Mumbai, April 30, 2020: Dalit artist Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar sees in art the opportunity to tell the unadulterated story of her community. Musheera Ashraf of TwoCircles.net writes on the young artist’s dreams and inspirations to commemorate Dalit History Month. Shridhar is a 27-year-old independent illustrator based in Mumbai. For her,Continue Reading
Rome, April 30,2020: After eight weeks without funerals, Italian families will be able finally to gather together to mourn and pray at funeral Masses for the victims of the coronavirus starting May 4. In Milan, the largest city in Italy’s coronavirus epicenter, priests are preparing for an influx of funeralContinue Reading
Kohima, April 30, 2020: The Nagaland government on April 30 advised the public not to consume wild meat because of the possible presence of the African swine fever in animals such as boars and civet cats. The state government had earlier imposed a ban on the import of pig fromContinue Reading
Dubai, April 30, 2020: The family members of an Indian industrialist, who committed suicide in Dubai, on April 30 became the first passengers to be allowed to fly out of the UAE to India during the coronavirus lockdown. Joy Arakkal’s wife Celine and children Arun and Ashlyn were given specialContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, April 30, 2020: Recently, the Odisha Legal Aid Centre secured a significant legal victory. It brought justice for Babita Nayak, daughter of a person who was killed in the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. She had been wrongly denied compensation by the OdishaContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kochi, 30 April 2020: A group of priests, religious and lay faithful in Kerala had recourse to 9 days of continuous prayer to fight Covid-19 pandemic from 17 to 26 April 2020. Some 250 priests of the archdiocese of Verapoly organised what they called “Chain Perpetual Adoration.’Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, April 30, 2020: TThe West Bengal unit of the Right to Food and Work Network, a group of civil society groups in India, on April 30 urged the federal Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure smooth transportation of migrant laborers stranded in various parts ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 30, 2020: An NGO launched two decades ago by a Catholic nun in Patna to campaign for the shelter rights of poor is currently busy helping those affected by the nationwide lockdown. Presentation Sister Dorothy Fernandes, founder director of Aashray Abhiyan (AA, Campaigning forContinue Reading
Panaji, April 29, 2020: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has decided to constitute a special doordination committee to oversee the restoration and conservation of the Basilica of Bom Jesus. The government decision comes in the wake of concern raised over the preservation of the 17th-century basilica that houses the mortalContinue Reading
Manila, April 29, 2020: Catholic priest Father Eduardo “Ponpon” Vasquez has worn a hazmat suit more than a vestment this past month. His parish in the populous Caloocan area of the Philippine capital Manila has been eerily quiet in the six weeks since the government put half of the country’sContinue Reading
