Mumbai. May 27, 2020: A week after the municipal corporation listed four cemeteries where bodies of Christians who pass away of Covid 19 can be buried, members of the Roman Catholic community approached the Archdiocese of Bombay asking for more cemeteries attached to churches to accept such burials. The developmentContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27, 2020: ADGP R. Sreelekha is all set to become the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala as she assumes charge as the new head of the Fire and Rescue Services on June 1. A cabinet meeting on May 27 decided to elevate Sreelekha and RoadContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 27, 2020: Authorities in India are helping farmers mount a pesticide spraying campaign to fight the swarms of desert locusts that have devastated crops across Pakistan and East Africa. As many as 700 tractors, 75 fire engines and almost 50 other vehicles are engaged in spraying pesticidesContinue Reading
Guwahati, May 26,2020: Nearly two lakh people in seven districts in Assam have been affected by floods as incessant rain across much of the state worsened the situation on May 26. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 229 villages in 17 revenue circles of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yercaud, May 25, 2020: The first Indian from the deaf and dumb community on May 25 pronounced his first religious vows, in a historical and rare event. Brother Joseph Thermadom made became a member of the Holy Cross Society as the congregation’s novitiate at Yercaud inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Aluva, May 25, 2020: Police in Kerala on May 25 arrested a person in connection with the destruction of a film set depicting a church erected on the sandy bank of Periyar River at Kalady in Ernakulam district. According to the police, they arrested Rashtriya BajrangContinue Reading
Kohima, May 25, 2020: The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) on May 24 gave gift packages to the inmates and frontline workers at the two quarantine centers in Kohima district. The two state-run quarantine centers in K Badze and Meriema have been set up for those returning to the stateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai (Thailand), May 25, 2020: The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has expressed sympathy and grief for those affected by Cyclone Amphan that struck South Asia five days ago. Affecting the Bay of Bengal region, the catastrophic cyclone has killed 84Continue Reading
Lucknow, May 25, 2020: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that anyone who wants to employ workers from his northern Indian state will have to seek permission first. He did not elaborate on how his state would ensure that permission was taken or how it would monitor theContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 25, 2020: Members of the Sikh community won several hearts as they sanitized the Delhi’s Jama Masjid ahead of Eid, a Muslim that ends a month of fast and penance for Muslims. The incident, which has set an example of communal harmony in front of the country,Continue Reading
