Earlier in the day, Bishop Mulakkal was questioned by the Kerala police for the third consecutive day on Friday over allegations of rape and unnatural sex levelled by a nun.
The proposal of levy of cess by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to figure in discussions at the GST Council meeting scheduled to take place on September 28.
Kottayam Superintendent of Police Hari Sankar has said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case has decided to complete the interrogation by Friday.
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bombay Agnelo Rufino Gracias as the Apostolic administrator of the diocese of Jalandhar with immediate effect.
The 54-year-old clergyman was questioned by Deputy Superintendent of Police K Subhash, who heads the Special Investigation Team which is probing this case.
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday had agreed to hear the anticipatory bail plea of the accused bishop, on September 25.
The bail plea sought by the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Jalandhar would be heard by Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan later on Tuesday.
Earlier on Saturday, Mulakkal stepped down from his position in the church amid growing outrage over lack of action against him.
Tendulkar has always been an integral part of the Blasters set-up and was often seen cheering the team from the stands in home and away games.
Sources said that the church representative from India is in Vatican to discuss the issue is expecting intervention in the coming days.
Jaisal's photo bending as a step on a flooded street to help elderly woman get into an NDRF boat had gone viral on social media.
A series of issues including soaring mercury level, unprecedented dip in water level of rivers, sudden drying-up of wells, depletion of groundwater reserves and mass perishing of earthworms have caused widespread concern in various parts of Kerala.
The nun had recently sought urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded the bishop’s removal as the head of the Jalandhar diocese, questioning why the church was “closing its eyes to the truth” when she mustered courage to make public her sufferings.
A Kerala Police official told reporters that a notice may be issued to Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar diocese to appear before the investigating team.
In a letter to Giambattista Diquattro, Vatican's Apostolic Nuncio (a diplomatic mission), the nun said she has turned to the Church authorities for justice. "Seeking your urgent intervention in this case as the representative of the Holy See in India," she said.
There were no other injury marks on the body of Sister Susan, an inmate of Mount Tabor Dayara Convent at Pathanapuram, except the "self-inflicted" injuries on the wrists, police said, quoting the report.
Sharma noted that the commission would be writing to Kerala DGP Lokanath Behera to take action against such lawmakers.
The body was identified as that of 54-year-old Susan, a nun who teaches at the St. Stephens School in Pathanapuram.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda said during his visit to flood-affected areas in Thrissur district that the Central government understands the sensitivity of the situation in Kerala.
The cancelled events include the much-acclaimed International Film Festival of Kerala, held every December, besides state school youth festivals.
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