Bhubaneswar:Church leaders in eastern India are backing a campaign to overturn recent amendments to decades-old land laws, saying the changes will hurt indigenous communities and lead to privatization of protected territory. Lawmakers in eastern Jharkhand state in November approved changes to two colonial-era laws that would allow the state toContinue Reading
Shillong: The All Meghalaya Dancers’ Association (AMDA) on Monday submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma demanding that AMDA be recognized as a government sponsored body in facilitating the unexposed talented dancers and singers of the present and next generations. In the memorandum submitted to the CM, the AssociationContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Darjeeling — Salesian College Sonada (estd 1938) is holding an international inter-disciplinary conference on Darjeeling and the Eastern Himalayas: A Multidisciplinary Approach from 14th to 15th March 2017. Of 60 abstracts received 48 papers are being presented in three parallel and technical sessions. Sikkim Central University Vice ChancellorContinue Reading
The state witnessed a spate of rape and murders of womenContinue Reading
The journalists were wounded in police actionContinue Reading
The remains were discovered at Mehtakhedi, village Continue Reading
Yogesh Master was threatened with “dire” consequences if he dares to write against Hindu godsContinue Reading
The victim was scared to complain to police against lawyer house ownerContinue Reading
By Rukmini Callimachi Pindwara — Just off of India’s National Highway, in the middle of a desert so bald and sun-bleached that even shadows seem to dry up, the largest Hindu temple in North America is taking shape. A continent away from the temple’s eventual home along Route 59 inContinue Reading
Chennai: St Mother Teresa last visited Chennai in 1995 to dedicate the Annai Velankanni Church at Sastri Nagar in Vyasarpadi, says Fr Vincent Chinnadurai who has written a book on her. “It was an unforgettable moment. She attended the service at the church after the dedication. She spent around threeContinue Reading