By: Purushottam Nayak Berhampur, Odisha: Odisha gears up for the centenary celebration of Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Dantolingi, in the District of Ganjam. February 11, 2017 is very special for Odisha Church as it is preparing to have centenary celebration of Marian Shrine of Our LadyContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Intellectually challenged differently- abled children will soon don the garb of magicians in Kerala, thanks to an innovative programme drawn up by the state government. The Kerala Social Security Mission (KSSM), under the Social Justice Department of Government of Kerala, and the State Initiative on Disabilities (SID) are joiningContinue Reading
PUNE: A specially made short film on martyr Havildar Hangpan Dada, awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously on Republic Day, got six lakh views in just two days after it was uploaded on India Army’s Facebook page. The film is titled “The Warriors Spirit”. The Army uploaded the movie on theContinue Reading
MANGALURU: Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza of Mangalore on Saturday condemned the frequent incidents of corporal punishment meted out to the students in the Catholic Educational Institutions in Dakshina Kannada. Replying to a query at a press conference on why there are repeated incidents of corporal punishments, which is a violationContinue Reading
MUMBAI: Some 10,000 Catholics assembled in the grounds of Don Bosco School on Jan. 28 to watch Fr Allwyn D’Silva and Fr Barthol Barretto consecrated auxiliary bishops of Bombay by Cardinal Oswald Gracias. The appointments were announced by Pope Francis December 20. Both Fr Allwyn and Fr Barthol are grassrootsContinue Reading
By: C.M. Paul Kolkata : A media group in Kolkata organized a day-long seminar on Media and Family Values with parents, teachers, students and media practitioners. Over 60 people participated in the event organized by Signis Bengal – a unit of Signis India –member of World Catholic Association for CommunicationContinue Reading
Ahmedabad:Police in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district have arrested a woman priest and her associate in connection with a case of cheating and recovered Rs 12 million, all in the denomination of Rs 2,000 currency notes, 2.4 kg gold biscuits and 25 liquor bottles from her house. She has been sent toContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amid allegations of molestation, Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigned late on Thursday, Government sources said. His resignation comes after the Union Home Ministry on Thursday morning sought a response from Meghalaya Government on the allegations against Shanmuganathan. The Ministry also sought a clarifications from the Governor over reportsContinue Reading
Mumbai: St John the Baptist Church at Thane has shown the most energy efficient way to pray by using a large fan – equivalent to 10 household fans – that ensures 30% reduction in electricity consumption and cools a church that has an attendance of 1,000 people on Sundays. AuxiliaryContinue Reading
Kochi: Kerala, the state with the highest sex ratio in the country has decided to set up a women’s battalion in its Police force with its headquarters either in Thiruvananthapuram or Kannur. This decision, by the state cabinet on Wednesday is part of increasing the strength of women in policeContinue Reading
