Thiruvananthapuram : Archbishop M.Susaipakiam of Trivandrum on Saturday slammed the the state’s Pinarayi Vijayan government for not doing a proper rehabilitation programme in wake of Cyclone Ockhi, while complimenting the Tamil Nadu government for rising to the occasion. Addressing reporters here, Archbishop M.Susaipakiam of Trivandrum said they were told thatContinue Reading
Thiruvananathapuram: Exactly a month after Cyclone Ockhi struck the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the pain lingers on in the coastal hamlets of Poonthura, Vizhinjam and a few others, with 75 dead and 143 still missing. Sosamma’s tears continue to trickle down her cheeks as there has beenContinue Reading
A team of 12 scuba divers held an underwater prayer session at Kovalam on SundayContinue Reading
Kochi: Special prayers, midnight masses and low-key festivities Monday marked Christmas in Kerala, which witnessed massive devastation and loss of life due to Cyclone Ockhi last month. Senior bishops and priests led special masses and gave out Christmas messages at cathedrals and churches across the state. As many as 59Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Christmas this year will be a sombre affair in the coastal villages of Thiruvananthapuram as the vigil continues for the missing fishermen. Local church parishes plan to mark the nativity with special prayers and by supporting the families devastated by cyclone Ockhi. Fr Justin Judin, vicar of Poonthura, theContinue Reading
Nagarcoil: Even as the mismatch between the numbers being provided by the district administration and the fishermen on the number of fishermen died in the recent cyclone is yet to be resolved, residents of Neerodi, one of the coastal hamlets of the district, have offered prayers in memory of 36Continue Reading
Archbishop of the Latin Catholic Church condemned grave negligence on the part of authorities Continue Reading
The Latin Catholic Church has decided to intensify its agitation until all fishermen left stranded in the outer sea by cyclone Ockhi are rescued. A meeting of the pastoral council under the Thiruvananthapuram archdiocese of the Church, convened by Archbishop Soosa Pakiam M., decided to launch day-and-night agitations at variousContinue Reading
The government puts the figure at 92, the church says over 200 Continue Reading
By Sujata Jena, SS.CC. Trivandrum: Cyclone Ockhi has come and gone but it has left many families under trauma and shock. The air of the coastal belt of Southern India of Kerala is now filled with the howling and crying of the distressed family members of the missing fishermen. CycloneContinue Reading