The Kerala government’s decision to provide menstrual leave for girl students has triggered a discussion on the menstrual health of women in the State. Aathira Haridas meets those who hail the decision and the ones denouncing it
The instruction is aimed at securing EWS quota and associated benefits for general category members
Pariyathukavu, a settlement in Ernakulam district, occupied by seven Dalit families for decades, has become the epicentre of a socio-political controversy with attempts to evict the residents, who have been engaged in a prolonged legal battle to protect their homes. G. Ragesh visits the area to gauge the gravity of the situation as both the residents and the claimants of the land await anxiously for finality
Observation made while considering a petition filed by a former woman employee of Pala Marketing Cooperative Society
After a closed-door meeting between Fisheries Minister Abdul Gafoor and Thiruvananthapuram Archbishop Thomas J Netto, Church spokesperson Fr Beed Manoj Amado said “rough season” was imminent and the government should fast-track relief measures to alleviate the fishing community’s hardship
In Kerala, ageing and social transformation challenges, such as issues of isolation and poor mental health of the elderly, are also overshadowed by the staggering burden of chronic multimorbidities among the aged
Call for rewriting liquor policy along the lines of the model implemented by new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay
Fish varieties approved for supply include sardine, mackeral, tuna and other commonly available fish
Officers who were once part of the project launched in 2008 reveal that insufficient government funding has severely affected many field activities of the scheme, including the protection of elderly people who live alone in isolated residential areas in Kozhikode district
The commission, in a directive, notes that the Forest department has the responsibility to safeguard the lives and properties of people living near forest boundaries