By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, May 6, 2026: A people’s tribunal has accused the Odisha government of failing to protect Christian minorities, citing “extremely harrowing and worrying” testimonies of violence and discrimination across several districts. The Karwan-e-Mohabbat tribunal, comprising activists John Dayal, Aakar Patel, Vidya Dinker, and Harsh Mander, traveledContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Rourkela, Dec 22, 2025: A Catholic bishop in Odisha has asked his people to observe a quiet Christmas in solidarity with the people of five villages in the eastern Indian state protesting a private cement firm that tries to grab their lands. “We have been preparing forContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Nabarangpur, March 15, 2025: Christian families have become Hindus to facilitate the burial of a relative in an eastern Indian village. Only three of the 30 families in Siunaguda, a village in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district, are Christian, belonging to the “Brothers in Assembly,” a Pentecostal sect. AfterContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Dec 27, 2024: A wave of violence against Christians in Odisha, eastern India, has raised alarm over citizens’ religious freedom guaranteed by the country’s Constitution. The latest incident occurred on December 26 in the Gabardhanpur village of Balasore district, where the members of the New LifeContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, Sept 4, 2024: On this teacher’s day, my thoughts go to a school in Odisha, which is the lifeline of many students and a ray of hope for many teachers. Vidya Jyoti Girls High School, Kahupani, a tribal hamlet in the Kutra Block of Sundargarh district,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, March 28, 2023: A collector in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has assured financial support to Christians attending professional courses. Gajapati district collector Lingaraj Panda made this promise when a two-member Christian delegation met him in his office on March 27. Pallab Lima, generalContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 24, 2023: The mysterious death of a tribal Catholic girl in a government-managed hostel has led to unrest in a district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The girl, a ninth grader of Jawahar Navodaya School in Paralakhemundi, the headquarters of Gajapati district, wasContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Sept 5, 2022: A state-level peace and harmony convention was held in Odisha August 25 on the 14th anniversary of the Kandhamal communal massacre in this eastern Indian state. For new readers, the 2008 Kandhamal communal violence stands out as an organized attack. It was theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Aug 12, 2022: A daily wager’s daughter has created history by topping the senior secondary school examination in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Monisha Pradhan secured 554 of the total 600 marks in the Council of Higher Secondary Education. The results were published August 8.Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, July 22, 2022: Tribal community in India seem elated that the country has elected one of its members as the head of the nation. “It is a proud moment for the country as Droupadi Murmu becomes the 15th President of India,” Father Nicholas Barla, secretary ofContinue Reading
