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After Hadiya, now Athira: Why Kerala is in the grip of panic over religious conversionsThe state does not have any law restricting freedom of religion but even the courts seem unable to handle the idea of young women exercising their choices.

Once known as the village of good fortune, Kerala’s Padanna is battling its Islamic State taintReligious extremism had never managed to find a foothold in the Muslim-majority Padanna, said the author of a book on the village.

Mothers of pesticide victims in Kasargod are still fighting and waiting for helpSixteen years after endosulfan was banned in Kerala, authorities fail to address victims’ grievances.

In Wayanad, an Adivasi marriage tradition at odds with the law has landed many men in jailAbout 20 from the Kerala district have been arrested under the Pocso Act have been arrested for marrying minor girls – which is allowed as per their customs.

Atheists too have a right to live in this world, say kin of murdered Coimbatore manH Farook, who was hacked to death last week, had received threatening calls over his Facebook posts about his views on religion, said his family members.

‘I hope US bombs kill them’: A Kerala father disowns two sons who have joined ISIS in AfghanistanAt least 11 residents of Padanna village are thought to have joined the organisation. Three have been killed so far this year.

Infant deaths are back to haunt Adivasi block in Kerala, three years after a major crisisThe death of 58 babies in Attappady was the catalyst for key health initiatives. But six deaths this year have set alarm bells ringing.

'Do we have to wind up our business?': Popular Kerala cattle market reels under Centre’s new rulesOver 1,000 cattle used to be sold at Chelari weekly market. After the ban, only 300 were on sale.

Banana farms in this Kerala block are being blamed for the death of babiesThe Adivasis of Attapady believe the use of pesticides in the farms is harming their children. Now a government official has asked for an investigation.

Cyclone Ockhi tragedy: Angered by Kerala’s inaction, fisherpeople launch their own search squadsThe government says 91 fishermen from the state are missing. Community members say the number is actually 178.

In coastal Karnataka, families of murdered Muslim restaurateur and Hindu salesman seek answersAbdul Basheer and Deepak Rao, attacked within hours of each other last week, led quiet lives. Neither was an active political worker.

Floodwaters have receded but Kerala’s Chalakkudy remains without electricity and mobile connectivityOne of the areas worst hit by the floods, the municipality in Thrissur is still without power and phone connectivity, and cut off from the rest of the state.

Kerala floods: In villages near the Kole wetlands, relief camps fill up as the rain easesResidents in this region in Thrissur district blame the flooding on reclamation of wetlands and paddy fields.

In two flood-hit Kerala districts, clean-up of homes picks up pace as an army of volunteers arrivesBut for many in Alapuzzha and Pathanamthitta, their homes and fields still remain under flood water.

Kerala floods: As the waters recede in Chalakudy, tales of sorrow – and selflessnessIt may be months before the town gets back on its feet.

Anger and uncertainty in Adivasi colonies hit by floods and landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad districtAdivasis in Venniyode colony say the government has not acted on its promise to relocate their settlement to higher ground.

In Kerala’s Ernakulam, a village mourns its dead, a hospital lies ruined as waters refuse to recedeSix villagers were killed in Kunnukara gram panchayat last week when a parish hall they had taken shelter in collapsed.

SC ban on liquor shops along highways may bring grief (and cheer) to tipplers’ paradise in KeralaMahe has 64 liquor vends in a nine sq km area.

In the wake of Cyclone Ockhi, churches in Tamil Nadu fishing villages turn into protest hubsThe predominantly Christian fishing community in the Thoothoor region says four fishermen have died and 42 are still missing.

In some Kerala relief camps, disquiet over treatment of migrant workers leads to corrective actionIn some places, members of local communities refused to share relief camps with labourers.

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