Praful Khoda Patel

The Lakshadweep administration has refused to permission to a group of Congress parliamentarians to visit the islands, saying that according to a police report, it might instigate violent agitations, which is part of planned effort to ruin the peace.

The Lakshadweep administration's decision to, among other things, remove meat from school menus and shut down dairy farms had sparked a wave of furore. The High Court has now stayed the decision till the Centre files an affidavit on the matter.

The Lakshadweep administration,facing widespread protests from the islands' people over some of its policies, has mooted a proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from the Kerala High Court to the Karnataka High Court, officials said.

Lakshadweep's new Administrator Praful Khoda Patel arrived today in the Union Territory on a day a Black Flag protest was held across the island group by the locals against what they claim to be "anti-people" regulatory changes initiated by him.

Amid protest by opposition parties, Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel will begin his week-long visit to islands on Monday during which he will review ambitious projects of administration including Smart City, hospitals and eco-tourism.

After Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana was named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticising Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling, 15 leaders and party workers of the BJP have submitted their resignations to mar

Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana has been named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticizing Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling and alleging that the Centre had used a "bio-weapon".

Residents of Lakshadweep held placards outside their homes, lying on charpoys and even underwater as part of a 12-hour hunger strike today to protest against controversial new rules planned for the islands in the Arabian Sea.

Amid protests by islanders against several new reforms, the Lakshadweep administration has taken a set of decisions, including deputing government officials onboard local fishing boats for intelligence gathering, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.

Lakshadweep: From protests to party-level delegations preparing to visit the island group, Kerala's political formations are gearing up to intensify the agitation against the Union Territory administration's alleged high-handedness.

The Kerala Assembly is likely to pass a joint resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep where the recent actions of the islands' administrator have drawn flak from various quarters.

Lakshadweep newly-appointed administrator Praful Khoda Patel is in the middle of a political storm due to some of his recent decisions, which have caused discontent in the Muslim-majority islands.

The Lakshadweep administration has refused to permission to a group of Congress parliamentarians to visit the islands, saying that according to a police report, it might instigate violent agitations, which is part of planned effort to ruin the peace.

The Lakshadweep administration's decision to, among other things, remove meat from school menus and shut down dairy farms had sparked a wave of furore. The High Court has now stayed the decision till the Centre files an affidavit on the matter.

The Lakshadweep administration,facing widespread protests from the islands' people over some of its policies, has mooted a proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from the Kerala High Court to the Karnataka High Court, officials said.

Lakshadweep's new Administrator Praful Khoda Patel arrived today in the Union Territory on a day a Black Flag protest was held across the island group by the locals against what they claim to be "anti-people" regulatory changes initiated by him.

Amid protest by opposition parties, Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel will begin his week-long visit to islands on Monday during which he will review ambitious projects of administration including Smart City, hospitals and eco-tourism.

After Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana was named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticising Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling, 15 leaders and party workers of the BJP have submitted their resignations to mar

Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana has been named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticizing Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling and alleging that the Centre had used a "bio-weapon".

Residents of Lakshadweep held placards outside their homes, lying on charpoys and even underwater as part of a 12-hour hunger strike today to protest against controversial new rules planned for the islands in the Arabian Sea.

Amid protests by islanders against several new reforms, the Lakshadweep administration has taken a set of decisions, including deputing government officials onboard local fishing boats for intelligence gathering, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.

Lakshadweep: From protests to party-level delegations preparing to visit the island group, Kerala's political formations are gearing up to intensify the agitation against the Union Territory administration's alleged high-handedness.

The Kerala Assembly is likely to pass a joint resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep where the recent actions of the islands' administrator have drawn flak from various quarters.

Lakshadweep newly-appointed administrator Praful Khoda Patel is in the middle of a political storm due to some of his recent decisions, which have caused discontent in the Muslim-majority islands.