New Delhi,July 20, 2019: Northeast India and Bihar continued to battle flood fury on jULY 20 as the death toll due to rain-related incidents crossed the 150-figure mark while flood-like situation prevailed in seven districts of Punjab. The flood waters showed a receding trend in Assam, however, the toll roseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 20, 2019: An indefinite protest by some priests of the archdioceses Ernakulam and Angamaly was called off on July 20 after the Permanent Synod of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church promised to address their grievances. On July 19, the priests’ delegates had talks withContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 20, 2019: Sheila Dixit, a product of a convent school who helped change the face of the Indian national capital, died on July 20. She was 81. She died at 3:30 pm in Delhi’s Escorts Hospital where she was admitted earlier in theContinue Reading
Kochi, July 19, 2019: Several priests of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly launched a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Cardinal George Alencherry, their archbishop. Representatives of priests held talks with the cardinal on various issues pertaining to the archdiocese including controversial land deals allegedly involving the prelate. However, the theContinue Reading
Kochi, July 18, 2019: A police team has recorded the statement of Father Kuriakose Mundadan, secretary of the Presbyteral Council, in connection with the alleged forging of documents to defame Cardinal Mar George Alencherry. The investigating team on July 17 visited the priest’s office in Kochi, the commercial capital ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 18, 2019: The Syro-Malabar Church’s Permanent Synod has called for unity in a bid to resolve the ongoing turmoil in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. “Everyone, in the light of faith should accept the developments and circumstances in connection with executing the Vatican’s decisionsContinue Reading
THE HAGUE , July 17, 2019: The World Court on July 17 ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was convicted of being a spy. The 16-judge panel said Pakistan has to provide an “effective review” of theContinue Reading
Ahmedabad, July 17, 2019: The Thakor community in Gujarat has come up with a nine-point diktat to strictly enforce its traditions and customs. Prominent among them are a ban on unmarried girls using mobile phone and prohibition on inter-caste marriages. This was decided at a meeting held at Jegol inContinue Reading
Chennai, July 17, 2019: As part of its attempt to bring down fatalities due to road accidents, the Tamil Nadu government plans to set up multidisciplinary critical care units in government hospitals across the southern Indian state. This was announced by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in the assembly onContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Mumbai, July 17, 2019: Father Jude Botelho, who was part of a team that helped revitalize the Indian Catholic Church’s social communication ministry, died on July 16. Father Botelho, a Bombay archdiocesan priest who was the secretary of Unda-Asia (now known as Signis), the regional body ofContinue Reading
