New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on April 29 rejected the Centre’s submission that the current oxygen supply to the national capital was sufficient and asked it to respond on Delhi government’s allegation that other states were getting more oxygen or almost equivalent to what they had demanded. The existingContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amid an acute shortage of medical oxygen in Delhi, Gurudwara Singh Sabha located in Greater Kailash area of the national capital has started “Oxygen Langar” for refilling of oxygen cylinders, where people can come and refill their empty oxygen cylinders. Former president of Delhi Gurudwara Committee Manjeet SinghContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: Currently (April 2021) India is passing through its worst period as Covid-19 Phase II is at its peak, with high rate of infectivity and mortality. The shortage of beds, Oxygen, test facilities and medicines is the cause of concern all over. The victims and their familiesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: Father Joy Karayampuram, the former Jesuit provincial of Patna, died of Covid-19 on April 29. He was 65. Father Joy, as he was popularly known, died at 10:23 am in Ruben Memorial Hospital, Pataliputra, a Patna suburb. He was laid to rest at the JesuitContinue Reading
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Cabinet on Aoril 27 approved a proposed ban on wearing full-face veils including Muslim burqas in public, citing national security grounds, despite a U.N. expert’s comment that it would violate international law. The Cabinet approved the proposal by Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera at its weekly meeting,Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: A Catholic church in Kerala was singled out for praise by state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for abandoning its 211-year-old tradition of celebrating patron saint’s feast. During his daily briefing on the state’s coronavirus status on April 27, the chief minister hailed the decision ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Unknown armed men have shot and wounded the Bishop-elect of South Sudan’s Rumbek Catholic Diocese. The Italian-born Fr. Christian Carlassare, a Comboni Missionary, was attacked on Sunday night in Rumbek. The gunmen went to his residence, shot at his bedroom door till it opened, and when Fr. CarlassareContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on May 1 will lead a rosary to begin a month-long prayer marathon for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pope’s rosary will be broadcast live from the Gregorian Chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica at 6 p.m. Rome time on May 1. Situated directly toContinue Reading
Mumbai: Father Stan Swamy, an accused in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, moved the Bombay High Court on April 26, challenging the rejection of his bail plea. The appeal mentioned the increase in COVID-19 cases in prison and that custodial interrogation is no longer needed as the chargesheet in the caseContinue Reading
Plodding through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go to school because of coronavirus lockdowns. The schoolchildren, who live in remote villages where the streets are too narrow for vehicles, put on their best clothes and rushContinue Reading
