Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Aided schools get preference in allotment of additional Plus One batches in north Kerala
All the 20 batches sanctioned in Kozhikode and 48 of the 60 batches in Malappuram are in aided higher secondary schools
Overcrowding on Kuttiyadi ghat buses raises safety concerns
Overloaded KSRTC bus carrying more than 100 passengers narrowly avoids accident after brake failure on Kuttiyadi ghat; limited private bus services and inadequate KSRTC schedules blamed for recurring overcrowding on the route; passengers and KSRTC staff call for additional services to ease crowding and improve safety on the hill stretch
Man sentenced to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault
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CPI(M)’s S.B. Raju elected Palakkad district panchayat president
S.B. Raju succeeds T.M. Shashi, who vacated the post after being elected as an MLA from Alathur.
Labour Codes: Kerala govt. to finalise decision in consultation with trade unions
CM Satheesan said the decision is meant to address the “uncertainty” created by the replacement of the earlier laws and the non-implementation of the new law passed by the Parliament
A tale of hits and misses: How Mollywood fared in first half of 2026
According to estimates by Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce, of around 80 films that reached the screens between January and second week of July, only about 10-12% made a mark at the box-office
Kerala Lok Ayukta bans unregistered institutions from using the words bank, banking and banker in their names and business
Directs Registrar of Cooperative Societies to take effective and continuing steps, including public awareness measures, to prevent such misuse and to safeguard the interests of depositors
Govt had told HC to reject petition on Waqf Board reconstitution, says CM Satheesan; P.Rajeeve contests claim
The CM’s comments on Wednesday came in the wake of the [CPI(M)] State Secretariat on Tuesday flagging growing resentment against the IUML from within the minority community for “endorsing” the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
UDF nominee V.R. Sudheer sweeps aside rivals to become Kochi Corporation Deputy Mayor
Sudheer secures 46 votes, while P.J. Yesudas of LDF polls 21, and Jalaja S. Acharya of BJP gets six
No delay in action against ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar, says Kerala CM
Satheesan says government had to follow certain procedural formalities and that it 'could be expected to act when the media wants it to’
Kerala school Onam exams from August 13 to 20
August 21 to be a working day that can be used by schools for organising Onam celebrations
Pinarayi Vijayan flays ‘move to politicise’ police in Kerala
in a Facebook post, Pinarayi says police organisations have been operating in Kerala since 1979, and that the current government has 'dictatorially revamped' that organisational system without holding any discussions with the parties concerned
Recipe row: Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan rejects 'sexist remark' charge, says he was misquoted
Satheesan says he was misquoted as exclusively referring to daughters-in-law and that he had, in fact, asked mothers to share such recipes with 'their children and the person who comes as their son’s wife’
Kerala rains: Monsoon likely to intensify; IMD sounds orange alert for three districts on July 29
According to IMD, monsoon conditions in Kerala have strengthened under the influence of the deep depression over central parts of Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha
Wayanad landslide rehabilitation: Despite housing, survivors struggle with infrastructure needs and livelihood
Two years after the Chooralmala disaster, relocated families at Kalpetta in Wayanad say permanent homes bring relief, but poor roads, waste management and rising cost hinder full recovery
Kerala Cabinet approves five administrative reforms to curb project delays, plug fund leakage
Five-point administrative reforms programme includes development of Special Asset Management Platform, Plan Space 2.0 portal and amendment of 'outdated, unnecessary and contradictory' laws
‘Menstrual leave a progressive welfare step’: Kerala HC urges State to consider paid leave policy for KSRTC women conductors
Court says the State should hear the petitioners and KSRTC before making a decision
Neyyar water sharing: From cooperation to friction between Tamil Nadu and Kerala
It all began exactly 68 years ago with the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj inaugurating the Neyyar Left Bank Canal Scheme in Kaliyakkavilai village of the Vilavancode taluk
Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas booked over controversial remarks on Jantar Mantar protestors
Case in connection with a YouTube video in which Mohandas said he ‘would have shot' the protestors in Delhi if he were in control
