Idol case in church set on fire
KOCHI: Miscreants on Monday late night vandalised a church at Thuthiyur, near Kakkanad, by setting a wooden idol case on fire. Police said the incident occurred at St Mary's Church and was noticed by the faithful who came to the church on Tuesday morning. Police said a team of fingerprint experts was sent to the scene to collect evidence. The
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Mangalore: ‘Bajarang Dal Behind Church Attacks,’ Deposes Cop
Mangalore Jul 17: Personnel of the police department deposed before Justice B K Somashekhara Commission of Inquiry probing church attacks in the state, which took place on September 14 and 15, 2008, at the Commission’s sitting in the city on Friday July 16. In reply to questions posed by advocate
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Arrest to throw light on church burglaries
Police in Goa have arrested a man in connection with a convent school burglary, in which students’ trophies and brass-plated shields were stolen. Sanjay Rathod was arrested on July 12 in connection with the July 6 robbery in Bethany Convent High School at Sao Jose de Areal, south of Panaji, the
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Two arrested for damaging church in Mangalore
Police have arrested two people for dashing their motorbike into the main door of a church in Bikarnakatte, Mangalore, and damaging it. The security guard of Infant Jesus Church informed the police about the July 9 incident. Police have arrested two persons and later released them, reported bellevision.com
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How Hindu Extremists Victimize Pastors in India
In India the Hindu extremists have continued to victimize pastors by using anti-conversion laws as an excuse to attack Christians, thereby limiting church activities. Release International (RI) in a recent report said that pastors were beaten and cars burnt amid accusations of forced conversion. RI
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Police tell church to play down vandal attack
Police have told a parish in Hyderabad archdiocese in Andhra Pradesh, India, to play down the recent vandalism of shrine statues for fear of sparking communal violence. “The cops are trying to hush up the case because we are Christians. If such a thing had happened in a temple or a mosque, there
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SIT to probe desecration of religious places in Goa
PANAJI: Police on Thursday said the SIT, currently assisting the Margao blasts probe, will now investigate the incidence of desecration at religious places in the coastal state. "Since Margao blast case investigation has reached its fag end and the chargesheet is to be filed on May 17, SIT officers
Pastor, church attacked in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: A group of people vandalised a church and assaulted the pastor, accusing him of carrying out forceful conversions in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said Friday. Five people have been detained for attacking Dayalu Suna, the pastor, late Thursday at the church in Kalyanpur, some
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Commandos posted at Synagogue, St Francis Church in Kochi
Commandos have been posted at the Jewish Synagogue at Mattancherry, the oldest place of worship of the Jewish community in the Commonwealth region, and St Francis church at Fort Kochi following a union Home Ministry alert about a possible terror strike in the city. Police said 10 commandos each have
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63 die, dozens injured in Indian temple stampede
LUCKNOW, India – A stampede broke out in at a temple in northern India as thousands of people jostled each other to get free clothes and utensils being distributed during a religious ceremony, leaving at least 63 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The crush of people also knocked
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Radical Hindu groups burned down Christian church in Punjab
Batala, Gurdaspur: An indefinite curfew is in place in this industrial town of Gurdaspur district when radical Hindu groups burnt down a church after mob torched six motorcycles during a bandh called by Christian organisations to protest the putting up of objectionable posters of Jesus Christ in Jalandhar
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Church attack a case of theft: police
MYSORE/MANDYA: Thirteen days after St Mathias Church in Malavalli was vandalized, Mandya police have confirmed it was only a case of theft. Three persons — Lokesh, Siddu and Zakir — have been arrested; an accomplice, Izaz, is at large. Police said Lokesh is involved in robbery cases and
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Israel official: India bomb attack not intended for Chabad house
The bomb attack on a restrurant in Pune, India, not far from a Chabad Jewish center, was not directed at the Chabad house, an Israeli security official said on Monday. Nitzan Nuriel, head of counterterrorism at Israel's National Security Agency, said that the "attack in India was not directed
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Indian minister: Chabad House was target of attack
A bomb detonated in a crowded bakery popular with foreigners in western India killing nine people and wounding 57, officials said Sunday, the first terrorist attack in the country since the 2008 Mumbai massacre. The blast Saturday in the city of Pune, 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Mumbai,
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India police: Pune bomb likely meant for Chabad House
A bomb tore through a crowded cafe popular with foreigners on Saturday in the city of Pune in western India, killing eight people and wounding 42 near a famed meditation center. The blast threatened to damage new efforts to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan, with Hindu nationalist leaders already
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