By C M Paul Darjeeling, March 23, 2019: Darjeeling District Magistrate Joyoshi Dasgupta on March 23 briefed media persons on election updates in the district and launched a voter education music video. The 2019 Indian general election is scheduled to be held in seven phases from April 11 to MayContinue Reading
Dharwad, Mar. 21, 2019: Rescuers Mar. 21 pulled out three more bodies from the rubble of the under-construction building that collapsed at Dharwad in north Karnataka two days back, taking the number of dead in the incident to 10, police said. The bodies of Divya Unakal (8), Dakshayini (45) andContinue Reading
Ahmedabad, Mar. 21, 2019: Holi got a saucy twist in Ahmedabad, as a group of people bombarded each other with tomatoes, much like the Spanish festival of La Tomatina. While color powder and water balloons are traditionally used to celebrate Holi, playing with raw eggs, paint or mud is notContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: “Nutrition: our right”, is the theme of the Lenten campaign of Caritas India for 2019. Caritas India, the charitable arm of the Catholic Church of India, has launched a Lenten campaign against hunger by creating an awareness among people regarding solidarity, food security, medical careContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tura, March 20, 2019: A Catholic priest accused of molesting a woman in a bus in Meghalaya state has been granted bail. However, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was suspended from all priestly duties by Bishop Andrew R Marak of Tura, taking note of media reports aboutContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: A Panchkula special court on March 20 acquitted four people including Swami Aseemanand for the firebombing of the Samjhauta Express in 2007. As many as 68 people – 42 of them Pakistani passengers – were killed in the attack when the bi-weekly train, connecting DelhiContinue Reading
Varikoli, March 19, 2019: The family of 46-year-old Thondanpaarayil Saramma, who passed away on March 17, is in a quandary as they continue to wait for her burial ceremony. This family from Varikoli in Ernakulam district has become yet another victim to be caught in the crossfire of the protractedContinue Reading
Chennai, March 19, 2019: The Election Commission on March 19 informed the Madras High Court that it has rejected a plea by the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council seeking re-scheduling Lok Sabha elections and assembly bypolls in the state. Election Commission (EC) counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan made the submission when a petitionContinue Reading
Chennai, March 19: 2019: The head of the Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu has approached the Madras High Court for change in the general election date in the southern Indian state. “There are two difficulties — the timing and the venue,” Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of Madurai explained the Church’s problemContinue Reading
Madurai, March 18, 2019: An organization working for the rights of Dalit Christians has appealed to political parties to include long-pending demands of Dalit Christians in their election manifestos. In a statement issued to all national and regional parties, the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) mainly highlighted its demand forContinue Reading
