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Pinarayi government responsible for forest watcher’s death in elephant attack in Chimmini forest, says DCC president
Kumar, a forest watcher from Echippara tribal hamlet, killed in an elephant attack while on fireline duty in the interior forest near Palappilly on Thursday
Kerala braces for warmer days as IMD predicts fewer summer rains
High relative humidity expected to push the heat index further
Forest watcher trampled to death by wild elephant in Chimmini forest
42-year-old Kumar from Echippara tribal hamlet killed near Mangalam–Chimmini dam border during fireline work
CPI(M) may retain most sitting MLAs in Palakkad
A new candidate will replace Alathur’s sitting MLA K.D. Prasenan, who has completed two terms
‘Kaattu Thottappol’: First single from Mammootty-Mohanlal starrer ‘Patriot’ out
Composed by Sushin Shyam and sung by Sai Prabha and Kapil Kapilan, the track features Kunchacko Boban and Darshana Rajendran

UDF stuck in seat-sharing showdown in Kottayam
While four sitting MLAs are poised for re-election, consensus on five seats remains elusive; uncertainty looms over whether the Congress can wrest the Changanassery and Ettumanoor seats from the Kerala Congress
Entry of illegal street traders to be restricted in Kozhikode city soon
Action comes in the wake of complaints from licensed traders about huge losses due to illegal street trade

Former child actor found dead in Payyannur in Kannur
Hari Murali, popularly known as Appus, had appeared as a child actor in Rasigan and Annanthampi

Five KSU leaders who waved black flags at Kerala Health Minister get conditional bail
Case related to the alleged attempt to attack Health Minister Veena George and wave black flags at her at the Kannur railway station on February 25, 2026
Three houses destroyed, 12 damaged in cyclone-like wind in coastal Chellanam panchayat in Kochi
Roofs of several houses were flown away by the strong wind that struck the coast south of the Chellanam panchayat office around 1.15 a.m. Chellanam is the worst affected among the 10 identified hotspots of sea erosion in Kerala.

CPI(M) ‘humiliated and forced out’ G. Sudhakaran, says Ramesh Chennithala
Congress leader describes ‘treatment’ meted out to Sudhakaran as a ‘grave injustice against a sincere communist’ who had served the party for decades
Kerala CM condemns assassination attempt on former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah
‘It is a matter of grave concern how such a security breach occurred despite him having Z+ NSG protection’, says Pinarayi in a post on X
Kumbh Mela fame Monalisa Bhosle defends interfaith marriage with actor Farman Khan in Kerala, rejects ‘love jihad’ claims
Monalisa Bhosle says the decision to marry Farman Khan was entirely her own and that she had insisted on the marriage despite initial hesitation from him

Kerala veteran CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran to contest as Independent candidate from Ambalappuzha in Assembly polls
Sudhakaran, however, says he has ‘no plans of abandoning the Communist party’s ideals, to which he remains steadfast to’, or to join any other party or front
LPG shortage: Samridhi@Kochi feels the heat as cooking gas supply dries up in Kerala
Samridhi’s central kitchen at Paramara Road in Ernakulam North, along with its Fort Kochi outlet and three canteens are currently reportedly operating on the last lot of 30-odd commercial LPG cylinders arranged by the Corporation as an emergency measure
Kerala HC orders removal of Vellappally Natesan, other SNDP Yogam office-bearers from their posts
Order follows findings by Department of Registration that they had acted in violation of Companies Law by failing to file audited accounts of yogam for three consecutive years from 2023
Attempts on to control LPG crisis, says Union Minister Suresh Gopi
The Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas says ‘due to diplomatic sensitivities, some matters related to supply through Hormuz Strait cannot be revealed’
