http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Karnataka,-20-Christians-in-prayer-assaul...
by Nirmala Carvalho
It is the third anti-Christian incident in the state in 2012. Ultra-nationalist RSS (Rashtriya Sangh Savayansevak) have beaten, stripped and dragged the pastor in front of the whole village. Other incidents in Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. President of the Global Council of Indian Christians: "The complicity between the government and ultranationalist forces are seriously endangering the survival of Christians in Karnataka"  read more »

Haliyal - North Kanara (Karnataka): Pastor Chandrakanth Kalappa Chavan (27), who belongs to the New Life Fellowship has been catering to the spiritual needs of about 60 believers during the last 4 years in Haliyal, a town in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka and also regularly conducting the Sunday Services in a church called Haliyal Church housed in a rented building. He lives with his wife, Vandana (24), and a small 3 year old girl child.  read more »

No ban on Srirama Sene at this stage, says Karnataka HM
Bangalore, Jan 23,
Karnataka Home Minister R Ashoka said today there was evidence on the involvement of right wing Hindutva Srirama Sene in the recent hoisting of Pakistani flag in Bijapur district but ruled out any move to ban the outfit at this stage.  read more »

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Karnataka, 20 Christians attacked on false charges of forced conversion
by Nirmala Carvalho
The Pentecostal pastor of the Agape Church has lost a finger. A man and a woman seriously injured in the leg and head. Hindu nationalists raided a private home. Sajan George, the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC): "assaulting a woman, exceeds any standards of decency. Christian’s safety in their own homes at risk in Karnataka. "  read more »

source: The Hindu

A member of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission said on Friday that Christians who were attacked while having dinner on Christmas night last year in Surathkal should not complain if they “knew the teachings of Christ”.

Chairperson of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission Anwar Manippady and members Dony D’Souza and Padma Jain held a hearing and took statements from the group of Christians at Surathkal on Friday, after the commission received two complaints about the assaults on them on December 25, 2011.  read more »

The Karnataka police have arrested six persons belonging to the right-wing outfit Sri Ram Sene for hoisting Pakistan’s national flag on a government building in Bijapur district.

The youths had allegedly hoisted the flag over the tehsildar’s office in Sindgi town on January 1 leading to angry protests by Hindu organisations in the district. A bandh call was issued by various organisations, including Sri Rama Sene and Bajrang Dal in protest against the flag hoisting. Superintendent of police DC Rajappa called the incident a conspiracy by the Sri Rama Sene to create communal disharmony in Sindgi, which has a sizeable Muslim population.  read more »