Jabalpur, July 21, 2020: The Church of North India (CNI) on July 21 took disciplinary action against its bishop Chotanagpur diocese. The action after Bishop Basil B Baskey of Chotanagpur decided to withdraw from the CNI and make the diocese autonomous. The Protestant diocese of Chotanagpur covers the eastern IndianContinue Reading
Bhopal, July 21, 2020: A forest officer has been suspended in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh following the death of a tribal farmer. The forest ranger was accused of demanding bribe from Maniram Gond to free his tractor-trolley that was seized by the forest department more than twoContinue Reading
Kolkata, July 19, 2020: Bengal’s National Highway 31, which connects state capita Kolkata to Siliguri, turned into a battlefield on July 19 after locals blocked the road to protest the alleged gangrape and murder of a school girl. The protest took place at Chopra, around 500 km north of Kolkata.Continue Reading
Guwahati, July 18,2020: The Council of Nagalim Churches, a body under the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), has said that the “constant” raids, harassment, arrest and killing of the outfit’s members had put the ongoing peace talks at stake. The NSCN (I-M) on July 15 referred to the peaceContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 18, 2020: A committee deputed by the Delhi Minority Commission to probe the recent Delhi riots has blamed the “divisive and communal speeches” of certain leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the violence that killed at least 53 people. The nine-member committee headed by M RContinue Reading
United Nations, July 17, 2020: India has recorded the largest reduction in the number of people living multidimensional poverty, says a UN report released on July 17. The data, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) noted that about 273Continue Reading
Gorakhpur, July 16, 2020: Half a dozen women in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have left their husbands’ homes that lacked toilets. The incidents occurred in the Jagdishpur village in Kushinagar district, said officials. The village is located in a low-lying area and suffers from heavy water loggingContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, July 16, 2020: The Universal Solidarity Movement, an NGO promoting enlightened citizenship and interreligious harmony, on July 16 organized a webinar to mark its 28th foundation day. The movement used to celebrate the day with an annual general body meeting and a get-together of partners andContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jul 16, 2020: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued Thursday a manual to help bishops and dioceses follow Church procedure in respect to accusations of sexual abuse of a minor by a cleric. The vademecum, released July 16, is one of the last documentsContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, July 16, 2020: The Claretian congregation on July 16 marked the 50th year of their presence in India by launching “Mother’s Meal,” a unique program to feed families on the peripheries. “Mother is full of love and that love is expressed through sharing and giving,” observedContinue Reading