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Authorities in district of India’s Uttar Pradesh demand pastors to cease religious activities

Photo Credit: Planemad/Wikipedia (International Christian Concern) — Last week, authorities in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh summoned several pastors to the police station. The officers instructed the pastors to cease all religious activities including house church gatherings in the district unless obtaining prior permission from the district…

Covid recovery Issues will hurt Yogi regime in Uttar Pradesh polls

As the social life and businesses of people in Uttar Pradesh gradually recovers from the Covid-19 catastrophe a question on everyone’s minds is – will the pandemic influence the outcome of the oncoming assembly elections in March-April 2022. To probe this question, on behalf of the Covid Response Watch, we talked to a cross-section of […]

Repealing the farm laws – Political decision with an eye on upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab

The announcement for repealing the three notorious farm laws that were passed by Parliament, by the Prime Minister is definitely a big victory for the farmers movement and those who have been protesting against these unjust laws for the last one year. The government failed to the extent that BJP lost one of its oldest […]

UPDATE: 71 out of 75 Districts in Uttar Pradesh, India – Its Most Populated State – Reported No Covid-19 Cases in 24 Hours After Implementing Ivermectin Protocol

UPDATE: 71 out of 75 Districts in Uttar Pradesh, India – Its Most Populated State – Reported No Covid-19 Cases in 24 Hours After Implementing Ivermectin Protocol Posted by Lou on November 1, 2021 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/update-covid-19-cases-plummeted-indonesia-government-authorized-ivermectin-treatment-big-pharma-vaccines-made-little-difference/embed/#?secret=LTA81IhCr4By Jim HoftPublished October 30, 2021 The Gateway Pundit previously reported that COVID cases plummeted in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and […]

Policy Response Still Awaited As Himachal Pradesh Records Very Heavy Loss in Floods and Landslides

Himachal Pradesh is a small state with a population of only about seven million people.  Hence it should be particularly worrying that at the end  of the monsoon season this year floods ( particularly flash floods), landslides and heavy rains are officially estimated to have led to a loss of as many as 461 lives, […]

Police Beat Christians in Custody in Uttar Pradesh, India

A Christian identified only as Sabajeet said police beat him in Sultanpur District, Uttar Pradesh. (Morning Star News) HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police in northern India arrested two Christians on false charges last month and beat them in custody while reviling them for their faith, sources said. Responding to a call on an emergency […]

1,500-Year-Old Temple Ruins Discovered in Uttar Pradesh, India

Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, and one of its largest, is located in the northern Gangetic plains of the country. With a storied history and a slew of rulers having fought over parts of its territory since ancient times, it is no surprise that a 1,500-year-old temple, from the glory days of the ‘Gupta […]

Persecution Continues to Sweep Across India’s Uttar Pradesh State

Christians Unable to Worship Without Threat of Attack by Radical Hindu Nationalists  09/10/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has continued to document a concerning surge in Christian persecution in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. In just the past 10 days, ICC has documented at least 10 separate incidents of persecution. The spike in anti-Christian violence has many local Christians concerned for their basic safety in Uttar Pradesh.   […]

A day in the life of an ASHA worker in Uttar Pradesh

“We are working very hard as frontline workers since the first wave of Covid-19 started. But we have neither got the recognition we deserved nor the money for extra work.” The lament of Anju, an ASHA worker for the last four years in Phulpur tehsil near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh represents the sentiments of a bulk […]

Vaccination among women 11% lower than in men in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: “I don’t want to take the vaccine as I have read on social media that I will not be able to bear a child,” said Rekha (name changed on request). The 22 year old, is a resident of Bhopal, the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, who fears that she will have grave side effects […]

Dalit-Adivasi in Uttar Pradesh and the question of land

According to the 2011 census, the total Scheduled Caste (Dalit) population in Uttar Pradesh is 4.13 crore, which is about 21% of the total population of Uttar Pradesh. According to the same census, there are 61.91 lakh families of Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, which is 23% of the total families of Uttar Pradesh. Similarly, the […]

Madhya Pradesh State in India Next to Implement Law Preventing Use of ‘Undue Influence’ to Convert

Photo Credit: Arun Ganesh/Wikipedia (Release International) — At least nine Indian states have now passed anti-conversion laws, and some like Madhya Pradesh are tightening up earlier legislation. … The anti-conversion law in Madhya Pradesh was put into effect by the state governor on Jan. 9. It follows Uttar Pradesh, which imposed a similar law in […]

Scrap the “Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance” Immediately

At the age of 18, we can vote for our councilors, MLAs, MPs. At 18, we decide who will make and implement policies that affect us, our loved ones, our community, our country. At 18, we are supposed to be mature enough to responsibly exercise our voting rights. However, whether at the age of 18 […]

Uttar Pradesh conversion law not only anti-minority but extremely anti-Dalit also

The Uttar Pradesh Religious Conversion Prohibition Act 2020 passed last year by the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh is not only anti – minority but also extremely anti-Dalit. This law is not only unconstitutional but also infringes on the fundamental rights of citizens. Although it is designed in the name of stopping the so-called love-jihad, […]

An Open Letter to The Honourable Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court

We, as a group working towards achieving a safer and more just society for women, are writing this open letter to you in great dismay at some recent developments in Andhra Pradesh state. As you are aware, the alleged gang-rape case of 11 adivasi women of the Kondh tribe by 13 men of AP Special […]

Another deadly dust storm hits Uttar Pradesh, India, 17 killed

     At least 17 persons have been reported dead in dust storm which hit western Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening. Muradabad has the highest number of casualties (7) while Muzaffarnagar and Meerutreported two deaths each. Three persons died in Sambhal and two deaths were reported from Badaun. Relief commissioner Sanjay Kumarsaid that all these deaths […]

Raging pack of stray dogs maul 3 children to death on the same day in Uttar Pradesh, India – 14 such deaths in the state since January

     A raging pack of stray dogs mauled three young children to death on the same day in India – before angry villagers took revenge by killing 13 of the animals. Villagers in Khairabad in Uttar Pradesh state took the law into their own hands after being gripped by panic over daily attacks that have […]

Lightning strikes kill 4 and injure 17 in Madhya Pradesh, India

     Lightning strikes killed four persons and injured 17 others in three separate incidents in Seoni, Hoshangabad and Sehore districts of Madhya Pradesh. While two persons were killed in Seoni this afternoon, one person each died in Hoshangabad and Sehore districts yesterday. In Seoni, two farmers died when they were struck by the bolt from […]

Five killed by lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh, India

     Five people were killed and two were injured after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Chhindwara and Mandsaur districts since yesterday morning, as the monsoon got active in parts of Madhya Pradesh. Draupadi Bobde (55), Rajni Bobde (35) and Shanti Paradkar (45) died and Devnath and Manku sustained injuries when lightning struck […]

Lightning bolt kills 2 in Andhra Pradesh, India

     Two persons were killed by lightning during rainfall and gales in several parts of Kurnool district on Thursday night. An agricultural labourer Eerappa, 46, of Doddanageri village in Adoni mandal and Adinarayana, 27, of Rampuram village in Tuggali mandal lost their lives when they were struck by lightning. Eerappa turned unconscious and another worker […]

Canary in the coal mine: Trends suggest a major economic downturn is on its way

     What you are about to see is major confirmation that a new economic downturn has already begun. Last Friday, the government released the worst jobs report in six years, and that has a lot of people really freaked out. But when you really start digging into those numbers, you quickly find that things are […]

Floods kill dozens in Europe and Texas, thousands more forced out of homes

     Climate-change related flooding is projected to double in Europe by 2050. Flooding across Western Europe this week has killed at least 15 people and displaced tens of thousands. That figure includes 10 dead in southern Germany, two in France, two in Romania, and one in Belgium, with more rain expected this weekend, the BBC […]

Grand cleric urges constructive engagement with world

Tehran, May 20, IRNA – Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani on Friday urged the government to continue its policy of constructive engagement with the international community. Iran should use a soft language to talk with the world and it should adopt constructive engagement with the international community, Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani said during his meeting with President […]

US Coast Guard plane violates Venezuelan air space – deteriorating relations

     An “intelligence” airplane reportedly belonging to the US Coast Guard has violated Venezuela’s airspace, its Defense Minister said on Sunday. “Forty-eight hours ago an intelligence plane of US Coast Guard raided Venezuelan region,” Minister of Defense for the National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Vladimir Padrino Lopez told the local media. […]

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