Bhopal: A village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has forced 55-year-old woman to beg for a week as penance for accidentally causing the death of a calf. On August 31, Kamlesh, a resident of Matadin village in Bhind district, was trying to pull away a calf fromContinue Reading
If a BJP-ruled state like Goa was eating beef, there should be no problem in KerelaContinue Reading
Panaji: The Goa archdiocesan bulletin continues to criticize the state government. In its latest issue, ‘Renovação’ (renewal) termed as “timid and tepid” the government response to religious desecration taking place in the western Indian state for the past few weeks. Goa is ruled by a coalition government led by theContinue Reading
‘Pay wages to employees of unaided schools in keeping with Bishops’ Council directives’
At least one-fourth of the garbage collected in Delhi is still dumped every day at this siteContinue Reading
Panaji: Goa Forward, a member of the ruling alliance, on Friday accused Goa’s Roman Catholic Church of being selective in criticism of the BJP-led government and accused it of adding to the aggravating social tension in the state. Goa Forward spokesperson Trajano D’Mello also questioned the silence of the Church’sContinue Reading
The death toll in the Mumbai building collapse rose to 34 today with 10 more bodies being pulled out from the debris since last night, police said. The 117-year-old building in the congested Bhendi Bazaar area in south Mumbai came crashing down yesterday morning, two days after torrential rain broughtContinue Reading
Raigarh: Two tribal women were today trampled to death by wild elephants in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said. The incident took place at around 1:30 am when a herd of elephants entered in Gerupani village under Kapu forest range, a local police official said. The victims Budhwaro Bai (50) andContinue Reading
Guwahati: After the Centre turned it down, the Assam government on Thursday, for the first time, extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for another six months, thereby declaring the entire state as a “disturbed area”. Disclosing that the Government of India, after thoroughly reviewing the overall law andContinue Reading
Panaji: After releasing its fact-finding report on the desecration of crosses, the committee, comprising members of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman’s social work wing – the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) and the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), Mumbai, will be setting up anContinue Reading
