Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) Congress leaders, led by Member of Parliament K.C. Venugopal, on Thursday urged the Centre to reschedule the Joint Entrance Examination Main, citing its overlap with the Easter Holy Week, a period of deep religious significance for the Christian community. In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Venugopal pointed out that the examination is scheduled for April 2 to 8, coinciding with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter.He noted t…
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Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s sanitation workers endure hardship driven by entrenched caste hierarchies, discriminatory hiring, absence of legal protections, institutional neglect, social stigma, gendered exploitation, and economic injustice. Their suffering is deeply embedded in the fabric of the state and society, rendering it largely invisible, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in the European Times, with their labour sustaining cities, preventing disease, and upholdin…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) A Christian worker was fatally shot in Pakistan’s Punjab province inside a legislator’s room, a leading minority rights group said on Monday. According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), Naveed Masih, a Christian sanitation worker, was found dead on Friday night within the Punjab Assembly premises, igniting “grief, outrage, and an urgent demand for justice”.The rights body said that Naveed was reportedly found fatally shot in a room associated with Member of …
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Human rights group, Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), has urged authorities to ensure the safety of Sarwar Masih and his family and ensure justice against those accused of using blasphemy allegations to justify the illegal occupation of the Christian family’s property as it demanded an impartial investigation into the matter and bringing those responsible to justice, a report said. “A blasphemy threat has allegedly been used against a Christian family whose land was…
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Christian community leaders in Pakistan’s Faisalabad have voiced their concern over what they termed as ‘discriminatory policing’ and stereotyping under the ongoing anti-drug drive in Punjab province. They alleged that members of the minority community have been facing raids and criminal cases falsely linking them to narcotics over the past two months, local media reported. While addressing a press conference at the Faisalabad Press Club, Minority Rights Movement (MRM) ch…
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Friday drew attention to a brutal attack on a Christian man in Pakistan’s Punjab, expressing concerns over the dangers and challenges faced by religious minorities across the country.According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), Zahid Masih, a Christian man employed as a bonded labourer and security guard in the Bahawalpur region of Punjab province, was attacked on January 21 by a fellow worker, Muhammad Ali Azhar.The rights bod…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party National President and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday joined Christmas celebrations in Delhi and reminded people about the teachings of Jesus Christ that inspire to work for the betterment of humanity and the welfare of all, a party leader said. Addressing the believers at an event held at Christian Higher Secondary School in New Delhi today, organised by the Mao Naga Christian Fellowship Delhi (MNCFD), Nadda said the festival is a…
Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Pomp and gaiety marked Christmas celebrations in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Thursday. A large number of devotees attended midnight mass and morning special prayers.Special prayers in churches since midnight, carol singing and Secret Santa at workplaces and bursting of firecrackers were the highlights of the celebrations.Churches in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were tastefully decorated and illuminated on the occasion. Devotees w…
Thiruvananathapuram, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas in Kerala unfolds with a warmth that goes beyond ritual, shaped by a Christian community that forms nearly 18 per cent of the State’s 3.30 crore population and a social fabric that embraces the festival as its own. The celebrations reflect both faith and diversity – of belief, tradition and history – seamlessly woven into everyday life.Christians in Kerala are far from a homogeneous group.Catholics, spread across three distinct churches that all owe a…