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 SHEILA
DIXIT DELHI CM AGAIN
New Delhi: Mrs. Sheila Dixit has become
Chief Minister of Delhi for record 3rd time. The
Congress party in the state under her able leadership
emerged victorious in the recent Assembly elections
conducted on November 29, 2008. Her party secured 43 out
of 70 Assembly seats.
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'CITIZENS FOR PEACE' CONDUCT RALLY
New
Delhi: On
December 22, 2008 afternoon several hundred citizens of
various faiths and communities gathered on the lawns of
V. P. House, near the Indian Parliament, to listen to
music and leaders speak up for peace at Christmas and
through the new year. The event was organized by EFI’s
Reconciliation Commission under the banner of Citizens
for Peace to demonstrate inter-faith solidarity with the
Christians suffering in Orissa and all those who have
suffered from terrorism right up to Mumbai’s 26/11
attacks.
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 PTA
TO BE FORTNIGHTLY
Dear reader, This news magazine will be celebrating 10
years of God's faithfulness next month. Over the past 10
years, due to God's faithfulness and mercy to us, not a
single issue has been missed since its inception. We
thank God for enabling us to make you aware of issue
concerning Christians in our nation and abroad. We thank
you for your patronage and prayers.
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PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS IN ORISSA
Bhuvaneshwar
(Orissa): As the answer to Christians in India and
across the globe, the state including Kandhamal district
celebrated a peaceful Christmas on December 25, 2008.
The threat of a bandh and violence loomed large on the
state as the fundamentalists were continuing their
aggression against Christians.
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JOURNALISTS ARRESTED IN ORISSA
Bhuvaneshwar (Orissa): Lenin Kumar Roy,
the editor of Nishan, a Left oriented quarterly magazine
published from the state was arrested on December 7,
2008 and sent to jail on charges of writing provocative
literature which as per the police version and the
official report would disturb communal peace and
harmony.
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 sonal
shah distances herself from vhp
Washington (USA): After weeks of
questions, Obama transition team member and former
Google executive Sonal Shah renounced her former
connection to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) accused of
fomenting violence against Muslims and Christians in
India.
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"violence on christians shocking"
London (England): The Archbishop of Canterbury,
Rowan Williams, on the eve of his visit to one renowned
temple, contrasted the “organized attacks” on Christians
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CHRISTIAN APPOINTED AS MINISTER
Islamabad: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
has welcomed the appointment of Shahbaz Bhatti as
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, and
the decision to make him a member of the cabinet.
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More
than 500 Christians killed in Nigeria
Abuja: More than 500 Christians including six
pastors were killed and thousands displaced during the
violence that broke out on November 28-29 following
local elections here. Around 40 churches have been razed
to the ground.
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