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		<title>Kerala Government Offers Support to Hijab-Barred Student Seeking Admission Elsewhere</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Thiruvananthapuram&#124; Kerala’s General Education Minister V Sivankutty has assured government assistance for the Muslim girl student who was reportedly barred from wearing a hijab at a Church-managed private school in Kochi. The minister stated that if the student requests it, the government is prepared to issue a special order to help her secure admission to [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Thiruvananthapuram| </strong>Kerala’s General Education Minister V Sivankutty has assured government assistance for the Muslim girl student who was reportedly barred from wearing a hijab at a Church-managed private school in Kochi. The minister stated that if the student requests it, the government is prepared to issue a special order to help her secure admission to another school of her choice.</p>
<p>The announcement follows a statement by the student’s father, who said he no longer intends to send his daughter back to the institution following the controversy.</p>
<p>“If the student wishes to continue her education elsewhere and approaches us, we will act immediately to facilitate her admission through a special government order,” Minister Sivankutty said while speaking to the media in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>He emphasized that in Kerala’s inclusive educational culture, no student should be deprived of learning opportunities due to issues like school policies or dress codes. He added that the stress caused to the student by this incident is regrettable, holding the school management accountable for her emotional distress.</p>
<p>The student, currently in Class VIII, has expressed her reluctance to return to the school, according to her father. “She’s been under immense pressure since the incident. We’ve decided to respect her decision not to go back,” he said, also confirming that they’ve begun seeking admission in other schools.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a prominent ally of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), has extended support to the minister&#8217;s stand. IUML National General Secretary P K Kunhalikutty condemned the school’s actions, labeling them as a display of extreme intolerance.</p>
<p>“This is a distressing situation that shouldn’t occur in a progressive state like Kerala,”Kunhalikutty said during a press interaction in Malappuram. He claimed that certain elements in society may be fueling tensions, which is why the IUML initially refrained from intervening.</p>
<p>The school’s stance on the hijab was criticized as being deeply insensitive, with the party accusing the institution of promoting an intolerant narrative through its public statements.</p>
<p>The dispute began when the school objected to the student wearing a hijab, citing its dress code. The disagreement quickly escalated, drawing public and political attention. On October 10, the student’s parents visited the school to challenge its decision, prompting the management to declare a two-day closure.</p>
<p>The Kerala High Court has since ordered police protection for the school amid rising tensions. Minister Sivankutty has continued to stand by the student’s right to religious expression and access to education, affirming the government’s commitment to intervene when necessary.</p>
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		<title>Modi Asked Non-BJP Ruled States To Reduce Fuel VAT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged Opposition-ruled states to decrease VAT and cooperate &#8220;in the spirit of cooperative federalism&#8221; in this &#8220;time of global crisis,&#8221; citing high fuel prices in states that did not follow the Centre&#8217;s request to lower VAT on gasoline and diesel. These states, he claimed, were doing them an &#8220;injustice&#8221; and injuring [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged Opposition-ruled states to decrease VAT and cooperate &#8220;in the spirit of cooperative federalism&#8221; in this &#8220;time of global crisis,&#8221; citing high fuel prices in states that did not follow the Centre&#8217;s request to lower VAT on gasoline and diesel. These states, he claimed, were doing them an &#8220;injustice&#8221; and injuring nearby states by not handing on advantages to the citizens.</p>
<p>The Prime Minister stated that a proposal to cut VAT was made in November, but states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Jharkhand &#8220;for some reason&#8221; did not comply.</p>
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		<title>Central Trade Unions Calls For Bharat Bandh For Two Days, Day 1 Saw Effects</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Monday, a two-day countrywide strike organized by a united forum of key trade unions began, disrupting banking and transportation services across the nation.  Kerala saw desolate streets, Bengal saw railroad track demonstrations, and the effects were seen in Delhi, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana as well. According to the Platform of Central Trade Unions and Sectoral Federations and Associations, the Bharat Bandh demonstration intends to call attention to the condemnation of policy decisions that have been labeled &#8220;anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national&#8221; in a declaration. In parliament, some politicians were spotted supporting the protest.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/central-trade-unions-calls-for-bharat-bandh-for-two-days-day-1-saw-effects">Central Trade Unions Calls For Bharat Bandh For Two Days, Day 1 Saw Effects</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="first-sentence-half"><span class=" jss1109 jss1252"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~0~0" class="jss1111 jss1253">On </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1254"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~1~0" class="jss1111 jss1255">Monday, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1256"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~2~0" class="jss1111 jss1257">a </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1258"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~3~0" class="jss1111 jss1259">two-day </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1260"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~4~0" class="jss1111 jss1261">countrywide </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1262"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~5~0" class="jss1111 jss1263">strike </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1264"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~6~0" class="jss1111 jss1265">organized </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1266"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~7~0" class="jss1111 jss1267">by </span><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~7~1" class="jss1111 jss1268">a </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1269"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~8~0" class="jss1111 jss1270">united </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1271"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~9~0" class="jss1111 jss1272">forum </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1273"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~10~0" class="jss1111 jss1274">of </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1275"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~11~0" class="jss1111 jss1276">key </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1277"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~12~0" class="jss1111 jss1278">trade </span><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~12~1" class="jss1111 jss1279">unions </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1280"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~13~0" class="jss1111 jss1281">began, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1282"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~14~0" class="jss1111 jss1283">disrupting </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1284"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~15~0" class="jss1111 jss1285">banking </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1286"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~16~0" class="jss1111 jss1287">and </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1288"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~17~0" class="jss1111 jss1289">transportation </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1290"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~18~0" class="jss1111 jss1291">services </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1292"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~19~0" class="jss1111 jss1293">across </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1294"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~20~0" class="jss1111 jss1295">the </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1296"><span id="editable-content-within-article~0~21~0" class="jss1111 jss1297">nation. </span></span></div>
<div class="first-sentence-half"><span class=" jss1109 jss1166"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~0~0" class="jss1111 jss1167">Kerala </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1168"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~1~0" class="jss1111 jss1169">saw </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1170"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~2~0" class="jss1111 jss1171">desolate </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1172"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~3~0" class="jss1111 jss1173">streets, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1174"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~4~0" class="jss1111 jss1175">Bengal </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1176"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~5~0" class="jss1111 jss1177">saw </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1178"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~6~0" class="jss1111 jss1179">railroad </span><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~6~1" class="jss1111 jss1180">track </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1181"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~7~0" class="jss1111 jss1182">demonstrations, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1183"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~8~0" class="jss1111 jss1184">and </span><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~8~1" class="jss1111 jss1185">the </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1186"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~9~0" class="jss1111 jss1187">effects </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1188"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~10~0" class="jss1111 jss1189">were </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1190"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~11~0" class="jss1111 jss1191">seen </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1192"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~12~0" class="jss1111 jss1193">in </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1194"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~13~0" class="jss1111 jss1195">Delhi, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1196"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~14~0" class="jss1111 jss1197">Punjab, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1198"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~15~0" class="jss1111 jss1199">Andhra </span><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~15~1" class="jss1111 jss1200">Pradesh, </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1201"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~16~0" class="jss1111 jss1202">and </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1203"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~17~0" class="jss1111 jss1204">Haryana </span></span><span class=" jss1109 jss1205"><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~18~0" class="jss1111 jss1206">as </span><span id="editable-content-within-article~1~18~1" class="jss1111 jss1207">well.</span></span></div>
<div>According to the Platform of Central Trade Unions and Sectoral Federations and Associations, the Bharat Bandh demonstration intends to call attention to the condemnation of policy decisions that have been labeled &#8220;anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national&#8221; in a declaration. In parliament, some politicians were spotted supporting the protest.</div>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/central-trade-unions-calls-for-bharat-bandh-for-two-days-day-1-saw-effects">Central Trade Unions Calls For Bharat Bandh For Two Days, Day 1 Saw Effects</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Heavy rains pound Kerala, raising flood levels in different dams and submerging several highways</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With torrential rains falling over Kerala since Saturday night, water levels in different dams have reached red alert levels, and several roadways have been flooded by Sunday morning. The condition is predicted to persist for the next two days, especially in the southern portions of the state, according to the weather agency. &#160; According to [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With torrential rains falling over Kerala since Saturday night, water levels in different dams have reached red alert levels, and several roadways have been flooded by Sunday morning. The condition is predicted to persist for the next two days, especially in the southern portions of the state, according to the weather agency.</p>
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<p>According to the Tamil Nadu government, the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam surpassed 140 feet on Sunday morning, according to the Idukki district administration. As an outcome, residents on both banks of the Periyar should be particularly cautious, as the dam&#8217;s shutters could be opened in the next 24 hours if the water level rises higher, posing a risk of excess water overflowing, according to the report.</p>
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		<title>Norovirus cases confirmed in Kerala’s Wayanad and the government is urging residents to be cautious</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Kerala government stated on Friday, a day after Norovirus cases were verified in the Wayanad district, warning people to be cautious of the highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. Two weeks ago, 13 students at a veterinary college in Pookode near Vythiri in Wayanad district were infected with the unusual Norovirus. &#160; [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Kerala government stated on Friday, a day after Norovirus cases were verified in the Wayanad district, warning people to be cautious of the highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. Two weeks ago, 13 students at a veterinary college in Pookode near Vythiri in Wayanad district were infected with the unusual Norovirus.</p>
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<p>Even though the situation has been brought under control and no further spread has been detected, health officials stated they are establishing a data bank of veterinary science college students as well as hosting an awareness workshop as part of preventive measures.</p>
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		<title>Kerala announces 7,427 new cases and 62 deaths today, bringing India&#8217;s vaccine coverage to 106 crore doses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the previous 24 hours, India has registered almost 14,300 cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to 1,61,555. However, the number of recoveries has been smaller than the number of new cases in the last 24 hours &#8211; 13,543. This is the second day in a row that the number [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the previous 24 hours, India has registered almost 14,300 cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to 1,61,555. However, the number of recoveries has been smaller than the number of new cases in the last 24 hours &#8211; 13,543. This is the second day in a row that the number of recoveries has been smaller than the number of new cases in the country.</p>
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<p>India reported 13,198 recoveries as of Friday, compared to 14,348 new cases. If this trend continues over the following few weeks, it could signal the start of a new pandemic wave in the country.</p>
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		<title>India reports 14,306 fresh Covid Cases; Kerala highest contributor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the Union ministry of health and family welfare, India reported 14,306 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, including 443 deaths. Kerala accounted for 8,538 infections and 71 deaths out of the total cases and fatalities reported in the last 24 hours. &#160; The country&#8217;s active caseload has dropped [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to the Union ministry of health and family welfare, India reported 14,306 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, including 443 deaths. Kerala accounted for 8,538 infections and 71 deaths out of the total cases and fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.</p>
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<p>The country&#8217;s active caseload has dropped to 167,695, the lowest in 239 days, and accounts for fewer than 1% of overall infections, according to the health ministry.</p>
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<p>The recovery rate in the country has risen to 98.18 percent, the highest level since the outbreak began. According to the health ministry, the weekly positivity rate was 1.24 percent and the daily positivity rate was 1.43 percent.</p>
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		<title>Rahul Gandhi is in Kerala for a two-day visit amid rumors of infighting within the state Congress organization</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Rahul Gandhi, the Congress&#8217;s national leader, arrived in Kerala on Wednesday for a two-day visit, despite mounting dissent within the party&#8217;s state unit. Gandhi will visit his parliamentary seat of Wayanad today, according to sources acquainted with the situation, and his visit is likely geared at putting out the fire within the Kerala Pradesh [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Rahul Gandhi, the Congress&#8217;s national leader, arrived in Kerala on Wednesday for a two-day visit, despite mounting dissent within the party&#8217;s state unit. Gandhi will visit his parliamentary seat of Wayanad today, according to sources acquainted with the situation, and his visit is likely geared at putting out the fire within the Kerala Pradesh Congress unit.</p>
<p>The former Congress president was photographed arriving at the Calicut airport in Karipur this morning, from where he will travel to Kozhikode and Malappuram later in the day, according to photos released by the ANI news agency.</p>
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		<title>Nuns in Kerala staging a walkout in protest of a priest&#8217;s anti-Muslim remarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; &#160; While Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt&#8217;s remark about &#8220;narcotic jihad&#8221; is causing controversy in Kerala, four nuns from Kuravilangad in Kottayam have accused another Christian priest of delivering a hate speech against Muslims. The nuns protested by walking out of the prayer service. &#160; The nuns, in particular, are those who had previously stepped [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>While Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt&#8217;s remark about &#8220;narcotic jihad&#8221; is causing controversy in Kerala, four nuns from Kuravilangad in Kottayam have accused another Christian priest of delivering a hate speech against Muslims. The nuns protested by walking out of the prayer service.</p>
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<p>The nuns, in particular, are those who had previously stepped out in the open to denounce Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of rape. The sisters accused Rajeev, a priest from the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of Penance, of giving a hate speech against Muslims during a prayer service at a chapel within the St Francis Mission house in Kuravilangad on Sunday, September 13.</p>
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		<title>The political backlash over the remark about &#8220;narcotic jihad&#8221; intensifies; the Pala Diocese responds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 15:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The BJP accused the CPI(M) and the Congress of aiding jihadis in the wake of Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt&#8217;s controversial remarks on &#8220;love and narcotic jihad,&#8221; while the latter warned against a &#8220;Sangh Parivar strategy&#8221; to disrupt Christian-Muslim harmony in Kerala. In the face of rising criticism, the Pala Diocese, which is affiliated with the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The BJP accused the CPI(M) and the Congress of aiding jihadis in the wake of Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt&#8217;s controversial remarks on &#8220;love and narcotic jihad,&#8221; while the latter warned against a &#8220;Sangh Parivar strategy&#8221; to disrupt Christian-Muslim harmony in Kerala.</p>
<p>In the face of rising criticism, the Pala Diocese, which is affiliated with the influential Syro-Malabar Church, issued a statement claiming that the bishop had no intention of harming anyone and that his words were not directed at any particular population.</p>
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