BCI PASTORS ARRESTED
Chattisgarh: Ironically, a “Freedom of Religion” Act in the Indian state of Chattisgarh has led to the arrest of eleven pastors of the Believers' Church in Fatakpur, Sarguja. According to a correspondent of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) Rev.Akhilesh Edgar Hindu activists allegedly led by local Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Renuka Singh disrupted Christian Revival meeting organised by a local church. READ MORE

KANDHAMAL NIGHTMARE CONTINUES
Kandhamal, Orissa: Another Christian has been killed in Orissa's state Kandhamal district. A wave of fear and shock enveloped the district late last week with the discovery of the body of 45-year-old Hrudyananda Nayak on February 19. Ashis Parida, an EFI correspondent reported that Nayak left his village of Rudangia on February 18 to accompany his older sister to her village of Bandaguda, one and a half kilometres from Rudangia. It is alleged that an eyewitness saw Nayak being stopped by a group of extremists on his way back to the village and vanished thereafter. READ MORE

A CHRISTIAN MATRIMONIAL WEBSITE
Mumbai: The New Frontiers International Church (Born Again), based in Malad, Mumbai have started a website in the view of getting born again believers together, to help them in their search for a godly spouse. It is only for Born Again Christians but of all languages and all community background. Many churches in India and abroad have registered with them. READ MORE

SCABIES SCARE IN THE FRINGES OF MUMBAI
Mumbai: Tribals in Borvli have no access to health facilities, electricity of proper water supply. And now, they're battling a contagious skin disease. They live in Mumbai's backyard but lead a life far removed from all the markings of city life. More than 1500 tribals living in the fringes of Sanjay Gandhi National Park are geographically in the city, but live without access to health facilities, electricity, proper water supply and education. READ MORE

This page is updated on March 15, 2009