Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
LPG crunch drains flavour from houseboat experience in Kerala’s backwaters
With cooking gas running dry, many houseboat operators have been forced to strip down their offerings to rides alone, while others have simply stopped taking bookings
KAAPA detention for key accused in Thiruvalla gang rape case
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RPF cracks down on illegal garbage dumping on railway premises
A receipt from a local cooperative society recovered from within the dumped waste helps nab the offender
Teachers’ vacation turns fatal: 8 killed in Valparai hairpin bend crash
Eight teachers and school staff from Malappuram were killed after their van plunged down the Valparai ghat road in Tamil Nadu. The tragic accident has left the school community in shock.
Kerala has become ‘hub of love jihad’, alleges VHP
Vishwa Hindu Parishad national organising secretary Milind Parande says the organisation will submit a petition to the Union government seeking urgent intervention into the issue
Kerala records all-time high daily power usage and peak demand as mercury rises
Kerala records a daily power consumption of 116.11 mu and peak demand of 6,013 MW on Friday (April 17)
‘Paripadi’: Actor-director Joju George announces his second directorial venture
The film, produced by Venu Kunnampilly, will have music by Tamil composer Yuvan Shankar Raja
Kerala urges caution over contaminated ice as temperatures soar, steps up food safety checks
Kerala Health Minister says that in view of rising temperatures, Food Safety department has intensified special inspections focusing on drinking water sources, juice shops, and beverage manufacturing units
Tribal man dies after consuming ‘arishtam’ in Kerala’s Wayanad; probe launched
Hospital authorities reportedly indicated that excessive alcohol consumption, along with the intake of ‘arishtam’, might have caused complications leading to his death
Kerala BDS student death: Orthodontics department staff at Kannur college resign en masse amid protests
Seven staff members from the department step down together, marking a significant development in the ongoing unrest on campus; the management is yet to accept the resignations
Kerala Assembly elections: Unions allege about 750 polling officials in Ernakulam ‘denied’ right to vote
Unions claim postal ballots were not ready when many of the polling officials reached their designated voter facilitation centres
Opposition chose politics over progress, says Suresh Gopi on Constitution Amendment Bill defeat
In a post on Facebook, Union Minister says it was ‘not just a Bill, but the aspirations of millions of Indian women that were defeated’
Kochi Corporation engineer’s report says Ro-Ro services viable if efficiently managed
Mayor had sought a report after councillors across both Opposition and Treasury benches criticised the manner in which the services, currently operated by Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation, have been draining Corporation’s resources
Kerala BDS student death: Three InstaPay loan app operators arrested from Noida amid harassment claims
Kannur City Cyber Crime police take three into custody from Noida. Police cite sustained harassment linked to loan recovery practices as a key line of investigation
SC agrees to hear CBI’s plea against HC order acquitting 4 in custodial-death case
The case pertains to the death of Udayakumar (28), who was allegedly taken into police custody in Thiruvananthapuram in September 2005 and was subjected to custodial torture, leading to his death
