Kolkata, Jan 14, 2014: A prayer for unity and communal harmony and a formal appeal to revoke the amended citizenship act will be communicated to the Prime Minister through the West Bengal governor. This was decided on January 13 at a meeting of school principals of Christian educational institutions, priestsContinue Reading
Panaji: Nearly 200 protesters staged a dharna outside the Goa Archbishop’s official residence in Panaji on December 9, protesting against the Church’s decision to relocate of the feast venue of recently anointed saint Joseph Vaz. The Church decided to relocate the venue from a sanctuary dedicated to the saint inContinue Reading
Jaipur: A ‘zameen samadhi satyagraha’ at Ninder village, which has farmers squatting neck-deep in pits to protest land acquisition by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), entered its third day on Wednesday as talks with government officials remained inconclusive. The JDA has been acquiring agricultural land for a housing project, drawingContinue Reading
Darjeeling: A police officer was today stabbed by protesters during fresh clashes that erupted in Darjeeling after the son of a lawmaker was arrested and a senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader’s house was allegedly vandalised last night. Both protesters and security personnel were injured in the clashes. A policeContinue Reading
Mumbai: Members of the Christian community Wednesday staged a protest against the local civic body for demolishing a holy cross in suburban Bandra last week. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) razed the holy cross at Bazar Road on Saturday after the Bombay High Court directed the civic body to removeContinue Reading
As many as 5,000 Christians protest on August 25 Continue Reading
Pune: To protest gender discrimination, , about 400 women would be entering the inner sanctum of the popular Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Republic Day. The management of the Shani temple adheres to an age-old tradition of not allowing women in the inner precincts, which has drawn flakContinue Reading
Farmers stood in the water for nine daysContinue Reading
The Archdiocesan Board of Education does not want disturb examsContinue Reading
Kokrajhar — Protest wave continued in Assam against BJP leader and Member of Parliament Dr Subramaniam Swami’s remarks mixing religion and politics while visiting Assam. The Kokrajhar district committee of All Assam Minority Students Union (AAMSU) and All Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Minority Students Union (ABMSU) protested and burnt effigy of Dr Swami,Continue Reading
