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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

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Just think about  We all may easily criticize others with all pros and cons in extensive details, but can any of us tell about the functions of our own body and mind? ഒന്നു ചിന്തിച്ചു നോക്കൂ  മറ്റൊരാളെ യാതൊരു ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടും കൂടാതെ വിശദമായി വിമർശിക്കാനും വിശകലനം ചെയ്യാനും കഴിയുമെങ്കിലും, ആർക്കെങ്കിലും കഴിയുമോ അവനവന്റെ ശരീരവും മനസ്സും എങ്ങനെ എന്തുമാത്രം പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന്? K V George 

ENDOSULFAN TRAGEDY, ÇOMPENSATION AND FAILURE OF GOVERNMENTS

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ENDOSULFAN was developed as a pesticide in 1954. It was widely used upto the 1990s and it was found then that it was a highly toxic chemical. Aerial spraying of endosulfan in cashew plantations in Kerala began in 1976. After a few years there were reports of calves born with deformed limbs. It was also reported that from Padre village of Kaseragod where this pesticide was widely used, frogs, fishes, jackals, fireflies, bee colonies were vanished. Many local children and people below the age of 25 years were suffering from serious disorders. People who lived along the Kodenkiri river had confronted with serious health problems and they came up with protests against the use of this toxic pesticide. With the help of the media their problems were highlighted across the state. However, all concerned delayed or rather failed to address the issue. Later in mango farms of Muthalamada Panchayat in Palakkad district this same pesticide was used. There were reports from here too that ...

PUBLIC PROTEST MUST BE IN A DISCIPLINED MANNER.

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Kerala must be the headquarters of public protests in the world. For anything and everything we protest in our own ways by inflicting maximum injuries on ourselves. There are cases of people met with accidents and thereby injured seriously were prevented on the way from going to hospitals by protestors and consequently falling dead. Similarly women with serious labour pain were blocked enroute to hospitals. So many KSRTC buses were severely damaged. Large number of private cars and buses were damaged. Closing of shops is a must do item. Anyone refuse shall be dealt with severely. Pelting stones on shops and creating maximum damages is an inevitable part of the protest. Whatever may be the protest for, schools and colleges shall certainly be kept closed. During these days, protesting against anything by preventing the traffic on roads, closing shops and educational institutions etc are the most outdated way. Now, think about the outcome of these protests. Many have been doin...