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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Paragliding and parasailing event held at Varkala to promote voter participation
The event was organised as part of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme of the Election Commission of India
PDP to support LDF candidates in Kerala Assembly polls
Decision made in the wake of need to strengthen left front for thwarting ‘efforts’ under way to ruin Kerala’s secular image, says Maudany
Satheesan seeks PM’s intervention to bring back bodies of Keralites killed in Oman
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Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Enrolment applications filed after March 15 will be processed only after election results are out, says CEO
Procedures related to processing of an application and adding the name to the electoral roll take up to ten days. Therefore, only those applications filed on or before March 15 would be treated as eligible for the upcoming Assembly polls, says Kelkar
Kerala Assembly Elections 2025: K. Surendran declares 242 cases in election affidavit
He declares movable assets valued at ₹3,47,836 and agricultural land worth ₹25 lakh as immovable assets
Polling duty: first phase of randomization complete in Kottayam
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Police issue alert against gas cylinder booking scam
A cyber cell official says the fraud starts with SMS alerts and shifts to WhatsApp, where victims receive a malicious APK file disguised as a gas bill update that, once installed, enables data theft
Alert issued against Nipah in Kerala from April to September
Previous outbreaks and spillover cases suggest that the virus is found to have been active in the State in the the six-month period starting in April; health officials lay focus on Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts
Ernakulam launches drive to turn old clothes into poll-day mobile holders
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National symposium held at Amrita School of Arts, Humanities and Commerce
Symposium dealt with integrating technology, artificial intelligence, research, and personal finance
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Kunnathur constituency all in for a factional duel
Kunnathur’s political identity has been inseparable from the RSP for decades. However, a split occurred when the official RSP faction moved from LDF to UDF in 2016, with Kovoor Kunjumon forming RSP (Leninist) to remain with LDF. Since then, the constituency has been a primary battleground for two RSP factions
Kerala State Electricity Board seeks regulator’s nod for medium-term power purchase deal with Damodar Valley Corporation
The power utility plans to procure 25 MW from the Damodar Valley Corporation’s Koderma Thermal Power Station and 55 MW from Mejia Thermal Power Station
House sparrow population plummets in Thiruvananthapuram, finds survey
Conservationists point to rapid urbanisation, loss of nesting spaces, scarcity of food and competition from pigeons as primary causes for population decline. Environmentalists propose incorporating bird-friendly features in upcoming infrastructure projects to revive bird population in Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: UDF extends support to four rebel CPI(M) independents; inducts NJD
UDF would back G Sudhakaran, who is contesting in Ambalappuzha constituency, P K Sasi in Ottapalam, T K Govindan in Taliparamba, and V Kunhikrishnan in Payyannur
Kerala polls: 4 LDF Ministers declare assets of ₹2 crore each
Ministers K.N. Balagopal, V. Sivankutty, R. Bindu and Roshy Augustine declared assets, both movable and immovable, of over ₹1.94 crore, ₹2.29 crore, ₹2.14 crore and ₹1.84 crore, respectively
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Rahul Gandhi to launch Kerala poll campaign on March 25
To kickstart campaign with rally at Kozhikode
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: 537 nomination papers filed till 7.30 p.m. on Saturday
With Sunday being a holiday, candidates have only one more day to file the papers