) from Rangpur of Bangladesh. The fourth person arrested has been identified as Nurul Amin (43) from Gajaria, who was earlier detained along with five others for questioning.
The Bangladeshis were arrested from Lankamura area of Agartala. Tripura shares an 856-km-long border with Bangladesh.
Investigating agencies recovered one mobile handset, a nine-volt battery and a residue of tiffin boxes from blast sites, which indicated use of a stronger terror module in triggering the serial blasts.
However, due to the low quantity of explosives, the intensity of the blasts was comparatively less, sources said. Police earlier said ammonium nitrate and fuel oil was suspected to have been used in making the bombs.
The Tripura government has decided to erect metal detectors in all pandals of Durga puja as part of stepped-up security measures for smooth celebration of the festival beginning on Sunday.
மணிப்பூர் மாநிலத்தில் குண்டுவெடிப்புகள் 17 பேர் பலி 30 பேர் படுகாயம்
மணிப்பூர் மாநிலத்தில் குண்டுவெடிப்புகள் 17 பேர் பலி 30 பேர் படுகாயம்
17 killed, 30 injured in Imphal blast
Imphal (PTI): At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 others injured on Tuesday night when unidentified militants exploded a bomb attached to a two-wheeler near a police commando complex in Imphal West district.
Sources said the victims included a few security personnel.
While 13 people died on the spot, four more succumbed to injuries in hospital. The death toll is likely to increase as the condition of several injured people is critical, sources said.
According to the first official report, the militants raided the place where security personnel and civilians were gambling ahead of the Diwali.
The injured were shifted to Regional Institute of Medical Science and Hospital and Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital.
17 killed, 30 injured in Imphal blast
Imphal (PTI): At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 others injured on Tuesday night when unidentified militants exploded a bomb attached to a two-wheeler near a police commando complex in Imphal West district.
Sources said the victims included a few security personnel.
While 13 people died on the spot, four more succumbed to injuries in hospital. The death toll is likely to increase as the condition of several injured people is critical, sources said.
According to the first official report, the militants raided the place where security personnel and civilians were gambling ahead of the Diwali.
The injured were shifted to Regional Institute of Medical Science and Hospital and Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital.
மணிப்பூர் மாநில எம்.எல்.ஏவை இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் தாக்கினர்
மணிப்பூர் மாநில எம்.எல்.ஏவை இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் தாக்கினர்
திரிபுரா மாநிலத்தில் உள்ள மணிப்பூரிகளின் கோவிலிலும் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் குண்டு வைத்தனர்.
Militants attack MLA’s house in Imphal
Iboyaima Laithangbam
IMPHAL: The house of T. Nandakishore, MLA of Imphal West district in Manipur, was attacked by militants on Sunday. A Chinese-made hand-grenade was thrown into the house but there was no casualty in the explosion.
Mr. Nandakishore said militants, identifying themselves as members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council), had sent him a message expressing their desire to talk with him on certain matters. So far, no militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bomb defused in temple
In Tripura, Manipuris have become targets of Islamic terrorists who had sneaked into the State from Bangladesh. On Sunday, a powerful bomb connected to a mobile phone was found in a Manipuri temple at Radha Nagar where a few thousand devotees had assembled on the occasion of Durga Puja. However, the bomb was detected and in the presence of senior police officers, including the Director-General of Police Pranay Sahay, it was defused.
On Wednesday, four synchronised bombs went off in Tripura in two markets, a bus stand and a residential locality. More than 100 people were injured. Eight seriously wounded persons were airlifted to Kolkata and Guwahati. Top officials of the Intelligence Bureau, the National Security Guards and State police are working to track down the terrorists. So far, six suspects, including three Bangladeshi nationals, have been arrested.
The Tripura government has announced cash rewards of between Rs.1 lakh and Rs.5 lakh to anyone providing vital information that may lead to the arrest of the terrorists behind the blasts.
Security has been tightened in areas where there is a mix of Manipuris and people of Bangladeshi origin.
திரிபுரா மாநிலத்தில் உள்ள மணிப்பூரிகளின் கோவிலிலும் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் குண்டு வைத்தனர்.
Militants attack MLA’s house in Imphal
Iboyaima Laithangbam
IMPHAL: The house of T. Nandakishore, MLA of Imphal West district in Manipur, was attacked by militants on Sunday. A Chinese-made hand-grenade was thrown into the house but there was no casualty in the explosion.
Mr. Nandakishore said militants, identifying themselves as members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council), had sent him a message expressing their desire to talk with him on certain matters. So far, no militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bomb defused in temple
In Tripura, Manipuris have become targets of Islamic terrorists who had sneaked into the State from Bangladesh. On Sunday, a powerful bomb connected to a mobile phone was found in a Manipuri temple at Radha Nagar where a few thousand devotees had assembled on the occasion of Durga Puja. However, the bomb was detected and in the presence of senior police officers, including the Director-General of Police Pranay Sahay, it was defused.
On Wednesday, four synchronised bombs went off in Tripura in two markets, a bus stand and a residential locality. More than 100 people were injured. Eight seriously wounded persons were airlifted to Kolkata and Guwahati. Top officials of the Intelligence Bureau, the National Security Guards and State police are working to track down the terrorists. So far, six suspects, including three Bangladeshi nationals, have been arrested.
The Tripura government has announced cash rewards of between Rs.1 lakh and Rs.5 lakh to anyone providing vital information that may lead to the arrest of the terrorists behind the blasts.
Security has been tightened in areas where there is a mix of Manipuris and people of Bangladeshi origin.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
கேரளா பிஷப் அடிக்கும் கூத்துகள்
For controversial Kerala bishop, it’s business as usual
Oct 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
Kochi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Kerala bishop who is caught in a controversy over adopting a woman was back to visiting his parish Saturday. It has also emerged that another priest had earlier been stripped off his parish duties because of his alleged relations with her.
In the morning, 58-year-old Kochi bishop John Thattumkal belonging to the Verapoly Latin Archdiocese arrived at St. Lawrence Church here. He not only led the mass but also delivered a message dropping hints that even though he was being hounded, he would come out unscathed.
He performed his parish duties for the first time Saturday after the controversy broke out earlier this month.
The supreme head of the diocese here, Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, has already conducted an inquiry into allegations levelled by a section of priests that the adoption by the bishop was against the Canon Law. The report has been sent to the Vatican and further orders are awaited.
A top official attached to the Latin Church said the archbishop has submitted his report to the Apostolic Nuncio (Vatican ambassador) to India, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana, in Delhi Oct 6.
‘On Oct 10, the bishop himself was summoned to Delhi and his statement was also taken and they have sent that also to the Vatican. Since in India we have had no precedence of taking disciplinary action against a bishop, we are unable to say how long we will have to wait for orders from the Vatican,’ the official told IANS.
On being asked if a bishop under the scanner could go about doing his job, he said the archbishop could not prevent a bishop from going ahead with his ministerial work. ‘Only when the report comes will anything be known,’ he said.
The age of the woman whom the bishop had adopted has also become a matter of debate. While it was stated earlier in media reports that she was 26, reports indicate now that she may be in her 30s.
The woman was earlier under the ‘guardianship’ of C.K. Joseph, a priest belonging to the Thumpamon diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Pathanamthitta district.
Lawyer Anil P. Varghese who had conducted an inquiry was asked to do so by the Thumpamon diocese over complaints from church members of Joseph’s relation with the woman said it had led to the church stripping the priest of all parish duties.
‘Yes, I had conducted the inquiry and had submitted the report in 2005 and the complaints raised by the members were found to be true. Father Joseph had shown a letter from the mother of the woman asking him to take custody of her daughter,’ said Varghese.
A parish priest attached to the Thumpamon diocese said there were two inquiries conducted by them and based on the reports they took action against Joseph.
‘As a result he has not been given charge of any parish, but continues to be a priest. It was found that the woman used to pillion ride Fr Joseph’s two wheeler and that was not in good taste,’ said the priest who did not wish to be identified.
Media reports said the woman is in her late 30s and apparently met the bishop while on a pilgrimage to Europe last April. Since then she has been reported to be close to the bishop and recently he adopted her, which is not allowed.
Trouble started when a section of the priests attached to the diocese of the bishop gave a written complaint to the higher-ups, which forced the archbishop to look into the matter.
Oct 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India
Kochi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Kerala bishop who is caught in a controversy over adopting a woman was back to visiting his parish Saturday. It has also emerged that another priest had earlier been stripped off his parish duties because of his alleged relations with her.
In the morning, 58-year-old Kochi bishop John Thattumkal belonging to the Verapoly Latin Archdiocese arrived at St. Lawrence Church here. He not only led the mass but also delivered a message dropping hints that even though he was being hounded, he would come out unscathed.
He performed his parish duties for the first time Saturday after the controversy broke out earlier this month.
The supreme head of the diocese here, Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, has already conducted an inquiry into allegations levelled by a section of priests that the adoption by the bishop was against the Canon Law. The report has been sent to the Vatican and further orders are awaited.
A top official attached to the Latin Church said the archbishop has submitted his report to the Apostolic Nuncio (Vatican ambassador) to India, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana, in Delhi Oct 6.
‘On Oct 10, the bishop himself was summoned to Delhi and his statement was also taken and they have sent that also to the Vatican. Since in India we have had no precedence of taking disciplinary action against a bishop, we are unable to say how long we will have to wait for orders from the Vatican,’ the official told IANS.
On being asked if a bishop under the scanner could go about doing his job, he said the archbishop could not prevent a bishop from going ahead with his ministerial work. ‘Only when the report comes will anything be known,’ he said.
The age of the woman whom the bishop had adopted has also become a matter of debate. While it was stated earlier in media reports that she was 26, reports indicate now that she may be in her 30s.
The woman was earlier under the ‘guardianship’ of C.K. Joseph, a priest belonging to the Thumpamon diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Pathanamthitta district.
Lawyer Anil P. Varghese who had conducted an inquiry was asked to do so by the Thumpamon diocese over complaints from church members of Joseph’s relation with the woman said it had led to the church stripping the priest of all parish duties.
‘Yes, I had conducted the inquiry and had submitted the report in 2005 and the complaints raised by the members were found to be true. Father Joseph had shown a letter from the mother of the woman asking him to take custody of her daughter,’ said Varghese.
A parish priest attached to the Thumpamon diocese said there were two inquiries conducted by them and based on the reports they took action against Joseph.
‘As a result he has not been given charge of any parish, but continues to be a priest. It was found that the woman used to pillion ride Fr Joseph’s two wheeler and that was not in good taste,’ said the priest who did not wish to be identified.
Media reports said the woman is in her late 30s and apparently met the bishop while on a pilgrimage to Europe last April. Since then she has been reported to be close to the bishop and recently he adopted her, which is not allowed.
Trouble started when a section of the priests attached to the diocese of the bishop gave a written complaint to the higher-ups, which forced the archbishop to look into the matter.
சமத்துவத்தை கேள், சலுகையை கேட்காதே- முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு துணை ஜனாதிபதி அறிவுரை
சமத்துவத்தை கேள், சலுகையை கேட்காதே என்று முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு துணை ஜனாதிபதி அன்சாரி அறிவுரை கூறியுள்ளார்.
Seek equity, not concessions, VP Ansari asks Muslims
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VP Ansari said Muslims should learn to emulate other communities in adapting to changing requirements of time.
Election staff airlifted to remote Salwa Judum relief campAligarh, October 18: : Asking Muslims to ‘seek equity, not concessions’ from government, Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Saturday said the community should introspect as a failure to participate in India's ‘growth story’ will lead to its marginalisation.
Addressing a gathering of over 500 Aligarh Muslim University alumni from as many as 20 countries, Ansari said the Muslim community should adapt to changing requirements of time and pointed out the need to draw every segment including women into the sphere of education.
This, he said, was the only way out if the Muslim community is to partake in India's historic growth story.
"We as a community have failed to appreciate the need for education for all sections. Our illiteracy levels continue to remain above the national level and we continue to lag behind in ensuring education at the primary level and for women," the Vice-President said.
Rejecting the growing clamour for 'quotas' in educational institutions and jobs, Ansari said the community should ‘seek equity not concessions’ as ‘seeking specific dispensation will not take us too far’.
"Let us candidly admit that we have failed to conceptualise the demands of a changing environment and failed to understand that education cannot be sectional," Ansari told the first 'World Summit of AMU Alumni'.
He said Muslims should learn to emulate other communities in adapting to changing requirements of time and utilising the opportunities and sops provided by government.
"Our failure to participate in India's growth story will lead us to marginalisation," a candid Ansari, who is himself an alumnus of AMU and also a former Vice-Chancellor, warned.
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the two-day meet deliberated on the need to streamline resources for making the university a world class institution in the next 20 years.
Ansari, who passed out from the varsity in 1959, reminded the delegates of the founder's purpose for establishing the over 100-year-old institution in Aligarh, asking them to revert back to the message of Syed Ahmad.
"This is time to do cost accountancy and time to introspect. The institution was instituted in 1875 in response to a specific need to impart modern education to Muslims and inculcate in them a spirit of rational thinking," the ex-diplomat said.
"We need to revert to the message of Syed Ahmed Khan," he said, pointing to the need of philanthropic efforts to draw the marginalised sections towards education and channelise incomes for setting up more institutions.
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Seek equity, not concessions, VP Ansari asks Muslims
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Posted: Oct 18, 2008 at 1515 hrs IST
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VP Ansari said Muslims should learn to emulate other communities in adapting to changing requirements of time.
Election staff airlifted to remote Salwa Judum relief campAligarh, October 18: : Asking Muslims to ‘seek equity, not concessions’ from government, Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Saturday said the community should introspect as a failure to participate in India's ‘growth story’ will lead to its marginalisation.
Addressing a gathering of over 500 Aligarh Muslim University alumni from as many as 20 countries, Ansari said the Muslim community should adapt to changing requirements of time and pointed out the need to draw every segment including women into the sphere of education.
This, he said, was the only way out if the Muslim community is to partake in India's historic growth story.
"We as a community have failed to appreciate the need for education for all sections. Our illiteracy levels continue to remain above the national level and we continue to lag behind in ensuring education at the primary level and for women," the Vice-President said.
Rejecting the growing clamour for 'quotas' in educational institutions and jobs, Ansari said the community should ‘seek equity not concessions’ as ‘seeking specific dispensation will not take us too far’.
"Let us candidly admit that we have failed to conceptualise the demands of a changing environment and failed to understand that education cannot be sectional," Ansari told the first 'World Summit of AMU Alumni'.
He said Muslims should learn to emulate other communities in adapting to changing requirements of time and utilising the opportunities and sops provided by government.
"Our failure to participate in India's growth story will lead us to marginalisation," a candid Ansari, who is himself an alumnus of AMU and also a former Vice-Chancellor, warned.
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the two-day meet deliberated on the need to streamline resources for making the university a world class institution in the next 20 years.
Ansari, who passed out from the varsity in 1959, reminded the delegates of the founder's purpose for establishing the over 100-year-old institution in Aligarh, asking them to revert back to the message of Syed Ahmad.
"This is time to do cost accountancy and time to introspect. The institution was instituted in 1875 in response to a specific need to impart modern education to Muslims and inculcate in them a spirit of rational thinking," the ex-diplomat said.
"We need to revert to the message of Syed Ahmed Khan," he said, pointing to the need of philanthropic efforts to draw the marginalised sections towards education and channelise incomes for setting up more institutions.
A number of participants from the US...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
கிருஸ்தவர்கள் மீது புகார்-காவல் நிலையம் முற்றுகை
கிருஸ்தவர்கள் மீது புகார்-காவல் நிலையம் முற்றுகை
வியாழக்கிழமை, அக்டோபர் 16, 2008
நெல்லை: கோவிலில் இருந்த சுவாமி சிலை பீடம் சேதமடைந்தது தொடர்பாக கிருஸ்தவர்கள் மீது புகார் செய்து போலீஸ் நிலையத்தை பாஜகவினர் முற்றுகையிட்டனர்.
பாளை அருகே உள்ள மணப்படைவீட்டில் இந்து மற்றும் கிருஸ்தவ ஆலயங்கள் உள்ளன. சமீபத்தில் அங்குள்ள முத்தாரம்மன் கோயிலில் தசரா விழா நடந்தது. அப்போது சர்ச்சில் இருந்து ஒலிபெருக்கி மூலம் பாடல் போட்டதாக தெரிகிறது.
இதற்கு இந்துக்கள் சிலர் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்தனர். இந்நிலையில் முத்தாரம்மன் கோயில் வளாகத்தில் இருந்த பெருமாள் சிலையில் பீடம் சேதமடைந்து காணப்பட்டது. இதனால் பதட்டம் ஏற்பட்டது.
எதிர்தரப்பினர்தான் இதை இடித்ததாக பாஜக தலைவர் பாலசுப்பிரமணியன், பொது செயலாளர் வழக்கறிஞர் அருள்ராஜ், ஆகியோர் தலைமையில் சுமார் 25க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் தாலுகா போலீஸ் நிலையம் சென்று பீடத்தை சேதப்படுத்தியவர்கள் மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்ககோரி முற்றுகையிட்டனர்.
தகவறிந்த கிருஸ்தவர்களும் போலீஸ் நிலையத்திற்கு சென்றனர். இதனால் அங்கு பரபரப்பு ஏற்பட்டது. பின்னர் போலீசார் இரு தரப்பினருடனும் பேசி கலைந்து போகச் செய்தனர்.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
சர்ச்சுகளை உடைப்பதாக ஏமாற்றுவேலை செய்வதை சர்ச்சுகள் நிறுத்தவேண்டும்
இந்து முன்னணி வலியுறுத்தல்
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Friday, 10 October, 2008 10:26 AM
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சென்னை, அக். 10: சர்ச்சுகள் தாக்கப்பட்ட சம்பவம் தொடர்பாக கைது செய்யப்பட்ட இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர்களை விடுதலை செய்து அவர்கள் மீது போடப்பட்டுள்ள பொய் வழக்கு களை வாபஸ் பெற வேண்டும் என்று இந்து முன்னணி நிறுவன அமைப்பாளர் ராம கோபாலன் வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளார்.
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இது குறித்து இன்று அவர் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:
விழுப்புரத்தில் சென்னை நெடுஞ்சாலையில் காட்பாடி ரெயில்வே கேட் அருகில் சிலுவை களை உடைத்ததாக கண்ணன், துரை என்ற இரண்டு பேரை போலீசார் கைது செய்துள்ளனர்.
இவர்களில் கண்ணன் திமுக வார்டு உறுப்பினராவார். உண்மை இப்படி இருக்க சிலுவை உடைக்கப்பட்ட உடன் விநாயகர் சதுர்த்தி விழாவில் பங்கேற்ற இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர் களை காவல் நிலையத்திற்கு கொண்டு சென்று போலீசார் பல மணிநேரம் அடைத்து வைத்துள்ளனர்.
ஒசூர் அருகே உள்ள மதகொண்ட பள்ளியில் சர்ச் உடைக்கப்பட்டிருப்ப தாக அந்தோணியப்பா மகன் சின்னப்பன் என்ற கிறிஸ்துவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார். இங்கும் இந்து விரோதிகள் இந்து முன்னணி மீது புகார் கூறி போலீசாருக்கு நிர்பந்தம் கொடுத்த போதிலும் முன் விரோதம் காரணமாக சின்னப்பன் தான் சர்ச்சை உடைத்தான் என்று போலீஸ் விசாரணையில் தெரியவந்துள்ளது.
கிறிஸ்துவ மதத்தில் ஏராளமான பிரிவுகள் உள்ளன. இவர்கள் இந்துக்களை மத மாற்றம் செய்வதுடன் தங்களுக்குள்லேயே ஆள் பிடிக்கும் வேலையில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர்.
ஒரு சர்ச்சை மற்றொரு பிரிவினர் தாக்குகின்றனர். உண்மை இப்படி இருக்க தீர விசாரணைக்காமல் இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர்களை காவல் துறையினர் கைது செய்து வருகின்றனர்.
விசாரணையில் உண்மை தெரிந்த பின் அவர்களை விட்டு விடுகின்றனர். ஆனால், அதற்காக வருத்தமோ, மன்னிப்போ கேட்பதில்லை.
சிறுபான்மையினர் ஓட்டை பெறுவதற்காக பல்வேறு கட்சிகள் தமிழகத்தில் சிறுபான்மையினருக்கு பாதுகாப்பில்லை என்று கூறி வருகின்றனர்.
இதுவரை தமிழகத்தில் சர்ச் உடைத்ததாக கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர்களை உடனே விடுதலை செய்து அவர்கள் மீதான பொய் வழக்குகளை வாபஸ் பெற வேண்டும்.
தமிழகத்தின் அமைதிக்கு விரோதமாக தினந்தோறும் ஆர்ப்பாட்டம், பேரணி நடத்துவதை கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரியார்கள் நிறுத்திக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு ராம கோபாலன் கூறியுள்ளார்.
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Friday, 10 October, 2008 10:26 AM
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சென்னை, அக். 10: சர்ச்சுகள் தாக்கப்பட்ட சம்பவம் தொடர்பாக கைது செய்யப்பட்ட இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர்களை விடுதலை செய்து அவர்கள் மீது போடப்பட்டுள்ள பொய் வழக்கு களை வாபஸ் பெற வேண்டும் என்று இந்து முன்னணி நிறுவன அமைப்பாளர் ராம கோபாலன் வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளார்.
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இது குறித்து இன்று அவர் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:
விழுப்புரத்தில் சென்னை நெடுஞ்சாலையில் காட்பாடி ரெயில்வே கேட் அருகில் சிலுவை களை உடைத்ததாக கண்ணன், துரை என்ற இரண்டு பேரை போலீசார் கைது செய்துள்ளனர்.
இவர்களில் கண்ணன் திமுக வார்டு உறுப்பினராவார். உண்மை இப்படி இருக்க சிலுவை உடைக்கப்பட்ட உடன் விநாயகர் சதுர்த்தி விழாவில் பங்கேற்ற இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர் களை காவல் நிலையத்திற்கு கொண்டு சென்று போலீசார் பல மணிநேரம் அடைத்து வைத்துள்ளனர்.
ஒசூர் அருகே உள்ள மதகொண்ட பள்ளியில் சர்ச் உடைக்கப்பட்டிருப்ப தாக அந்தோணியப்பா மகன் சின்னப்பன் என்ற கிறிஸ்துவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார். இங்கும் இந்து விரோதிகள் இந்து முன்னணி மீது புகார் கூறி போலீசாருக்கு நிர்பந்தம் கொடுத்த போதிலும் முன் விரோதம் காரணமாக சின்னப்பன் தான் சர்ச்சை உடைத்தான் என்று போலீஸ் விசாரணையில் தெரியவந்துள்ளது.
கிறிஸ்துவ மதத்தில் ஏராளமான பிரிவுகள் உள்ளன. இவர்கள் இந்துக்களை மத மாற்றம் செய்வதுடன் தங்களுக்குள்லேயே ஆள் பிடிக்கும் வேலையில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர்.
ஒரு சர்ச்சை மற்றொரு பிரிவினர் தாக்குகின்றனர். உண்மை இப்படி இருக்க தீர விசாரணைக்காமல் இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர்களை காவல் துறையினர் கைது செய்து வருகின்றனர்.
விசாரணையில் உண்மை தெரிந்த பின் அவர்களை விட்டு விடுகின்றனர். ஆனால், அதற்காக வருத்தமோ, மன்னிப்போ கேட்பதில்லை.
சிறுபான்மையினர் ஓட்டை பெறுவதற்காக பல்வேறு கட்சிகள் தமிழகத்தில் சிறுபான்மையினருக்கு பாதுகாப்பில்லை என்று கூறி வருகின்றனர்.
இதுவரை தமிழகத்தில் சர்ச் உடைத்ததாக கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள இந்து முன்னணி தொண்டர்களை உடனே விடுதலை செய்து அவர்கள் மீதான பொய் வழக்குகளை வாபஸ் பெற வேண்டும்.
தமிழகத்தின் அமைதிக்கு விரோதமாக தினந்தோறும் ஆர்ப்பாட்டம், பேரணி நடத்துவதை கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரியார்கள் நிறுத்திக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு ராம கோபாலன் கூறியுள்ளார்.
சூரத் குண்டுவெடிப்பு: குஜராத் அமைச்சருக்கு ஆயுள் தண்டனை
ராம ஜன்ம பூமியில் இருந்த கட்டிடம் உடைக்கப்பட்டதை காரணமாக வைத்து குஜராத் காங்கிரஸ் அமைச்சர் முகம்மது சூர்த்தி என்பவர் சூரத் நகரில் குண்டு வெடிப்பு செய்தார்'
இதில் அல்பா பட்டேல் என்ற இந்து பெண் கொல்லப்பட்டார் ஏராளமானவர்கள் படுகாயமடைந்தனர்.
1993இல் நடந்த வெடிகுண்டுக்கு இவரே காரணம் என்று தெரியவந்தது.
இவரது சதித்திட்டம் அம்பலமாகி இவரை தாடா கோர்ட் 20 ஆண்டுகள் சிறைதண்டனை அளித்தது
Ex-minister gets life term in 1993 Surat blast case
CNN-IBN
Published on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 13:54, Updated on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 16:53 in Nation section
IN THE NET: Surti (L) was arrested after his role in the conspiracy behind the bomb blasts came to light.
Surat: A TADA court on Saturday convicted former Gujarat fisheries minister Mohammed Surti in the 1993 Surat bomb blasts case and sentenced him to 20 years in jail.
Special Tada Court Judge RP Dholadia justified the life term of 20 years for Surti describing the case as rarest of the rare crime. The court also found 11 others guilty in the case.
A school girl was killed and 16 others injured in the bomb blasts on January 18, 1993. The blasts, which followed the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, took place at the Surat Railway station and at Varachha.
The blast at Varachha had claimed the life of a girl, Alpa Patel, and injured 11 others, while that on the railway station had wounded around 20 people.
Surti, was a minister in the Congress government in the 1980s, was linked with some of the accused who came from a relief camp set up for post-Barbri Masjid riot victims.
He was arrested after his role in the conspiracy behind the bomb blasts came to light.
However, six other accused were acquitted in the case. Around 160 witnesses deposed in the case.
(With inputs from Meghdoot Sharon)
இதில் அல்பா பட்டேல் என்ற இந்து பெண் கொல்லப்பட்டார் ஏராளமானவர்கள் படுகாயமடைந்தனர்.
1993இல் நடந்த வெடிகுண்டுக்கு இவரே காரணம் என்று தெரியவந்தது.
இவரது சதித்திட்டம் அம்பலமாகி இவரை தாடா கோர்ட் 20 ஆண்டுகள் சிறைதண்டனை அளித்தது
Ex-minister gets life term in 1993 Surat blast case
CNN-IBN
Published on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 13:54, Updated on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 16:53 in Nation section
IN THE NET: Surti (L) was arrested after his role in the conspiracy behind the bomb blasts came to light.
Surat: A TADA court on Saturday convicted former Gujarat fisheries minister Mohammed Surti in the 1993 Surat bomb blasts case and sentenced him to 20 years in jail.
Special Tada Court Judge RP Dholadia justified the life term of 20 years for Surti describing the case as rarest of the rare crime. The court also found 11 others guilty in the case.
A school girl was killed and 16 others injured in the bomb blasts on January 18, 1993. The blasts, which followed the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, took place at the Surat Railway station and at Varachha.
The blast at Varachha had claimed the life of a girl, Alpa Patel, and injured 11 others, while that on the railway station had wounded around 20 people.
Surti, was a minister in the Congress government in the 1980s, was linked with some of the accused who came from a relief camp set up for post-Barbri Masjid riot victims.
He was arrested after his role in the conspiracy behind the bomb blasts came to light.
However, six other accused were acquitted in the case. Around 160 witnesses deposed in the case.
(With inputs from Meghdoot Sharon)
அல்லாவை குஷிப்படுத்தவே கார்குண்டு வைத்தோம்: இங்கிலாந்து முஸ்லீம் டாக்டர்கள் வாக்குமூலம்
பிலால் அப்துல்லா, முகம்மது ஆஷ என்ற இரண்டுபேரும் ஈராக்கிலிருந்து இங்கிலாந்து வந்து படித்து டாக்டரானவர்கள்.
இவர்களுக்கு உதவியாக இருந்த இந்திய டாக்டரை இந்தியாவுக்கு அனுப்பிவிட்டார்கள். அவர் இந்தியாவில் மகாத்மா ஆகி மற்றவர்களை கொல்ல முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு இருக்கும் அடிப்படை மனித உரிமைகளுக்காக மனித உரிமை காவலர்களால போற்றப்படுகிறார்.
இந்த இருவரும் ஏன் குண்டுவைத்தார்கள் என்று நீதிபதி கேட்ட கேள்விக்கு, "அல்லாவை குஷிப்படுத்த இவ்வாறு குண்டுவைத்தோம் என்று கூறியுள்ளனர்
UK: 2 doctors face car-bomb terror trial in London
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK – 6 days ago
LONDON (AP) — Two doctors charged with trying to bomb a Glasgow airport and London's West End will be portrayed by prosecutors as terrorists in thrall to a fundamental form of Islam, a jury in London heard Wednesday.
Justice Colin Mackay also instructed jurors to set aside their prejudices and prepare for "an interesting case."
Bilal Abdulla, 29, and Mohammed Asha, 28, have been in jail awaiting trial since the abortive June 2007 attacks. The Iraqi-raised Abdulla and Asha, a Jordanian, had worked in British hospitals since 2004.
Two poorly designed car bombs abandoned outside West End night spots on June 29, 2007, failed to detonate. They were discovered only accidentally — one when paramedics spotted it emitting smoke, the other after it had been towed away by traffic enforcement officials. Police said both contained drums of fuel, packs of nails, timers and detonators.
The following day, an attempted suicide car-bomb attack on Glasgow International Airport caused only one death — that of attacker Kafeel Ahmed, who suffered lethal burns while trying to ignite a propane-based bomb on board his vehicle.
Indian-born Ahmed was the alleged driver of the sports-utility vehicle that rammed into security barriers outside the airport, while Abdulla was the alleged passenger. Police suspect that Abdulla and Ahmed also delivered the West End car bombs.
Asha was arrested hours after the Glasgow attack while driving with his wife on an English highway, and police subsequently identified him as a likely ringleader based on cell-phone and other electronic records.
Abdulla and Asha face identical charges of conspiring to commit murder and cause explosions from January 2006 to July 2007. Both deny the charges.
Asha's father and brother, who live in Amman, Jordan, have rejected police descriptions of him as a Muslim extremist, and insist he was a political and religious moderate hoping to pursue a career in Britain as a neurosurgeon.
But Mackay told jurors at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London that prosecutors would characterize Abdulla and Asha as "terrorists motivated by their belief in a fundamental form of Islam." The prosecutors' opening statement is scheduled for Thursday.
The judge warned the jury to reach its verdict "based solely on the evidence it hears as it is given in this court, and not based on any prejudices, beliefs or personal opinions." He predicted that the jurors "will find it an interesting case to try."
The case is expected to run for eight to 10 weeks.
So far, only one person — Ahmed's younger brother Sabeel, also a doctor practicing in Britain — has been convicted in relation to the June 2007 threats. He served half of an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to concealing information about the attacks and was deported to India in April.
During his trial, Sabeel Ahmed admitted that he received an e-mail from his brother but claimed he did not see it until the day after his brother had suffered horrific burns at the airport terminal.
"This is the project that I was working on for some time now. Everything else was a lie," Kafeel Ahmed's e-mail read. "It's about time that we give up our lives and our families for the sake of Islam to please Allah."
இவர்களுக்கு உதவியாக இருந்த இந்திய டாக்டரை இந்தியாவுக்கு அனுப்பிவிட்டார்கள். அவர் இந்தியாவில் மகாத்மா ஆகி மற்றவர்களை கொல்ல முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு இருக்கும் அடிப்படை மனித உரிமைகளுக்காக மனித உரிமை காவலர்களால போற்றப்படுகிறார்.
இந்த இருவரும் ஏன் குண்டுவைத்தார்கள் என்று நீதிபதி கேட்ட கேள்விக்கு, "அல்லாவை குஷிப்படுத்த இவ்வாறு குண்டுவைத்தோம் என்று கூறியுள்ளனர்
UK: 2 doctors face car-bomb terror trial in London
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK – 6 days ago
LONDON (AP) — Two doctors charged with trying to bomb a Glasgow airport and London's West End will be portrayed by prosecutors as terrorists in thrall to a fundamental form of Islam, a jury in London heard Wednesday.
Justice Colin Mackay also instructed jurors to set aside their prejudices and prepare for "an interesting case."
Bilal Abdulla, 29, and Mohammed Asha, 28, have been in jail awaiting trial since the abortive June 2007 attacks. The Iraqi-raised Abdulla and Asha, a Jordanian, had worked in British hospitals since 2004.
Two poorly designed car bombs abandoned outside West End night spots on June 29, 2007, failed to detonate. They were discovered only accidentally — one when paramedics spotted it emitting smoke, the other after it had been towed away by traffic enforcement officials. Police said both contained drums of fuel, packs of nails, timers and detonators.
The following day, an attempted suicide car-bomb attack on Glasgow International Airport caused only one death — that of attacker Kafeel Ahmed, who suffered lethal burns while trying to ignite a propane-based bomb on board his vehicle.
Indian-born Ahmed was the alleged driver of the sports-utility vehicle that rammed into security barriers outside the airport, while Abdulla was the alleged passenger. Police suspect that Abdulla and Ahmed also delivered the West End car bombs.
Asha was arrested hours after the Glasgow attack while driving with his wife on an English highway, and police subsequently identified him as a likely ringleader based on cell-phone and other electronic records.
Abdulla and Asha face identical charges of conspiring to commit murder and cause explosions from January 2006 to July 2007. Both deny the charges.
Asha's father and brother, who live in Amman, Jordan, have rejected police descriptions of him as a Muslim extremist, and insist he was a political and religious moderate hoping to pursue a career in Britain as a neurosurgeon.
But Mackay told jurors at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London that prosecutors would characterize Abdulla and Asha as "terrorists motivated by their belief in a fundamental form of Islam." The prosecutors' opening statement is scheduled for Thursday.
The judge warned the jury to reach its verdict "based solely on the evidence it hears as it is given in this court, and not based on any prejudices, beliefs or personal opinions." He predicted that the jurors "will find it an interesting case to try."
The case is expected to run for eight to 10 weeks.
So far, only one person — Ahmed's younger brother Sabeel, also a doctor practicing in Britain — has been convicted in relation to the June 2007 threats. He served half of an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to concealing information about the attacks and was deported to India in April.
During his trial, Sabeel Ahmed admitted that he received an e-mail from his brother but claimed he did not see it until the day after his brother had suffered horrific burns at the airport terminal.
"This is the project that I was working on for some time now. Everything else was a lie," Kafeel Ahmed's e-mail read. "It's about time that we give up our lives and our families for the sake of Islam to please Allah."
Monday, October 13, 2008
தமிழகத்தில் கிறிஸ்தவ இட ஒதுக்கீடு ரத்து!
கிறிஸ்துவர்களுக்கு ஒரு நீதி, முஸ்லீம்களுக்கும் ஒரு நீதி, இந்துக்களுக்கே அநீதி
தமிழகத்தில் கிறிஸ்தவ இட ஒதுக்கீடு ரத்து!
திங்கள்கிழமை, அக்டோபர் 13, 2008
சென்னை: தமிழகத்தில் பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோருக்கான இடஒதுக்கீட்டிலிருந்து, கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டிருந்த 3.5 சதவிகித இடஒதுக்கீடு ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டது.
அதேசமயம் முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்ட 3.5 சதவிகித தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு தொடரும் என முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி அறிவித்துள்ளார்.
பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் மற்றும் இஸ்லாமியர்களுக்கு கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்பில் தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கையின் அடிப்படையில் தமிழக அரசு இரு பிரிவினருக்கும் தலா 3.5 சதவிகித இடஒதுக்கீடு வழங்கி முன்பு உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்திருந்தது.
ஆனால் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் மத்தியில் இந்த இடஒதுக்கீட்டுக்கு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு கிளம்பியதை அடுத்து, இது பற்றி பரிசீலிப்பதாக முதல்வர் அறிவித்திருந்தார்.
இந்நிலையில், கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கான இடஒதுக்கீடு திரும்பப் பெறப்படுவதாக முதல்வர் அறிவித்துள்ளார்.
இது குறித்து அரசு வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்தி குறிப்பு:
சென்னை மயிலை பேராயர் சின்னப்பா, நாகர்கோயில் பேராயர் ரெமிஜியஸ், சென்னை சிஎஸ்ஐ பேராயர் தேவசகாயம், எம்எல்ஏ பீட்டர் அல்போன்ஸ், தமிழ்நாடு சிறுபான்மையினர் நல ஆணைய தலைவர் வின்சென்ட் சின்னத்துரை, பேராயர் எஸ்ரா சற்குணம் உள்ளிட்ட கிறிஸ்துவ சமுதாய பிரதிநிதிகள் இன்று முதல்வர் கருணாநிதியை தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில் சந்தித்து மனு அளித்தார்கள்.
அதில், கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கும், முஸ்லீம்களுக்கும் தலா 3.5 சதவிகித உள்ஒதுக்கீடு தந்து சட்டமாக்கி சரித்திரம் படைத்தீர்கள். ஆனால் அந்த சட்டம் நடைமுறைக்கு வந்தபோது, உயர்கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் மாணவர்கள் அனுமதியிலும், வேலைவாய்ப்பிலும், முன்பு பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோர் இடஒதுக்கீட்டின் அடிப்படையில் பெற்ற வாய்ப்புகளை விட மிகக்குறைவாகவே இப்போது பெற முடிந்துள்ளது.
எனவே, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவ சிறுபான்மையினருக்கான 3.5 சதவிகித இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை திரும்பப் பெற்று முன்பு இருந்தபடி, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோர் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டிலேயே தொடர்ந்து கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் இருக்க வாய்ப்பளிக்க வேண்டும் என்று கோரியிருந்தனர்.
இந்த கோரிக்கையை ஆய்வு செய்த முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி, அறிவித்திருப்பதாவது:
பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவ, முஸ்லீம் சமூகத்தினருக்கு கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்பில் தனி இடதுக்கீடு வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கை திமுக அரசால் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளப்பட்டு தலா 3.5 சதவிகித இடஒதுக்கீடு அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது.
நல்ல எண்ணத்துடன் கோரிக்கை வைக்கப்பட்டு, அதே எண்ணத்துடன் அரசு சார்பில் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்ட உத்தரவை நீதிபதி ஜனார்த்தனம் குழு ஆய்வு செய்து அறிக்கை பெற்று தனி இடஒதுக்கீட்டுக்கான அவசர சட்டம் 15.9.2007 முதல் அமலுக்கு வந்தது.
கோரிக்கை நிறைவேறியது என்ற மகிழ்ச்சியை கிறிஸ்தவ சமுதாயத்தை பொறுத்தவரையில், முழுமையாக அடைய முடியாமல் பின்னடைவு ஏற்படக் கூடும் என்ற ஐயப்பாட்டை தோற்றுவித்துள்ளது.
எனவே, பின்னடைந்துள்ள முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு தனி ஒதுக்கீடு மூலம் ஆதாயத்தை அவர்கள் வரவேற்கும் நிலையில் கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு இந்த இடஒதுக்கீடு மூலம் முன்பு இருந்த வாய்ப்புகள் குறைவதை கருத்தில் கொண்டு, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு பழையபடியே இடஒதுக்கீடு தொடர்ந்திட, அவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்ட தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு திரும்பப் பெறப்படுகிறது.
அதோடு, சட்டத்தில் தக்க திருத்தம் மேற்கொள்வது என்றும், பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்புகளில் இன்னும் முன்னேற்றம் காண வேண்டிய சூழ்நிலையை கருதி அவர்களுக்கு மட்டும் இந்த தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு ஆணையை நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவது என்றும் அரசு முடிவெடுத்துள்ளது என்று தெரிவித்தார்.
தமிழகத்தில் கிறிஸ்தவ இட ஒதுக்கீடு ரத்து!
திங்கள்கிழமை, அக்டோபர் 13, 2008
சென்னை: தமிழகத்தில் பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோருக்கான இடஒதுக்கீட்டிலிருந்து, கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டிருந்த 3.5 சதவிகித இடஒதுக்கீடு ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டது.
அதேசமயம் முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்ட 3.5 சதவிகித தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு தொடரும் என முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி அறிவித்துள்ளார்.
பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் மற்றும் இஸ்லாமியர்களுக்கு கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்பில் தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கையின் அடிப்படையில் தமிழக அரசு இரு பிரிவினருக்கும் தலா 3.5 சதவிகித இடஒதுக்கீடு வழங்கி முன்பு உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்திருந்தது.
ஆனால் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் மத்தியில் இந்த இடஒதுக்கீட்டுக்கு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு கிளம்பியதை அடுத்து, இது பற்றி பரிசீலிப்பதாக முதல்வர் அறிவித்திருந்தார்.
இந்நிலையில், கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கான இடஒதுக்கீடு திரும்பப் பெறப்படுவதாக முதல்வர் அறிவித்துள்ளார்.
இது குறித்து அரசு வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்தி குறிப்பு:
சென்னை மயிலை பேராயர் சின்னப்பா, நாகர்கோயில் பேராயர் ரெமிஜியஸ், சென்னை சிஎஸ்ஐ பேராயர் தேவசகாயம், எம்எல்ஏ பீட்டர் அல்போன்ஸ், தமிழ்நாடு சிறுபான்மையினர் நல ஆணைய தலைவர் வின்சென்ட் சின்னத்துரை, பேராயர் எஸ்ரா சற்குணம் உள்ளிட்ட கிறிஸ்துவ சமுதாய பிரதிநிதிகள் இன்று முதல்வர் கருணாநிதியை தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில் சந்தித்து மனு அளித்தார்கள்.
அதில், கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கும், முஸ்லீம்களுக்கும் தலா 3.5 சதவிகித உள்ஒதுக்கீடு தந்து சட்டமாக்கி சரித்திரம் படைத்தீர்கள். ஆனால் அந்த சட்டம் நடைமுறைக்கு வந்தபோது, உயர்கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் மாணவர்கள் அனுமதியிலும், வேலைவாய்ப்பிலும், முன்பு பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோர் இடஒதுக்கீட்டின் அடிப்படையில் பெற்ற வாய்ப்புகளை விட மிகக்குறைவாகவே இப்போது பெற முடிந்துள்ளது.
எனவே, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவ சிறுபான்மையினருக்கான 3.5 சதவிகித இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை திரும்பப் பெற்று முன்பு இருந்தபடி, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோர் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டிலேயே தொடர்ந்து கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் இருக்க வாய்ப்பளிக்க வேண்டும் என்று கோரியிருந்தனர்.
இந்த கோரிக்கையை ஆய்வு செய்த முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி, அறிவித்திருப்பதாவது:
பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவ, முஸ்லீம் சமூகத்தினருக்கு கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்பில் தனி இடதுக்கீடு வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கை திமுக அரசால் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளப்பட்டு தலா 3.5 சதவிகித இடஒதுக்கீடு அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது.
நல்ல எண்ணத்துடன் கோரிக்கை வைக்கப்பட்டு, அதே எண்ணத்துடன் அரசு சார்பில் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்ட உத்தரவை நீதிபதி ஜனார்த்தனம் குழு ஆய்வு செய்து அறிக்கை பெற்று தனி இடஒதுக்கீட்டுக்கான அவசர சட்டம் 15.9.2007 முதல் அமலுக்கு வந்தது.
கோரிக்கை நிறைவேறியது என்ற மகிழ்ச்சியை கிறிஸ்தவ சமுதாயத்தை பொறுத்தவரையில், முழுமையாக அடைய முடியாமல் பின்னடைவு ஏற்படக் கூடும் என்ற ஐயப்பாட்டை தோற்றுவித்துள்ளது.
எனவே, பின்னடைந்துள்ள முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு தனி ஒதுக்கீடு மூலம் ஆதாயத்தை அவர்கள் வரவேற்கும் நிலையில் கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு இந்த இடஒதுக்கீடு மூலம் முன்பு இருந்த வாய்ப்புகள் குறைவதை கருத்தில் கொண்டு, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு பழையபடியே இடஒதுக்கீடு தொடர்ந்திட, அவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்ட தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு திரும்பப் பெறப்படுகிறது.
அதோடு, சட்டத்தில் தக்க திருத்தம் மேற்கொள்வது என்றும், பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்புகளில் இன்னும் முன்னேற்றம் காண வேண்டிய சூழ்நிலையை கருதி அவர்களுக்கு மட்டும் இந்த தனி இடஒதுக்கீடு ஆணையை நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவது என்றும் அரசு முடிவெடுத்துள்ளது என்று தெரிவித்தார்.
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