Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
One more teacher arrested in connection with MDMA bust case
V.P. Neeshma, 30, a specialist teacher at the Perambra BRC, was taken into custody after being summoned for interrogation.
Art, literature critical for student development, says Kerala’s General Education Minister
Digital content on art education activity books prepared by the State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET) for schoolchildren released
BJP protests not informing Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi about national highway review meeting in Kerala
BJP district president Justin Jacob alleges that the State government is mixing politics with development issues and sidelining the people’s representative
Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan demands withdrawal of cases in State against student protesters
Reports indicate that the Kerala Police have booked cases against nearly 5,000 people across various parts of the State for participating in protests in support of agitating students at Jantar Mantar
Neslen to headline ‘Kumbalangi Nights’ director Madhu C Narayanan’s sophomore film
The film, marks the end of Madhu C Narayanan’s seven-year-long hiatus from direction
Kerala CPI(M)’s self-critical review document preludes an organisational rectification process in State unit starting in September 2026
Review of Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s Assembly election debacle in Kerala. CPI(M) notes that its messaging about transformational development did not resonate among the middle classes. The growing influence of caste- and religion-tinted identity politics causes an erosion of the party’s basic voters, namely ‘workers, agricultural workers and poor peasants’
Restoration of Punyam Poonkavanam project in Sabarimala temple runs the risk of violating Kerala High Court order
Devaswom Bench of Kerala HC had in February, 2025 asked Travancore Devaswom Board and Kerala Police to issue an advisory to Sabarimala pilgrims that the project is not part of Police Bandobast Scheme from Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival season of 2023-24 and that its name cannot be used for any activity connected with Sabarimala
Crime Branch arrests absconding accused in 2005 theft of ivory and sandalwood billets from Forest department warehouse in Kerala’s Kasaragod
Crime Branch says the arrested, Mohammed Farid, 60, is an active member of a gang allegedly involved in several similar thefts across Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Kumbh Mela fame actor should not be taken out of Ernakulam without her consent, orders Kerala High Court
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes had ordered that the Kumbh Mela fame actor should be transported to Madhya Pradesh to be united with her parents at her native place. The woman says she fears the possibility of her honour killing if the commission’s order is complied with
‘Khalifa’: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s action thriller to release on this date
The film directed by Vysakh, will be released in two parts, with Mohanlal playing a key role
Kerala Cabinet subcommittee on PM SHRI scheme yet to finalise report, says Minister N. Samsudheen
Samsudheen says subcommittee chaired by him and comprising Minister for Higher Education Roji M. John, Minister for Tourism P.C. Vishnunadh and Minister for Excise M. Liju will meet one more time and submit report without delay
Kerala CM urges Tamil Nadu counterpart Vijay to ease restrictions on stone aggregate transport
In a letter to C. Joseph Vijay, V.D. Satheesan points out that Kerala has limited natural availability of suitable stone aggregates for large-scale infrastructure works and the State has been dependent on neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu to meet requirements for ongoing NH projects
Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT secures custody of former TDB president P.S. Prasanth and A. Ajikumar
Both accused are currently held in remand at a jail in Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala’s Kasaragod reports fresh amoebic brain infection case; 18-year-old in critical condition
According to preliminary information, the teen had bathed, along with his friends, in a pond located along the Kanhangad-Panathur State highway about a week ago. He developed health complications soon afterwards, and subsequent tests confirmed the infection
CPI(M) review says ‘personalising’ campaign around Pinarayi Vijayan weakened political initiative in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls
Party’s Central Committee review records that the ‘individualisation' fuelled the narrative that CPI(M) campaign 'revolved around one person’ and rendered it ineffective in politically exposing the ‘reactionary, ruling class bias’ of Congress and UDF
Akhil Marar severs ties with Twenty20, levels allegations against party chief Sabu M. Jacob
Actor-director Akhil Marar has cut ties with the political party Twenty20, alleging that its president, Sabu M. Jacob, failed to honor commitments regarding his candidacy in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections.
Kerala Minister O.J. Janeesh urges NHAI to finish NH 544, NH 66 ancillary works within fixed timeline
Joint inspection in August as concerns mount over delays, public safety and waterlogging
Leopard that attacked poultry captured in Forest dept cage in Kerala’s Thrissur
Cage was installed at a house about two weeks ago after the leopard killed several poultry birds on the property
RSS distances itself from Hindutva ideologue T. G Mohandas’s controversial remarks on Jantar Mantar protestors
K. B. Sreekumar, Saha Prantha Karyavah (South Kerala) of the RSS, said in a statement that Mr. Mohandas’s comments on recent protest are “his personal thoughts and he is not an RSS official at any level.”
