Mumbai, Jan 9, 2019: A collective of civil society activists on Jan. 9 appealed to general public to celebrate the 71st death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30 by observing a minute’s silence against “the growing culture of violence facing the country”. “Today, 70 years after Independence, we areContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan. 8, 2019: The Archdiocesan Movement for Transparency, a combine of laymen focused on reforms and transparency in the administration of the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, has demanded that bishops must declare their assets and liabilities at the Synod of bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church. The demand has beenContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan. 7, 2019: The number of defence personnel committing suicide was highest in the Indian Army among the three services in the last three years, data shows. In 2018, a total of 80 army personnel committed suicide. The total number of suicides in the Air Force was 16Continue Reading
By Poorvi Gupta New Delhi, Jan. 7, 2019: India saw a major job crunch in 2018, according to a report by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. The total number of jobs lost last year was 11 million. One of the major findings of the report is that the job crisisContinue Reading
Shillong, January 6, 2019: At least two miners were killed when an illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, police officials said on January 6. The incident comes amid a tottering rescue attempt in the same district, where for the last 25 days authorities have been unable toContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington Bengaluru, Jan. 6, 2019: Sonu Nigam, a renowned Indian singer, will lead a music event organized by two dioceses in Karnataka to generate funds to build homes for flood victims in the southern Indian state. A planning meet on January 6 at the Bangalore Archbishop’s House wasContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 4, 2019: At least seven people were killed and eight admitted to hospital, some with burn injuries, after an explosion caused a factory in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar to collapse. According to police, the explosion levelled the three-storey factory where paint coating for ceiling fans was produced.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phulbani, Jan 4, 2019: The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, has awarded Kandhamal district, Odisha, as one of the #10 winners of the ‘World Toilet Day Contest 2018.’ However, ground report says that many people in rural areas of the district areContinue Reading
Mumbai, Jan 3, 2019: A 19th Century Jewish grave was found during a garden makeover in Nagpada on Jan 1, a timely reminder of the times when the now predominantly Muslim neighbourhood was also home to many Jewish people. The grave, which also has a headstone with carvings in Hebrew,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan. 2, 2019: Father George Pattery, head of the Jesuits in South Asia, has mourned the death of Father Samuel Rayan, a renowned liberation theologian. “Samuel Rayan – Sam- as we affectionately called him, was perhaps the most creative and poetic theologian we haveContinue Reading