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Kerala High Court Stops Sunburn Festival To Be Conducted In Wayanad On New Year's Eve Upon Plea By Residents
7 hours, 31 minutes ago

Kerala High Court Stops Sunburn Festival To Be Conducted In Wayanad On New Year's Eve Upon Plea By Residents

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court directed the Disaster Management authorities and other concerned authorities to ensure that the 'Sunburn Festival' is not conducted in Wayand unauthorisedly. The Division Bench of the High Court considering the issue of rehabilitation of victims of Wayanad landslide had earlier orally asked how this program can be held soon after the disaster. They approached the High …

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IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis
15 hours, 18 minutes ago

IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis

India Today  

The Indian Union Muslim League hit out at Communist Party of India and its politburo member A Vijayaraghavan for his statements on Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi’s win in Wayanad parliamentary seat. At the CPI party conference in Bathery, Wayanad, last week, politburo member A Vijayaraghavan stated that extremist elements were present at Priyanka Gandhi’s rallies. WHAT CPI LEADER A …

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Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation
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15 hours, 18 minutes ago

Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: Victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides in Meppadi panchayat of Wayanad district have alleged gross official negligence in preparing the beneficiary list for rehabilitation. Currently living in a rented house in Munderi, Aysha revealed that despite informing authorities about her uninhabitable home, her name was excluded from the beneficiary list in the first phase. Only if they listen can we …

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Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support
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1 day, 8 hours ago

Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support

The Hindu  

On Sunday, the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League flayed the Communist Party of India polit bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan’s purported statement that “fundamentalist votes” had catalysed the back-to-back victories of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Vijayaraghavan sparked controversy while inaugurating the CPI‘s Wayanad district conference last week by stating that …

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BJP's Wayand candidate challenges Priyanka Gandhi's win: Didn't disclose assets
1 day, 15 hours ago

BJP's Wayand candidate challenges Priyanka Gandhi's win: Didn't disclose assets

India Today  

A day after challenging the election of Priyanka Gandhi from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in the Kerala High Court, BJP leader Navya Das on Sunday claimed that the Congress MP did not disclose details about her and her family's assets in the nomination papers. Speaking with news agency ANI, Navya Haridas, who lost against her Congress rival by over …

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Errors in Wayanad landslide rehab list trigger outrage
1 day, 15 hours ago

Errors in Wayanad landslide rehab list trigger outrage

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: Significant errors have been found in the beneficiary list for the Wayanad landslide rehabilitation project, including the exclusion of many affected families and duplication of names, triggering protests by survivors. According to the Disaster Victims’ Strike Committee, which is leading the protest, many genuine victims said they were left out of the list. Prepared by the sub-collector and published …

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Navya Haridas Files Petition Challenging Priyanka Gandhi's Election Victory In Wayanad
2 days, 10 hours ago

Navya Haridas Files Petition Challenging Priyanka Gandhi's Election Victory In Wayanad

ABP News  

BJP leader Navya Haridas, who contested against AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in the recently concluded Wayanad bypolls, moved the Kerala High Court on Friday challenging the election of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Haridas, who was defeated by Priyanka in the November 13 bypoll by a margin of over five lakh votes, accused …

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Waqf Land: Can BJP Leverage the Issue to Win Over Christian Voters in Kerala?
4 days, 6 hours ago

Waqf Land: Can BJP Leverage the Issue to Win Over Christian Voters in Kerala?

The Quint  

It is to be recalled that the lone electoral victory the BJP has won in Kerala in the recent past is one of actor Suresh Gopi in the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, where Christian vote share was much higher than other minority communities. For its efforts, the BJP had its first dividend in the bye-election of Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad …

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Kerala High Court raises concerns over Sunburn festival in landslide-hit Wayanad
4 days, 15 hours ago

Kerala High Court raises concerns over Sunburn festival in landslide-hit Wayanad

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has raised serious concerns over the proposed Sunburn music festival scheduled to be held in the landslide-hit district of Wayanad on New Year’s Eve, labelling it “a potential disaster in the making”. The festival, reportedly organised by Boche Bhumiputra Private Limited, owned by businessman Boby Chemmanur, is set to take place on a property flagged by …

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Kerala High Court Asks Centre If It Can 'Free Up' State Of ₹180 Crore Arrears To Enable Utilisation Of SDRF Funds For Wayanad Rehabilitation
5 days, 8 hours ago

Kerala High Court Asks Centre If It Can 'Free Up' State Of ₹180 Crore Arrears To Enable Utilisation Of SDRF Funds For Wayanad Rehabilitation

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today asked the Central government to consider relaxing SDRF/ NDRF norms so that State government is 'freed up' of ₹180 crore outstanding debt and can put the same for use in Wayanad rehabilitation works.The observation was made by division bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Easwaran S, considering the pressing need for assistance in. The …

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Two Arrested for Dragging Adivasi youth in Wayanad
6 days, 2 hours ago

Two Arrested for Dragging Adivasi youth in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police apprehended two persons in connection with the incident where a tribal man was dragged along the road by a car in Wayanad district. The Minister for SC, ST, and Backward Communities Welfare, O R Kelu, visited the victim, Mathan, in the hospital and assured stringent legal action against the accused. Mathan, a native of the Chemmad tribal settlement …

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Priyanka-Rahul remains silent over Wayanad tribal youth dragged by Muslim car driver, tribal woman carried in rickshaw for funeral
6 days, 3 hours ago

Priyanka-Rahul remains silent over Wayanad tribal youth dragged by Muslim car driver, tribal woman carried in rickshaw for funeral

Op India  

Wayanad, which was once the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and is now represented by his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra continues to grapple with serious issues. He tweeted, “Pseudo-intellectuals in Kerala cry hoarse about incidents in North India, yet stay eerily silent when a tribal youth is brutally dragged by a car in Mananthavady, Wayanad. Is it …

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Why Priyanka Gandhi’s bags have stirred a controversy
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6 days, 5 hours ago

Why Priyanka Gandhi’s bags have stirred a controversy

Firstpost  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been grabbing headlines for her choice of totes. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s handbags On Monday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was seen carrying a handbag emblazoned with the word “Palestine” on it to Parliament. Drawing attention to her lineage, he remarked, “What else could we expect from a granddaughter of a towering freedom fighter like Jawaharlal Nehru?” …

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Kerala: Tribal woman’s body carried in auto-rickshaw in Wayanad as officials fail to provide ambulance
6 days, 10 hours ago

Kerala: Tribal woman’s body carried in auto-rickshaw in Wayanad as officials fail to provide ambulance

Live Mint  

An elderly tribal woman's dead body was taken to a burial ground in an autorickshaw in the Edavaka panchayat of Kerala's Wayanad on Monday. The village panchayat president, Ahammed Kutty, told the Indian Express that he had informed the tribal department in advance that they would need an ambulance on Sunday. The family waited for the ambulance till 4 pm …

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Man dragged by car in Wayanad for 500m after argument, probe on
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6 days, 20 hours ago

Man dragged by car in Wayanad for 500m after argument, probe on

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: A 49-year-old man was dragged for nearly half a kilometre along a road in Wayanad district of Kerala by an unidentified gang, after his thumb got caught in the car door, police said on Monday. Local people, including Mathan, tried to intervene in the issue, but finally ended up with him being subjected to this cruelty,” a police officer …

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Adivasi Youth Dragged 500m By Car in Wayanad
6 days, 23 hours ago

Adivasi Youth Dragged 500m By Car in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapur: In a disturbing incident, an Adivasi youth was dragged by a car for about 500 meters in Wayanad district the other day. The police action was initiated after the video of the tribal youth, Mathan, being dragged by a car went viral on social media. The Adivasi youth was targeted as he attempted to calm two groups of youths …

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Priyanka Gandhi Raises Wayanad Human-Wildlife Conflict in Parliament
1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi Raises Wayanad Human-Wildlife Conflict in Parliament

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Priyanka Gandhi on Monday raised the issue of the Wayanad human-wildlife conflict in Parliament and sought adequate compensation for the victims of such attacks. She noted that approximately 90 individuals have fallen victim to human-wildlife conflicts within the Wayanad parliamentary constituency in the past year. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav while responding to Priyanka’s question …

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Priyanka, Palestine and patriarchy: The irony of privileged activism Vs poverty and destruction
1 week ago

Priyanka, Palestine and patriarchy: The irony of privileged activism Vs poverty and destruction

Op India  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has declared that she stands strongly against patriarchy and she won’t let anyone tell her what kind of bag she should carry. Why would someone even notice Priyanka’s handbag if she wasn’t the one flaunting it in the first place? She got trolled and criticised for it, not because she is a woman and criticising a woman …

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Kerala commando shoots himself dead after being denied leave: Report
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1 week ago

Kerala commando shoots himself dead after being denied leave: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 36-year-old policeman allegedly took his own life by shooting himself dead in Kerala's Malappuram district, police said on Monday. Police also said that the body was shifted to the nearby government hospital for post-mortem. A native of Wayanad district, he was reportedly upset about not getting leave despite repeated requests, but police are yet to confirm this. Police also …

Tribal man dragged by car in Kerala’s Wayanad, police register case
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1 week ago

Tribal man dragged by car in Kerala’s Wayanad, police register case

The Hindu  

The Mananthavady police in Wayanad, Kerala, registered a case against a group of people on Monday in connection with the dragging of a tribal youth by a car, charging them with attempted murder. The victim, identified as Mathan, 49, of the Chemmad tribal hamlet at Koodalkadavu near Mananthavady, sustained severe injuries to his arms and legs in the incident. Vehicle …

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Priyanka Gandhi raises human-animal conflict compensation issue in Lok Sabha
1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi raises human-animal conflict compensation issue in Lok Sabha

India Today  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday, brought up in Lok Sabha the issue of compensation in cases of man-animal conflict. The newly elected Wayanad MP, while asking a supplementary question during Question Hour, pointed out to the congregation that a person died and another was severely injured in an elephant attack in her constituency. On Saturday, a female engineering student died …

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Kerala to Karnataka: Sponsorship framework in making for Wayanad victims
1 week ago

Kerala to Karnataka: Sponsorship framework in making for Wayanad victims

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in an official response to his Karnataka counterpart, expressed his gratitude for the state’s “100 homes” support to families affected in the July Wayanad landslides. According to the Kerala chief minister’s letter, his government was working towards finalising a detailed sponsorship framework that will incorporate all offers of support for the disaster-affected families. “This framework …

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Tribal man dragged 400 metres by car in Wayanad over tourist dispute intervention
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1 week ago

Tribal man dragged 400 metres by car in Wayanad over tourist dispute intervention

India Today  

A tribal man in Kerala’s Wayanad was subjected to assault when he was dragged along the road for approximately 400 meters near Koodalkadavu on Pulpally Road. Enraged, the men pushed Mathan towards their car, grabbed his hand, and dragged him along the road. He also directed the district police chief to take stringent action against the culprits and instructed the …

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Priyanka Gandhi makes a statement with 'Palestine' bag in Parliament, BJP reacts
1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi makes a statement with 'Palestine' bag in Parliament, BJP reacts

India Today  

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra turned heads in Parliament on Monday, arriving with a bag emblazoned with "Palestine" on it. A photo of Priyanka Gandhi toting around the bag on Parliament premises was shared on social media by Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed. Reacting to BJP's charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "Tell them to do something over the atrocities against Hindus …

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