Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, March 6, 2022: In a post-Covid outreach effort to connect with the local community, Radio Salesian journalists made their first attempt and reached one of the far flung tea garden in Mirik Sub-Division, some two hour drive from Sonada. On March 5, Radio Salesian RJ teamContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, March 4, 2022: Some politicians in India are being publicly criticized for their controversial remarks on student evacuation from the war-torn Ukraine. The latest to draw public ire was Arvind Bellad, a member of Karnataka’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, who said it was better to bringContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Manila, Feb 28, 2022: Christian Churches across Asia condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week and called for an end to the conflict. “Humanity is not destined for self-destruction,” read a statement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan. “Differences in ideology, national purpose, and in whatContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata, Feb 21, 2022: A group of delegates from Kashmir spent a week in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to build fellowship and seek support of government officials and civil society to their demands for protection and security. Two units of Rotary Club in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Feb 16, 2022: India celebrates the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidass on February 16 every year. This year, President Ram Nath Kovind wished countrymen on the occasion. In a message posted on Twitter, President Kovind urged the people of the country to contribute towards buildingContinue Reading
Matter India Reporter Aruvikkara, Feb 16, 2022: Unknown persons become heroes overnight through their self-less service to humanity or their quick action to save someone from danger. One such person is Kiran Shyam, sub inspector of Aruvikkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district. His brave act that saved a person from anContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 15, 2022: As many as 53 incidents of violence against Christians were registered in the first 45 days of 2022, says an ecumenical group based in New Delhi. The United Christian Forum on February 15 said the incidents were recorded by its toll-freeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji, Feb 13, 2022: Viewers have thanked a Catholic television channel in Goa for helping them learn about candidates who are in the fray for the assembly elections in the western Indian state. Goa goes to poll on February 14 and 301 candidates from various politicalContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Feb 6, 2022: India woke up on February 6 to a news the nation and her citizens never wanted to hear. Lata Mangeshkar passed away at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital to Covid-related complications. The 92-year-old singer was fondly called ‘Nightingale of India’ for enthralling peopleContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Feb 6, 2022: The government of Karnataka has issued an order to ban religious dress in educational institutions to help maintain harmony in the southern Indian state. The February 5 move came after a dress code controversy in educational institutions divided some coastal districts of theContinue Reading
