Dubai, April 30, 2020: The family members of an Indian industrialist, who committed suicide in Dubai, on April 30 became the first passengers to be allowed to fly out of the UAE to India during the coronavirus lockdown. Joy Arakkal’s wife Celine and children Arun and Ashlyn were given specialContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, April 30, 2020: Recently, the Odisha Legal Aid Centre secured a significant legal victory. It brought justice for Babita Nayak, daughter of a person who was killed in the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. She had been wrongly denied compensation by the OdishaContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kochi, 30 April 2020: A group of priests, religious and lay faithful in Kerala had recourse to 9 days of continuous prayer to fight Covid-19 pandemic from 17 to 26 April 2020. Some 250 priests of the archdiocese of Verapoly organised what they called “Chain Perpetual Adoration.’Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, April 30, 2020: TThe West Bengal unit of the Right to Food and Work Network, a group of civil society groups in India, on April 30 urged the federal Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure smooth transportation of migrant laborers stranded in various parts ofContinue Reading
Panaji, April 29, 2020: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has decided to constitute a special doordination committee to oversee the restoration and conservation of the Basilica of Bom Jesus. The government decision comes in the wake of concern raised over the preservation of the 17th-century basilica that houses the mortalContinue Reading
Chennai, April 29, 2020: After many decades, the Tasmac outlets have been forced to observe a total lockdown following measures to combat Covid-19 spread. With the curfew expected to end on May 3, anti-liquor activists are urging the government to gather resolve from this ‘experimental’ closure and enforce total prohibition.Continue Reading
Imphal, April 29, 2020: Fish from the Amazon River basin in South America has been found in Manipur, raising concerns among experts of an invasion of the northeastern state’s aquatic ecosystem by alien species. This came to light when Amazon Sailfin Catfish, also known as suckermouth catfish, was caught byContinue Reading
Kochi, April 29, 2020: Leaders of various religions in Kerala on April 29 appealed their people to observe a joint-prayer day to pray for Covid-19 patients, deceased, healthcare workers and administrators amid the pandemic outbreak. They have suggested May 3, the day a nationwide lockdown is scheduled to end afterContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 29, 2020: More efforts are needed to protect unborn baby girls in India, says a Christian legal advocacy organization. Vanishing Girls is a campaign initiated by the Indian unit of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF India) to raise awareness against the practice of sex-selectiveContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, April 29, 2020: The women of a village in Chhattisgarh have written letters to their chief minister for moratorium of alcohol in the state even after the lockdown is lifted. Initiated by their sarpanch (village council chief) Name Bai, a women, nearly 500 women inContinue Reading
