Kolkata, Dec. 15, 2019: Towards the end of November this year, a solidarity festival was organised on the streets of Mominpur in southwest Calcutta. Called Calcutta 23: Celebrating Diversity, the two-day festival constituted talks and panel discussions and also a walk through the lanes and bylanes of Mominpur. Says SabirContinue Reading
KOCHI, Dec 13 2019: The Kerala high court on Dec 13 stayed further proceedings before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad against cardinal George Alencherry in the case related to Syro Malabar Church land-sale row. Justice Ashok Menon issued a stay for one month after considering during admission hearing aContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec 13, 2019: The Supreme Court on December 13 asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a petition filed by two NGOs seeking a probe into alleged discrepancies between voter turnout and the number of votes counted in 347 constituencies in the 2019 Lok SabhaContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec 13, 2019: An annual Advent campaign in Mumbai is focused on children this year, with a special emphasis on protecting their rights. The Advent Campaign against Hunger and Disease is organized by the Center for Social Action of the Archdiocese of Bombay. “This project isContinue Reading
Berhampur, Dec 13, 2019: A campaign was launched in Odisha’s Berhampur on December 12 to demand acquittal of seven “innocent persons” who were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of VHP leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district in 2008. This campaign was formally launchedContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 13, 2019: An international Catholic ministry aimed at helping married Christians live holier lives is helping families in one of India’s poorest areas. Couples for Christ, founded in the Philippines in 1981, established ANCOP (ANswering the Cry of the Poor) to help work for social justiceContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 12, 2019: The Kerala High Court has stated that the doctors who conducted narco-analysis of the accused in the Sister Abhya murder case cannot be tried. The High Court cancelled the directive of the Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court that the doctors should be tried. The CJMContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Calcutta, December 12, 2019: West Bengal Regional Labour Commission organized a two-day seminar on ‘Future of Work’, December 11-12. It discussed the various issues faced by the migrants from West Bengal. Bengal Region expressed concern over the migrants who leave their homeland without proper documents. ItContinue Reading
Hyderabad, Dec. 10, 2019: Hundreds of citizens from various civil rights groups and organisations working for urban poor, domestic workers, religious minorities, women, homeless, farmers, transgender persons along with Dalits and Adivasis all came together Dec. 10 at Maqdoom statue, Tank Bund to protest against the NRC and demand itsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, December 9, 2019: Atheist-turned-ascetic Swami Sachidananda Bharathi will organize a-one-day Sarva Matha Sangamam (Interreligious Meeting) on December 15 at Pastoral Orientation Centre, Palarivattam, Kochi. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will inaugurate “the Integral Renaissance of Kerala” and the Navasrushti Kerala Mission at 10 am, saidContinue Reading
