Authorities in the Japanese city of Hiroshima have planned to demolish two buildings that survived the 1945 atomic bomb, but some locals want them preserved as landmarks, as reported on Dec. 16. The two buildings, built in 1913, were first used as a military clothing factory, and later as aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 16, 2019: A Delhi Court on December 16 convicted Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a former legislator of Uttar Pradesh, in the two-year-old Unnao rape case. District and Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma passed the order against Sengar, who has been expelled from the Bharatiya JanataContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Dec 16, 2019: Jesuit Father Felix Raj, vice chancellor of St Xavier’s University, Kolkata, on December 16, was given the Hall of Fame award of Australia for his outstanding contribution and lifetime achievements in the field of education and management. The award was given atContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore Kozhikode, Dec 16, 2019: Just a couple of kilometers away from the restless Arabian Sea and an hour’s drive north of Kozhikode is the sleepy hamlet of Memunda. At first glance there is nothing unusual about this coconut tree arcaded dwelling that makes up most of Kerala’sContinue Reading
By Sunil Rosario Kolkata, Dec 16, 2019: The Archdiocese of Calcutta has honored the Loreto congregation for planting nearly 140,000 trees and adopting solar power for all their educational institutions. Sister Sabrina Edwards, provincial of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Loreto Sisters, on December 14 received theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Palai, Dec 16, 2019: Tens of thousands of farmers converged in Palai to protest the deepening crisis in the agrarian sector in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The farmers came from 170 parishes of Ernakulam, Kottayam, and Idukki districts and first formed a protest wallContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Calcutta, Dec 16, 2019: On November 28, mattersindia.com carried an article captioned “Himalayan kung fu nuns challenging women’s role with martial arts.” In my comments on the article, I wrote: “Bravo! Himalayan kung fu nuns if utilized with due respect will bring salvation to the girls andContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 16, 2019: Following anti-citizenship law protests that turned violent in south Delhi’s New Friends Colony area on Dec. 15 evening, Delhi Police personnel allegedly marched into the Jamia Millia Islamia University campus and brought about 150 students out of the premises. Many students said the detained studentsContinue Reading
Kolkata, Dec. 15, 2019: Towards the end of November this year, a solidarity festival was organised on the streets of Mominpur in southwest Calcutta. Called Calcutta 23: Celebrating Diversity, the two-day festival constituted talks and panel discussions and also a walk through the lanes and bylanes of Mominpur. Says SabirContinue Reading
Manila, Dec. 15, 2019: It is not buildings but people and formations that make up the strength of the Catholic Church, and those with the gift of listening are the biggest gifts of all, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle reminded clergy and laity involved in evangelisation on December 10.Continue Reading
