By John Dayal Bhubaneswar: The sound of the Kui dialect speaks of a decade’s pain in Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India. The sound of the Kui dialect resonates in the tin-roofed Church as Father Manoj Nayak, social activists interprets Harsh Mander and the members of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a civil societyContinue Reading
New Delhi: Several journalist associations on Tuesday attacked a central government order that threatened to take away the accreditation of journalists who were found propagating fake news. But following widespread criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered to withdraw the order earlier in the day. The order issued on Monday nightContinue Reading
Vatican City: A “hackathon” is a hacking marathon: a collaborative computer programming event in which a group works under a tight deadline to find software or programming approaches to real-world problems. On March 8-11, the Vatican will host its first hackathon, VHacks. 120 young adult programmers, graphic designers, project managers,Continue Reading
By:Matters India Reporter Darjeeling : A college in the hills which lost 104 days due to Gorkhaland agitation (June-September 2017) held 3-day study fare as immediate preparation for the upcoming send-up test in preparation for April-May university exams. Over 500 students belonging to 12 departments participated in the event heldContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Braving the hot sun, thousands of women prepared ‘Pongala’ (offering) in makeshift brick stoves to appease the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathy temple here, in what is called as one of the world’s largest all women gatherings. These devotees filled highways, roads and bylanes. Traditionally a harvest festival, Pongala nowContinue Reading
Meerut: A 57-year-old Uttar Pradesh policeman is being hailed for his grit and dedication to his duty after he put a stranger man’s life over his own daughter’s death. Head constable Bhupendra Tomar was on his usual duty with his team at 9 am on February 23 when they receivedContinue Reading
A Vatican magazine has denounced widespread exploitation of nuns for cheap or free labour in the Roman Catholic church, saying the male hierarchy should stop treating them like lowly servants. The article in the monthly Women, Church, World is remarkable for an official Vatican publication – describing the drudgery of nuns whoContinue Reading
By John Dayal Kandhamal: Father Bernard Digal, a priest of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, was the most senior priest or pastor killed in the violence of Kandhamal in 2008. A sensitive pro people Pastor who remembered his roots in the poorest of the poor in the remote village of Tiangia of Kandhamal district,Continue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Malayattoor: Kerala police today arrested Johny, the prime suspect in the murder of Father Xavier Thelakkat, who was stabbed to death on March 1 . Johny was a sexton employed at St Thomas Mount at Malayattoor in Ernakulam district which was overseen by Father Thelakkat. TheContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Kanjamendi: Kandhamal anti-Christian violence survivors still in psychological pain after nine years. This is was said during a psychological counseling session that was conducted for the survivors of Kandhamal violence in 2007 and 2008, at Divya Jyoti Pastoral Centre here, Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India, FebruaryContinue Reading