Kerala Students Strike

In a move that can reignite the intense debate over hijab on campus, seven medicine students at a Kerala college have written to the principal, suggesting how they can strike a balance between following hijab norms and performing surgical duties.

Medical students from different colleges under the aegis of House Surgeon Students Union and PG Doctors Association staged a mass protest in front of the Secretariat in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram district on Wednesday.

With colleges set to close for the summer break, Kerala saw most of the election candidates visiting students on campus on Thursday, in an attempt to strike a chord with the young voters - a sizeable chunk of the 2019 electorate.

The family of engineering student Jishnu Pranoy, who was found hanging in his college hostel in January, has ended a hunger strike it began five days ago after the government pledged that anyone responsible for driving the 18-year-old student to suicide will be punished.

A case was registered under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against Principal of a private law college, where the students are on strike since the past 20 days, demanding her resignation.

Two students in a Kerala school called off their hunger strike on Wednesday after the state government finally agreed to their demand to appoint new permanent teachers.

In far corner of Kerala, a 17-year-old student, Shahal, went on an indefinite hunger strike on August 17 to get basic amenities for his school, reported Mathrubhumi.com. And he succeeded - within just three days.

The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) on Monday threatened to go on strike after Chief Minister Oommen Chandy refused to revoke action against five doctors for dereliction of duty leading to the death of a Bihari youngster.

Medical students, house surgeons and junior doctors of five medical colleges in Kerala have decided to go on an indefinite strike on Monday following "failure" of talks with government on compulsory rural service and bond system. "We have been forced to take this step as the authorities totally failed to address our issues though we staged strikes...

In a move that can reignite the intense debate over hijab on campus, seven medicine students at a Kerala college have written to the principal, suggesting how they can strike a balance between following hijab norms and performing surgical duties.

Medical students from different colleges under the aegis of House Surgeon Students Union and PG Doctors Association staged a mass protest in front of the Secretariat in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram district on Wednesday.

With colleges set to close for the summer break, Kerala saw most of the election candidates visiting students on campus on Thursday, in an attempt to strike a chord with the young voters - a sizeable chunk of the 2019 electorate.

The family of engineering student Jishnu Pranoy, who was found hanging in his college hostel in January, has ended a hunger strike it began five days ago after the government pledged that anyone responsible for driving the 18-year-old student to suicide will be punished.

A case was registered under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against Principal of a private law college, where the students are on strike since the past 20 days, demanding her resignation.

Two students in a Kerala school called off their hunger strike on Wednesday after the state government finally agreed to their demand to appoint new permanent teachers.

In far corner of Kerala, a 17-year-old student, Shahal, went on an indefinite hunger strike on August 17 to get basic amenities for his school, reported Mathrubhumi.com. And he succeeded - within just three days.

The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) on Monday threatened to go on strike after Chief Minister Oommen Chandy refused to revoke action against five doctors for dereliction of duty leading to the death of a Bihari youngster.

Medical students, house surgeons and junior doctors of five medical colleges in Kerala have decided to go on an indefinite strike on Monday following "failure" of talks with government on compulsory rural service and bond system. "We have been forced to take this step as the authorities totally failed to address our issues though we staged strikes...