Thu, 01/01/2009 - 7:22pm 5 killed, 20 injured in New Year day blasts in Assam-India

Guwahati : Five people were killed and at least 20 wounded, six of them critically, when serial explosions rocked busy market places and other areas in Assam's main city of Guwahati on New Year's day on Thursday.

A police spokesman said two of the blasts took place in crowded markets, while another took place in a roadside dustbin.

"Five people have died so far and 20 have been injured according to preliminary reports," a senior Assam police official said.

The first blast took at Birubari area in a garbage bin, injuring two people. The blast took place around 4.30 pm.

Two other near simultaneous blasts occurred at the Bhootnath and Bhangagarh markets in the city.

"The nature of the explosives is not immediately known although it appears to be some improvised explosive device," the police official said. He said in two of the instances, bombs were planted on parked bicycles.

Wed, 05/11/2008 - 9:59am GCIC congratulates President Barrack Obama on his election as the 44th President of America.

With this historic win of an African- American as the President, GCIC hopes that here in India, our less fortunate brothers and sisters may also enjoy this Truth that "All Men Are Created Equal.

Our Dalits and Tribals suffer discrimination, humiliation and violence and live on the fringes of Indian Society.

We Hope that this Election enthuses Hope for our Marginalised Community in India.
GCIC affirms our commitment for Equal Rights to our Dalit Chrsitians and for Justice for our Kandhamal Chrstians.

We Shall Overcome "

Thu, 09/10/2008 - 9:34am Joint Statement released to Promote Hindu-Christian amity

A delegation of Christian leaders called on Shri L.K. Advani, leader of the opposition at his residence. The initiative for this dialogue was taken by Swami Chindanand Saraswati of Paramarth Niketan, Rishikesh. Download the document (1 MB pdf)

Sat, 27/09/2008 - 8:50am 25 Houses attacked in Kandhamal

Making a mockery of the Centre’s repeated instruction to the Orissa Government to contain lawlessness, rampaging groups of tribes led by VHP damaged about 25 houses in Daringbadi area of Kandhamal district.

Sun, 21/09/2008 - 3:03pm Police men Interrupt Sunday Service in UPC Chikmagalur, Karnataka (Through citizen journalist)

In of our church in Chikmagalur, this morning the Sunday Service was interrupted by the Local Polic men. Early morning when Sunday School Studnets came to the church, police did not allow the church to be open and told the Sunday School students go back home.
Police men said that this church needs permission to conduct the worship service. The pastor of this church reside in a place called Koppa, th other Pastor in Charge was out of station. Finally when the pastor arrived Chikmagalur, police asked him to come Police Station and show the documents of Church Registration and other paper. So the pastor went to Police station, but the concerned police officer was not there, finally pastor had to go where he was and gave a copy of the registration documents.

Mon, 15/09/2008 - 1:02pm Mangalore Christian Persecution

In Mangalore (south India) attack on the Christian institutions and religious places of workship continued from the night on Sunday September 14 as the miscreants desecrated a statue located in front

Wed, 03/09/2008 - 6:07pm Plight of Christians in Orissa (India)

INDIA’S north-eastern state Orissa continues to be in grip of gory anti-Christian riots. Scores of Christians, including some nuns have been burnt alive.