Hartals bring Kerala to a standstill

Hartals bring Kerala to a standstill

Impromptu hartals have been Kerala’s bane over several decades. Organisations of all hues have shut down the State at different times and over the years to demonstrate their political heft. Stranded travellers, stone-throwing casualties, deserted streets, vandalised shops and private properties, damaged public transport buses, hospitals devoid of patients, empty public offices, shuttered schools and […]

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The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies

The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies

The members of the “neo-social” organisation have been at the centre of multiple controversies in the last decade, from alleged organisation of arms training camps to money laundering probes The members of the “neo-social” organisation have been at the centre of multiple controversies in the last decade, from alleged organisation of arms training camps to […]

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Two KSRTC buses damaged in stone pelting incidents in Kochi

Two KSRTC buses damaged in stone pelting incidents in Kochi

Two KSRTC buses were broken in stone pelting by miscreants, in the Aluva-Perumbavoor route Two KSRTC buses were broken in stone pelting by miscreants, in the Aluva-Perumbavoor route Stray incidents of stone pelting, including on KSRTC buses marked the State-wide dawn to dusk hartal called by Popular Front of India (PFI) on Friday, in Ernakulam […]

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Seven in preventive custody as part of measures to counter hartal violence in Kozhikode

Seven in preventive custody as part of measures to counter hartal violence in Kozhikode

Police deployment strengthened to ensure better protection for motorists along national and State highways Police deployment strengthened to ensure better protection for motorists along national and State highways Seven suspected Popular Front of India (PFI) activists have been taken into preventive custody as part of the heightened law and order measures by police to prevent […]

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