By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, March 28, 2023: A collector in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has assured financial support to Christians attending professional courses. Gajapati district collector Lingaraj Panda made this promise when a two-member Christian delegation met him in his office on March 27. Pallab Lima, generalContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 24, 2023: The mysterious death of a tribal Catholic girl in a government-managed hostel has led to unrest in a district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The girl, a ninth grader of Jawahar Navodaya School in Paralakhemundi, the headquarters of Gajapati district, wasContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Sept 5, 2022: A state-level peace and harmony convention was held in Odisha August 25 on the 14th anniversary of the Kandhamal communal massacre in this eastern Indian state. For new readers, the 2008 Kandhamal communal violence stands out as an organized attack. It was theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Aug 12, 2022: A daily wager’s daughter has created history by topping the senior secondary school examination in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Monisha Pradhan secured 554 of the total 600 marks in the Council of Higher Secondary Education. The results were published August 8.Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, July 22, 2022: Tribal community in India seem elated that the country has elected one of its members as the head of the nation. “It is a proud moment for the country as Droupadi Murmu becomes the 15th President of India,” Father Nicholas Barla, secretary ofContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, June 13, 2022: Manoranjan Nayak, an officer of the Odisha Administration, thanks a Catholic priest for helping him reach where he is now. “I went through a critical financial constraint in 2002 when I started preparing for civil services. Father Abraham [Karukaparambil] came to my rescueContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur, May 2, 2022: A Catholic nun, who has completed 50 years serving the poor and downtrodden, says God’s call is irresistible. “Nobody can stop God’s call neither parents nor anyone, Sister Christa Joseph, a member of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, told Matters India atContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Dec 22, 2021: It was a rainy morning in September and I was going to Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district of the eastern Indian state Odisha after some interesting meetings with parish priests and youth of Koraput and Jeypore parishes. I got on a bus and satContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sambalpur, Dec. 7, 2021: A Catholic priest in Odisha hopes to achieve his childhood dream of playing hockey for India. He now trains women to become the country’s future hockey team and his main supporter is his bishop. “I always wanted to become a member of India’sContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Balasore: The diocese of Balasore was among areas severely hit by Cyclone Yaas that on May 26 pummeled the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal states in eastern India. “The strong wind and heavy rain broke the trees and damaged the houses in many parts of theContinue Reading