‘Futulli Modki’ new Konkani Play Rape accused bishop Franco Mulakkal granted conditional bail Kochi : Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was arrested on September 21 on charges of raping a nun from the Mis- sionaries of Jesus (MJ) congrega- tion, was granted bail on October 15. He had earlier filed a bail application earlier this month in the Kerala High Court, which was rejected. The Kerala High Court also ordered the bishop to be present before the investigating officer once in two weeks. The bishop has also been directed to surrender his passport to the court and he has been forbidden from entering Kerala. The Kerala police objected to Mulak- kal’s bail plea inside the court and told the court that the statements of 22 more people need to be recorded in the case. A new Konkani Drama ‘Futulli Modki’ witten by Comedy King Francis Fer- nandes Cascia, staged its second show at St. Vincent Palloti Grounds on October 7, 2018. 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Humans with their intelligence, are on recent geologic time period as being top of the heap, so their prospects are human-influenced or anthropogenic, Evolutionary theory says the fittest will sort of bleakest. Of course some may based on overwhelming global evi- survive. If we look around us it appear survive (those few with more resourc- dence that atmospheric, geologic, hy- as though the rich and powerful sur- es than the billions with less or none) drologic, biospheric and other earth vive better and since their progeny is but the survival may not be pleasant system processes are now altered by better endowed and cared for, they but for the rest of their time will be up. humans. too will survive better. 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