By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Human right activists have welcomed the Cardinal Oswald Gracias’ willingness to facilitate with Vatican and offer Canonical assistance for martyrdom process of Kandhamal victims. “As Cardinal points out that the process of martyrdom needs to start with the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in examining andContinue Reading
By Sr Carmel Ann Coutinho The violence that lasted for nearly four months in 2008 against Christians in Kandhamal District of Odisha state resulted in the loss of 100 lives and left more than 56,000 people homeless. Survivors claim they are facing continued denial of justice in the numerous casesContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 16,755 cases of rape have been reported in the last one decade in Kerala, which boasts of 100 per cent literacy, progressive outlook and high socio-development index. While 11,325 cases related to rape of women, 5,430 involved children in the period from 2007-2017 (up to July).Continue Reading
Mumbai: A fire that started at a rooftop pub hosting a birthday party spread rapidly through the building, killing 14 people, most of them women, shortly after midnight in a posh Mumbai locality, officials said Thursday. The fire, which also injured 21 people, started after 12.30 am in the “1Continue Reading
New Delhi: A book questioning the conviction of seven Christians in the sensational murder of Swami Laxmanananda in Odishas Kandhamal in 2008, was today released by veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar. The revised edition of Anto Akkara’s book Who Killed Laxmanananda? also challenged the “Christian conspiracy” theory behind the killing ofContinue Reading
Panaji: Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Ferrao Thursday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “historic” UN General Assembly address of 2014 in which he spoke about the country’s philosophy of ‘vasudhaiv kutumbakam’ (the world is one family), during his annual Christmas speech. Fr Ferrao addressed the annual get-togetherContinue Reading
Kochi: A council of priests under the Syro Malabar Church, Presbyterium, has decided to write to the Pope for an inquiry into a land deal that reportedly brought losses of millions of rupees to the church and demanding the removal of church head Cardinal George Alencherry. A church committee hadContinue Reading
The bill was passed after the House rejected a string of amendments moved by various Opposition membersContinue Reading
Kollam: A mild earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale has been reported from parts of Pathanamthitta and Kollam districts. No casualties have been reported so far. Isolated incidents of damage to houses have been reported with roof tiles and window panes getting dislodged. The tremors reportedly persisted for three seconds and were felt inContinue Reading
Tura: Late night vandalism of a church door by a drunk youth, loss of two young lives due to rash driving and unruly behavior leading to assault cases were the dampeners of this year’s Christmas celebrations in the Garo Hills. The vandalism of the outer glass door of the HawakhanaContinue Reading
