Police help staging of controversial play
2015-10-06
‘Agnes of God’ deals with the story of a nun who gave birth to a baby and killed it, allegedly in a bout of insanityContinue Reading
Maharashtra declines to stall ‘Agnes of God’ play
2015-10-06
The play was staged on October 5 nightContinue Reading
12 farmer suicides in 45 days in Punjab
2015-10-06
Chandigarh — 15-year- old Karamjit Kaur is in a state of shock, her father Sukhminder Singh, a 42-year- old farmer, consumed pesticide and hanged himself from a tree in his field, a day after he destroyed his pest ridden cotton crop. What is worrying the elders most is the repaymentContinue Reading
Most jails in Kashmir overcrowded
2015-10-06
The state government is building a new jail in SrinagarContinue Reading
Supreme Court stays Kashmir beef ban
2015-10-05
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to form a three-judge bench to examine the validity of penal provisions that bans slaughtering of cattle and sale of beef in the state. Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Amitava RoyContinue Reading
Jesuit college seeks children’s voice ahead of Bihar elections
2015-10-04
Patna: A Jesuit college organized an interactive session to seek children’s views on social issues as the eastern Indian state of Bihar prepares to elect its 243-member legislative assembly. Although children formed one third of India’s population, political parties neglect them because they are not a vote bank, noted officialsContinue Reading
90-year-old Dalit torched for entering temple
2015-10-04
Kanpur: A 90-year-old Dalit man was attacked with an ax and set on fire for trying to enter a temple in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Police on October 2 identified the victim as Chimma. The nonagenarian had gone to the Maidani Baba temple with his wife, sonContinue Reading
Shirts with pictures of Irabot launched
2015-10-03
Imphal: Shirts with pictures of Jananeta Hijam Irabot who played a major role in the modern history of Manipur was launched on Tuesday during the month-long anniversary celebration of the leader at Manipur University on Tuesday. The shirts were launched by Manipur University Vice Chancellor H Nandakumar Sarma during theContinue Reading
Government inaction lead to starvation: Indian Jesuit
2015-10-02
The media uses different names for starvationContinue Reading
Indian Christian Women’s Movement forges ahead
2015-10-01
Exercising agency gives women the freedom to speak, act and produce the change they want to seeContinue Reading