Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Expert team to visit Kalladi debris slip site in Kerala’s Wayanad on July 23
The team’s mandate includes finding the causes of the tragedy, evaluating the environmental approvals granted for the tunnel road project, and checking whether the construction company had followed all the guidelines
Kerala Cabinet nod for framing anti-ragging law
Sanction also given for roll out of distress app in memory of J.S. Sidharthan, whose death in February 2024, allegedly following brutal ragging, had triggered a public outcry
Nipah: surveillance steps withdrawn in Ramanattukara
Condition of the 43-year-old infected person, who is being treated at Kozhikode MCH is improving
After toppling UDF, Congress rebels seek to stitch up new majority in Pala
The rebel Congress councillors stepped up efforts on Wednesday to take control of the Pala municipality by forging a new ruling arrangement with the LDF

BJP threatens legal action over ‘false reports’ on Thrissur office
BJP denies former staffer’s claims as fabricated; Congress demands court-monitored investigation and CPI(M) stages protest march
Census 2027: data collection crosses 75% in Kollam
The district-wide exercise is being overseen by 12 charge officers

Orthodox Church condemns police action against students in Delhi
Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan urges the authorities to address their concerns through dialogue and constructive action.

Gold, cash stolen from passenger aboard Yeshwanthpur-Kannur Express
The ₹15,000 in cash and 8.75 sovereigns of gold ornaments in the woman’s bag was stolen
High-level delegation from Andhra Pradesh at KILA to learn about Kerala’s extreme poverty eradication model
Officials to visit local bodies in three districts as part of study tour
Fake Cabinet post scam targeting Kerala MLA: Cyber police identify prime suspect in New Delhi
Investigation team, which zeroed in on the suspect during visit to national capital as part of intensified probe, says many individuals are involved in the racket, with several of them based in New Delhi

SIT formed to probe death of four-member family in Kottayam
The family had been undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam
Auto-rickshaw drivers inducted as ‘Toofan Warriors’ in Kerala anti-drug campaign
Move as part of expanding community-based network of Operation Toofan
Taken serious note of HC observations on Dr. Ram, action if lapses found: Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala
The State Police Chief has been ordered to examine any procedural lapses in handling the case

Special trains from Mysuru to Kannur in Kerala via Bengaluru for Onam festival
The SWR will operate two trips in each direction
Kafir screenshot case in Kerala: SIT names DYFI leader Ribesh Ramakrishnan as an accused
Police sources say notice will be issued soon directing him to appear for interrogation and that further legal action will be taken in compliance with court’s anticipatory bail order
Kerala’s power crisis partly due to cancellation of long-term contracts during LDF govt’s term, says V.D. Satheesan
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Green corridor set up to transport brain-dead Kollam councillor’s organs to Thiruvananthapuram
Liver, kidneys, and corneas of Kollam Corporation councillor B. Ajith Kumar to give a new lease of life to five

Sreenarayanaguru Open University to get permanent campus as Kerala govt sanctions ₹90 crore
Higher Education Minister Roji M. John says the university, which presently operates from rented premises, will have its own state-of-the-art four-storey campus spread across 16,864 sq. m.

