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Ayaskant Das
Why Does Lakshadweep Need a Fifth Jail Despite Having Lowest Prison Occupancy Rate in India?
05 Nov 2021
The 6% prison occupancy rate of Lakshadweep is the lowest among all states and union territories in the entire country. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, in stark contrast top the chart with occupancy rates…
PTI
Lakshadweep Residents Stage ‘Coconut Leaves and Palm’ Protest
28 Jun 2021
Residents are opposing the administration's order to levy a fine if coconut palm leaves, shells or trunks were found in and around their dwelling places.
PTI
Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel Arrives to 'Black Day' Protest on Isle
14 Jun 2021
The Save Lakshadweep Forum wore black masks and badges and raised slogans like "Roll back all weird anti-social and anti-public reforms" and "Praful Khoda Patel Go Back."
Sumedha Pal
Protests in Lakshadweep Intensify, First Ever Sedition Case Charged in Archipelago
11 Jun 2021
The charges against Sultana come in the backdrop of an intensive week of protests in the region, which included an underwater protest and a 12-hour hunger strike from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on June 7.
Karuna John
Lakshadweep: Sedition Cases Next Tidal Wave on the Archipelago?
11 Jun 2021
The first ever case of sedition in the archipelago has been filed against filmmaker-activist Aisha Sultana, based on a complaint filed by BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader.
Damayantee Dhar
Why Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Patel’s Proposed Reforms Echo Gujarat Laws
02 Jun 2021
Praful Khoda Patel, the Lakshadweep administrator, a BJP leader and RSS member, has the island on the boil with a series of reforms that locals claim tampers with their culture and the ecology of the…
PTI
Administrator Praful Patel Never Tried to Understand Islanders' Culture: Lakshadweep MP
31 May 2021
The NCP leader said legal recourse would be sought if the Centre went ahead with the controversial laws for the archipelago.
Ayaskant Das
At the Heart of Lakshadweep ‘Shock Therapy’ Lies a Policy to Grab Land
30 May 2021
The draft town and country policy gives sweeping powers to Lakshadweep’s Administrator and contains provisions that can lead to mass migration of local population
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
Lakshadweep Reforms Display BJP’s Top-down Approach to Administration
29 May 2021
The outcry against Patel's steps underscores that the proclivity for exporting the so-called 'Gujarat model', is a manifestation of ill-timed hubris birthed in minds of power-intoxicated political…