By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Nov. 4, 2019: Hasina Kharbhih, founder of a global program that tries to check human trafficking and exploitation worldwide, has received this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice. Meghalaya-born Kharbhih received the award on November 3 at the Harmony International Conference in Mumbai.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Nov 4, 2019: Members of a parish in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are planning a mega protest on November 5 to demand a probe into the alleged suicide of Father Mahesh D’Souza. The protest in Our Lady of Health Church in Shirva underContinue Reading
Chandigarh, Nov 3, 2019: The Punjab government on November 3 said that it will provide free bus service for devotees visiting Sultanpur Lodhi for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. In a statement, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said 1,500Continue Reading
By Manoj Anand Guwahati, Nov 3, 2019: The Meghalaya government on November 3 made it mandatory for visitors to register their names with its offices if they intend to spend more than 24 hours in the northeastern Indian state. The Meghalaya cabinet amended the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security ActContinue Reading
By Sanjoy Dey Ranchi, Nov 3, 2019: Nearly 498,000 senior citizens and disabled people in Jharkhand can exercise their franchise from homes first time when the eastern Indian state goes to poll. Elections for the 81-member legislative assembly in the tribal-dominated state will be held in five phases, beginning NovemberContinue Reading
New York, Nov 2, 2019: When it comes to the question of who is a true Indian, the country”s Hindu children are more likely than their Muslim peers to connect their faith to their national identity, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. “Our results indicate thatContinue Reading
By Purushotham Nayak Kandhamal, Nov. 2, 2019: Catholics of Kandhamal, Odisha, prayed for the victims of anti-Christian violence on November 2, the All Souls Day. Father Pradosh Chandra Nayak, vicar general of Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, led the Mass at Our Lady of Charity Church in Raikia. The areas had recordedContinue Reading
Pathanmthitta, Nov. 2, 2019: The Orthodox Syrian Christian pilgrim centre of Parumala situated on the banks of the Pampa witnessed heavy rush as hundreds of faithful thronged the St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s Church there to offer prayers at the tomb of St. Gregorios on Nov.1. Believers from different partsContinue Reading
Manila, November 2, 2019: Lenin Raghuvanshi, a crusader for Dalit rights and fighter for the elimination of caste system, has been selected to receive “Karmaveer Maharatna Award.” The International Confederation of NGOs announced the award to Raghuvanshi to mark 10 noble years of Karmaveers making a difference around the world.Continue Reading
By Princess Giri Rashir Shillong, Nov 2, 2019: Meghalaya Social Welfare Minister Kyrmen Shylla on November 2 expressed willingness to adopt an infant girl found abandoned at his residence in Nongrim hills, Shillong, the state capital. The infant was found on October 29 neatly wrapped in clothing and left besideContinue Reading
