The land deal row involving the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church has become the talking point once again after the report of a private audit firm surfaced on Friday.
Former chief editor of church publication Sathyadeepam dies
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May 27, 2021 16:23 IST
The vicar, who was admitted to the ICU following an accident on May 13, had a cardiac arrest on Wednesday that lead to his death.
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The vicar, who was admitted to the ICU following an accident on May 13, had a cardiac arrest on Wednesday that lead to his death.
Fr. Cherian Nerevettil, the former chief editor of
Sathyadeepam, the mouthpiece of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, who was under treatement following a major accident died at a private hospital in Kochi on Thursday. He was 49.
Admitted in the intensive care unit of the hospital for serious head injuries, he had a cardiac arrest on Wednesday that further deteriorated his condition leading to his eventual death. The death was recorded at 2 p.m.
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ERNAKULAM: Amid the gloom of an unrelenting pandemic, several kind hearts across Kerala are braving personal risks to be at the forefront of the COVID battle. Sheer humanitarian concern spurs them towards selfless service day after day.
Be it bidding COVID victims a dignified farewell, distribution of essentials or blood donation, the Sahrudaya Samaritans are just a call away for assistance. This, at a time when families of those who passed away at their homes are reluctant to touch or handle the bodies of their loved ones.
Antony MT, a social worker residing at Kadamakkudy in Kochi, recounts instances of handling dead bodies, kitted up in PPEs, for over five or six hours. The fear of infecting his four children and elderly parents grips him every waking moment.
MLA sets up help desk for patients
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T. J. Vinod, MLA, has set up a help desk that will home deliver free medication to COVID-19 patients facing financial difficulties.
The help-desk will connect people recovering from the infection at home to doctors over the phone. The doctor-on-call facility is being set up in collaboration with doctors from hospitals across the city. The help desk can also be contacted for an ambulance or vehicle in case of emergency. People in isolation at home and facing mental health issues can also use the helpline to access counselling facilities, said a note from the MLA’s office. For counselling services, the help-desk is collaborating with Sahrudaya, a charitable organisation supported by the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, and the Women and Child Development Department.
Social service organisations of a few churches in Kerala have come forward to help migrant workers in the state that went into a full lockdown mode on Saturday.
The Kerala government has assured free food, Covid treatment and vaccines to more than 15 lakh migrant labourers mainly from Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand in the state.
Malankara Social Service Society, an NGO of the Malankara Orthodox Church, has launched its help desks named “Pravasi Bandhu” to ensure all the government welfare measures are delivered to the migrant workers. Funded by Caritas India, another church-run organisation, the society has already undertaken an outreach in cities where migrants live in large numbers.