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Malayalam gets a cosy space in Australian public library
The Max Webber Public Library in the Sydney suburbs has opened a Malayalam section featuring 450 titles, following consistent demand from the diaspora. Malayalam has become the sixth Indian language to be represented in the library. Keralites there hope the initiative will help them connect with their culture language better
Ranjith Sreenivas murder: Special public prosecutor appointed
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Kerala Forest Development Corporation to launch tea and coffee retail brands
New initiative to generate more income through value-added products
Kerala HC vacates police protection order for viral Kumbh Mela woman
Judge asks police to give the woman protection if she gives them a request in writing
Perumbavoor court grants bail to accused in forcible tonsure of youth on suspicion of supplying ganja
Six persons were arrested in connection with the alleged assault, stripping, public humiliation and forcible tonsuring of three youths accused of supplying ganja to a schoolboy
Kerala Forest Minister seeks report after tribal man threatens to kill himself over vehicle seizure
His earth mover was seized by the Forest department four-and-a-half years ago in connection with a case
District administration initiates plans to develop Kasaragod coastal tourism circuit
The project aims to transform the coastal stretch, including Nellikunnu and Kasaba harbour, into a major tourism hub
Displaying quantity of nicotine and tar might mislead tobacco consumers, Centre tells Kerala High Court
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‘One Nation, One Election’ need of the hour: Tushar Vellappally
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Kerala Agricultural University releases five new high-yielding crop varieties
New chilli, brahmi, vetiver, ginger and turmeric varieties promise higher yields, better quality and improved farm income
Talks to resolve nurses’ strike in Kannur end without breakthrough
Indian Nurses Association alleges talks failed after the CITU and BMS demanded that any wage revision for striking nurses be extended to employees of all 36 private hospitals in district
Patient’s death at Neyyattinkara hospital highlights systemic errors
Lack of a triage system, inadequate casualty medical officers cited
Ayyappa Sangamam will not be organised again, says TDB president
K. Jayakumar says Ayyappa does not need publicity; TDB decides to make financial transactions at Sabarimala digital to ensure transparency; more rooms will be available to pilgrims for booking
Over ₹1.6 lakh imposed as fines in food safety crackdown in Kerala’s Kollam
Food Safety department inspects 1,497 establishments in district over a span of three months to enforce strict quality standards
Govt.’s intervention sought to resolve crisis gripping private bus sector
The State leadership of the Kerala State Motor and Engineering Labour Centre, affiliated with the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, says the Priyadarshini scheme, which offers free travel for women on KSRTC ordinary services, has triggered a crisis in the private bus sector
El Niño likely to hit oil sardine stocks in 2027, says CMFRI
The warming associated with El Niño is expected to intensify during October–December, and its impact is likely to be felt over the northern Indian Ocean by April–May 2027, says the CMFRI Director
Two Odisha men held with 12.9 kg ganja near Thrissur railway station
Excise steps up probe into source of ganja and its intended recipients in Thrissur
Civic bodies default on library cess; Kerala State Library Council to initiate legal proceedings
RTI information reveals that local self-government institutions have systematically failed to transfer these statutory funds, which are collected alongside property tax from citizens, to the council
Cashew scam: Kerala HC asks Cashew Dept. Secretary to revise apology
Court directs the official to mention in the affidavit that he had independently evaluated the materials given by CBI while deciding on the prosecution sanction