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Elections 2024
Hyderabad: BJP candidate ‘shooting arrow’ at Masjid stirs controversy
A video of Madhavi Latha, the BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, surfaced on the internet, in which she was seen miming as shooting an arrow at a Masjid during a rally.
Elections 2024
Lakshadweep: Resentment against administrator to reflect in vote
For the people of Lakshadweep, this Lok Sabha election is the most crucial in their history. They are...
India
Unauthorised cash seized from BJP functionary near Coimbatore, suspected to be for voters
On Wednesday, an election flying squad team seized ₹81,000 in unauthorised cash and a voter list from a local BJP functionary in Pooluvapatti village in the Coimbatore district.
India
Daughter of jailed PFI former chairman OMA Salam dies in accident in Kerala
Fathima Thazkiya, the 24-year-old daughter of jailed Muslim leader and former chairman of the Popular Front of India (PFI), OMA Salam, tragically died in an accident early Thursday morning in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
India
Hindu mob vandalises Catholic school in Telangana, FIR filed against school, no cases against mob
The saffron mob vandalised St. Mother Teresa English Medium School in Kannepally village, breaking glass windows and flower pots and pelting stones on the statue of St. Mother Teresa at the main gates.
South India
Sudani From Nigeria actor slams Kerala Police’s racist poster which uses his image to warn about fraudsters
A 'troll' posted on Kerala Police's official Facebook page warning the public against potential online fraud through fake emails in the name of ministers and officials by Nigerians has evoked sharp criticism from Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson who shot to fame after his performance in the Malayalam movie Sudani From Nigeria in 2018.
South India
For Kerala’s queers, lockdown packages wane as discrimination persists against them
The Kerala Government that labeled itself to be the first, to sanction the Transgender and Intersex Policy, declared not a single package for the community with a very meek financial stability.
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South India
Union govt showcases ‘Kasaragod model’ to fight pandemic
The recovery model being used in Kerala’s Kasaragod, which had reported the third case of COVID-2019 in the country — a student airlifted from Wuhan — has been showcased by the Union health ministry as one of the success stories of the fight against the deadly virus in country.
South India
Kerala makes corona test kit that can confirm samples in 2 hrs for Rs 1,000
Kerala government institute Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology has developed a diagnostic test kit that can deliver coronavirus pandemic testing results in just two hours at a low cost of Rs 1,000.
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Opinion
Long neglection of Kerala, Karnataka governments and Kasaragod’s fight against novel virus
The isolation wards of the district were flooding with cats and insects, even in the food provided for the patients. Expats were asked to appear for tests daily and most were sent back after hours of waiting. The same bureaucracy of the heroic District collector and medical superintendent made fewer measures in this. Moreover, the failure of the state in observing and creating awareness for the patient put the entire blame blindly on the expat.
South India
‘Want to go home, running out of food,’ migrant labourers hit streets in Kerala
As nationwide coronavirus pandemic controlled restrictions enter fifth day, hundreds of migrants took to streets this morning in Kerala's Kottayam, seeking transport services to go to their hometowns.
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South India
No family should starve in Kerala in lockdown: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan led communist government in Kerala announced an ambitious scheme to open community kitchens across the state, and home deliver food to those under quarantine, to prevent people going hungry during the pandemic controlled restrictions.
South India
COVID-19: Rahul Gandhi presents thermal scanners to Wayanad
To help identify the symptoms of COVID-19 more effectively, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has presented thermal scanners to his constituency, Wayanad.
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South India
Kerala model of fighting coronavirus
Meantime, Kerala has set out a different model for the entire world. In the face of a global health emergency, the Communist government in the state has given much thrust to cultivating hope among the people.
India
Malayalam channels MediaOne, Asianet News, barred for 48 hours for ‘critical of RSS and police’ in coverage of Delhi violence
“The channel also reported that violence took place mostly in Muslim dominated areas of Chand Bagh, Delhi. While telecasting the news, the channel carried the news of stone-pelting, arson and injured people being taken to hospital,” the order adds.
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South India
After hours of massive search, body of missing Kerala girl found in river
Despite all the prayers and efforts of thousands of people missing 6-year-old Kerala girl Devananda's body has been found on Friday morning. Her body was found at Ithikkara lake nearby her home in Elavoor in Kollam district.
South India
Anti-CAA protesters to block Kerala Governor’s house today
Asma Khatun, Bilkis, Sarwari, the three “Dadis” of Shaheen Bagh, the epicenter of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will lead the anti-CAA protests to Rajbhavan, the official residence of Kerala governor on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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