New Delh, July 27, 2020: At a time when Assam is witnessing a major COVID-19 spike, a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has also been reported from different parts of the state raising concerns. With about 14 per cent mortality rate, about 60 times higher than Assam’s COVID-19 mortality rate, Japanese EncephalitisContinue Reading
Geneva, Switzerland, July 27, 2020: Around 100 migrants fleeing war-ravaged Libya have run into difficulty in the Mediterranean and could drown, the UN said July 27, urging a rapid rescue. The arrival of summer and more favourable conditions at sea tends to lead to an increase of attempts to crossContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottakkal, July 27, 2020: Jayasurya means victorious sun and the son of migrant Tamil parents in Kerala has scripted victory with grit and courage. Philanthropists now flock to the young construction worker after television channels in Kerala flashed the news of the son of a bed-riddenContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 26, 2020: Five people drowned during the last 24 hours in Assam to take the flood death toll to 102. Another 26 were killed in landslides triggered by intermittent heavy rainfall since May 22. Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said the flood situation improved overnightContinue Reading
By Rachel Lu The memory remains vivid to this day. I crouched by the water, gulping the humid summer air. In my right hand, I held a sharp blade. The left secured my struggling victim. From behind, five pairs of eyes bored into the back of my skull. How, IContinue Reading
Kochi, July 26, 2020: The Public Affairs Commission of the Syro Malabar Church urged the Kerala government to take immediate action to protect farmers, farms and livestock from wildlife attacks. “It is not in the interest of a civilized society to ignore the cries of farmers and their families whoContinue Reading
Ranchi, July 26, 2020: Non-Christian Adivasis in Jharkhand, who worship Nature and are opposed to idol worship, seem upset at attempts by Hindu radical groups to collect soil from ‘Sarna Sthal’ for offerings at the proposed Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5. Following a meeting on July 24 ofContinue Reading
Thiruvalla, July 26, 2020: A Syro-Malankara archdiocese has allowed the district administration to use several of its institutions as Covid care centers as coronavirus infection continues to rattle the southern Indian state of Kerala. Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos of Thiruvalla says the archdiocese has allowed the administration of Pathanamthitta districtContinue Reading
Nantes, July 26, 2020: French authorities detained and charged a repentant church volunteer July 26 after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral. The man had previously been questioned and then released after the July 18 blaze that destroyedContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, July 26, 2020: A parish in Goa on found a new way to celebrate Grandparents’ Day on July 26, the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, parent of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Every year our catechism children with the help of the catechists used to celebrateContinue Reading
