By Matters India Reporter Sambalpur: A three-day seminar on the theme ‘Dalit Empowerment-An Ethical Imperative for a Just Odisha’ was held by Khristo Jyoti College (KJC), Regional Commission for Clergy, Priests and Religious Odisha, with the association of Odisha Forum for Social Action (OFSA), Nov 27-29. The objective of theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Data released by the National Crime Records Bureau showed that there had been an increase of 5.5% and 4.6% in crimes and atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) respectively during 2016. The data, released on Thursday, showed that there had been a total of 40,801 incidentsContinue Reading
Two days after Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared the state crime-free, a 38-year-old journalist was shot dead in Kanpur. Naveen Gupta, a journalist working with Hindi daily Hindustan, was shot dead by three bikers in Bilhaur area of Kanpur on Nov 30. According to Superintendent of Police (rural)Continue Reading
The Election Commission to look into the matterContinue Reading
Six persons, who worked as caterers in marriage parties, died of asphyxiation while sleeping beside a ‘tandoor’ (an oven) kept along with the utensils in a tempo parked near a marriage venue in Cantonment area here, police said on Tuesday. Police said the incident happened late on Monday night butContinue Reading
Mumbai: Members of the Parsi community have snubbed their high priests’ assurances that Metro III project will not affect the structural stability and spiritual sanctity of their fire temple at the Princess Street junction in Girgaum. The community has decided to launch its own separate peaceful agitation by seeking supportContinue Reading
Patna: The veneration of the Holy Sacrament under a decorated canopy took place at city churches on Sunday as thousands of devotees participated in the Eucharistic procession to mark the feast of Christ the king. The theme of this year’s annual event is from Chapter 24 verse 15 of Joshua,Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Roman Catholic Church in India expressed disappointment at missing out on an expected visit by Pope Francis who started a rare trip to South Asia today. The 80-year-old pontiff arrived in Myanmar on a six-day trip that will also take him to Bangladesh. The church leader saidContinue Reading
Archbishop Macwan’s election appeal “highly provocative and objectionable”Continue Reading
Matters India reporter Siliguri — A college in North Bengal marked the birth centernary of India’s only woman prime minister with a national seminar attempting to make a critical study of Indira Gandhi’s contribution both in the national and internationl politics of her ‘turbulent times’. Salesian College Siliguri Campus DepartmentContinue Reading
