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Hijab ban?: Lakshadweep introduces new school uniform; MP Faizal calls it “autocratic decision”

Mohammed Faizal, a representative of the UT in the Lok Sabha claimed that there was a ban on headscarves and hijabs for female students studying in schools that come under the education department  

Published on 12th August 2023
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Lakshwadeep students will continue to get chicken, meat products for midday meals, as per SC's order

The high court had on June 22, 2021 stayed the operation of two orders of the Lakshadweep administration. Here's what they were

Published on 23rd July 2022
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To collect PhD applicants' data, Calicut University uses ST Muslim category; sparks row

Rasheed Ahammed P, a university syndicate member, has come up against the university for using ST Muslim category

Published on 7th May 2022
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Include meat products in midday meal: Supreme Court directs Lakshadweep administration  

In September 2021, the division bench of the high court had dismissed the PIL filed by Kavaratti-native Ajmal Ahmed

Published on 3rd May 2022
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New dress code for Lakshwadeep schools upsets Sunni students' federation 

SKSSF state secretariat meeting felt that the decision of the Center amounts to cultural attacks on the island and destroys their independence

Published on 11th April 2022
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Lakshadweep declares Sunday as holiday for schools, ends Friday holiday system

The Lakshadweep Education Department has brought out a new calendar declaring Fridays working days and all Sundays holidays for schools

Published on 21st December 2021
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From 294 contracted teachers in 2018 to 40 in 2021, Lakshadweep is facing an academic crisis. Is anyone listening?

The data shared by the ministry too paints a rather worrisome picture. It says that currently, only 40 contract teachers are working under the Department of Education in the UT 

Published on 9th December 2021
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They don't talk anymore: Patel cuts permission, Calicut University freezes academic services to Lakshadweep centres

According to a New Indian Express report from last week, the administration will let the students in Lakshadweep enrol in centres run by Pondicherry University from 2021

Published on 18th November 2021
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Lakshadweep scrapping Calicut University courses: Dipping numbers suggest they weren't wrong, but was it the right call?

A couple of weeks ago, Calicut University's centres in the island scrapping their master's courses and BA Arabic and BA Political Science courses had caused a lot of hue and cry

Published on 4th September 2021
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Calicut University says decision to scrap Arabic, Master's courses in Lakshadweep wasn't theirs. Who was behind it?

The decision was taken by the university syndicate at a joint review meeting that was held on July 12. Recently, the centre gave a nod to Pondicherry University to start an off-campus centre 

Published on 24th August 2021
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With meat out, Lakshadweep government school students served fish, eggs every day except Tuesdays for mid-day meal

The meeting to decide the same was convened on January 27, a little over a month after Praful Khoda Patel took charge as the administrator

Published on 3rd August 2021
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Lakshadweep launches polytechnic college for benefit of islands' youth amidst protests by locals against administrator Praful Patel

The administration said it is also planning to enlarge its reach in many more disciplines based on the skill gap studies and stakeholder consultations in future

Published on 24th July 2021
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Kerala High Court instructs Lakshadweep administration to resume serving meat, chicken and fish in schools

The Kerala High Court also directed that dairy farms in the Union Territory must continue to function until further orders are given, in response to a petition filed by a Kavaratti Island resident

Published on 23rd June 2021
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Save Lakshadweep Forum observes 'Black day' against administrator Praful Khoda Patel's visit

The Save Lakshadweep Forum is observing a 'black day' in protest against the visit of Praful Khoda Patel to Lakshadweep on Monday

Published on 14th June 2021
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How Lakshadweep's youth have grouped together to save their island

As a response to a series of laws that threaten to take their rights over the land, the students of Lakshadweep are on the offensive to protest Lakshadweep

Published on 27th May 2021

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