2022

 Kerala Cops Groove to Kacha Badam in Their Uniforms, People Say Masti Bhi Honi Chahiye | Watch (india.com)

Oct - Nov 2021

 Kerala girl delivers baby watching YouTube videos, parents unaware of pregnancy - India News (indiatoday.in)

Uthra murder case: Kerala man who killed his wife with cobra gets double life sentence (scroll.in)

Kerala floods: At least 26 killed as rescuers step up efforts - BBC News

Aug - Sep 2021

'They're killing non-Muslims': Kerala bishop courts controversy with church address - India News (indiatoday.in)

Manish Tewari on Twitter: "Kerala Control of Organised Crimes Bill allowing post-facto approval of Phone Tapping with a 48 hours lag is Unconstitutional. Flies in the face of 1996 SC Judgement in PUCL VS UOI, Rule 419-A of Telegraph Rules,Section 69 of IT Act & 2009 IT Interception Rules @vijayanpinarayi https://t.co/2NYaoG0Kra" / Twitter

Now, Kerala bishop warns of ‘narcotic jihad’ to trap Hindu and Christian girls | Kochi News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

‘Kerala accounts for 68.59% of India’s Covid-19 cases’, says health ministry; cautions second wave not over | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

India’s COVID-battered Kerala state now on alert for Nipah virus | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera

Response to Nipah exposes lack of transdisciplinary co-ordination in Kerala’s health sector | Onmanorama

Taliban back, desperate Kerala families hope couples who fled to Afghanistan for ISIS can return (theprint.in)

Kerala universities slip in NIRF rankings | Kochi News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

Kerala draft bill seeks to permit police snooping even without prior approval - The Hindu

Man held on charges of beating parents to death in Kerala | Kochi News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

Central University of Kerala bans anti-national lectures - Telegraph India

Industry tag remains only in paper for Kerala tourism sector | Travel | Onmanorama

15 lakh expats returned to Kerala due to Covid, 71% lost jobs | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

RSS leaders' books in curriculum of Kannur university triggers row | The News Minute

ISRO truck blocked in Kerala; trade union members seek ‘gawking charge’ | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

Pregnant women in Kerala not keen to get Covid jabs, experts say don’t delay it- The New Indian Express

Rising Covid-19 graph shows Kerala is a victim of its own success (scroll.in)

Kerala: Man murders live-in partner in Idukki; buries her body in kitchen; nabbed | Kerala News (timesnownews.com)

Kerala: Case against IAS officer for sending inappropriate WhatsApp sticker to woman journalist | India News,The Indian Express

Dog, seven puppies rescued after Kerala woman sets them on fire | Kochi News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

'Situation alarming': SC stays Kerala govt's decision to hold Class 11 exams from Monday (livemint.com)

Why the problem of open defecation persists in Kerala’s coastal regions | The News Minute

What is 'Nokku-Kooli': A practice in Kerala that demanded ₹10 Lakh to let ISRO truck pass (republicworld.com)

Police harassment in Kerala? How, where to file a complaint against cops?- The New Indian Express

Kerala police not doing enough for women & kids, says Annie Raja | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

Kerala borrows Rs 3,500 crore more to disburse salary and pension | Kerala News | Onmanorama

Kerala Haj committee has no woman member this time - The Hindu

Tribal student found hanging in Kannur district of Kerala, relatives raise suspicion - The Hindu

Moral policing: Kerala woman, son pulled out of car, assaulted | India News,The Indian Express

Kerala: Daughter, lover get lifer for killing dad in Alappuzha | Kochi News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

Moral policing in Kerala : The Tribune India

Why ‘Kerala model’ of failed Covid handling should learn from UP | The Indian Express

Top official to probe after Kerala woman cop falsely accuses father-daughter duo of stealing her pho- The New Indian Express

Why ‘Kerala model’ is the worst form of governance in India (opindia.com)

Kerala: Man barges into house, stabs 20-year woman old 15 times- The New Indian Express

Across Kerala, anger against cops who slap hefty fines for Covid-19 protocol violations | India News,The Indian Express

Kerala cattle farmers allege cows being sexually assaulted, accuse cops of inaction | The News Minute

New plant species named after Kerala’s Communist leaders | Technology News,The Indian Express

Kerala man caught on camera viciously dragging, hitting woman over taking a selfie | The News Minute

Faced with debt due to pandemic, Kerala entrepreneur kills self | India News,The Indian Express

Kerala Tourism deletes tweet inviting people to visit state amid unhinged coronavirus pandemic (opindia.com)

Kerala MLA MK Muneer gets death threat over Facebook post against Taliban | Kerala News (timesnownews.com)

Mother of Kerala woman who joined Islamic State seeks Govt. help for her return - The Hindu

NIA arrests 2 Kerala women, says linked to IS terror module | India News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

July 2021

Why are young women killing themselves in Kerala? - India Today Insight News

Fake Lawyer Practises In Kerala For 2 Years; Wins Bar Election; Now On The Run (livelaw.in)

Kerala easing curbs for Bakrid ‘extremely alarming’: SC - The Hindu

Kerala: Major Fire Breaks Out at Poultry Feed Manufacturing Unit in Palakkad; 30 Injured (news18.com)

Oil leak causes blast at Kerala factory, over 20 injured | The News Minute

Self-styled godman held for molesting 17-year-old girl in Kerala's Thrissur | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

ith 5 new cases, total of 61 people infected with Zika virus in Kerala - India News (indiatoday.in)

Kerala leads by negative example - The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)

Will Kerala be Epicenter of India's 3rd Covid Wave? Resurgence Hints Battle Far from Over (news18.com)

Total LOCKDOWN in Kerala due to rising COVID-19 cases, central govt to send 6-member team- check all details here | Zee Business (zeebiz.com)

Kerala girl braves cop wrath to stand up for stranger - Telegraph India

Kerala Bakra Eid Relaxation- Wholly Uncalled For: Supreme Court On Kerala Easing Covid Curbs For Bakrid (ndtv.com)

Covid-19: Kerala CM seeks cooperation of banks to tackle financial crisis | Business Standard News (business-standard.com)

Kerala bishops’ panel backs aid for families with 4+ children | India News - Times of India (indiatimes.com)

Tiktok Star Arrested in Kerala

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TikTok star Vignesh Krishna arrested for raping, impregnating minor (msn.com)

Sad end of a Kerala family

 

Draconian law in Kerala: Three-year jail for 'offensive' social media posts

Despite the widespread criticism from various quarters, the Communist government in state of Kerala has passed  the controversial Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance, which makes expressing, publishing or disseminating any matter that is threatening, abusive, humiliating or defamatory a punishable offence with imprisonment for up to three years. 

Last month, the state cabinet had decided to give more teeth to the Police Act by recommending the addition of Section 118-A. This replaces the now-defunct Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which made posting ‘offensive’ comments online a punishable crime.

The addition stipulates either imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to Rs 10,000 or both to those who produce, publish or disseminate content through any means of communication with an intention to intimidate, insult or defame any person through social media.

“Whoever makes, expresses, publishes or disseminates through any kind of mode of communication, any matter or subject for threatening, abusing humiliating or defaming a person or class of persons, knowing it to be false and that causes injury to the mind, reputation or property of such person or class of persons or any other person in whom they interest shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to Rs 10,000 or with both," reads the new section 118 A.

While Section 66A (punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service) of the IT Act was a cognizable and non-bailable offence, the 118-A is a cognizable and bailable offence.

The amendment would give more power to the police and also curtail the freedom of the press. 

Experts disagreed with Kerala’s move, and have cautioned against it.

When the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the IT Act and Section 118D of the Kerala Police Act, it held speech to a standard where advocacy is fine but incitement to violence is not. The communist led Kerala government would do well to not impose such draconian considerations on citizens, and learn from the mistakes they made with Section 118-D.

Source and complete news: TNM, Scroll