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Black Flags Waved At Pinarayi Vijayan Over Plus-One Seat Shortage In Kerala
The activists of KSU and MSF on Saturday waved black flags at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kozhikode, protesting against the alleged shortage of plus-one (Class 11) seats in schools across the northern Kerala region of Malabar.
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Muslims "Would Be Asked To Prove They Are Born Here," Says Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said in Kerala's Kozhikode that the ongoing protests in the country over the citizenship law could be defused if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assure that they would "drop the idea of the National Register of Citizens" and will no longer go to every door asking for documentary proof of "wher...
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"States Can't Say 'Won't Follow Law Passed By Parliament'": Kapil Sibal
Days after Kerala moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA amid nationwide protests, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who was in Kozhikode on Saturday, said it would be "difficult for any state government to say that 'I will not follow a law passed by the parliament'".
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Cancer Survivor Wanted To Help Women Reach Sabarimala, Home Attacked
Aparna, a 39-year-old teacher and cancer survivor, was fast asleep with her teenage daughter at their Kozhikode home in the early hours of Thursday when the sound of shattering glass pierced the darkness. It didn't take long for the petrified woman to realise that somebody had thrown stones at their residence, smashing its windows.
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Case Against Kerala Actor For Allegedly Defying Orders While Protesting
A case has been registered against Malayalam actor Joy Mathew and 24 others for taking out a march in a prohibited area of Kozhikode, in support of the nuns demanding arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun.
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Kerala Professor's Cover-Up Advice To Women Sparks Bare-Breasted Protest
Using the watermelon as a metaphor, a college professor in Kerala's Kozhikode spoke about the need for women to cover up their breasts "properly". Far from having the effect he desired, as the speech went viral in the last few days, protests flared across the state.
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Kerala College Doesn't Want Some Words In Its Magazine, Students Protest
A college magazine in Kerala is back in the news, this time because students are protesting the college authorities banning words such as beef, dalit and fascism from the publication.
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Youth Trying To Question Bus Driver Fatally Ran Over In Kerala
A 21-year old man was killed when a private bus ran over him just as he overtook it in a bid to pull up the driver after the vehicle allegedly brushed against his two-wheeler, triggering a protest by CPI-M and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DFYI) activists seeking action against the crew yesterday.
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Kerala College Suspends Boy for Sitting With Girls
A first year student was suspended last month for allegedly violating the college code of conduct in Kozhikode. His fault: he was part of a group sitting in a classroom which also had girl students.
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Kozhikode: Police Take Kiss of Love Protestors Into Custody
Police took 50 Kiss of Love protestors into preventive custody at Kozhikode, lathi-charge mob that had gathered to watch.
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'Kiss of Love' Protest Organisers, Opponents in Kozhikode Taken into Preventive Custody
Police took into preventive custody some activists of the 'Kiss of Love' campaign, who had converged at the moffusil bus-stand in Kozhikokode today. The activists had come together to protest against moral policing and workers of 'Hanuman Sena' who were opposing them.
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'Kiss in the Street' Protest to be Held in Kozhikode Today
To take on moral policing, another Kiss protest called 'Kiss in the Street' will be organised in Kozhikode at different venues tomorrow.
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Left walks out of Kerala assembly over attack on CPI-M workers
CPI-M led LDF Opposition members in Kerala today walked out of the assembly in protest against government's refusal to hold a discussion on alleged police inaction on BJP-RSS workers who attacked CPI(M) activists and their homes in Kozhikode district.
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No question of implementing report on Western Ghats in haste: Oommen Chandy
With the Centre's decision to implement key suggestions of the Kasturirangan panel on Western Ghats conservation triggering protests in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said there was no question of implementing it in haste.
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Kerala opposition observes shutdown over panel report on Western Ghats
The Central notification on implementing the Kasturirangan panel report on conservation of Western Ghats has triggered a fresh bout of protests in Kerala with the opposition CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) observing a 'hartal' in some parts of Kozhikode district, today.
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Black Flags Waved At Pinarayi Vijayan Over Plus-One Seat Shortage In Kerala
The activists of KSU and MSF on Saturday waved black flags at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kozhikode, protesting against the alleged shortage of plus-one (Class 11) seats in schools across the northern Kerala region of Malabar.
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Muslims "Would Be Asked To Prove They Are Born Here," Says Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said in Kerala's Kozhikode that the ongoing protests in the country over the citizenship law could be defused if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assure that they would "drop the idea of the National Register of Citizens" and will no longer go to every door asking for documentary proof of "wher...
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"States Can't Say 'Won't Follow Law Passed By Parliament'": Kapil Sibal
Days after Kerala moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA amid nationwide protests, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who was in Kozhikode on Saturday, said it would be "difficult for any state government to say that 'I will not follow a law passed by the parliament'".
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Cancer Survivor Wanted To Help Women Reach Sabarimala, Home Attacked
Aparna, a 39-year-old teacher and cancer survivor, was fast asleep with her teenage daughter at their Kozhikode home in the early hours of Thursday when the sound of shattering glass pierced the darkness. It didn't take long for the petrified woman to realise that somebody had thrown stones at their residence, smashing its windows.
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Case Against Kerala Actor For Allegedly Defying Orders While Protesting
A case has been registered against Malayalam actor Joy Mathew and 24 others for taking out a march in a prohibited area of Kozhikode, in support of the nuns demanding arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun.
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Kerala Professor's Cover-Up Advice To Women Sparks Bare-Breasted Protest
Using the watermelon as a metaphor, a college professor in Kerala's Kozhikode spoke about the need for women to cover up their breasts "properly". Far from having the effect he desired, as the speech went viral in the last few days, protests flared across the state.
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Kerala College Doesn't Want Some Words In Its Magazine, Students Protest
A college magazine in Kerala is back in the news, this time because students are protesting the college authorities banning words such as beef, dalit and fascism from the publication.
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Youth Trying To Question Bus Driver Fatally Ran Over In Kerala
A 21-year old man was killed when a private bus ran over him just as he overtook it in a bid to pull up the driver after the vehicle allegedly brushed against his two-wheeler, triggering a protest by CPI-M and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DFYI) activists seeking action against the crew yesterday.
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Kerala College Suspends Boy for Sitting With Girls
A first year student was suspended last month for allegedly violating the college code of conduct in Kozhikode. His fault: he was part of a group sitting in a classroom which also had girl students.
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Kozhikode: Police Take Kiss of Love Protestors Into Custody
Police took 50 Kiss of Love protestors into preventive custody at Kozhikode, lathi-charge mob that had gathered to watch.
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'Kiss of Love' Protest Organisers, Opponents in Kozhikode Taken into Preventive Custody
Police took into preventive custody some activists of the 'Kiss of Love' campaign, who had converged at the moffusil bus-stand in Kozhikokode today. The activists had come together to protest against moral policing and workers of 'Hanuman Sena' who were opposing them.
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'Kiss in the Street' Protest to be Held in Kozhikode Today
To take on moral policing, another Kiss protest called 'Kiss in the Street' will be organised in Kozhikode at different venues tomorrow.
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Left walks out of Kerala assembly over attack on CPI-M workers
CPI-M led LDF Opposition members in Kerala today walked out of the assembly in protest against government's refusal to hold a discussion on alleged police inaction on BJP-RSS workers who attacked CPI(M) activists and their homes in Kozhikode district.
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No question of implementing report on Western Ghats in haste: Oommen Chandy
With the Centre's decision to implement key suggestions of the Kasturirangan panel on Western Ghats conservation triggering protests in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said there was no question of implementing it in haste.
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Kerala opposition observes shutdown over panel report on Western Ghats
The Central notification on implementing the Kasturirangan panel report on conservation of Western Ghats has triggered a fresh bout of protests in Kerala with the opposition CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) observing a 'hartal' in some parts of Kozhikode district, today.
