{
  "id": 315709,
  "title": "Keralam Lower Primary School Teacher rank holders eat grass in protest — why are they demonstrating for over a month?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/keralam-lower-primary-school-teacher-rank-holders-eat-grass-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:48:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/keralam-lower-primary-school-teacher-rank-holders-eat-grass-in-protest-why-are-they-demonstrating-for-over-a-month-11786199104134.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lower Primary School Teachers in Kerala have been on a 34-day protest outside the state secretariat, eating grass as a symbolic act to highlight their frustration with the government's delay in issuing appointment orders. The protest began after they claimed they had been kept waiting despite passing the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) selection process. The teachers have engaged in various forms of protest, including a hunger strike, but have received no response from the government. They accused authorities of avoiding them and failing to act. Before the current government came into power, they were assured that their demands would be addressed. The protest is linked to alleged irregularities in the evaluation process of a Kerala PSC examination for Chief-level positions in the State Planning Board.",
  "summary": "Kerala Lower Primary School Teacher rank holders have been protesting for over 34 days, expressing frustration over delayed appointment orders. In a symbolic demonstration, they ate grass outside the Kerala Secretariat, voicing their discontent. According to the Hindustan Times, the protesters were seen sitting in a line outside the secretariat, with grass on paper before them, and eating strands of grass.\n\nThe agitation began after the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) rank list was published on May 31 last year. The protesters claim the government had asked for two months to issue appointment orders, but no action has been taken. A protester told ANI that despite several forms of protest, the government has not responded.\n\nThe protesters also allege irregularities in the PSC examination process. The Live Mint report notes that the government has taken \"no action\" despite the ongoing agitation and allegations of irregularities. The protesters are seeking resolution to their demands, but the situation remains unresolved.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Kerala Lower Primary School Teacher rank holders eat grass in protest over delay in appointments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/kerala-lower-primary-school-teacher-rank-holders-eat-grass-in-protest",
        "published": "2026-08-08T14:41:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}