By I P Sarto Talbona: Talbona parish of Asansol diocese on March 21 celebrated men’s day to mark Saint Joseph’s feast. Talbona village, about 150 km north of Kolkata, celebrated the feast on a Sunday for the convenience of the people. Saint Joseph feast falls on March 19. During theContinue Reading
Aizawl: BJP leaders are not communal or religious bigots, party”s Mizoram unit president Vanlalhmuaka said on March 20, asserting that it was “safe” for Christians to join it. Addressing a party workers” meet in bypoll-bound Serchhip, he said the BJP”s central leadership encouraged every member to freely follow any cultureContinue Reading
Srinagar : Senior artists and art lovers in Srinagar are motivating youth to learn the basics of folk theatre by organising various workshops. Artists like Shah Jahan Bhagat have been organising workshops for the youth so that the century-old culture of the Kashmir valley can be preserved. Mudasir Bhagat, anContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Namchik: A roadside grotto was blessed and dedicated to Saint Joseph on March 20 to mark the Year of St. Joseph in Arunachal Pradesh’s Miao Diocese. “I am very happy to bless this grotto and dedicate it to the Year of St. Joseph,” said Bishop George PallipparambilContinue Reading
By Damini Nath New Delhi: Migrant workers have staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi one year after a complete of lockdown in India to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The March 18 protest saw workers from construction sites, industrial clusters, markets and homes in theContinue Reading
By Anto Akkara Thrissur: Come Lent, the memory of a German Jesuit missionary comes alive in the church in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which he served three centuries earlier. Father Ernst Hanxleden, popularly known as “Arnos Padri” (“Father Ernest” in Malayalam) penned in the early 1700s the ChristianContinue Reading
New Delhi: Finland has been declared the world’s happiest country for the fourth year running, according to the World Happiness Report 2021 published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. At the same time, India ranked 139th out of the 149 countries in the list — a slight improvementContinue Reading
Dengnanggre: One villager in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills (NGH) district has hacked his neighbor to death after suspecting him of practicing witchcraft. The incident took place in Dengnanggre village near Achotchongre under Bajengdoba PS on March 19. According to police reports, the suspect, identified as Henathson A Sangma, accused theContinue Reading
By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Johri: The 89-year-old woman stood in the courtyard of her home in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state and picked up an air pistol. She tucked her pink head scarf securely into the waist of her long skirt and steadied her arm, looking through the sights atContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: Celebrations of birthdays of persons, foundation days of institutions and jubilees of different types have become common in our society. Much money, time and energy are wasted for exhibiting pomp and show by persons and institutions. Often people count the years of mere existence instead ofContinue Reading
