Nagercoil: Two weeks ago, as temperatures soared and weary campaigners tried to sharpen their pitch, Nagercoil residents spotted Roman Catholic priest from suburban Chennai, Father David R Thomas, campaigning for Nagercoil BJP candidate M R Gandhi. Since the 2014 election, some priests have broken ranks to back the Hindutva party,Continue Reading
Imphal: Another wake up call for the people of Northeast as two medium intensity earthquakes measuring 4.9 and 3.3 on the Richter Scale rocked Manipur on Thursday. As per the reports of National Centre for Seismology, the first quake measuring 4.9 occurred at 1.24 pm with its epicentre at ChandelContinue Reading
New Delhi: At least 13 African countries have better infant mortality rates (IMR) than India, according to World Bank data. This revelation comes amid criticism that Prime Minister Narendra unfavorably compared IMR of Kerala’s tribal population with that of Somalia, a country located in the Horn of Africa. Five ofContinue Reading
Patna: Two journalists have been shot dead in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand in the last 24 hours. On Friday evening, Rajdev Ranjan, a journalist with over 20 years of experience and the bureau chief of the Hindi daily Hindustan, was shot dead in Bihar’s Siwan district. Two shots were firedContinue Reading
Kundapur: Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of Udupi, inaugurated the state’s first star-shaped St Francis Assisi Church of Tallur here on Thursday. Later, he con-celebrated the Eucharistic Mass with Frs Anil D’Souza, dean of Kundapur denary, Sunil Veigas, parish priest of Tallur, Valerian Mendonca, chancellor of Udupi diocese and parish priest ofContinue Reading
Margao: Regular vendors of the fair of the feast of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, are upset over the curtailed space allotted to them by the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) for the stalls to be erected for the fair to be held from May 15. The fair will be held fromContinue Reading
Nagpur: The government wants all schools affiliated to state education board to plant at least 20-30 saplings on their premises on July 1, as part of the Van Mahotsav While many schools have welcomed the move, some are apprehensive about the space constraints. Sanjay Tayde-Patil, founder-president of Maharashtra English SchoolContinue Reading
Tribal rights activist Gladson Dungdung was offloaded from an Air India flight to London on Monday, May 9. In a Facebook post, the activist wrote that this was not the first time this had happened to him. In 2013 his passport had been impounded. Dungdung is the author of theContinue Reading
The villagers have to travel more than 50 km to reach the nearest hospital Continue Reading
New Delhi: Four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution are in India, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Zabol in Iran is the most polluted city in the world. New Delhi, which was worst polluted city has improved its position to ninth rank.Continue Reading
