Child marriage cases are on the rise in Kerala going by the data of the State Crime Records Bureau. Last year, till November, 17 cases were registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act whereas the number was eight in 2016 and 13 in 2015. As per the latest dataContinue Reading
Kollam: A mild earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale has been reported from parts of Pathanamthitta and Kollam districts. No casualties have been reported so far. Isolated incidents of damage to houses have been reported with roof tiles and window panes getting dislodged. The tremors reportedly persisted for three seconds and were felt inContinue Reading
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Saints Alphonsa , Kuriakose and Euprasia are attracting vast numbers of tourists to Kerala, where Christians comprise 18% of the state’s population. A group of pilgrims from Goa kneel before the tomb of St Alphonsa in Kerala’s Kottayam. After prayers, a priest guides them through the sprawling church complex, packedContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob The Kerala government recently decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to draw up a comprehensive trauma care program to ensure emergency medical assistance for Road Traffic Accident (RTA) victims. There always has been a thorn in the flesh of the rosyContinue Reading
Jayan has been living in Kottayam for the past 30 years and this is how the people paid him back for his service!Continue Reading
By Valson Thampu A Keralite is politically well schooled to know the differ-ence between a democratic exercise and an imperialist-expansionist expedition. Amit Shah came to Kerala, casting himself as a conqueror. He did not go back like one. He would do well to know why. For, a wise man isContinue Reading
Ramapuram, Pala: It was an emotional home coming for Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, his first ever return to his native village of Ramapuram after his release from his abductors last month. He was welcomed into the Bishop’s House at Pala on October 1 by none other than Mar Joseph Pallickaparambil BishopContinue Reading
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By: Matters India Reporter Kochi: Hundreds of people on September 12 attended a special Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral in Kochi to thank God for the release of an Indian Salesian priest held in captivity in Yemen. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was released earlier in the day 18 months after IslamicContinue Reading