Sneha Mary Koshy

Over 400 Under Watch At Homes In Kerala Amid Coronavirus Scare: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Over a dozen people are being monitored in isolation wards of hospitals in various cities including Delhi and Mumbai for possible exposure to a deadly strain of coronavirus that has killed 106 people and infected over 4,000 in China. In Kerala, over 400 people have been kept under surveillance at their homes for possible exposure to the virus. Auth...

"Airlift Stranded Indians": Pinarayi Vijayan Writes To PM On Wuhan Virus

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday January 27, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the outbreak of Coronavirus which has killed at least 80 people in China, demanding that the Indians stranded in Wuhan must be rescued.

Kerala Chief Minister, Newly Weds In 620-Km Human Chain Against Citizenship Law

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Sunday January 26, 2020

People formed a 620-km human chain from Kasargod in the north of Kerala to Thiruvananthapuram in the south to register their protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Republic Day. Organised by Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front, the protest saw lakhs of people -- including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan -- lining up along roads across t...

In First, Kerala Opposition Leader Wants Governor Recalled Over CAA

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday January 25, 2020

Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, Ramesh Chennithala, has sought permission from Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan to introduce a resolution asking President Ram Nath Kovind to recall Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

"No Exclusive Religious Education In Schools....," Orders Kerala High Court

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Saturday January 25, 2020

No schools seeking recognition in Kerala can provide instruction in only one religion while excluding other faiths, the high court ruled on Friday in a significant judgement.

11 Including 7 From Kerala Under Watch In India Over Coronavirus Fears

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Saturday January 25, 2020

Eleven people in four cities of India have been kept under observation after they returned from China and showed mild symptoms of the new coronavirus that has killed 41 people in the country, infected nearly 1,300 there and has spread across Asia as well as the US and Europe.

Case Against Karnataka BJP MP In Kerala For 'No Water For Hindus' Tweet

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday January 25, 2020

A case has been registered against Karnataka BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje and others by Kerala Police for a tweet alleging that Hindu families in the state's Malappuram district are not being given water because they supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

Indian Nurse In Saudi Doesn't Have Wuhan Virus, Government Clarifies

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday January 23, 2020

An Indian nurse in Saudi Arabia who was reported to have contracted Coronavirus is not suffering from the deadly virus that originated in China and has killed over 17 people so far, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah has clarified.

Coronavirus: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Writes To Centre On Indian Nurses In Saudi Arabia

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday January 23, 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar after reports emerged of Indian nurses in Saudi Arabia suspected to be affected by a deadly strain of the Coronavirus.

After Kerala Challenges CAA In Top Court, Upset Governor Demands Report

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday January 19, 2020

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has demanded a report from the state after it challenged the citizenship law in the Supreme Court earlier this week, sources said

Kerala Teacher Suspended For Allegedly Threatening Students "Go To Pakistan" Over CAA

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday January 17, 2020

A teacher at a girls' government school in Kerala's Thrissur has been suspended for allegedly repeatedly threatening students with "get ready to go to Pakistan", while speaking about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA.

"In Kerala, No One Links Food With Religion": Minister On Beef Tweet Row

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Friday January 17, 2020

The Keralagovernment has "no interest in hurting religious beliefs of any group,"a ministerclarified today amid controversy over a tweet shared by his department over a popular delicacy. "In Kerala, no one links food with religion," Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said.

"Courtesy Demanded...": Furious Kerala Governor On State's CAA Move

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Thursday January 16, 2020

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today hit out at the Pinarayi Vijayan government after it challenged the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court, saying "common courtesy demanded that prior permission" should have been taken from him.

"Remember Gujarat?": Police Case Against 100 BJP Workers Over Kerala March

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday January 15, 2020

A complaint has been filed against around 100 BJP activists for allegedly shouting communal slogans at a recent march taken out to support the Citizenship Amendment Act in Kerala's Kozhikode district, police said.

Kerala Christian Body Raises 'Love Jihad' Concern, Minister Denies Claim

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday January 15, 2020

An influential body of Christian bishops has raised concern over rising cases of "love jihad" in Kerala, alleging that it is putting "societal peace" at risk.