Panaji, Nov. 15, 2018: The Goa government’s Heritage Policy will make local bodies like panchayats and municipal councils the guardians of architectural monuments in their jurisdiction, a senior official said Nov.15. The Heritage Policy is currently being drafted by a sub-committee under the state Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department’sContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, Nov. 15, 2018: A hill college in Darjeeling has started the translation of short stories written by Indra Bahadur Rai, father of Indian Nepali language who died in March. The 3-day translation workshop is christened “Indra Bahadur Rai and Translation: Taking Indra Bahadur Rai BeyondContinue Reading
Ranchi, Nov. 15, 2018: At least three Christian families have converted back to a tribal religion in Jharkhand state, eastern India, after Hindu extremists destroyed their homes and threatened to take over their land and resources. Morning Star News reported that five families in Lisiya village, West Singhbhum district, returnedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov. 14, 2018: A Delhi court Wednesday convicted two persons for killing two men in New Delhi during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey held Naresh Sherawat and Yashpal Singh guilty of killing Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh in Mahipalpur area of south Delhi duringContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov. 14, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) will undertake various activities to foster unity and seek support of the laity in the light of various challenges faced by the church. The CBCI Council for Laity said an action plan is being formulated for the purposeContinue Reading
India is suffering “the worst water crisis in its history” – and in Chennai water deliveries are in the balance
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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
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, 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
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
