By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: As tenth year anniversary of the anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal (2008), Odisha, approaches, “Kandhamal Remembrance Week” is being observed from August 26 to September 2 in prayer across the country. “It is remembering victims of targeted hate and mass violence,” said John Dayal, human rightsContinue Reading
The constitutional rights for Dalit Christians and Muslims are denied based on religion for more than 68 yearsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Rights of Tribals in India have been oppressed, says a social worker. “The entire rights of indigenous people in the country are under subjugation,” Sister Anne Jesus Mary, a Franciscan Missionaries of Mary nun and social worker, based in Chhattisgarh, told Matters India. SheContinue Reading
Margao: Bailancho Ekvott, a women’s collective in Goa, has demanded a thorough probe into an online sex racket that promotes prostitution activities through a website in the name of the Basilica of Bom Jesus. “This is clearly a case of tarnishing the image of Goa and Goan women,” Auda ViegasContinue Reading
New Delhi: Over the years, recurring droughts and frequent crop failures have driven the farming community of central India to despair. A major part of the region is reeling under drought leading to severe water crisis. Farming communities of Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra and Bundelkhand that straddles MadhyaContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: At least 20 people were killed rain-related incidents and landslides as heavy showers lashed Kerala on August 9. Idukki district was the worst-affected with 10 deaths, including five members of a family. Speaking to the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said rains have caused extensive damage to lifeContinue Reading
Thrissur: President Ram Nath Kovind on August 9 lavished praise on the Christian community in Kerala, saying it was a symbol of India’s non-negotiable commitment to diversity and pluralism. Inaugurating the centenary celebrations of St Thomas College in Thrissur, Kovind said the community’s heritage and history was a matter ofContinue Reading
Kochi: Fundamental right to speech is not an absolute licence to hurt religious beliefs of fellow citizens and persons who do so are not entitled to get anticipatory bails, which is a discretionary power of courts, says the Kerala High Court. Justice R Narayana Pisharadi said in the judgment onContinue Reading
Father Thomas Peelianickal, who is an accused in connection with an agricultural loan scam in Kuttanad in Kerala, was asked to step down from his priestly duties by the Changanassery diocese on Wednesday. The decision to suspend the former executive director of the Kuttanad Vikasana Samithi(KVS) office in Alappuzha wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) expressed condolence at the death of Kalaignar Dr. M Karunanidhi, on August 7, 2018. “CBCI places on record its appreciation for the immense contribution made by M Karunanidhi, to the state of Tamil Nadu and to theContinue Reading
