Mumbai: The Urban Community Development Centre (UCDC), Bandra, Mumbai, was honored, among others, by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyarij for the selfless service during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony took place on November 1 at the Governor’s House. UCDC is an NGO of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD)Continue Reading
Guwahati: Inclusion of a chapter on Padma Shri Jadav Payeng in the curriculum of one of the leading schools in the US has inspired students and academicians across Assam to know more about him. JadavPayeng, hailed as the ‘Forest Man of India’ is known globally for converting thousand acres ofContinue Reading
By Arul Gnanapiragasam New Delhi: Jesuits engaged in Christian-Muslim dialogue around the globe addressed contours of Christians’ theological dialogue with Muslims in an international webinar organized by the Delhi-based Islamic Studies Association. The discussion on October 31 was based on a research paper titled “How Could Theological Dialogue with MuslimsContinue Reading
Guwahati: Educational institutions in Assam will reopen November 2 after more than seven months with strict Covid-19 guidelines, officials has said. Only students from grades six to twelve will be allowed to attend and a Standard Operating Procedure or SOP has been issued that will need to be followed, accordingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: India has been witnessing a “great shift” in household savings from physical to financial assets, says a senior executive at a leading mutual fund investment company. The tendency to funnel savings into physical or non-financial assets—gold and real estate—was changing and an “increasing preference” forContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala police on October 31 arrested the Indian Catholic Forum general secretary Kennedy Karimpinkalay for allegedly threatening the nun and five others who stood with her in the rape case against former bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal. In the complaint, the victim and other nuns who supported herContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Muzaffarpur: The Bihar unit of a forum fighting human trafficking has demanded candidates for the state assembly election to pledge their support to a campaign to eradicate the social menace. The Collective Coalition against Human Trafficking (CCHT) October 30 launched “Bihar ka Sankalp” (Bihar’s oath) toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kalimpong: A retired priest of Darjeeling diocese, who contributed to Nepali liturgical music, passed away on October 29. He was 78. At the time of death, Father Leonard Tamsang was residing at Gianora Home Diocesan Home for the elderly priests, Kalimpong. He was a priest forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A Jesuit college in Patna, capital of Bihar, October 29 organized a “know your candidate” event as a three-phase exercise is underway to elect the 243 members to its Legislative of the eastern Indian state. Some candidates of Digha, one of the assembly constituencies inContinue Reading
Pathanamthitta: Suffragan Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Theodosius will take charge as the 22nd Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church on November 14. A decision to install the Suffragan Metropolitan, who currently holds charge of the church, as the Mar Thoma Metropolitan was made during a meeting of the episcopalContinue Reading