Thiruvanathapuram: In a first in the country, Kerala will soon introduce a universal Comprehensive Newborn Screening (CNS) programme to assess newborns in public health facilities in the State for birth abnormalities and critical congenital illnesses within 48 hours of birth, to improve the quality of survival of these babies. TheContinue Reading

Indore: Self-styled spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj committed suicide by shooting self at his residence in Silver Springs here on Tuesday. Maharaj fired from his licensed gun at his right temple. He was rushed to Indore’s Bombay Hospital, where he was declared dead, DIG Harinarayanachari Mishra told Times of India. TheContinue Reading

Thiruvananathapuram: The rain havoc during this South West Monsoon in Kerala with incessant heavy rains, flash floods and debris flows, has claimed 21 lives and left 591 houses fully damaged. Now, the next spell of heavy rains gear up in parts of Kerala and Lakshadweep till June 15, State EmergencyContinue Reading

Panaji: The Goa Church has demanded withdrawal of the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2018, saying it seems like “guidelines to facilitate projects rather than protecting the environment”. The Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT), an initiative of the Goa Church, claimed that the notification regularises violations to CRZ andContinue Reading

Bengaluru: Sunday school teachers and Christian educators from the Diocese of Karnataka North in the united Church of South India have received training to develop child-friendly churches. They gathered at the CSI Synod Centre in Chennai for three days of training, sponsored by Evangelical Mission in Solidarity, a German-based missionContinue Reading