As groundwater runs short, water battles grow in parched Chennai
2018-11-14
India is suffering “the worst water crisis in its history” – and in Chennai water deliveries are in the balance
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Salesian nuns’ outreach center to check human trafficking
2018-11-10
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Nov. 10, 2018: The Guwahati province of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco on November 10 opened a new center to coordinate their efforts to check social evils such as human trafficking in northeastern India. Archbishop John Moolachira of Guwahati blessed the center, the AuxiliumContinue Reading
Priest’s “Five Loaves” restaurants set new trends
2018-11-09
By: Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Nov 9: The ‘Anjappam’ collective initiated by a Capuchin priest to feed the hungry with love and respect has opened its fourth branch in Changanacherry in Kottayam district in Kerala on Nov 1st. The latest addition located in Panachikkal Buildings in the heart of Changanassery townContinue Reading
Jalandhar diocese will not fund defense for Mulakkal
2018-11-08
Jalandhar, Nov 8: The diocese of Jalandhar will not pay for the criminal defense of its bishop, who is accused of serially raping a religious sister. Bishop Agnelo Gracias, who was on Sept. 20 appointed administrator of the north Indian diocese, told reporters Nov. 6 that Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s brotherContinue Reading
Women pilots in India twice global average: Study
2018-11-08
New Delhi, Nov. 8, 2018: The numbers say it all. Latest data reveals that other than having the highest percentage of women pilots, India also has double the percentage of women pilots than the global average. According to data gathered by International Society of Women Airline Pilots (ISA+21), the numberContinue Reading
Kevin’s murder seen as Kerala’s first “honor killing”
2018-11-08
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Nov. 7, 2018: A court in Kerala has agreed to consider the murder of a Dalit Christian youth as an incident of honor killing, the first such case in the southern Indian state. Pronouncing its order on a petition moved by Special Prosecutor C SContinue Reading
Delhi children demand complete ban on firecrackers
2018-11-07
New Delhi, Nov. 6, 2018: Hundreds of children here have demanded a complete ban on the use of firecrackers to check air and sound pollution during Diwali and other festivities across the country. Amid chants of “Hum Bacchon Ne Thana Hai Patakhe Nhi Chalana Hai” and “Patakhe Lena Band KaroContinue Reading
Nun rape case: New charges likely as deadline for evidence passes
2018-11-06
Kochi , Nov 6: The police team probing the rape charges against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar may soon initiate proceedings against him for failing to produce his laptop for verification by November 5 – the deadline set by the police. Officials said the bishop’s PRO Father Peter Kavumpuram, inContinue Reading
Indians equally divided on ban on firecrackers: Study
2018-11-06
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2018: Every other Indian believes banning firecrackers during Diwali will help make the festival of lights pollution free, according to a leading market research and analysis company. Velocity MR, which conducted a pan India study over the past two years, notes that majorityContinue Reading
Sabarimala temple reopens amid tension
2018-11-06
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 5, 2018: Amid heightened security and a renewed verbal battle, the Sabarimala hill temple in Kerala opened on November 5. However, the shrine in Pathanamthitta district remained inaccessible to women between 10 and 50 years of age despite the state government’s offer of protection. Video footage of aContinue Reading