New Delhi, Jul 4, 2020: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on July 4 said the women in the northeast are taking the lead in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and helping the region emerge as a model for COVID-19 management. Interacting with various self-help groups associated with the North EasternContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 4, 2020: The Nagaland government has decided to ban commercial import and the sale of dog and dog meat. The Mizoram government had taken a similar decision in March. “The State Government has decided to ban commercial import and trading of dogs, and dog markets, and also theContinue Reading
Pune, July 4, 2020: A resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad of Pune district, Shankar Kurade, has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 2.89 lakh amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a thin mask with minute holes so that there is no difficulty in breathing. I am not sure whether thisContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, July 4, 2020: Archbishop Emeritus Bernard Moras of Bangalore has tested positive for coronavirus. A press release from Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore says his predecessor had gone to St John’s Medical College in Bengaluru for a routine check-up on July 2 as he wasContinue Reading
Imphal, July 1, 2020: A consultative meeting of about 14 tribal organizations has resolved to pursue the delimitation issue legally as well as by lobbying with the authorities concerned. According to a statement of All Tribal Rights’ Protection Forum Manipur (ATRPFM), the meeting was organized on June 30 at RNBAContinue Reading
July 1, 2020: As many as 45.8 million females are ‘missing’ in Indian demography in 2020, mainly due to pre and post-birth sex selection practices stemming from son preference and gender inequality, a recently released United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report has said. India accounts for almost one-third (32.1 percent)Continue Reading
Bengaluru, July 1, 2020: Eight bodies – believed to be of those killed by the COVID-19 virus – wrapped in plastic are being tossed into a common pit for burial in a disturbing video that emerged June 30 from Karnataka’s Ballari district. Ballari Deputy Commissioner Collector SS Nakul, who pointedContinue Reading
Mumbai, July 1, 2020: With several parishioners unclear about the ambiguous and ever-changing guidelines the BMC issues on Catholic funerals, the office of Archdiocese of Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias clarified that burial is allowed at all cemeteries, and once again asked the people to ensure fewer mourners attend the service.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, June 30, 2020: While Covid 19 challenges the rest of the world; the people of West Bengal suffer also from the aftermath of Amphan super cyclone. To their help has come the social service wing of the Calcutta Jesuit, ‘Udayani Social Action Forum.’ Along withContinue Reading
By Sameer Yasir and Jeffrey Gettleman New Delhi, June 28, 2020 : Throughout the years she was growing up in southern India, Christy Jennifer, a producer with a media house in the city of Chennai, was traumatized by episodes of prejudice. As she walked through school corridors, classmates pointed atContinue Reading
