Kerala

• At least 18 dead in south India as heavy rains trigger landslides, flood villages

  Officials said rescuers recovered the bodies in two of the worst-hit districts, Kottayam and Idukki, in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

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  Oct 17, 2021
  
• India scrambling to contain lethal Nipah virus after child’s death

  The state of Kerala is on high alert for the bat-borne virus, which has a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent.

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  Sep 7, 2021
  
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• Two Indian women defy ban by entering Hindu temple after ‘women’s wall’ protest

  Two women violated a centuries-old ban on menstruating females by entering the Hindu Sabarimala temple in India following months of protests.

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  Jan 2, 2019
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• Indian women form 620-km human chain to support equality in accessing temple

  Millions of women in the southern Indian state of Kerala formed a 620-km human chain on New Year's Day amid a simmering row over granting women access to a historic Hindu temple.

  World

  Jan 1, 2019
• India opens Sabarimala temple to women who menstruate

  India’s prominent Sabarimala temple opened its doors to women of menstruating age on Wednesday, with some 1,000 police on hand to keep protesters at bay.

  World

  Oct 17, 2018
• Indian Catholic bishop accused of raping nun steps down

  A Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun in India has stepped down amid growing calls for his arrest.

  World

  Sep 17, 2018
• MeToo in India: Catholic nuns stand with sister accusing bishop of rape

  A war of words has broken out among Catholic officials in India, where a nun alleges she was raped by a bishop in the state of Kerala.

  World

  Sep 11, 2018
• Kerala flood: Indians win praise for helping each other through disaster

  India’s response to deadly floods in Kerala has won praise, but experts say unchecked development contributed to the disaster.

  World

  Aug 27, 2018
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• Why India is refusing foreign aid for flooded Kerala

  India has sparked controversy by refusing to accept foreign financial aid for flood-stricken Kerala, despite calls from the state for help.

  World

  Aug 24, 2018
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• Floods in India’s Kerala state claim 383 lives, destroy tens of thousands of homes

  Around 1.3 million are sheltering in thousands of relief camps.

  Environment

  Aug 22, 2018