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Madhya Pradesh, India, December 31 (CDN) — Hindu nationalists on Dec. 26 beat a Christian distributing gospel tracts in Damoh Naka at Jabalpur. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that at about 3 p.m. Devanand Dandale was distributing literature when Hindu extremists from the Bajrang Dal and Dharam Sena grabbed him, seized his mobile phone and money and phoned other extremists to come. A GCIC coordinator told Compass that for nearly two hours the extremists repeatedly slapped and kicked Dandale, pulled his hair and mocked him, finally forcing him to the Kotwali police station. En route, they falsely told news reporters that Dandale was a convert who was forcing others to convert. On advice of police, Dandale filed a complaint against Amit Tiwari, Sunil Sonkar, Ambasingh Thakur, Surendra Jain and Babu Tiwari, after which he was sent home at 9 p.m. At press time Dandale was receiving medical treatment for swollen legs and severe pain.
Andhra Pradesh – On Dec. 20 in Hi- City, Hyderabad, about 100 Hindu extremists attacked Pastor T.R. Raju, warning him to vacate the area. The previous day Pastor Raju had led a Christmas celebration with a convert from Hinduism, an actor identified only as Surya, as a quest speaker, reported the All India Christian Council (AICC). Surya had mentioned the blessing of having Christ as God and did not criticize other faiths, according to the AICC. Afterward, however, four people came and argued with the pastor and verbally abused him. The next day, about 100 Hindu hardliners gathered at the pastor's house, verbally abused him and beat him, according to the AICC. Surya also showed up and pleaded with the furious mob to stop, and police arrived as the attackers scattered. The extremists continued to threaten the pastor to leave the area or face harm. They also threatened the pastor's landlord, who subsequently gave notice to the pastor to vacate the house in 10 days.
Maharashtra – Carol singers on Dec. 18 were beaten at 10:15 p.m. in Worli Koliwada, Mumbai, reported national daily the Times of India (TOI). Joseph Dias of the Catholic Secular Forum reportedly said 25 members of the New Life Church youth group were singing carols when Dhananjay Desai of the Hindu extremist Hindu Rashtra Sena began mocking them, saying they were paid to sing. Desai then phoned other Hindu extremists, who rushed to the spot in three cars and charged into the youth group, beating two of them, Ganesh Gadam and Joel Metrin. The TOI reported that the extremists forced the victims into their cars and took them to a police station. Dias told Compass that police issued a warning to the assailants, who threatened the Christians with harm if they persisted in holding public Christian activities.
Karnataka – Hindu extremists from the Rashtriya Sawaymsevak Sangh on Dec. 17 attacked a Christian and accused him of "large-scale conversion" in Shimoga. The All India Christian Council (AICC) reported that about 15 Hindu extremists gathered at the house of S. Prakash, manager of the Dalit Education Centre, and accused him of using the school as a cover for the alleged conversions. The extremists beat Prakash, leaving him with several internal injuries, and threatened further harm if he did not close down the school. They also cut down trees at the school and destroyed its signboard. Prakash filed a complaint with local police. Village officials are supportive of the work by the school, reported the AICC. A police investigation was ongoing at press time.
Madhya Pradesh – On Dec. 9 in Satna, police arrested Pastor V.A. Anthony and booked him under the state anti-conversion act. The arrests was made in connection with an incident that took place earlier this year when the pastor conducted a Christian funeral at the request of the parents of the diseased, reported the All India Christian Council (AICC). An activist with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, Lakshimi Yadav, learned of the funeral and filed a case against Antony. Police investigated the case but found no wrongdoing by the pastor. In early September, Hindu extremists from the Sangh Parivar forced local newspapers to publish biased reports about the funeral and complained to the inspector general of police that the pastor had forcibly converted the parents of the deceased, identified only as Rajesh. The Hindu extremists threatened the pastor on Sept. 12.
Karnataka – Hindu nationalists from the Bajrang Dal on Dec. 8 disrupted a prayer meeting, falsely accused Christians of forcible conversion and seriously injured two of them in Gonilkoppa. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that at about 8 p.m. the Shakina Full Gospel Church was worshiping when 10 extremists led by Hindus identified only as Manu, Devaraj and Manju stormed in. A GCIC coordinator told Compass that Christians identified only as Raju, Kaliamma, Rajukamma, Belli, Lovaliamma and Viji were verbally abused and dragged to the Gonilkoppa police station, where the extremists pressured police to arrest them. The Evangelical Fellowship of India reported that officers released the Christians without charges but strictly warned them, for security purposes, not to conduct future worship meetings at their homes. Belli and Viji, who bled profusely from the attack, received medical treatment at the Gonilkoppa Government Hospital. "Police, however, did not take action against the extremists for attacking the Christians," a GCIC coordinator noted.
Madhya Pradesh – Armed men on Dec. 6 attacked the Rev. Thomas Chirattavalli in Satna. The suspected Hindu extremists hit the priest's head when he opened the door of the parish house, then they chased and beat him. The parish driver, cook and another staff member heard the disturbance and tried to come out, but the assailants had locked the doors from outside. The priest sustained two deep wounds on the head, as well as injuries on other parts of his body. He filed a First Information Report at Burgama in Singrauli district.
Karnataka – Shimoga police on Dec. 5 forced the closure of a house church at Rippon Pete, Shimoga district. The Global Council of Indian Christians reported that on Dec. 3 Pastor Sebastian Babu was falsely accused of forced conversion by area Hindu extremists who threatened to harm him if he continued church services. On Dec. 5, as Sunday worship was going on in Rippon Pete, police arrived after the extremists complained of "conversion activities." Officers took Pastor Babu into custody and warned him against conducting worship, adding that he had to report to the police station the next day with the landlord of this rented house. A GCIC coordinator told Compass that Pastor Babu and his landlord went to the police station on Dec. 6, where officers learned that the landlord had no objection to the house church. Nevertheless, they advised him against conducting Christian worship "as a security measure."
Karnataka – Hindu extremists on Dec. 5 pressured the Slum Board administrative committee in Kengeri, Bangalore to demolish the Gypsy Prayer Church building. The Global Council of Indian Christians reported that the extremists barged into the prayer hall and disrupted a service led by a pastor identified only as Rajesh. They filed a complaint with the Slum Board committee against the Christians and persuaded it to order that the church building be demolished.
Karnataka – Police on Dec. 2 arrested a pastor on charges of attempted forcible conversion in Udayanagar, near Mahadevapura. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that a pastor identified only as Johnson and a senior church member identified only as George were invited for a prayer service at the home of a Christian. Johnson, 26, of Kerala, was staying at the Evergreen School at Udayanagar near Mahadevapura. While they were praying at about 11 a.m., nearly 25 Hindu nationalists from the Bajrang Dal stormed the house, dragged Johnson outside and continued hitting and kicking him while falsely accusing him of forced conversion. A GCIC coordinator told Compass that the extremists forcibly took them to the Mahadevapura police station, where officers filed charges. At press time, the pastor was still in jail.
Kerala – Hindu extremists on Dec. 2 attacked a nun who is a college student in Ernakulam. The All India Christian Council reported that Sister Ann Matthews was attacked by a group of men inside Ernakulam South Railway Station and had to be treated for her injuries at Medical Trust Hospital. Matthews said she was targeted because she was a nun. Police have registered a complaint, but no arrests had been made at press time.
Karnataka – Police arrested a pastor on Dec. 2 after Hindu extremists beat him and accused him of forceful conversion in Udayanagar, near Bangalore. The Global Council of Indian Christians reported that Hindu extremists stopped the pastor, identified only as Johnson, as he was returning home after a prayer meeting. They accused him of forcefully converting Hindus to Christianity, beat him and dragged him to Mahadevapura police. The assault continued in front of police. Later Pastor Johnson was arrested under Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code for damaging a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class. A judge sent the pastor to Bangalore Central Jail, but he was released on bail the next day.
West Bengal – Radical Muslims in Natungram, Murshidabad have forbidden a woman who converted to Christianity from Islam to buy or sell if continues in her new faith, a source told Compass. The past few months the Muslims had ordered Chanda Babi and her family, who became Christians in February, not to attend church services and told them not associate with any neighbors. As Babi and her family continued to follow Christ, the Muslim radicals on Nov. 28 ordered villagers not to buy from her family's milk business, and they ordered shopkeepers not to sell to her, the source said. They further warned that they would impose a large fine if her family continues to believe in Christ.
Uttarakhand – Police on Nov. 9 detained three Christians from the Indian Pentecostal Assemblies on false charges of forceful conversion in Ravli Mehdud, Haridwar. The Evangelical Fellowship of India reported that police officers stormed into the prayer meeting and took Pastor Manoj Kumar and two church members into custody. Officers verbally abused the Christians, uttered derogatory remarks against Jesus Christ and the Christian community and threatened to harm Pastor Kumar. The Christians were released without charges after the intervention of area Christian leaders.
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INDIA: SOLDIER PROTECTING CHRISTIANS MUTILATED, KILLED IN ORISSA
Posted on October 21, 2008 by particularkev
Two women whose houses were burned die from illnesses in hospital.
NEW DELHI, October 20 (Compass Direct News) – A paramilitary soldier assigned to protect Christians from Hindu violence in Kandhamal district, Orissa was mutilated and killed by a mob in Sisapanga village on Oct. 13.
The body of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier was recovered from a nearby forest. He was believed to have been hacked to death by tribal people in the wake of the worst anti-Christian violence in the history of modern India.
"Police recovered the body on Monday night – he has injuries on his torso and head," District Superintendent of Police S. Praveen Kumar told national media. "It appears he was first beaten up by sticks and then killed by a sharp weapon." Sisapanga village is under Raikia police jurisdiction.
"The soldier had been to Sisapanga village, accompanied by a driver, to buy provisions. A group of six-seven men attacked him from behind, dragged him into the jungle and hacked him to death," Kumar told the Times of India (TOI). "The driver fortunately managed to escape."
The death marks the first time that central security personnel have been targeted in Orissa in the riots that have raged since Hindu extremists insisted on blaming Christians for the Aug. 23 murder of Hindu leader Laxmanananda Saraswati, even though Maoists admitted killing him and four associates.
"The murder of the CRPF jawan [soldier] comes in the wake of persistent demands from the tribals to withdraw the paramilitary force," a police spokesman told TOI. "The CRPF has made mass arrests, mostly of tribals, during the past two weeks."
A local source who wished to be unnamed told Compass that the attackers have warned authorities through local media that they will carry out more killings of CRPF soldiers if the forces are not withdrawn.
Assurances, Assurances
Amid several assurances of protection by the state government, a mob demolished a Church of North India building on Oct. 11 in Sikuli village, Kalahandi district. The same day, the gang burned down two Christian houses in the village.
Two women who previously were driven from their homes when Hindu extremists set the structures on fire have died from illnesses. Minakshi Pradhan, 22, contracted malaria after fleeing to a refugee camp, later developing typhoid, and was admitted to MKCG Berhampur hospital, where she died on Thursday (Oct. 16).
"She has a 4-year-old child she left behind," said a local source who wished to remain unnamed. Also survived by her husband, Anand Pradhan, Minakshi Pradhan was from Murudipanga village, Raikia block division, in Kandhmal district.
Another woman, Mili Pradhan, had a tumor detected in her stomach after her house was burned on Aug. 29, and she and husband Joshi Pradhan had to flee to Berhampur. Doctors operating on her detected blood cancer, and she died in the same hospital on Wednesday (Oct. 15.) She left behind an 18-month-old daughter.
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in an interview to television channel NDTV that half of the 1,000-odd people arrested in the state for rioting belonged to the Hindu extremist Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He added that he considered the Bajrang Dal a fundamentalist group.
In reaction, Subash Chouhan, national co-coordinator of the Bajrang Dal, said "It's not the Bajrang Dal but Naveen Patnaik who is the real fundamentalist. . . . He is trying to show his secular character by trying to implement the Christian organizations' agenda."
Orissa police have arrested one of the "most wanted" in the anti-Christian riots in the state's Kandhmal district.
Manoj Pradhan, a key tribal leader, was reportedly arrested at a lodge in Berhampur on Wednesday (Oct. 15) night.
"While investigating the case, we are finding it to be one of the most complicated cases in the state," Arun Ray, inspector general of police, told media. "The crime was planned much before. We have identified the perpetrators of the crime. We have arrested three people and are likely to arrest some more people in the near future."
Raped Nun
In the rape of a nun shortly after the violence began, police have arrested Mitu Patnaik and also implicated Muna Ghadei and Saroj Ghadei. They were arrested at a mill in Kerala's Palakkad district on Oct. 11.
Police had earlier arrested five men – Juria Pradhan, Kartik Pradhan, Biren Kumar Sahu and Tapas Kumar Patnaik on Oct. 3 and Santosh Pradhan on Oct. 7 for their alleged roles in the crime.
Orissa police sent Patnaik to Cuttack for DNA testing. The alleged rape of the 29-year-old woman took place at the building of a Non-Governmental Organization in Kanjamendi village in Kandhamal on Aug. 25.
The nun has refused to come forward to identify any of the suspects, though inspector general Ray told media they were hopeful of making their case.
"The nun must be very scared and disturbed," he said. "If necessary, the trial of the case can be held in any other place in Orissa."
The nun has expressed her disbelief by saying that she would not like to "meet" the state police that remained a mute witness of her predicament.
"The nun wrote from a hospital, as she is yet to recover from the shock," Archbishop Raphael Cheenath reportedly said.
At the same time, Hindu radicals want to reintroduce a tribal law that would obligate a rape victim to marry the man who rapes her.
On Oct. 13, some 5,000 radical Hindu women demonstrated in K. Nuagaon demanding that "the victim marry her rapist in accordance with local tradition."
Refugee Camp Conditions
"With around 3,000 people in one camp, public health is pathetic in refugee camps," attorney B. D. Das told Compass. "There is an epidemic of malaria, and water-borne diseases are spreading rapidly."
One local source told Compass, that excess people in the refugee camps are forced to go back to their homes.
"As their homes are burnt, a plastic tent along with 10 days ration (food supply) is given to them and they are sent away," he said. "Those in the relief camps are still better off as they at least have food. Those sent back do not have income, shelter and food."
Christian leaders are concerned with the unhygienic conditions of the camps and people dying due to inadequate facilities.
Dr. John Dayal, member of the National Integration Council, told Compass that the chief minister of Orissa admitted that at least 10,000 people are still in government-run refugee camps, and that tens of thousands are in the forests or have migrated to towns outside Kandhamal.
"The government has admitted 40 dead, though we have details of 59 men and women mercilessly killed in the seven weeks of unabated mayhem," he said. "For us, peace would be when the last refugee is back in his home, secure in his faith, with a livelihood restored, his children's future secured as it should be in a secular India."
Forced Reconversions
On Oct. 12 a student association, the Kandhamal Chatra Sangharsa Samiti, called for a moratorium on conversions by Christians to honor Saraswati's lifetime of work trying to halt Christian conversions.
Christians have been forced to reconvert to Hinduism, burn Bibles and prayer books, have their heads shaved and drink cow urine (for Hindu purification). They have been placed for days under the watchful eye of Hindu groups so that they do not have any contacts with their former co-religionists.
Attorney Das noted, "700 forcible reconversions have taken place in Kandhmal since the riots began."
Hindu extremist groups denied ever having attempted to "reconvert" tribal people, many of whom were not Hindus in the first place. "Why should we do it?" Subhash Chouhan, national co-convenor of Bajrang Dal said to the Times of India. "The Christian churches and missionaries have let them down, and the natives are making a conscious choice to become Hindus. We don't have a single office in Kandhamal."
Dr. Dayal told Compass that he has been distressed that while the continuing anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Orissa, Karnataka was forcefully detailed by Christians as well as by leaders of leftist parties, and human rights activists, "there was no assurance forthcoming as to when the more than 50,000 internally displaced persons, refugees in their homeland, can return home without being forced at gunpoint by the Bajrang Dal to become Hindus."
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INDIA: EVIDENCE CONCOCTED AGAINST CHRISTIANS IN MURDER OF HINDU LEADER
Orissa police confirm Maoists killed Saraswati; thousands flee amid continued violence.
NEW DELHI, October 10 (Compass Direct News) – After police in the eastern state of Orissa confirmed this week that Maoists killed Hindu nationalist leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a Hindu extremist group circulated allegedly forged documents in an attempt to implicate a local church in the Aug. 23 murder.
The Hindu Jagaran Samukhya (Society for Revival of Hinduism or HJS) circulated documents saying the plan to kill Saraswati in Kandhamal district was made at a meeting at Bethikala Church on May 25 attended by 17 people following a briefing and command from religious leaders, the Press Trust of India news agency reported yesterday.
Local Christian leaders responded by saying they will file defamation charges.
"We will file both civil and criminal defamation cases against the person who made such allegations," Father Joseph Kalathil from the Catholic Archbishop House in Bhubaneswar and the Rev. Fr. Prafulla Ku Sabhapati, president of the Bethikala Parish Council of Kandhamal, said in a statement. "Not only our signatures were forged, the contents of the documents were also fabricated."
On Oct. 6 Orissa state police confirmed that Maoists killed Saraswati, a day after the chief of the Orissa unit of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist, Sabyasachi Panda, told NDTV 24X7 news that his organization was behind the murder.
The Maoists killed Saraswati because he was a key leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council or VHP), Panda told the channel. The VHP, he said, used non-tribal traders' money to build VHP's youth wing, Bajrang Dal, and ran a campaign against Christians, falsely accusing them of forced conversions and killing cows, considered holy by Hindus.
"This forced us to attack him," Panda said. "We left two letters claiming responsibility for the murders. But the [Chief Minister Naveen] Patnaik government suppressed those letters. It is a BJP [Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party] government; they will support the VHP. The state government made it look like Christian groups were responsible for the attack. The Christian community in Orissa does not have any Maoist organization supporting them here."
There were also reports, however, of the Orissa police having arrested three tribal Christians in connection with Saraswati's murder. The Indian Express reported that the three had confessed their involvement.
A representative of the Christian Legal Association told Compass that according to sources, the police had tortured the three Christians to pressure them to confess a crime they did not commit.
After the assassination of Saraswati, Hindu extremist groups blamed local Christians and began attacks on them, their houses and their churches. The worst violence against Christians in modern India erupted in spite of the Orissa police and media stating on the day of the murder that suspected Maoists killed Saraswati.
According to the All India Christian Council, more than 60 people have been killed, more than 18,000 injured and around 4,500 houses and churches destroyed in the "retributive" violence. Two Christian women, including a nun, were also gang-raped. The violence, which later spread to at least 14 districts of Orissa, has left more than 50,000 people homeless.
Attacks Continue
Orissa's Kandhamal district remained tense even 48 days after the violence began.
Yesterday about 15 houses were burned down by a mob in the Lansaripalli village in Kantamal Block of neighboring Boudh district, The Hindu reported. The attackers came from the Gochhapada area of Kandhamal district.
"Thursday's was the third incident in Boudh district," added the daily. "More than 100 houses were burnt down in two separate attacks in the past few days."
On Wednesday (Oct. 8), a mob burned and looted at least 25 houses belonging to Christians in the Balligada village under Daringbadi police station in Kandhamal's Nuagam Block, Father Ajay Singh of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bhubaneswar told Compass.
On Tuesday (Oct. 7), over five houses were torched in Jalespanga area under Phiringia police jurisdiction in Kandhamal. Another house was burned in the Sujeli village of G. Udayagiri Block the same day.
The Hindu also said the more than 16,000 Christians living in various relief camps were not returning to their villages, fearing attacks on them if they refused to convert to Hinduism.
Fr. Singh from the Bhubaneswar Archdiocese told Compass that over 12,000 Christians from various relief camps had moved out of Kandhamal to other districts and states, as they feared more attacks.
Supporting Violence
The president of the VHP, Ashok Singhal, told Zee News channel on Sunday (Oct. 5), "What Hindu organizations including the VHP, the Bajrang Dal and the RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, India's chief Hindu nationalist group] are doing in Orissa is all legal and is the reaction of the murder of VHP leader Saraswati, who was like Jesus Christ to us."
In an interview with The Week magazine (Oct. 5), Singhal said that Hindu youth are "ready to die and, if necessary, to kill. [Their] patience is ebbing."
Singhal added that a "Hindu uprising" had begun, "and the political parties will have to rethink and reinvent themselves, for their own existence. If there is no arrangement for Hindus' security, they'll do it on their own. The Hindus will not die. If that self-defence is militancy, so be it … the Hindu never went around the world for suzerainty or to convert … now they are here, undermining us. That causes anger. In fact many want to fight back this harvesting of Hindus."
In addition, a leader of the Bajrang Dal in the southern state of Karnataka admitted to supporting recent attacks on churches while speaking to The Week magazine. "We supported those who attacked the churches, as it is a justified fight," Bajrang Dal convenor Mahendra Kumar said.
The violence in Orissa spread to several other states, including Karnataka, where around 20 churches were destroyed and 20 Christians were attacked in the recent weeks.
As many political parties and rights groups have demanded a ban on the Bajrang Dal for attacking Christians and churches in Orissa and other states, the federal government ruled by the United Progressive Alliance has mandated the National Integration Council to give its recommendations, reported the Times of India today.
The Bajrang Dal, however, warned that any such move would have "grave consequences" for the government politically, saying there was "no legal ground" for such an action.
There are 897,861 Christians in Orissa, which has a population of 36.8 million.
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INDIA: VIOLENCE SPREADS TO FIVE MORE STATES
Another man killed, more houses and churches attacked in Orissa's Kandhamal district.
NEW DELHI, September 16 (Compass Direct News) – A policeman was killed today, the body of another victim of Hindu extremist violence was discovered and more houses and churches burned in Orissa state's Kandhamal district even as anti-Christian violence spread to at least five more states across India over the weekend.
Christians and churches were targeted in Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand as fallout from violence in Orissa that began following the assassination of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council or VHP) leader, Laxmanananda Saraswati, and four of his disciples in Kandhamal district on August 23.
A mob of around 500 rioters today killed a policeman and burned down a police station in Orissa's Kandhamal district, where Hindu extremists launched a spate of attacks three weeks ago blaming local Christians of killing Saraswati and his disciples. Maoists have claimed responsibility for the murders of the Hindu leaders.
"A large number of attackers armed with country-made guns and crude weapons gunned down a constable and set ablaze the police station at Gochapada early this morning," Director General of Police Gopal Nanda told The Indian Express. Gochapada is 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Phulbani, the district headquarters of Kandhamal.
Police sources told the daily that the mob was demanding release of a man held by security personnel, but local residents felt the attack came in retaliation for police firing into a crowd in Kurtamgarh in Tumudibandh area, killing at least one person, on Saturday (Sept. 13).
Murder in Orissa
While the body of another person was found and at least 14 houses were burned on Sunday night (Sept. 14), a church and several houses were set ablaze on the previous day.
The Statesman newspaper reported that at least nine houses of Makabali village and five in Sanakbali village were torched in the Gunjibadi area. Authorities found the body of Purander Naik, who had fled to a relief camp where mainly Christians had taken refuge, in his village of Nilungia.
"The decomposed body of Naik was found by police near the Ratingia dam yesterday," the newspaper reported yesterday. "Naik was at the G. Udayagiri relief camp for over 10 days but had left for his village to see the condition of his house and poultry. His family was at the relief camp. Apparently he was killed during his visit to the village."
The Press Trust of India reported that while nine houses were torched in Toposi village, another house was burned in Dibadi village under the Raikia police station in Kandhamal.
The Rev. Ashis Parida of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) reported that more than 2,000 Hindu extremists set fire to a church belonging to the Church of North India (CNI) denomination and several houses of Christians in Kurtamgarh village on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 13). Kurtamgarh is about seven kilometers (four miles) from the ashram (religious center) of Hindu leader Saraswati.
Compass received reports that a Hindu extremist mob on Friday (Sept. 12) burned one church and a mission hostel in Mangapanga, Tumulibandh; three churches in Mundabali, Badipankha; and one church in Baringia in Phulbani. An estimated 40 houses were also destroyed on the same day by the intolerant Hindus.
The next afternoon a large Hindu extremist mob descended on Kurtamgarh, burning several houses and the CNI Church. Sources said the extremists were targeting the village headman of the area, a Christian whose house they destroyed.
A local source said that "while the mob was attacking the Christian homes and churches, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) forces took notice of it and fired in the air to disperse the crowd. To their surprise the mob retaliated with gunfire aimed at the CRPF, which wounded two soldiers of the CRPF, one of whom was reported to be quite serious and had to be taken to Behrampur for his medical treatment."
The CRPF forces retaliated with gunfire of their own, killing one person and injuring about 12. Early reports suggested that two people had died in the CRPF firing, but only one body was said to be recovered by the CRPF after the incident.
Krishan Kumar, district collector of Kandhamal, told media that on that day, "At least 400-500 people, some of them carrying firearms, attacked a man's home and set it on fire at Kurtamgarh village."
While the state government says 24 people, mainly Christian, have died in the Orissa violence, the All India Christian Council (AICC) maintained that 45 Christians were confirmed dead and five more were still missing.
According to the AICC, 14 districts of Orissa witnessed violence with Kandhamal as the epicenter. It reported at least 50,000 people from 300 villages have been affected by the violence, with hundreds still hiding in forests, and 4,000 houses and 115 churches burned or destroyed.
Death in Relief Camps
At least 20,000 people are in the 14 relief camps set up by the state government in Kandhamal. Two elderly persons and two children are known to have died in three of the relief camps.
The Statesman reported that while two ailing men, 75-year-old Sua Naik from Budrungia village and 66-year-old Kasipatra Naik from Tatamaha village, died at the Raikia relief camp, two children, one from the Phulbani camp and the other from G. Udayagiri camp, died during the week.
One of the children was reportedly a 10-year-old girl who had been hiding in the forest since the violence began who died from disease attained by being constantly on the run. The name of the girl was not known, but she was said to be from Kotgarh.
The Statesman also reported that the chief secretary of Orissa state, Ajit Tripathy, held a review meeting yesterday to discuss health and sanitation measures at the relief camps.
Orissa is ruled by a coalition of a regional party, Biju Janata Dal, and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Attacks in Karnataka
Attacks were reported also from the southern state of Karnataka, where Hindu extremists ratcheted up hostilities after the state education ministry served show-cause notices to over 2,000 Christian schools in the state for staying shut on Aug. 29 to protest the violence against Christians in Orissa.
On Sunday (Sept. 14), Hindu extremists attacked several churches in Karnataka's district of Dakshina Kannada, in Udupi and Chikmagalur, on the pretext that Christians were engaging in "forcible" conversions of Hindus to Christianity.
In Dakshina Kannada district, suspected extremists from the Bajrang Dal, VHP's youth wing, attacked the Adoration Monastery near the Milagres Church on Falnir Road in Mangalore region.
"The 10-member group barged into the prayer hall and damaged the tabernacle, where the holy Eucharist is kept," reported the Times of India. "They damaged windowpanes, furniture as well as the crucifix. Police said the same group attempted to vandalize another prayer hall in Kankanady, but were driven back."
The daily added that Christians later gathered in large numbers in front of the Milagres Hall to protest the attacks, which resulted in a day-long stand off between the protestors, who reportedly hurled stones at the police, with officers using batons in return. Several vehicles were damaged in the tussle.
In Udupi district, three churches of the New Life Fellowship were attacked by suspected Bajrang Dal extremists while Sunday prayers were in progress, reported the daily. At least 15 Hindu extremists entered its prayer hall, attacking worshippers and ransacking the hall during the worship service. A music system and projector were damaged.
In Shiroor area, Hindu extremists attacked another prayer hall of the New Life Fellowship, burning a vehicle and striking some members of the congregation, including the pastor.
The daily reported another attack on a church in Mudur, near Kollur, resulted in damaged materials. It added that police prevented yet another such attack in prayer halls of the New Life Fellowship in Kaup and Karkala areas.
In Chikmagalur district, extremists attacked three churches and the house of a new convert. "In one incident, 15 activists came in a vehicle and barged into Harvest India church in Makkikoppa near Jayapura in Koppa Taluka [Block] in the morning and assaulted a parishioner and the Protestant pastor," the daily reported. "They broke the window panes and the plastic chairs."
On Sunday night (Sept. 14), a mob attacked a prayer hall in the Padavu Pre-University College on the Mangalore-Udupi Road.
Yesterday morning, Hindu extremists attacked a shop in Kalladka village and the St. Ann's Friary Grotto near Canara College, about 25 kilometers (almost 16 miles) from Mangalore, in two separate incidents. A Christian prayer hall in Chickballapur district, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Bangalore, also was attacked.
Some Christians reportedly retaliated by targeting policemen in different parts of Dakshina Kannada district. At least four policemen were injured, with one reportedly stabbed yesterday.
According to Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), police arrested about 100 people, almost all Christians, for staging allegedly violent protests.
Hindu extremists also attacked churches in Belthangady, Moodabidri, Koloor, Kodaikal, Hemanagatta, Kadur and Puttur, Kundapur and Balehanoor. All together 18 churches and prayer halls in and around Mangalore and in Udipi and Chikmaglur districts were attacked on Sunday (Sept. 14).
Police reportedly had arrested seven Bajrang Dal members by Sunday night. Schools and shops remained shut in Mangalore yesterday in protest, and vehicles were kept off the roads. Christians continued to protest, and in some places police had to fire tear gas shells to maintain order. A curfew was imposed in Mangalore as well.
But that did not stop Hindu extremists from throwing stones at a church in Mangalore yesterday morning, in spite of an order the previous day banning assembly of more than five people for three days. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa stoked fires by stating, "There is no room for forcible conversion in democracy. No one should indulge in it."
Asked what action he was going to take against the Bajrang Dal during a press conference yesterday evening, the chief minister said only, "Whoever was involved in this act will be arrested very soon."
But he was quick to blame church groups, saying "No one has the right to insult any other religion. As we know some community called 'New Life' is converting people, we have asked the bishop to support us in this regard. But as per the bishop, New Life is not under his control and the bishop is not the in charge of this community."
There was little to suggest the involvement of New Life Fellowship churches in forced conversion. NDTV 24X7, a national television news channel reported that "so far there seems to be little evidence that New Life is carrying out forcible conversions."
A team from the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will reportedly make an on-the-spot assessment of attacks on churches and prayer halls in different parts of Karnataka and submit its report to the federal government. Members will visit churches damaged in attacks in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts, as well as Mangalore.
Bajrang Dal representatives unabashedly admitted to the violence that was carried out on Sunday (Sept. 14), telling NDTV 24X7 that they are targeting evangelical groups in and around Mangalore.
Violence in Other States
In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Bajrang Dal extremists on Sunday (Sept. 14) attacked two pastors in Kanpur district, accusing them of beating their supporters, reported IANS.
Govindnagar police station inspector N.K. Singh told IANS that the pastor of the New India Church of God, Jitendra Singh, approached officers late Sunday night and submitted a written complaint against Ram Babu Bajpai, a local leader of the Bajrang Dal.
Pastor Singh said Bajpai, along with a large number of his supporters, attacked him in the church compound in the presence of his wife, Helena Singh, and fellow pastor Anil Gilbert.
Both sides filed complaints
According to the complaint by the Hindu extremists, "The Bajrang Dal has alleged that the church was involved in converting Hindus to Christianity by offering them money, and the pastors attacked them when its activists opposed the practice," IANS added.
In the north-central state of Madhya Pradesh, at 1:30 p.m. today five unidentified people carrying air guns shot a guard of the Caramel Convent in Banduha village (under the Ghatia police station) in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh state. Father Anand Muttungal of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Madhya Pradesh state reported that Amar Singh's injuries were not fatal.
Fr. Muttungal said that the culprits asked Singh to call the nuns, and when he told them they were away the assailants beat and shot him.
Hindu extremists in Madhya Pradesh also burned the 80-year-old Masihi Mandir church of the CNI denomination in Chhawni (Cantonment) area of Indore city at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 13), reported EFI.
"The fire was spotted by a few onlookers, who managed to extinguish it quickly," EFI reported. "The doors, windows and other wooden material were burned."
In the southern state of Kerala, on Sunday night (Sept. 14) Hindu extremists attacked the Jaya Mata Convent School, a Christian kindergarten that doubled as a church in Kottakkani area in Kasargode district under the Catholic diocese of Teleicherry, reported the Times of India.
The Hindu extremists launched the attack to protest conversions
"On Monday morning, we saw the glass panes of a box containing the figure of Mother Mary, as well as window panes of the school, smashed," Vicar Antony Punnoor told the daily. "It seemed someone had hurled stones."
The Kerala state interior minister, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, told the daily that the incident would be investigated.
"Cops would also examine if the attack had any link with such incidents in Karnataka," he reportedly said. "No one will be allowed to create communal riots in the state."
In the western state of Jharkhand, Hindu villagers attacked Christians of a Believers' Church and pressured them to "reconvert" to Hinduism in Talatad village (under Patratu police station) in Hazaribagh district on Sunday (Sept. 14), reported the Christian Legal Association.
Pastor Cyril Tamgaria and 18 others were worshiping in the house of Badhi Oraon when Hindu extremists surrounded the house. They beat them, took them forcibly to a temple in a nearby jungle and asked them to "return" to their old faith. Local Christians reported the incident to police, however, and officers freed the Christians.
The Rev. Dr. Babu Joseph, spokesperson of the Catholic Church in India, said in a statement that the Christian community in India has been conducting itself in a peaceful manner throughout the ordeals, and "even under extreme provocation it has exercised restraint."
"It is not to be construed as weakness," he said, "but a preferred option based on sound principles of civilized living."
Joseph added that the community continued to render its services to all sectors of society without discrimination.
"Nevertheless, baseless allegations of fraudulent conversion have long been hurled at it by certain vested interests whose chief agenda seems to be social polarization on the lines of religious beliefs," he said. "We, as responsible citizens of India, will not succumb to their divisive tactics, but continue to work, in the spirit of Christ our master, for the unity, integrity and progress of the nation."
Women's Group Pans Official Assessment of Orissa
Dismissing claims by government officials, the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) reported that their findings from a visit to Orissa's Kandhamal district last week did match statements made by the central and state governments before the Supreme Court.
Annie Raja, general secretary of the NFIW, told media that the team she led to the riot-torn district Sept. 9-12 concluded that a judicial inquiry was inadequate to uncover abuses.
The NFIW demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of Laxmanananda Saraswati and subsequent riots in Kandhamal district. The organization's report notes that the situation in the district was tense and a sense of security was absent among the Christian minority community.
Calling conditions in the relief camps "pathetic," with about 20,000 people living with inadequate medical facilities, Raja reportedly said that camps with more than 700 children and around 30 pregnant women did not have a pediatrician or a gynecologist.
The NFIW demanded that civil society organizations and women's organizations be allowed to participate in relief and rehabilitation operations.
Orissa officials have asked the central government to allow the state to retain central and paramilitary forces until the end of October in light of approaching festivals.
Home Secretary T.K. Mishra has described the situation in Kandhamal as "satisfactory" and requested the recall of the Border Security Force, as "they did not fit into the situation" in Orissa. He added, however, that the state needed Central Reserve Police Force and Rapid Action Force personnel to deal with any rioting. He also acknowledged that sporadic violence was taking place in some villages of the Kandhamal district.
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I met Edwin Straver, a Dutch Dakar malle moto class competitor, at the Magdalena Beach bivouac in Lima. During those first couple of days just before the start of the rally, while competitors were completing registration and scrutineering and testing their machines out in the dunes, I was hanging out at the bivouac talking to riders – and getting them to sign my tank, as I was still allowed to bring my bike into the camp. Edwin Straver, a mechanic from the Netherlands competing in the Dakar for the second time, was one of the first riders to autograph Lucy's tank for me, and we got to chatting.
Back then, Edwin told me he wasn't a very fast rider, but that he was very consistent. "I'm not going to go flat out much, but I will keep on going. My goal is to simply finish the Dakar", – he said. I remember finding his attitude a little too reserved then. Weren't you supposed to go fast in a race?
But once the Dakar began, I think I finally understood what Edwin meant. I watched riders burn out and withdraw during the early stages; I watched them come back to the bivouac with blown engines and broken bones, exhausted, barely holding it together. Edwin, on the other hand, never lost his cool. He'd come into the bivouac a little late, but he'd quickly and efficiently take care of his bike, do his roadbook, and go to sleep. The next day, he'd do it all over again. Just like he said in Lima, he just kept on going, unphased, unhurried, and in control. On top of that, he always found time for a chat – even during the grueling marathon stages.
So when Edwin won the malle moto class, placing in the top thirty overall, I wasn't surprised. The Dakar is unpredictable, but Edwin's careful, rock solid strategy paid off: he may not be the fastest rider, but his consistency, will and perseverance won him first place among the "originals".
Just before Edwin left for Amsterdam, we sat down in his Lima hotel for a quick interview about what it all meant.
Edwin, how are you feeling right now?
Pretty incredible! I never dreamed of winning the malle moto. I guess I dreamed of placing in the top three in this class, but it wasn't an expectation or a goal, just a dream. And now I'm here… it feels fantastic.
Which Dakar was harder – last year's or this one?
Last year's, for sure. It was my first one, I had so much going on in my head, everything was so new. That's why I wanted to race the Dakar for the second time – to really experience it and live it, not just go through it like a zombie. I actually enjoyed this Dakar! The days were shorter, there was less liaison, so usually, I got to the bivouac pretty early and even had time to do my roadbook – after each briefing, I'd work on it. Last year, I just couldn't do the roadbook, it was a mess.
I only use two colors for my roadbook and do it very minimally, I didn't want to make it too complicated. My navigation isn't great. I can ride much harder than I can navigate, so that's certainly something to work on. I can ride hard and I can be fast, it's not my body that holds me back, it's my mind. I can't navigate as fast as I can ride.
While other riders got worse and worse, you always seemed the same and in good mood. How did you prepare so well?
Again, because my riding was better than my navigation, I didn't use up all of my energy. I only rode as fast as I could navigate, so there was always a reserve left after each stage. I never went to the absolute limit with my body, I never wore myself out completely.
Before the Dakar, I trained a lot. Lots and lots of motocross riding! In one week, I'd go motocross riding twice, do three mountain biking sessions and two gym workouts, mostly resistance training for strength and stamina.
The mental part is important, too. For me, if I know that my body is fit and ready, my mind is fit and ready, too. I know I can do it, and it makes me stronger. I'm also not one to go into panic. Whatever happens, however impossible the situation seems, I don't panic. I stop, breathe, and think, then try to find a solution. Because there always is a solution, for everything.
Some Dakar first-timers have said that this rally was pure hell and that, while they're happy to have done it, they wouldn't do it again. For you, was it worse the first time or now?
The first time was definitely worse because, not having experienced it, I painted this picture in my head, I thought the Dakar was going to be this absolute inferno… but then I went through it, and realized that hell wasn't so bad after all. In fact, it was even fun at times. So now, I try to imagine the absolute worst and when the actual thing turns out to be doable, or easier than I thought, I feel a lot better about it.
Did you have any low moments during the rally?
Yes. I think during the 7th or 8th stage, there was a lot of fog in the morning, and there was a lot of fesh-fesh. I crashed in the fesh-fesh and didn't have goggles on because of the thick fog, so it was just horrendous because for a few seconds I was literally submerged under the powdery sand, it was like snorkeling in fesh-fesh. That was really bad.
But this is the Dakar, and I never thought I'd quit. The thought of quitting just never enters my mind, I keep on pushing, and pushing, and pushing.
My friend Mark from malle moto crashed and broke his hip and ten ribs. He was looking at the roadbook, missed a dangerous drop-off of a dune and crashed. One small mistake can cost you the Dakar. So as long as I can keep going, I keep going.
Is there much of a luck factor in the Dakar?
You create your own luck. That's why I always ride with so much reserve. On the last stage, the last day – I was so slow I was riding like an elderly person. I wanted to finish, and that's all I could think about. Just finish.
It's always a quick calculation of risk, how fast you can go, and safety and preservation. I always lean towards the safety side. It's very easy to go fast on a straight stretch or nice dunes, but that's when you make mistakes. You ride fast and you get comfortable, so you go even faster… and then miscalculate, hit a stone and go down hard. So whenever I begin riding too fast, I check myself and slow down again.
People would pass me, and I'd let them, I wouldn't chase after them. The minute I left Lima, I set my focus on Lima again, that's all I could think about. Just get to Lima.
This comes with experience. Ten years ago, I wouldn't have finished the Dakar. When the first rider would have passed me, I'd chase after him, exhaust myself, and start making mistakes. I have a very long history of injuries – I'm missing a finger; my ankle is full of metal… I have broken so many bones. So I know that strategy and consistency, and not blind speed, is what pays off.
Which rallies prepare you for the Dakar most?
I don't have the budget to do many rallies, the Dakar is my only rally but if I had a choice, I think, either the Merzouga Rally or the Morocco Desert Challenge would be great. Maybe the Serras Rally in Greece, too. Merzouga and Morocco Desert Challenge are great for dunes and navigation, and the Serras rally would teach a lot about riding on the fast tracks and rocky trails. Serras is great for your riding skills on stony paths.
Well, I have to get back to work first. I'm a mechanic, I have a small company (of which I'm a sole employee) and service cars, trucks, and bikes. I love my work, though, so I'm OK with going back to it.
I'm 47, I'm not the youngest rider anymore, but I'd love to do the Gibraltar Rally next. It's more of an adventure bike rally, you ride from Greece to Spain, you have fixed time, and it just sounds like a lot of fun. I'll be a mechanic for another rider, so we'll go as a team. After that, I hope I can be financially able to do the Serras Rally.
Am I going to be at the Dakar start line in 2020? I'd love to, if all the sponsorships and that side of things come together.
I never want to stop riding. I like finding things that are too difficult to do, and then do them. I took part in a 200-kilometer ice-skating race, for example, and finished it. I also want to cross the Atlantic in a sailboat solo. But that's when I'm old and retired.
Now, I'm still good to ride.


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Q: What are my options for securing Spring Security UI? I'm using the default securityConfigType which is set to use annotations.
What are my options for securing Spring Security UI controllers themselves?
Do I need to use s2ui-override on all of the controllers to secure them via subclassing?
Updating Spring Security UI plugin and add @Secured(['ROLE_ADMIN']) on controllers ?
Or is there some easier way?
Can I mix Spring security access control mechanisms (ex : mix annotations and static URL rules).

A: Use grails.plugins.springsecurity.controllerAnnotations.staticRules instead of editing or overriding controllers just to add security. Typically that's used for static resources like javascript, but it's good for controllers that you can't (or shouldn't) edit.
You could also switch to one of the other two mechanisms (database requestmaps or the static Map in Config.groovy) but I prefer annotations since they keep the security information alongside the affected code.

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Hans Jacob ist der name folgender Personen:

* Hans Jacob (Politiker) (1884–1949), deutscher Straßenbahnbeamter und nationalsozialistischer Politiker
 Hans Jacob (Übersetzer) (1896–1961), deutscher Übersetzer und Dolmetscher

Siehe auch:
 Hans Jakob

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Sineh Sar (, also Romanized as Sīneh Sar) is a village in Ojarud-e Sharqi Rural District, Muran District, Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72, in 15 families.

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Recipient of the Navy-Marine Commendation Medal, Jake Wood returned from his service in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine scout sniper to become Co-Founder and CEO of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit organization that recruits, trains and deploys military veterans to disaster zones within the United States and abroad. In July, Wood received the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2018 ESPY Awards for his work with Team Rubicon.
A leading veterans' advocate, Wood has briefed President Obama on veterans' issues, met with former Presidents Bush and Clinton on veteran transition and disaster response and testified before a Senate committee to improve mental health care services for returning veterans. He has also appeared in the major media, including MSNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, Al Jazeera, US News & World Report, Forbes, Fox News and penned an op-ed for The New York Times.
Founded in 2010, Team Rubicon embodies its mantra, "Built to serve." In just eight years, Team Rubicon has climbed to more than 50,000 volunteers and has deployed teams to some of the worst catastrophes of the century. Through disaster relief and continued service, Team Rubicon has contributed nearly $19 million in volunteer labor across the globe. See how Team Rubicon has impacted your local community here.
Team Rubicon's board of directors and advisors features many high-profile figures such as General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal, General (Ret.) David Petraeus, former New York Stock Exchange CEO Duncan Niederauer, General (Ret.) James T. Conway, USMC and Lt. General (Ret.) Russel Honoré.
In 2014, Crown Publishing published Wood's book, Take Command: Lessons in Leadership: How to Be a First Responder in Business. Focusing on establishing a new kind of leadership, Wood highlights the abilities of high-performing leaders and their unique skill set used to operate at peak performance while being under fire. The nature of today's fast-paced and highly-competitive business landscape puts everyone on the front lines. From members of the military in the combat zone to CEOs of modern-day organizations, how is it that these people are able to execute when others would be paralyzed?
Through his military and volunteer service, appearances, and writing, Wood strives to answer the challenge plaguing so many companies, "The world is fast moving and full of uncertainty. How do we build teams that survive and thrive?"
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EU to formally charge Apple for restricting access of Apple Pay to third-party payment service providers [U: Officially charged]
iOSiPhoneby Rida Imran May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022
The EU Commission is set to officially accuse Apple of "unfairly" restricting access of Apple Pay on iPhone to third-party payment service providers and breaking EU law.
[Update: The EU has officially sent Apple the Statement of Objections.]
In June 2020, the EU launched an investigation against the tech giant's iOS App Store and its mobile payment system "Apple Pay". The antitrust body claimed that tech companies' restrictions and conditions might be anticompetitive in many ways.
A year after, it was reported that European Commission was going to charge Apple with anti-competitive behavior related to NFC chip technology used in iPhones and for Apple Pay wireless transactions. The authority was scheduled to send a formal charge sheet to the tech giant in 2022 to force the tech giant to open its mobile payment system to third-party developers and companies.
Apple to be accused of "unfairly" blocking PayPal and other leading banks from access to Apple Pay
According to Financial Times, the EU Commission will accuse the iPhone maker of deliberately limiting access of its NFC technology used for Apple Pay to third-party payment service providers like PayPal and Venmo. The tech giant might face heavy penalties if found guilty.
Apple will be accused of "unfairly blocking groups such as PayPal and leading banks from accessing its mobile wallet system" by the European Union and could face heavy penalties if the accusation moves forward. In specific, the EU is taking issue with Apple's restriction of NFC technology on the iPhone, which Apple does not allow third-party app developers to access.
[Update] In its Statement of Objections sent to Apple, the EU states that the tech giant has abused its dominant position in markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices by "limiting access to a standard technology used for contactless payments with mobile devices in stores ('Near-Field Communication (NFC)' or 'tap and go'), Apple restricts competition in the mobile wallets market on iOS" to benefit Apple Pay service. As the tech giant's conduct goes against EU competition rules, the antitrust body has launched a formal antitrust investigation.
The NFC (near-field communication) chip in iPhones powers the Apple Pay wireless payment service that enables users to make payments simply by waving their smartphones at payment terminals.
The wireless payment service is available across Apple devices and all uses have to do is to add their debit and credit cards to the iPhone Wallet app to quickly and securely make contactless payments in stores, in-apps, and online. The service is also used to send and receive cash via iMessage.
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Zee Khana Khazana gears up for Food Fungama
31 Dec, 2013 - 02:01 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: Ever wished for a one-stop shop to get all your food queries solved? Wished to cook scrumptious food with simple and unique techniques? Zee Khana Khazana, India's first 24-hour food channel presents a unique rood show 'Zee Khana Khazana Food Fungama' where in the channel will have canters bearing LED screens move across 6 indian cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore And Lucknow) to engage and interact with audiences at residential areas and high footfall areas like malls and markets.
Staring 17 October, spread over almost a month, Zee Khana Khazana Food Fungama will help Indian homemakers and food enthusiasts with all their food related queries. An extension of Zee Khana Khazana's popular property on the website – Kya Hai Aapka Food Sawaal, the channel plans to increase its engagement level with its target audience through this unique and interesting below the line activity.
The canter will have local chefs who will answer all cooking queries posed by homemakers and others in the crowd. The channel content will be running on a giant screen led throughout the activity on the specially modified van, thus enabling the audience to sample the content. Apart from the queries; the channel will also hold exciting and interactive contests and lucky winners will be gratified with attractive prizes.
Zee Khana Khazana business head Amit Nair exults: "Interaction with our viewers is very important for us at Zee Khana Khazana. We believe an on-ground activity like this is the best way for us to talk to our audience and get their valuable feedback. With this initiative, we want to reach out to audiences in cities across and help them solve their everyday food related questions. We are hopeful that this fun activity will solve all food related sawaal that a homemaker comes across in her daily life."
What on the digital front? The channel's Facebook page and twitter handles will share regular updates and will help audiences on the route location and where to spot the van.
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Madras HC asks govt to allow national sporting events on Doordarshan's OTT platform
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Speed Merchant (of Venice) adds Performances at Theatre Asylum
by Shakespeare in LA in Los Angeles Tags: Action! Theatre Co., merchant of venice
If you missed seeing Action! Theatre Company's Speed Merchant (of Venice) at the Hollywood Fringe Festival last month, you're in luck. The company will present two additional performances at Theatre Asylum: Saturday, July 14 at 8:30pm and Sunday, July 15 at 5:00pm. Named "Best of Hollywood Fringe," this 90-minute adaptation of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is directed by Tiger Reel and adapted by Reel and Jack Young, Head of the University of Houston Professional Actor Training Program and Houston Shakespeare Festival Associate Artistic Director.
Attacking Shakespeare's most controversial story with their customary imagination and visceral staging, Action! Theatre Company presents the tale of corporate killer, Antonio. Antonio enters into a deal with Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, in order to help his former lover take part in "The Lottery", a reality game show, to vie for the hand of a beautiful heiress. Taking inspiration from the recent tales of corporate malfeasance and the reality show antics of the Kardashians, Speed Merchant (of Venice) is a 90-minute sprint through one of Shakespeare's nastiest comedies.
"The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most modern plays," says Reel, "its tone and presentation of some truly flawed characters could find a place on the television dial next to Mad Men and Breaking Bad. It's a world where racism and anti-semitism are common place and push a man to the point of rage and desperation. We're honored to be selected "Best of Fringe" this year and look forward to seeing which buttons continues to get pushed in this day and age."
Speed Merchant (of Venice) stars Jack Young as Shylock, Abbie Cobb (ABC's Suburgatory) as Jessica and Vanessa Vaughn as Portia. Also featuring Orestes Arcuni, A.J. Diamond, Keith Edie, David Hardie, Ted Heyck, Samantha Klein, Tom Metcalf, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, Chris Triana and Jon Weinberg as Antonio. Performances will take place at Theatre Asylum, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038. Click Here for tickets ($15).
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Project design calls for all aspects of the research programme to be conducted in full collaboration with the national fisheries authorities and institutes of the respective lacustrine States i.e. the Département des Eaux, Pêches et Pisciculture in Bujumbura (Burundi), Service National de Développement de la Pêche and Centre de Recherche en Hydrobiologie (DRC), Department of Fisheries and the Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute (Tanzania), and Department of Fisheries (Zambia). The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations serves as the project's executing agency and the University of Kuopio, Finland, as its Scientific Coordination Unit. Field activities are managed from LTR Headquarters in Bujumbura by the Project Coordinator.
* these Meetings were held, back-to-back, with the 6th, 7th, and 8th Sessions of the CIFA Sub-Committee for Lake Tanganyika, respectively.


This is a Factory in Subang Jaya - USJ 19 - 24, Subang Jaya. The size of this unit was approximately 6,200 square feet or 576.00 square meter.
The most recent average Selling Price Per Sqf of Not Specified Factory around Subang Jaya - USJ 19 - 24 was RM812 and the average Rental Price Per Sqf was RM1.81.


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Bem vindo à cidade idílica de Stuttgart
Visita um dos nossos acessíveis hotéis B&B em Stuttgart e conhece esta cidade incrível. A metrópole Neckar está rodeada de vinhas e florestas. Ela transpira um aroma Mediterrânico com vários bairros e praças. Faz uma caminhada para admirar os tesouros arquitetónicos da cidade como a Igreja de Stiftskirche, o castelo antigo ou os claustros. Os diversos museus dão a oportunidade de conhecer o lado cultural da cidade.
State Gallery Stuttgart
State Gallery Stuttgart is a haven of paintings and sculptures from the 14th century up till the present day. With the 20th century as the main collection area, it is one of the most visited museums in Germany The permanent collection currently contains around eight hundred works of art. Some of the highlights include works by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Oskar Schlemmer and Max Beckmann.
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32
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Stuttgart TV Tower
Experience impressive views over Stuttgart, the wine landscape of the Neckar valley, the Swabian countryside across to the Alb mountains, the Black Forest and the Odenwald Forest! On many clear days, you can see as far as the German, Austrian and Swiss Alps. The landmark of the city is the first tower of its kind and was used as a model for television towers all over the world.
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In the middle of Stuttgart in the 18th century, a second Versailles was built. The Neue Schloss Stuttgart Castle is the last grand, Baroque palatial residence in Germany. A symbol of this era, it maintains a simple facade. The only decorative pieces are the figures on the balustrades. Another attraction of this impressive building is the Roman Lapidarium, a significant collection of provincial Roman stone monuments, found in the cellar vault of the castle.
Stuttgart Porsche Museum
The Porsche Museum impresses even before you enter it! With its unique architecture, the museum building appears to be floating in the air. The exhibition itself comprises 80 vehicles. The idea behind the "rolling museum" means that it changes constantly. When individual exhibits take part in classic car rallies, the other models move around, as a result. So there's always something new to see in the Porsche Museum!
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Killesberg Altitude Park
Killesberg Park invites you to relax! Completed in 1939 for the Imperial Garden Show, the park is still the only large, well-preserved example of 1930s landscape gardening. One of the park's main draws is the petting zoo with llamas, donkeys, sheep and goats. Another attraction is the small train, which you can take around the garden to see it from another angle. Cafés invite you to enjoy coffee and cake, or you can relax and enjoy the sun by the picturesque outdoor pool.
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Stuttgart Old Castle
Initially, the old castle had a moat to protect the gardens. The castle's character was first embellished by Duke Christof von Württemberg. He converted the interior of the old castle into a magnificent Renaissance palace. The castle church was housed in one wing.
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Stuttgart Collegiate Church
Discover the Stiftskirche Collegiate Church! It's the landmark of historic Stuttgart. Its architectural style has been inspired by different eras, such the Romantic, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. Especially impressive are the both of the towers: The west tower with its octagonal shape appears much more imposing than the south tower, which is finished with a pointed roof.
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Visit Germany's only zoological-botanical garden! Wilhelma is unique, thanks to its combination of animal park, botanical gardens and historic park. Visitors can discover 8,000 animals and around 6000 plant types. Experience an exciting exhibition of the animal and plant kingdoms of Wilhelma in this unique park!
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Learn all about the history of Mercedes Benz! Among the many attractions are 160 vehicle exhibits. The interactive exhibition is all about technology. You'll not only get interesting insights into the design process, but you can also design how you would see the car of the future. You can also take part in a factory tour of Untertürkheim village to see it during production times. Normal museum opening times are Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 to 18.00. Group tours are also available to book in advance.
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Stuttgart State Theatre
The State Theatre's multi-faceted building is made up of the Stuttgart Opera, the Stuttgart Ballet and Stuttgart Theatre. For all visitors who would like to take a look behind the scenes of the theatre, guided tours are offered, showing the opera house and some theatre workshops. You need to book in advance. The Royal Court Theatre, built between 1909 and 1912, was unfortunately almost completely destroyed during the Second World War. Only the opera house survived. The versatile main hall and the large ceiling paintings in the auditorium are definitely worth seeing.
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A Vinyl Window in Santa Clarita CA located over the kitchen sink in a garden-window design adds more natural light to the room and has other advantages as well. If this type of feature isn't possible over the sink, a homeowner might want to consider having one added elsewhere in the kitchen for those same benefits. Although it isn't as common, garden windows can be installed in other parts of the home as well.
Like bow and bay windows, garden windows extend beyond the home's exterior wall. They have three glass sides and a glass top that slopes down to a certain degree. Frames can be constructed of various materials, but many homeowners choose vinyl for its affordability, attractiveness and low maintenance needs.
Even though the size of the window space is the same as it would be with a sash window or crank-out model, the extension of the window beyond the wall brings in more sunlight.
These windows are available in models that open up, providing more fresh air to the room. People in the room can enjoy the scent of flowers under the window in the yard and the sound of birds singing.
The floor of the garden Vinyl Window in Santa Clarita CA functions as a shelf on which people can place houseplants or grow a little herb garden. The plants get plenty of light; the window is like a miniature greenhouse.
Because of the window design, the lines of the frames can be particularly appealing in regard to color. The frames can easily be color-coordinated with other windows in the room, or can be provided in a contrasting color for dramatic effect. If the window is to be installed over the sink, the homeowner might want to color-coordinate the frame with the countertop.
The window must be constructed of high-quality materials since most of it sits out in the open, receiving more exposure to weather elements than a flat window does. They also must be energy efficient to prevent excess heat from the sun on hot days, especially if the window faces west or southwest. Contact Palmdale Glass and Mirror Company for details on having a garden window installed in the home.


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Heavy bass and grinding rhythms on this first installment of Prole Sector, a collection of 4 dark tracks, some of which have circulated on dubs for several years and garnered a certain cult status being spun by a select number of DJ's. Others have been written recently for the vinyl release.
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