|Law|
The proposed Coastal Zone Management notification, which is expected to
replace the existing Coastal Regulation Zone notification (1991), will
hit the coastline like a second tsunami, say activists. With the shifting
of `zones', entire fishing communities will be moved out of coastal areas,
making way for unbridled construction in the name of `development'
P N Venugopal reports.
The Suryanelli case involved a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually harassed and assaulted continuously for 40 days by 42 men in 1996. A special court convicted 36 accused during 2000-2, but the High Court of Kerala surprisingly overturned that verdict.
M Suchitra reports.
|Law|
Pushed to wall by a Supreme Court monitoring committee, Kerala's industries as well the state's pollution watchdog are finally seeking ways to reverse a reckless approach to hazardous waste management. There is no time to waste, reports C Surendranath..