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Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: Poll narrative to be shaped by issues ranging from energy crisis to developmental issues
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Challenges persist, but Kerala at pivotal juncture for transition to electric cooking, notes new study
With near-universal electrification and a robust policy environment, the State has the ‘foundational pillars’ for such a shift, although it would not be automatic, says the study
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Kunhalikutty files nomination in Malappuram
In a rare demonstration of communal harmony and secularism, the IUML leader’s electoral security deposit was jointly given by three persons representing different communities

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Thrissur braces for a three-cornered thriller with no easy winner in sight
Assembly dominance, local body numbers and Lok Sabha momentum collide in a constituency that could redefine the political mood in Kerala
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Ali’s sixth-term bid faces hurdle in Mankada as LDF weighs support for IUML rebel
With IUML former constituency president Kunnath Mohammed entering the fray as Independent candidate, the LDF, which had earlier announced M.P. Alavi as its candidate, is reportedly reconsidering its strategy
Fuel crisis deepens distress in hospitality, migrant sectors in Kerala
A significant number of migrant workers return to home States, several of which are heading into elections, as establishments shut down operations
Temperatures to rise 2°C to 3°C above normal in Kerala, warns KSDMA
Hot and humid weather is very likely to prevail over several districts in the coming days
Kerala polls: Ex-CPI(M) Minister G. Sudhakaran files papers as ‘people’s Independent’ in Ambalappuzha
G. Sudhakaran, who had broken his six-decade-old association with CPI(M) after feeling “discriminated against” that he was not given a term waiver accorded to other leaders for contesting Assembly polls, has set the stage for a riveting electoral battle with his one-time protege H. Salam

BLO found dead in river in Kerala’s Kasaragod; family alleges work pressure
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Kerala Assembly polls: V.D. Satheesan praises G. Sudhakaran as ‘a just administrator’
Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition says G. Sudhakaran was the only member of LDF Cabinet between 2006 and 2011 who was spared of corruption allegations raised by him, and one for whom he had the ‘utmost respect’

Kerala Assembly polls: Sobha Surendran rejects V.D. Satheesan’s charges of BJP-CPI(M) deal
Sobha Surendran says Satheesan’s remarks were driven by “his party’s fear of an imminent defeat”
Kerala Assembly elections: BJP releases third list of 11 candidates
BJP fields Karamana Jayan from Thiruvananthapuram

Dr. Vandana Das murder case: Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment
Prosecution says it will move an appeal seeking death penalty for the accused G. Sandeep

Kerala CM blames successive Congress, BJP governments at Centre for India’s cooking gas crisis
Pinarayi Vijayan says the Congress in 2006, and later the BJP, ‘capitulated to American imperialism’ by repeatedly rejecting proposed India-Iran gas pipeline

Five of family from Thiruvananthapuram found dead in Kochi
The family was staying at Vaduthala reportedly for medical treatment at a hospital in the area
