By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, August 8, 2020:A community radio from Darjeeling hills has been selected to collaborate with the Indian government’s department of Science and Technology to draft a nationwide policy. Radio Salesian is among 25 Community Radio Stations across India involved in the grassroots level consultation under theContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, Aug 8, 2020: The subtle line separating the religion and the State has been breached. By performing the bhoomi pujan of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the clock back. His act has taken the secular country to a pathContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril New Delhi, August 8, 2020: Catholic dioceses in northern India plan to set up centers to help migrant laborers. This was decided on August 7 during a virtual meeting organized by the Commission for Migrants under the Regional Bishops’ Council of the North (RBCN) in collaboration withContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 8, 2020: Senior academics, activists and clergy from various Christian denominations from across India have called upon their community members, especially youth and students, to jointly work with civil society to ensure an India safe for minorities, Dalits, Tribals and the poor. AContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Aug 8, 2020: Since the beginning of 2020 the whole world is suffering from the attack of the deadly Covid 19 pandemic. The floods and landslides in various parts of India have only added to the crises and tragedies. In Assam, Bihar, Bombay and Kerala severalContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, August 8, 2020: The federal government’s food security projects to help the poor during the coronavirus pandemic have not benefited many people in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, says a survey. “Since the time of lockdown food security problems are not lessening and therefore clearContinue Reading
Thrissur, Aug 7, 2020: A 46-year-old Christian, who tested positive for Covid-19 posthumously, was cremated at a Hindu place. Wilson Paul of Chemmanda of Karalam grama panchayat, near Irinjalakuda, died on August 3. He tested positive posthumously and the body was kept the mortuary of the Government Medical College Hospital,Continue Reading
Kozhikode, Aug 7, 2020: At least 16 people were killed Aug 7 after an Air India Express plane with 190 on board skidded off the runway and broke in two while landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode. Among those killed were the two pilots of Flight IX-1344, authorities said. Four people areContinue Reading
Idukki, Aug. 7, 2020: At least 15 people were killed and 50 others feared trapped in debris after a landslide triggered by heavy rains flattened a row of dwelling units of tea estate workers at Pettimudi in the high-range Idukki district in Kerala early on August 7, police and officialsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 7, 2020: The lockdown to contain the Covid-19 pandemic has led to nearly three fourth of India’s 1.3 billion people experiencing stress, says a survey conducted by the Indian Psychiatry Society. As high as 74.1 participants reported moderate level of stress and 71.7Continue Reading
