Ahmedabad, PTI Archbishop of Gandhinagar Stanislaus Fernandes and others have sought to amend a 2009 petition challenging the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act as they want to further challenge a rule which requires disclosure of `reason' for conversion. The amendment application was submitted to the division bench of acting Chief Justice V M Sahai and Justice R P Dholaria yesterday. It would be heard on February 5. The petition challenges the constitutional va...Read More

Valsad Vishwa Hindu Parishad today "re-converted" over 200 tribal Christians to Hinduism by holding rituals at Aranai village in Valsad district of BJP-ruled Gujarat, claimed a local leader. The outfit said the re-conversion was voluntary and not by force. "As part of the ongoing 'Ghar-Vaapsi' programme, VHP today re-converted 225 people from Christian community and took them back into Hindu religion," said Valsad district VHP chief Natu Patel. He said VHP or...Read More

Ahwa, Dang, 9 December 2014 Police in Dang district of south Gujarat has arrested 24 persons after two groups of Christians filed complaint following dispute over administrative control of local CNI church in Ahwa. Two groups of Christian have taken stand against each other for control of Church of Brethren and Church of North India(CNI). On 7 December 2014 when Christians went to CNI church for prayer, one Shilaben K Shende allegedly announced that those w...Read More

Valsad, 9 November 2014 335 tribals who were earlier converted to Christianity by Christian Missionaries and their evangelists on Sunday reconverted to Hindu faith in Dharampur/Barumal belt of Valsad district. Ghar Vapsi event in this connection was held in presence of Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Shri Vidyanandji Maharaj at Bhavbhaveshwar Mahadev mandir by Valsad district Dharma Jagaran Vibhag. Those who returned to Hindu faith include 75 members from 41 f...Read More

Ahmedabad, 2 January 2013 Ahead of his next Kerala visit on February 9th when he is going to attend the 100th anniversery of Thiru Kochi Pylaya Mahajana Sabha at Kochi Marine Drive - largest Dalit organization in Kerala, Narendra Modi continues to attract support from unexpected section of society. Following are some tweets in this regard. Some of them even include relevant links. Meet Dr. Alphons Kannanthanam, 1st rank in IAS. Held several positions,Working for BJP a...Read More

Valsad, 4 July, 2013 Hindu mandirs are converted into churches in tribal pockets of Gujarat. This was told to Gujarat Police Range I.G. Hasmukh Patel in a Lok Darbar held at Dharampur in South Gujarat. During the Lok Darbar session of Inspector General, BJP leader Samirbhai complained that Christian conversion movement is going on on massive scale in interior villages in Dharampur and Kaprada talukas of tribal dominated areas of south Gujarat. He said that ...Read More

Ahmedabad, 24 May 2013 Presented above are the pictures of Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi clicked during Young Men Christian Association(YMCA) function today morning in Ahmedabad. Modi was sitting on the stage with two bishops, and prominent persons from Christian community. Shri Modi inaugurated YMCA national council event. Prominent Christians admired Mr. Modi in their speeches and also requested him to have photos with them. Christian...Read More

Ahmedabad, 23 May 2013 Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day "National consultation" of Young Men Christian Association(YMCA) in Ahmedabad on Friday. The event, organized by the national council of YMCA, is an attempt to reach out to the community. "The purpose of the consultation is to find out ways and means of reaching out to the community at large through development of sports, health and education, primarily among youth," a statement ...Read More