United Nations, May 7, 2020: India is projected to record the highest number of births in the nine months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March. According to a top UN body, more than 20 million babies are expected to be born in India between March and December thisContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7, 2020: A 21-year-old woman Divya P. Johnny, studying to become nun, was found dead in a well at her convent in Thiruvalla, according to the police on May 7. On hearing a thud and splash sound around 12 noon, a few inmates looked into the well inContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, May 7, 2020: Teachers unions in Odisha have urged the government to ensure basic care and safety of their people who have joined the fight against the Covid-19 in the eastern Indian state. The Odisha government, through district collectors, has asked teachers to work at interstateContinue Reading
Imphal, May 7, 2020: The Diocesan Social Service Society (DSSS), a developmental wing of the Archdiocese of Imphal, distributed dry rations to 2898 families in 42 villages within seven districts of Manipur. Father Biju Luckose, director of DSSS, Father Thohrii Joseph, assistant director and Father Dale Joseph, financial administrator ofContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, May 7, 2020: At least 11 people were dead and more than 1,000 fell ill on May 7 after gas leaked overnight from a chemical plant of a multinational firm in Visakhapatnam, a port city in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh. “When people came outContinue Reading
Srinagar, May 6, 2020: Three Associated Press photographers Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand from Jammu and Kashmir have won this year’s Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography. The trio have been awarded for covering Kashmir under lockdown since the government of India read down Article 370 of the IndianContinue Reading
By Debraj Deb Agartala, May 6, 2020: As Mumbai’s Dharavi has shown, managing a pandemic in a slum can be a nightmare. This is where Agartala’s Radhanagar Purba Basti has set itself apart with general cleanliness, social discipline and community engagement in effectively managing the requirements of the prolonged lockdown.Continue Reading
Panaji, May 6, 2020: Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on May 6 appealed to federal Minister of State for Tourism Prahlad Patel for assistance in preserving Bom Jesu basilica. In a letter to Patel, Malik also urged the federal ministry to instruct the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to completeContinue Reading
Panaji, May 5, 2020: Goa plans to take a leaf out of Hampi on conservation and upkeep of the coastal state’s 17th century Unesco-endorsed Old Goa Church complex, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on May 5. Sawant’s assurance followed a meeting of officials from the Archaeological Survey of India, stateContinue Reading
By Sushil Toppo Ranchi, May 5, 2020: Jharkhand’s Minister for Finance and Public distribution Rameshwar Oraon on May 5 made a surprise visit to the Ranchi Archbishop’s House to thank the Catholic Church’s works among those affected by the nationwide lockdown. The minister met Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of RanchiContinue Reading
