New Delhi, April 2, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 2 called upon religious leaders to take the lead in ensuring that their followers strictly adhere to the guidelines issued by the central and state governments in order to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The Prime Minister’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, April 2, 2020: Anitha Vinod, the first person to recover from Covid-19 virus in Bihar, says her firm faith in Jesus and strict adherence to government guidelines has saved her from the deadly disease. “I got scared when the first report came on March 22.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chemperi, April 2, 2020: A Catholic priest is making waves in Kerala with his ambulance service to help the poor during the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic. “I decided to start the service since nobody was willing to take patients to hospitals out of fear,”Continue Reading
New Delhi, April 1, 2020: A Muslim organisation in India organised a religious gathering in the national capital on 16 March, with participants from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Kyrgyzstan. But around 1,400 people continued to stay at the venue even after New Delhi ordered a 21-day lockdown, risking theirContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 1, 2020: Could the coronavirus-19 crisis lead to a jubilee?” Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle wondered out loud during a Mass live-streamed from the Pontifical Philippine College in Rome. Preaching March 29 about the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, Cardinal Tagle looked at aContinue Reading
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has come up with a competition – COVID Soldier – in order to ensure the people of the state are productively engaged during the nationwide lockdown, imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus. Haryana has launched the competition even as citizensContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sonada, March 31, 2020 — As the news of the death of first Covid 19 victim from North Bengal spread across the hills, panic struck sleepy Sonada town on NH 55 mid way between Kurseong and Darjeeling. The first victim is a 44 year old woman (nameContinue Reading
Kottayam, April 1, 2020: A 93-year-old Indian has become the country’s oldest patient to survive the coronavirus infection, doctors say. The man and his 88-year-old wife both recovered after testing positive about a month ago. They will be discharged in a few days, hospital officials told reporters. The couple livesContinue Reading
Chandigarh, April 1, 2020: A video showing sanitation workers being applauded, showered with flowers and being offered garlands made of currency notes in Punjab’s Patiala has gone viral on social media. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh shared the video on his official twitter account and said that “adversity is bringing outContinue Reading
Ponda, April 1, 2020: Residents of a major town in Goa have threatened to raid traders who sell commodities at exorbitant prices during the nationwide lockdown. Shankar Naik, a resident of Ponda, alleged that the traders are taking undue advantage of the lockdown and the consequent rush for food, groceryContinue Reading
