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SouthAsiaNews.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... have said that the move could exacerbate communal tensions. Led by Bhubaneswar-Cuttack archbishop Raphael Cheenath, church leaders have submitted a memorandum to Patnaik asking that the shutdown be declared illegal. Patnaik and Pawar, who said he 'failed to understand why the samiti chose Dec 25 for the shutdown', have stated that Kandhamal was still tense. While police blamed...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... going on in this regard.”The central team had earlier met a delegation of Christian leaders led by Raphael Cheenath, the archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar diocese, in the morning before attending the wrap-up meeting with the chief minister and government officials.“Calling for a bandh on Christmas is aimed at creating communal divide and affecting law and order situation. The Christian...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... But on October 22, the Supreme Court rejected the plea of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar diocese archbishop Raphael Cheenath for the CBI probe and asked the nun to co-operate with the state police.The government has also suspended five Orissa State Armed Police personnel who were reportedly present at the spot for negligence of duty. Roy, however, refused to reveal whether the test identification...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... said that she did not have faith in the Orissa police and wanted a federal probe into the crime. Raphael Cheenath, the archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. The Supreme Court had last month rejected the plea. Cheenath, earlier this month, said the nun would cooperate with the state...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... said that she did not have faith in the Orissa police and wanted a federal probe into the crime. Raphael Cheenath, the archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. The Supreme Court had last month rejected the plea. Cheenath, earlier this month, said the nun would cooperate with the state...
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NHatky (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): A team of Christian leaders, including the Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Raphael Cheenath, met Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Monday, and reportedly discussed the fallout from the anti-Christian attacks in the state''s Kandhamal District. Urging Patnaik to take additional measures to restore normalcy in the riot-affected ...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
BHUBANESWAR: Two-and-a-half months after being allegedly raped in Kandhamal during the peak of communal conflagrations, the nun has finally agreed to cooperate with Orissa cops. She has reportedly communicated her decision to help police in the investigation through a letter written by the archbishop of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack diocese Raphael Cheenath to the administration. The 29-year-old...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Bhubaneswar, Nov. 10: A delegation of Christian leaders, led by Raphael Cheenath, the archbishop of the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar diocese, today requested chief minister Naveen Patnaik to retain central paramilitary forces in Kandhamal till the end of general elections.
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
The Cuttack-Bhubaneswar diocese Archbishop, Raphael Cheenath, has claimed that he is facing a threat to his life in the aftermath of the VHP leader Swami Saraswati's killing.
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
The Cuttack-Bhubaneswar diocese Archbishop, Raphael Cheenath, has claimed that he is facing a threat to his life in the aftermath of the VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati's killing
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... court. The court has, however, sent the notice to the Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese, Raphael Cheenath, as the nun remains in hiding. The directive was issued after the state crime branch conceded they had “failed” to trace the complainant. Investigating officer Dilip Mohanty told the court they were facing difficulties in conducting the identification parade due to non-co-operation...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... Police Force also reached the area. Nun to cooperate with police Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Raphael Cheenath told reporters here that the Catholic nun, who was raped at K. Nuagaon during the communal violence on August 25, was willing to cooperate with the Orissa police.
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NHatky (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... Dorai said.Now the Nun has to attend TIP at Baliguda. Earlier Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Raphael Cheenath told that she couldn’t come to Baliguda as she is facing trauma and won’t be able to travel.Baliguda court had issued notice to the Nun to appear for TIP on 10th of Nov. But sha didn’t come to TIP today.The Nun was allegedly raped on 25th September at K. Nuagaon in Kandhamal...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... but she could not travel as she is undertaking treatment and yet to recover from trauma fully,” Raphael Cheenath, the archbishop of the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar diocese said.The nun’s advocate, too, said much the same thing. “She is under trauma counselling. So she could not come here to attend the test identification parade.”He clarified the nun “had no objection” to co-operating with...
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Persecution Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
(photo credit: Asia News) Yesterday we reminded you of the intense persecution taking place in India. Sadly, today this story comes to us from Asia News via Catholic.org.Archbishop Raphael Cheenath who was there by the side of the beloved Priest...
