Catholic nun serving government hospital
2016-05-28
People come to me asking for prayersContinue Reading
Ancient Irish musical history found in Kerala
2016-05-22
An archaeologist studying musical horns from iron-age Ireland has found musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are alive and well in south India. The realisation that modern Indian horns are almost identical to many iron-age European artefacts reveals a rich cultural link between the two regions 2,000 years ago,Continue Reading
Assembly elections: one third winners face criminal cases
2016-05-20
Kerala tops the list of MLAs with criminal recordsContinue Reading
India behind 13 African countries in Infant Mortality Rate
2016-05-14
New Delhi: At least 13 African countries have better infant mortality rates (IMR) than India, according to World Bank data. This revelation comes amid criticism that Prime Minister Narendra unfavorably compared IMR of Kerala’s tribal population with that of Somalia, a country located in the Horn of Africa. Five ofContinue Reading
India’s first solar-powered boat, to sail soon on Kerala’s backwaters
2016-05-14
The Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) has commissioned a solar-powered boat that will soon be seen sailing on Kochi’s backwater country. The ferry, which will have a life-cycle of twenty years, has been designed and built by NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats. Come July, the boats will ferry passengers on theContinue Reading
CBCI condemns rape, murder of Kerala dalit woman
2016-05-08
New Delhi — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Scheduled Castes and Backward classes (SC/BC) is deeply shocked at the heinous crime of brutal attack, and condemned the rape and cruel murder of a 29 year old Dalit woman who was a law student at Perumbavur, KeralaContinue Reading
Why Kerala Church wants flock to back UDF
2016-04-29
A directive by an influential Church group related to Prohibition has unsettled groups that have been gravitating towards the Left.Continue Reading
1000-year-old mosque allows women to enter its portals
2016-04-25
Mosque was not opened for “any celebrations or for offering prayers. It was only to allow women to see the place”, the men were asked to leave the mosque before the women were allowed in.Continue Reading
Vote for values: Cardinal
2016-04-13
Kochi: People must vote for candidates who stand by values, have social commitment, abhor corruption, violence, and communalism, and have a clear stand on rights of minorities in the oncoming Assembly polls, Cardinal George Alenchery, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, has said in a circular read in churches across Kerala. LashingContinue Reading
Where religions coexist, gender equality is unmatched
2016-04-10
Kochi: Back in the summer of 2015, the heart of a Hindu man was transported across Kerala for a Christian patient in dire need of a new one. Funds were raised by a Muslim businessman to pay for the operation and performed by the state’s top heart surgeon: a Christian. TheContinue Reading