#Lakshadweep news

South First exclusives 2025: Stories we brought to our readers from the margins
Will Bitra be swallowed by strategy? Lakshadweep’s tiny island becomes flashpoint of ecology, culture, control
Indigenous residents face displacement as Lakshadweep administration seeks to take over Bitra island
New naval base INS Jatayu in Lakshadweep Islands will help combat piracy, security threats better
Self-help group Dweepsree makes way for women in Lakshadweep to become self-reliant
Prime Minister Modi inaugurates and lays foundation of projects worth ₹1,150 crore in Lakshadweep
Kerala government condemns Lakshadweep’s move to shift schools from Malayalam to English medium
Mohammed Faizal case: Conviction stayed or not, wait for Rahul Gandhi to be MP again may be long
SC to hear plea of disqualified Lakshadweep MP against EC on 27 January
Kerala HC seeks trial court records in conviction of disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal
Kerala HC to hear appeal by Lakshadweep MP against 10-year jail sentence later this month
Lakshadweep MP sentenced 10-year jail term in attempt to murder case
Bird flu impact: Another round of culling of birds in Kerala’s Kottayam district
Puducherry tops Social Progress Index, Lakshadweep, TN and Kerala among top 10

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Kerala monsoon — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 16 April

According to the Indian Constitution, constituency boundaries and the number of seats in legislative bodies are determined based on census data. However, during the Emergency, the then-prime minister Indira Gandhi halted the delimitation process through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment. (iStock) — Delimitation and South India’s compulsions: Not wrath, but a test of federal maturity

Heart health. Representative image. — Kerala looks healthier on paper — but South India’s data tells a different story

India’s go-to diabetes test under scrutiny as experts argue over biological blind spots

Vinay Kulkarni. — Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted for murder of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda

Transgender person in Kochi gives birth to biological child — Activists urge Telangana to pass resolution against Transgender Amendment Act

Opposition leaders denounce Centre for using women’s reservation to force delimitation

Nara Lokesh. Credit: x.com/naralokesh — TDP revamps structure, elevates Nara Lokesh as national working president

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The 131st Amendment Bill is not delimitation. It is South India’s disenfranchisement

KTR’s post reflects a broader southern consensus against a purely population-based approach. — ‘Hope Delhi is listening’: Southern leaders warn of massive protest against delimitation

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. — Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin calls for ‘black flag’ protest against proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha seats

Modi government's delimitation move set to adversely impact southern states. — At the South’s cost

Pudi Srihari with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. — Andhra Pradesh Police arrest former CPRO Pudi Srihari over social media posts

Tamil Nadu elections — Vijay’s ‘change’ pitch, DMK’s welfare grip and AIADMK’s absence: Pulse of South Tamil Nadu

Diabetes and heart diseases. — One region, many risks: How South India’s cities are diverging in diabetes and heart disease

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