Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has posted Father Stan Swamy’s medical bail plea to May 17. A bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pital on May 4 adjourned of the 84-year-old priest’s plea with directions to the Maharashtra government to submit a report on his health on or beforeContinue Reading
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 4 said his government will provide free ration for two months to ration card holders and give financial aid of 5,000 rupees to autorickshaw and taxi drivers. Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said the free ration scheme will benefit aroundContinue Reading
New Delhi: Around 4 million items, comprising medicines, oxygen cylinders and masks, received in foreign aid have been distributed to 38 institutions and hospitals, mostly run by the federal government in 31 States and Union Territories, according to a statement issued by the Union Health Ministry. Amid the second waveContinue Reading
Ranchi: The Archdiocese of Ranchi has launched a new way to help ease the pain and suffering of Covid-19 patients and their families. It has started a free lunch service for the relatives of patients hospitalized in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), the city’s biggest hospital. The serviceContinue Reading
New Delhi: The federal government’s failure to implement the Delhi High Court’s order on immediate supply of full quota of oxygen to Delhi evoked the judges’ wrath. The court — which had ordered that Delhi must be given its full quota of oxygen “by whatever means” – on May 4Continue Reading
by Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: State elections in India have offered a “fresh lease of life” to the country’s multi-party system, according to a leading Catholic commentator. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered defeat in West Bengal, despite strong efforts by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Assam, Tamil Nadu, KeralaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pondicherry: Archbishop Emeritus Antony Anandarayar of Pondicherry-Cuddalore died of Covid-19 on May 4. He was 75. The death occurred at 9:30 pm at St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai, where he was admitted for Covid treatment. His health condition deteriorated in the morning as the oxygen saturation levelContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: Diocese of Faridabad has launched various activities to help Covid 19 victims get proper care and support. “Eighty percent of my people are affected with Covid and we have lost four religious sisters recently,” Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of Faridabad told Matters India. Some 15 priestsContinue Reading
Bharuch: Sixteen Covid-19 patients and two nurses died in a tragic fire in the ICU ward of Welfare Hospital in Bharuch. This is the second fire incident in which multiple casualties were reported from Gujarat. Earlier this week, five persons had died when a fire broke out in an ICUContinue Reading
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 30, while reviewing the work of empowered groups on COVID-19 asked Non Governmental Organisations and volunteer groups including ex-servicemen be tapped to carry out non-specialised tasks to lessen the burden on medical care professionals. A statement released after the meeting by theContinue Reading
