Karnataka

Authorities of the district of Kolar in Karnataka gave orders to demolish a statue of Jesus erected 18 years ago.

Many prominent citizens in India demanded a repeal of all anti-conversion laws in India, in the context of the Anti-Conversion Bill scheduled to be tabled in Karnataka Upper Chamber on February 14.

In the south Indian state of Karnataka, the Catholic community in Mangalore are in anguish as right-wing Hindu activists allegedly razed to ground a 40-year-old St. Antony’s Holy Cross prayer centre in the Urandady Gudde-Panjimogaru on February 5.

As India celebrated its 73rd Republic Day, thirty-four eminent Indian personalities wrote a joint open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressing their concern over the "frequent violence against religious minorities" in the state.

Church officials in India say suicide cases in India have increased mainly because of government’s wrong economic reforms and insensitive policies.