Kottayam: There is no “adverse” report about the 40 people from Punjab held hostage in Iraq by ISIS militants and a Catholic priest from Kerala abducted by the same group in Yemen, the Centre said on Sunday. “There is no confirmation whether he is dead or he is alive. AnythingContinue Reading
New Delhi: The killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district in 2008 was carried out by forces who had envisaged subsequent collateral damage, a new book released Thursday said. The book Who Killed Swami Laxmanananda? authored by Anto Akkara and released by veteran journalist and former high commissioner to theContinue Reading
Kadappa — The police arrested 14 kidnappers of Bishop Prasad Gallela including three priests of Kadappa diocese. Resentment over transfers provoked them to kidnap and manhandle the prelate, says Kadapa Superintendent of Police (SP), Dr. P Navin Gulati. Dr. Gulati presented the arrested persons before media persons in Kadapa on Monday, May 2.Continue Reading
Raiganj: Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza SJ of Raiganj diocese died this afternoon, April 30, 2016 at around 12.35 pm due to massive heart attack at the Presbytery of the Cathedral in Raiganj. He was 77 years old. Bishop Alphonsus was born on July 4, 1939, in Kattingere (Moodubelle), Udupi DistrictContinue Reading
Swami Sadanand’s admirers included pro-Hindu politiciansContinue Reading
Cardinal Baselios Cleemis led the delegation that met Premier Modi in his officeContinue Reading
The earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and wounded more than 20,000 in NepalContinue Reading
J K Jain was sent to jail on March 4, a day after the Madhya Pradesh Minister for Co-operatives admitted that 137 people had illegally occupied a cooperative societyContinue Reading
Sr Sally recounted the events of March 4Continue Reading
The parish defied the prelate’s canonical warningContinue Reading
