Athul Lal A G
'Child Trafficking' Business Helps Create New Teaching Posts in Aided Schools
As the controversy over alleged child trafficking rages on, yet another telling evidence of children from other states being brought to the state to prevent division falls and create new teaching posts in the educational institutions run by the orphanage managements has surfaced.
09 Jun 2014
Godda-born Children 'Turn' Keralites
A similar certificate format given as a download in the MMO website is enough indication that a Kerala specific format was used to generate the Jharkhand testimonial.
06 Jun 2014
Orphanages Turn Godda Children Keralites
Dozens of purportedly fake destitution certificates have been used to admit children from Jharkhand and Bihar to Kerala Muslim orphanages.
06 Jun 2014
Business Interests Guide Orphanage under Cloud
The Indian Union Muslim League may have given a ‘clean chit’ to orphanages in the state, but more evidence regarding the commercial interests of the managements of these ‘charity’ institutions have started surfacing.
05 Jun 2014
Govt to Tame Orphanages with JJ Act
The JJ Act assumes significance in the wake of the incident in which hundreds of children from other states were brought to Orphanages in Kerala, flouting norms.
04 Jun 2014
Govt Move to Rein in Orphanages
After several years of vacillation, the Social Justice Department (SJD) is now keen to bring the children’s homes in the state under the ambit of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) amendment Act, 2006 (JJ Act).
04 Jun 2014
Malabar Nair Samajam a Parallel Outfit to NSS
A group of aggrieved members of the Nair community in Malabar has launched a parallel outfit - Malabar Nair Samajam (MNS) - accusing the Nair Service Society (NSS)
31 May 2014
Belligerence of IUML, KC(M) Helped BJP Raise Vote Share
The rise in the vote share of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls has been largely attributed to the NaMo wave.
26 May 2014
Muslim Outfits Least Worried about Modi
The historic win of the Narendra Modi-led BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and Modi’s subsequent ‘dedication of his government to the poor, oppressed and deprived’ seem to have placated the anti-Modi sentiments within the Muslims outfits in the state.
22 May 2014
SJ(D) Sees Silver Lining in Alliance of Socialist Parties
The historic landslide victory of the Narendra Modi-led BJP across India, especially in Bihar, has forced these parties to realise the need for coordinated functioning
20 May 2014
MGS Suggests 'Tirupati-Model' Administration
Welcoming the Supreme Court’s direction to entrust the administration of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram to a five-member committee, noted historian M G S Narayanan has suggested a ‘Tirupati Temple’ model governance for the temple.
25 Apr 2014
Despite Highest Polling Percentage, Vadakara Remains Unpredictable
Registering the state’s highest polling percentage of 81.61, Vadakara Lok Sabha seat continues to hog the limelight even after the polling for the 2014 LS elections.
12 Apr 2014
Despite Highest Polling Percentage, Vadakara Remains Unpredictable
Registering the state’s highest polling percentage of 81.61, Vadakara Lok Sabha seat continues to hog the limelight even after the polling for the 2014 LS elections.
12 Apr 2014
Countdown Begins as Candidates Set for a Tight Race
With only a few days left for the polls, the real battle will be between the LDF, UDF and BJP in Kozhikode parliamentary constituency, whereas for the Aam Aadmi Party, SDPI and BSP, it is an opportunity to show their might
04 Apr 2014
Muslim Votes Key to Success
The UDF is basking in the popularity and the ‘man nextdoor’ image of its candidate and sitting MP M K Raghavan.
04 Apr 2014
A Poll Campaign Sans the Pomp and Blitzkrieg
Idimoozhikkal, a small junction on the NH-14 in Vallikunnu constituency, is ready to receive LDF’s Malappuram Lok Sabha candidate P K Sainaba. Since 8 am, a decent crowd, including women, has been waiting for her arrival.
30 Mar 2014
Mullappally Barnstorms Home Turf
Even as the high-octane electioneering entered a crucial phase on Sunday, for seasoned politician and UDF’s Vadakara candidate Mullappally Ramachandran, it was just another day.
27 Mar 2014
Swinging Votebanks to Call the Shots
Muslim religious outfits and their respective political formations of the state have one common goal in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls that of lessening the chances of Narendra Modi-led NDA from forming a government at the Centre.
21 Mar 2014
Swinging Votebanks to Call the Shots in Kerala
Muslim religious outfits and their respective political formations of the state have one common goal in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls that of lessening the chances of Narendra Modi-led NDA from forming a government at the Centre.
21 Mar 2014
Following a Pattern to Satisfy All Religious Outfits
It is an open secret. But, no political leadership dares to admit this unpleasant truth that caste is king when it comes to fixing candidates for elections.
18 Mar 2014