Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Kazhakootam-Karode stretch turns accident hotspot
Amid speeding, poor traffic controls; Spate of fatal crashes puts spotlight on inadequate road-safety measures, poor lighting and unscientific traffic arrangements along the highway
SHRC directs NHAI to urgently resurface potholed Aroor-Edappally NH 66 bypass
District Collector, executive engineers asked to submit action-taken reports by first week of October; SHRC order follows suo motu case registered based on newspaper reports on the corridor’s plight
State liable to compensate for injury or damage caused by wild animal attacks: Kerala High Court
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‘MISA-The Last Breath’ to be staged in Kochi
The play depicts the custodial torture and persecution suffered by activist and artiste Snehalatha Reddy during the Emergency
Kozhikode Mayor assures steps to prevent diversion of Central Market funds
The Corporation plans to convene a meeting next week to discuss the issue. The Mayor says steps are being taken to expedite the project and ensure that the funds are not lost.
Watch: Chennithala disagress with Keralam Islamic scholar’s opinion that women should stay at home
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Special RRT to become operational at Chinnakkanal within a week
Forest officials expect the dedicated RRT to help curb the rising number of human-wildlife conflict incidents across the belt
SIT formed to probe 'attack' case involving former Health Minister Veena George at Kannur railway station
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Keralam government reconstitutes GIDA general council
Goshree Islands Development Authority was initially set up in May 1994 to build the Goshree bridges linking the islands of Mulavukad, Vallarpadam and Vypeen with the Ernakulam mainland
Waylaying of Keralam CM’s vehicle: court orders production of Chenthi Anil
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Keralam must focus on high-tech industries to reverse migration, says Vice-President
“In Kerala, land is a scarce commodity. But you have to develop the State with more opportunities. Traditional industry may not be possible because of the land cost”
INL criticises IUML’s silence over Vande Mataram controversy
INL State general secretary Kasim Irikkur alleges that Keralam is being saffronised with the silence of the Muslim League leadership.
Odisha cadre IPS officer Shefeen Ahamed K. dies
He was serving as Inspector General of Police, CID Crime Branch and Cybercrime, Odisha
Marriage does not bar POCSO prosecution if wife is under 18, says Kerala HC
Accused had contended that he married the complainant, then 17, in accordance with Islamic religious rites; Court says the validity of the alleged marriage must be decided by the trial court; HC holds that marriage would not absolve the accused of criminal liability under POCSO or the IPC
Pinarayi 'intimidating’ former party workers, accuses Keralam Minister C.P. John
He says demands for Pinarayi Vijayan to vacate the position of the Leader of the Opposition and M.V. Govindan to vacate the position of CPI(M) State secretary has been raised from the branch level to the State level
News Analysis: Kanthapuram’s directive on curbs on women puts CPI(M) ties under strain
A Samastha circular asking mahals and madrasas to prevent women from sharing stage or public space with unrelated men during religious celebrations draw criticism from CPI(M) leaders and women’s organisations
Stakeholders seek extension of Kochi metro airport line to Angamaly
The Aluva-Angamaly NH 544 stretch, with numerous bottlenecks at junctions, is among the most congested of the NH stretches in Keralam
CPI leader Binoy Viswam calls for unity amid tensions with CPI(M)
CPI’s demand is not for a specific post, but for bringing about a new culture of mutual respect within the LDF.
