Karnataka Church Attack

A church in Karnataka's Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people on Tuesday, the police said. They also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.

There has been no attack on the Christian community in Karnataka because of their religion and a spin is given to attacks on a personal level to create a campaign, Dr Ashwathnarayan CN -- the state's former Deputy Chief Minister - told NDTV.

From burning religious books belonging to the Christian community to barging inside churches and assaulting its members, a spate of attacks on the religious minority in Karnataka has been reported since the anti-conversion bill became a hot topic of

Members of right-wing groups have set fire to Christian religious books in Kolar in Karnataka, alleging conversions by the church in the latest communal attack against Christians in Karnataka. No arrest has been made in the case.

On November 28, around 25 activists of Bajrang Dal barged into the church when a prayer meeting was going on. Instead of cracking down on the aggressors, the cops who were summoned to take stock of the situation were allegedly seen negotiating.

Four members of the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) were among five Indians killed in a series of blasts that struck Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy confirmed today. They were part of a seven-member group from Dasarahalli that had gone to the island nation after the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11.

A church in Mangalore in Karnataka has been vandalised last night; its window panes and door were damaged, though the statues within remained untouched, said police sources.

Church Street at the heart of Bengaluru, where a blast on Sunday claimed a life, has finally been opened by the police. The areas adjoining the blast site had been sealed off since Sunday night.

Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the explosion outside a restaurant in the heart of Bangalore on Sunday was "definitely a terror attack". Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has emphasised that there was no intelligence failure.

A woman died and three others were injured in a blast outside a popular restaurant in the Church Street area in the heart of Bengaluru on Sunday. Karnataka Home Minister KJ George told NDTV that the explosion was a terror attack, although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.

A woman died and a man was injured in a blast at Church Street area, the heart of Bangalore's commercial area, on Sunday evening.

The state Cabinet met on Thursday decided to withdraw 23 cases filed against members of the Christian community during the 2008 Mangalore church attacks, said Karnataka's Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar.

Bishops of various churches will hold a dharna here tomorrow to express grievances of the Christian community and to voice their demands, including a CBI inquiry into attacks on Christian communities and places of worship in Karnataka.Talking to reporters here today, Archbishop of Bangalore and President of Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops' Counci...

The police, the state government, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar were absolved of all blame by a recent report on the attacks on churches in 2008 in Karnataka.But another report, by a former judge of the Karnataka High Court, concludes the opposite.Justice MF Saldanha conducted an independent inquiry and says the state police was involved in the att...

Law Minister Veerappa Moily has slammed the probe report on church attacks in Karnataka and called it a "failure." In some good news for the beleaguered BJP government in Karnataka, the commission set up to investigate a series of attacks on churches in 2008 said on Friday that neither the government nor the police can be faulted.The report submitt...

A church in Karnataka's Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people on Tuesday, the police said. They also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.

There has been no attack on the Christian community in Karnataka because of their religion and a spin is given to attacks on a personal level to create a campaign, Dr Ashwathnarayan CN -- the state's former Deputy Chief Minister - told NDTV.

From burning religious books belonging to the Christian community to barging inside churches and assaulting its members, a spate of attacks on the religious minority in Karnataka has been reported since the anti-conversion bill became a hot topic of

Members of right-wing groups have set fire to Christian religious books in Kolar in Karnataka, alleging conversions by the church in the latest communal attack against Christians in Karnataka. No arrest has been made in the case.

On November 28, around 25 activists of Bajrang Dal barged into the church when a prayer meeting was going on. Instead of cracking down on the aggressors, the cops who were summoned to take stock of the situation were allegedly seen negotiating.

Four members of the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) were among five Indians killed in a series of blasts that struck Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy confirmed today. They were part of a seven-member group from Dasarahalli that had gone to the island nation after the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11.

A church in Mangalore in Karnataka has been vandalised last night; its window panes and door were damaged, though the statues within remained untouched, said police sources.

Church Street at the heart of Bengaluru, where a blast on Sunday claimed a life, has finally been opened by the police. The areas adjoining the blast site had been sealed off since Sunday night.

Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the explosion outside a restaurant in the heart of Bangalore on Sunday was "definitely a terror attack". Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has emphasised that there was no intelligence failure.

A woman died and three others were injured in a blast outside a popular restaurant in the Church Street area in the heart of Bengaluru on Sunday. Karnataka Home Minister KJ George told NDTV that the explosion was a terror attack, although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.

A woman died and a man was injured in a blast at Church Street area, the heart of Bangalore's commercial area, on Sunday evening.

The state Cabinet met on Thursday decided to withdraw 23 cases filed against members of the Christian community during the 2008 Mangalore church attacks, said Karnataka's Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar.

Bishops of various churches will hold a dharna here tomorrow to express grievances of the Christian community and to voice their demands, including a CBI inquiry into attacks on Christian communities and places of worship in Karnataka.Talking to reporters here today, Archbishop of Bangalore and President of Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops' Counci...

The police, the state government, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar were absolved of all blame by a recent report on the attacks on churches in 2008 in Karnataka.But another report, by a former judge of the Karnataka High Court, concludes the opposite.Justice MF Saldanha conducted an independent inquiry and says the state police was involved in the att...

Law Minister Veerappa Moily has slammed the probe report on church attacks in Karnataka and called it a "failure." In some good news for the beleaguered BJP government in Karnataka, the commission set up to investigate a series of attacks on churches in 2008 said on Friday that neither the government nor the police can be faulted.The report submitt...