At least 10 people have now died in the state of Kerala from confirmed cases of the deadly Nipah virus, officials have said. Dozens more have been quarantined amid public panic in the state of Kerala, and a team of experts has been dispatched to the coastal region from India’sContinue Reading
Kochi: A Christian Lifestyle Museum spanning 30,000 sq ft will be set up at Azhikode under a public private partnership model as part of the second phase of Muziris Heritage Project. The museum will have exhibits portraying the life and culture of 13 different sects of Christianity practiced in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thrissur: Fiat Mission, a Catholic lay missionary movement, has planned to distribute 33 million copies of the Holy Bible in different parts of the world by 2033. “Millions of people in India and world do not have the Word of God in their mother tongue. TheContinue Reading
The tiny state of Kerala is on the road to becoming the ‘Cradle of Saints’ with 21 people in the Catholic Church awaiting canonization in the coming years. Canonisation, a process of proclaiming one worthy of worship, follows three stages of declaring an aspiring saint as ‘Servant of God’, ‘Venerable’Continue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Kerala is planning a one-of-its-kind model stretch of road in Thiruvananthapuram which will be dedicated exclusively for women. Dubbed as “she corridor”, the women-friendly stretch will be between two prestigious girls-only institutions – the Government Women’s College junction and the state-run Cottonhill Girls Higher Secondary School in Vazhuthacaud. The “sheContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on March 21 declared jackfruit as its official fruit. The official announcement in this regard was made by agriculture minister V.S. Sunil Kumar in the state assembly. The aim is to promote ‘Kerala jackfruit’ as a brand in markets across the country and abroad, showcasing itsContinue Reading
Kozhikode: In a telling blow to the Pinarayi Vijayan government, the Kerala church on March 17, slammed the state’s liquor policy, threatening to work against the ruling Left’s candidate in the upcoming Chengannur by-poll. A senior bishop of the powerful Syro Malabar Catholic Church said this after the state governmentContinue Reading
More than 180,000 people in rural India work as manual scavengersContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, known for its high life expectancy and healthcare facilities, is moving towards a demographic transition with remarkable increase in ageing population and decrease in working age group. The proportion of population in the old age group — 60 years and above — is showing an increasing trend fromContinue Reading
New Delhi: Jharkhand has made the most progress in improving its healthcare sector, while Kerala has topped the Health Index report prepared by Niti Aayog. The report also states that Uttar Pradesh has fared the worst between the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 while Jharkhand has made some substantial progress inContinue Reading
