Newman College Kerala

• Lecturer whose hand was chopped off acquitted of 'hurting religious sentiments'

  A Kerala college lecturer whose hand was chopped off allegedly by radicals over his comments on the Prophet Mohammed in a question paper, has been acquitted by a court of charges of hurting religious sentiments.

• Accused in hand-chopping case wins poll from jail

  Contesting from prison, Anas Vazhakulam, accused of chopping-off hand of Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph, has won a panchayat seat from Ernakulam, in the recently held civic polls, with a margin of over one thousand votes. Anas was fielded by the newly launched Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of Popular Front of India(P...

• Kerala: University issues memo to Newman College

  The Mahatma Gandhi University on Saturday issued a memo to the Church run Newman College at Thodupuzha asking the management to reconsider its decision to terminate the service of Prof T J Joseph, for preparing a controversial question paper.The memo in this regard was issued by university vice chancellor, Dr Rajan Gurukkal on Saturday, varsity sou...

• Now Church supports Kerala professor TJ Joseph's sacking

  First he had his hand hacked off by radicals, then he was sacked from his job by Kerala's Newman College for making derogatory references to the Prophet in a question paper. And now the Church that runs the college has now supported Joseph's dismissal.NDTV has a copy of the circular which is to be read out in churches on Sunday.It backs the decisio...

• Kerala college in trouble for sacking lecturer

  There is some relief for lecturer TJ Joseph whose hand was cut off by radicals because of his comments on the Prophet Mohammed. Days after he was sacked by the Newman College for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, the University has called the action illegal. It says the college did not follow proper procedure.The University's decision is bind...

• Support pours in for dismissed Kerala professor Joseph

  He may have lost his job but Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph isn't alone. His colleagues are rallying around him, a day after he was sacked by his college for allegedly insulting the Prophet, something that saw a brutal attack on him as well.Joseph is yet to fully recover from the attack by fundamentalists who chopped off his right hand a couple of month...