Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
INL asks Congress to clarify stand on Kerala CM’s ‘special consideration’ for Sangh leadership
Kasim Irikkur alleges that Chief Minister is undermining the secular values long upheld by Kerala society
Kerala Health Minister releases report card on work undertaken in last 50 days
Muraleedharan says the work that still needed to be taken up was at least 10 times more; KSEB’s land in Mananthavady will be utilised for development of Wayanad Medical College Hospital

Massive seizure of banned tobacco products in Neyyattinkara
The raid was carried out as part of Operation Thunder, the Excise department’s anti-drug enforcement drive, on the basis of a tip-off received by excise officers of the Neyyattinkara Excise range office
Burglary at Kalleli Shiva Chamundi temple in Pathanamthitta
Gold ornaments and around ₹20,000 in cash stolen
Five injured in collision involving two KSRTC buses and a car at Vamanapuram
None of the injured are in critical condition
Kerala Revenue department orders probe into drone survey at Aranmula airport site
Pathanamthitta District Collector says reports sought from Tahsildar and village officer concerned; authorities say no further drone survey will be permitted at site
Kerala PSC exam irregularities: SIT to record complainants’ statement, decide on criminal cases after examining complaints
Investigation comes in the wake of mounting allegations of examination malpractice, procedural violations, and irregularities that is suspected to have affected multiple PSC examinations
When Janaki became the constant soundtrack of a family in Kerala
Abhilash Pudukad can hardly recall a childhood memory without the small vintage Sanyo tape recorder and S. Janaki’s mellifluous voice playing in the background

Tackling marine debris and microplastics pollution: tough challenges ahead
Andrew Booth, Chief Scientist and Research Manager, Observation and Ecosystem group at SINTEF Ocean, Norway was in Thiruvananthapuram last week to direct a workshop on ‘Marine Debris And Microplastics Pollution: Assessment And Characterisation’

CPI hardens its stance on Deputy Leader of the Opposition post in Kerala Assembly
Party’s State secretary Binoy Viswam says it is necessary for Left Democratic Front’s unity; he adds that the demand is intended to strengthen the front
Wayanad debris slip: Lone missing project manager’s body recovered; death toll rises to eight
The deceased identified as Bikram Singh Rana from Himachal Pradesh; all missing people accounted for
Youth Congress worker assault case: Kerala Government seeks legal opinion to prosecute ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar
‘Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has referred the legally and politically fraught question to the State Advocate General (AG)’s office based on a statement of facts filed by the charging officer in the case, Baiju Paulose, in the Alappuzha district court in June,’ says Officials

S. Janaki — Voice of the south
Janaki sang in Hindi and Sinhala too, but it was in the South Indian languages that she carved a niche. Her rendition was infused with love and pathos, and was often a hat-tip to bygone times

Committee suggests ₹10-crore project to end undulations on S.A. Road
Panel says the gaping undulations were caused primarily by settlement of the road’s 4-lane carriageway; Mayor cites the need for timely disbursal of funds for the project
Researchers discover three new species of rare jumping spiders
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