Kohima: The 39th general conference-cum-fresher’s day of Kezo Town Students’ Union (KTSU) was held Saturday at Kezo Town with Er. Zale Neikha, general secretary Angami Sports Association as the chief guest. Touching on the topic “Knowledge is Power,” Er. Neikha said it define as a person having more knowledge willContinue Reading
Charlotte: Retired Bishop William Curlin of Charlotte has died of cancer on Dec. 23 at Carolinas Medical Center in North Carolina, USA. He was 90. He was known as a champion of the poor and comforter of the sick and the dying. A friend of St. Teresa of Kolkata, he oftenContinue 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
New Delhi: Hours after a terrorist attack at a church in Cairo, vigil around churches in the Capital was stepped up, keeping in mind the approaching New Year celebrations. Last year, a number of churches in the Capital had witnessed vandalism and robbery around the same time. In an advisoryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Human right activists have welcomed the Cardinal Oswald Gracias’ willingness to facilitate with Vatican and offer Canonical assistance for martyrdom process of Kandhamal victims. “As Cardinal points out that the process of martyrdom needs to start with the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in examining andContinue Reading
By Sr Carmel Ann Coutinho The violence that lasted for nearly four months in 2008 against Christians in Kandhamal District of Odisha state resulted in the loss of 100 lives and left more than 56,000 people homeless. Survivors claim they are facing continued denial of justice in the numerous casesContinue Reading
Piyali (South 24 Parganas): For kids living at a home for financially disadvantaged children, it has never been this good. As the world readies to party and usher in the New Year, the children studying at Piyali Learning Centre (PLC) are enjoying the company of new friends who have broughtContinue Reading
Chicago : An Indian-origin college student was shot dead during a robbery attempt at a gas station in the US on Thursday and his relative critically injured, media reports said. Nineteen-year-old Arshad Vhora was filling in for his father — who was in India to attend a wedding — atContinue Reading
Bangladesh wants to send up to 100,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar in the first batch of repatriations of Muslim refugees who fled ethnic violence this year, officials said today.Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 16,755 cases of rape have been reported in the last one decade in Kerala, which boasts of 100 per cent literacy, progressive outlook and high socio-development index. While 11,325 cases related to rape of women, 5,430 involved children in the period from 2007-2017 (up to July).Continue Reading