By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Many applaud Kerala for being a step ahead of other Indian states. But how much of that is true? Let me narrate my story as an example. Around 9:30 pm on May 23 I got a call. A migrant laborer in Alappuzha, a south-central district inContinue Reading
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 05 May 2021: More than 100 Church of South India (CSI) priests were reportedly infected with Covid-19 after they attended the annual retreat at Munnar in the South Indian state of Kerala. Sadly, two of the priests have died and five others are said to be in a serious condition.Continue Reading
Chandigarh: Healthcare professionals and other frontline medical workers who skip Covid-19 vaccination won’t get financial help from the authorities for treatment if they get infected later and won’t be allowed to take quarantine or isolation leave, the Punjab government has said. The northern Inidian state government has taken a seriousContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has hit out at the son of a former chief minister of the southern Indian state, for allegedly justifying the conversion of Hagia Sophia church to a mosque in Turkey. Chandy Oommen, son of Oommen Chandy, said in a recent speech that noContinue Reading
By Lissy Kurian Panaji: Long before Covid-19 spread its tentacles across India, I had planned for my annual home vacation in November this year. Hence, I remained calm as the nation scored high and low in the number of Covid-19 patients. I hoped November would be a good time forContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The southern Indian state of Kerala has won a United Nations award for its “outstanding contribution” towards the non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals. The UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) award this year on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases was announced September 24 by World Health Organization director-general TedrosContinue Reading
New Delhi, Sept 7, 2020: With 96.2 percent literacy rate, Kerala became India’s most literate state, according to the latest figures released by the National Statistical Office. Delhi came in second with 89 percent literacy rate. Uttarakhand with 87.6 percent and Assam with 85.9 percent are placed in third andContinue Reading
By V Saji Palakkad, July 23, 2020: Twenty four children in Kerala’s Palakkad district have undertaken a hunger strike in their homes to protest non availability of electricity that has prevented them from attending online classes. Kerala on June 1 started its academic year by launching ‘First Bell,’ the onlineContinue Reading
George Cheriyan & Simi T.B Bengaluru, June 27, 2020: India has made a commitment to eliminate trans-fat from all foods by 2022, ahead of WHO deadline of 2023. But at national level the respective regulations are struck at FSSAI/Ministry of Health level and none of the states has achieved anyContinue Reading
By Jeemon Jacob Thiruvananthapuram, June 1, 2020: Father Ronal M. Varghese, a Latin Catholic priest and educator in Kollam in Kerala, has had an epiphany. “A Mass without community participation is like a man without a soul,” he says, describing the ritual he has been celebrating in private in aContinue Reading
