Aizawl: Mizoram has achieved significant progress in various sectors in the last one year despite several hurdles triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mizo chief minister Zoramthanga said in his Independence Day speech. The event was held at lammual or Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl. Addressing the people on the occasion of 76th Independence Day in […]
SHILLONG: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma, in his Independence address on Monday, mentioned that unemployment was the ‘biggest’ hurdle plaguing India. He spoke on empowerment of the youth in the state and the country for overall development of India. “70% of our population is below 35 years of age. What an asset!” Meghalaya CM Conrad […]
Dimapur: Convenor of the Working Committee, Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPGs) and Ato Kilonser of the GPRN/NSCN N Kitovi Zhimomi on Sunday stated that it was neither the British nor the Indians who gifted the Naga people their land. In a speech during the 76th Naga Independence Day on Sunday, Zhimomi remarked that the […]
KOHIMA: The protracted political situation regarding the status of Nagaland could not be swept under the table, even as the mainland celebrates the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Nagaland Chief Minister and the Governor of Nagaland had to mention the impasse in their respective speeches. Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio urged all the negotiating parties involved […]
Dimapur: On August 14, the NSCN-K (Nikki Group) observed the 76th Naga Independence Day Celebration at CFSB office premises on Sunday with the Kilo Kilonser, Zheshito Swu,unfurling the Naga national flag as the chief guest. Addressing the gathering, he said nothing can deter the spirit or deceive the Nagas if they “remain united, firmly rooted […]
Today is the 15th of August, India’s Independence Day. We carry a piece by Peace Activist and writer Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ, who asks a few searching questions that thinking citizens should ponder about. The article has been slightly edited for clarity- Editor. The official lines on this ongoing festival of Independence state, “Azadi Ka […]
Human rights observers say that every year as many as 1,000 mostly Christian and Hindu girls and young women in Pakistan are raped and subjected to forced conversions and marriages to Sunni Muslim men. As a result, Pakistan is designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” on the U.S. Department of State’s Religious Freedom Report. […]
अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार की किताबों में (Articles 9,18) तथा भारत के संविधान की किताबों में (Articles 25,26,27,28,) किती भी व्यक्ति को अपने पसंद के किसी भी धर्म को अपनाने और उसे प्रसार- प्रचार करने का अधिकार दिया गया है । परंतु समय समय पर इन धार्मिक स्वतंत्रता के अधिकारों पर हस्तक्षेप की घटनायें देखने-सुनने को […]
Even in his death, Stan challenges one and all to do much more, in the face of the deteriorating situation.
Members of Bodh Gaya (Bihar) tiny Catholic community gathered together at the chapel of the Jesuit run social centre Jivan Sangam on June 28 to bid farewell and celebrate the life of Religious Brother Felix D’Mello of the Missionary Brothers of Charity (MC). Brother Felix, (84) was among the earliest postulants who joined St. Teresa […]
Sir, It is distressing to note that another two Catholic priests killed in Nigeria over the weekend, one in Kaduna and other in Edo, states of Nigeria. Fr. Vitus Borogo, was serving in the Archdiocese of Kaduna, was killed on June 25 “at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm […]
The ‘War on Drugs’ is on in north-eastern India is on a new high. More than seven tonnes (7,000 kilograms) of all kinds of narcotics , seized by various law enforcement agencies were destroyed in the states of Assam, Manipur and Mizoram over the weekend. In Assam, narcotics seized by the Dibrugarh police in different […]
