Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
31 arrested, 97 wanted persons detained in massive Thiruvananthapuram Rural Police crackdown
The operation, spearheaded by District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram Rural) Prasanthan Kani, resulted in multiple cases getting registered against those involved in the sale of prohibited tobacco products
Kerala MLA Sudhakaran alleges Congress-CPI(M) nexus in Alappuzha
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Five-member expert committee visits STP sites
The five-member team also visited some of the polluted canals and localities in the city that lacked proper sewage management systems
Case against six media organisations in Kerala for circulating fake news on CPI(M) leader P.K. Sreemathi’s pension
Case registered based on the Kerala leader’s complaint. The six accused named in the FIR are Janam TV, Karma News, Daily Hunt, Bharat Live, Janmabhumi daily, and Kannur evening daily Sudhinam
From one man’s vision to a people’s movement, Clean Green Panunda sets an example in community participation
More than 60 volunteers clean nearly 3 km of roads, bus shelters and public spaces across Panunda, Pottanpara, Eruvatty, and Oliyakkara wards in Pinarayi pancayat every Sunday
NSS objects to employment exchange route for temporary appointments in Kerala schools
Govt. circular requires managements of aided educational institutions to make appointments to temporary vacancies, including leave vacancies, only from the list provided by the exchange. NSS says the authority to make all appointments in an aided school is vested with the manager
Crackdown on illegal parking outside Kerala’s Kottayam railway station
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Kerala High Court judges inspect Thrissur mental health centre, reviews facilities
Officials say the inspection was part of the court’s broader exercise of visiting government mental health institutions across the State in connection with cases dealing with their infrastructure and standards of care
Modi must answer for deaths of 90 students linked to exam scandals, says Kerala Minister O.J. Janeesh
He says the country witnessed question paper leaks on five different occasions, and Dharmendra Pradhan should have accepted moral responsibility and resigned immediately after the first such incident
KSRTC staff will face action if free tickets are issued to men on Priyadarshini buses, says Kerala Transport Minister C.P. John
KSRTC to hire private buses during festival seasons to meet the increased travel demand, says Minister, who adds that the corporation had not purchased new buses over the past 10 years, leaving much of its fleet outdated
Kerala Congress urges Centre to take steps for a new Mullaperiyar dam
Two-day State leadership camp of Kerala Congress held at Charalkunnu in Pathanamthitta on Friday (July 24, 2026) and Saturday (July 25, 2026)
67 amphibian and 76 reptile species found in Shendurney survey
Though separate surveys of amphibians and reptiles have been held earlier, this is the time that a combined amphibian-reptile survey was conducted across four days this month.
Two held for impersonating Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s aide in cyber fraud case
Elathur MLA Vidya Balakrishnan had received a phone call on July 6 from a person claiming to be the private secretary of the Wayanad MP, offering her a Cabinet Minister’s post in exchange for ₹3 crore. Growing suspicious, the MLA contacted the MP’s office, which confirmed it was a scam
Tap ESCO model for improving energy efficiency, Kerala's Energy Management Centre tells institutions, industries
What makes the ESCO model attractive is that entities can implement energy efficiency improvement projects without upfront capital investment. The Energy Service Company undertakes the investment and implementation of the selected energy efficiency measures, and the project cost is recovered from the verified energy cost savings that are generated
One killed, over 30 injured as bus overturns in Kerala’s Kuttippuram
According to local residents, the bus travelling from Thrissur to Kozhikode was speeding when the driver lost control
Ivory and tush missing from eight dead wild elephants of Malayattoor, Vazhachal forests of Kerala
However, the SIT ruled out any possibility of any “deliberate or accidental human-caused mortality”, namely poaching, poisoning, weapon injuries, or anthropogenic interference in the elephant deaths.
Kerala approves over 73,000 new priority ration cards
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob announces all newly approved priority ration card holders will begin receiving free rations from August 3
Government orders capture of Aralam Farm tusker KM1, to be fitted with radio collar and released into forest
According to the Forest department, KM1 regularly breaches various protective barriers installed along the forest boundary to enter in habitat areas
Drivers in Kerala’s Kochi demand well-maintained washrooms, common resting spaces at hotels, resorts
The issue is back in the spotlight following a protest by a few tourist taxi car drivers at Crowne Plaza seeking adequate restroom facilities
