Lakshadweep Protests

Reaching out to the people of the Muslim-dominated Lakshadweep, which witnessed massive protests against reforms introduced by his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the archipelago is small, but the people have a big heart.

The Lakshadweep administration,facing widespread protests from the islands' people over some of its policies, has mooted a proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from the Kerala High Court to the Karnataka High Court, officials said.

Lakshadweep's new Administrator Praful Khoda Patel arrived today in the Union Territory on a day a Black Flag protest was held across the island group by the locals against what they claim to be "anti-people" regulatory changes initiated by him.

Amid protest by opposition parties, Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel will begin his week-long visit to islands on Monday during which he will review ambitious projects of administration including Smart City, hospitals and eco-tourism.

Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana has been named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticizing Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling and alleging that the Centre had used a "bio-weapon".

Residents of Lakshadweep held placards outside their homes, lying on charpoys and even underwater as part of a 12-hour hunger strike today to protest against controversial new rules planned for the islands in the Arabian Sea.

Residents of Lakshadweep held placards outside their homes, with some even seen holding them underwater, as part of a 12-hour hunger strike today to protest against controversial new rules planned for the islands in the Arabian Sea.

Amid protests by islanders against several new reforms, the Lakshadweep administration has taken a set of decisions, including deputing government officials onboard local fishing boats for intelligence gathering, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.

Lakshadweep: From protests to party-level delegations preparing to visit the island group, Kerala's political formations are gearing up to intensify the agitation against the Union Territory administration's alleged high-handedness.

The administration in Lakshadweep -- under attack over what it called its "reform" measures -- has hit out at the "Save Lakshadweep" protest campaign, calling it "misleading propaganda".

Congress's Rahul Gandhi today expressed solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep, who have been protesting for days against the centrally appointed administrator

Reaching out to the people of the Muslim-dominated Lakshadweep, which witnessed massive protests against reforms introduced by his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the archipelago is small, but the people have a big heart.

The Lakshadweep administration,facing widespread protests from the islands' people over some of its policies, has mooted a proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from the Kerala High Court to the Karnataka High Court, officials said.

Lakshadweep's new Administrator Praful Khoda Patel arrived today in the Union Territory on a day a Black Flag protest was held across the island group by the locals against what they claim to be "anti-people" regulatory changes initiated by him.

Amid protest by opposition parties, Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel will begin his week-long visit to islands on Monday during which he will review ambitious projects of administration including Smart City, hospitals and eco-tourism.

Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana has been named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticizing Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling and alleging that the Centre had used a "bio-weapon".

Residents of Lakshadweep held placards outside their homes, lying on charpoys and even underwater as part of a 12-hour hunger strike today to protest against controversial new rules planned for the islands in the Arabian Sea.

Residents of Lakshadweep held placards outside their homes, with some even seen holding them underwater, as part of a 12-hour hunger strike today to protest against controversial new rules planned for the islands in the Arabian Sea.

Amid protests by islanders against several new reforms, the Lakshadweep administration has taken a set of decisions, including deputing government officials onboard local fishing boats for intelligence gathering, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.

Lakshadweep: From protests to party-level delegations preparing to visit the island group, Kerala's political formations are gearing up to intensify the agitation against the Union Territory administration's alleged high-handedness.

The administration in Lakshadweep -- under attack over what it called its "reform" measures -- has hit out at the "Save Lakshadweep" protest campaign, calling it "misleading propaganda".

Congress's Rahul Gandhi today expressed solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep, who have been protesting for days against the centrally appointed administrator