Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
450 private buses stay off roads in Kasaragod as operators protest free travel scheme for women
The strike was called by the Kasaragod District Private Bus Operators Federation, along with various workers’ organisations
Violation of tariff conditions: KSEB slaps fine for letting out flats as ‘private lodges’
KSEB plans to extend its inspections across the State to address similar violations.
Sunni Students Federation Palakkad district literary festival concludes
More than 1,500 students from 12 divisions participated in the festival, which featured 175 events
Indie artiste Haniya Nafisa on her album, music production and singing in the Kannur dialect
The Kochi-based singer-songwriter reflects on experimenting with genres, collaborating with fellow artistes and discovering her identity as a producer

Three-year-old swept away by stream found dead near Taliparamba
The accident occurred near the Kodleri bridge at Poomangalam when the child had accompanied his relatives to the stream for washing clothes and bathing
Mother of three-year-old Amboori accident victim attempts suicide
She is being treated at a private hospital in Kattakkada
Kerala Police invoke UAPA against Saudi returnee for offensive social media comment on Pahalgam terror attack victim
26-year-old Malappuram native was arrested upon his return from Saudi Arabia a few days ago. Case pertains to a Facebook comment allegedly posted by the accused under a video that featured the daughter of a Kochi native who was killed in the April 2025 terror attack

KSEB to charge 1 paise per unit surcharge in July for bi-monthly consumers to recover fuel costs
However, no surcharge will be levied on monthly-billed consumers

Ayyankkuzhi residents to revive protest over alleged non-payment of rent dues
The families had to vacate their homes in Ayyankuzhi following a fire at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited–Kochi Refinery campus in their neighbourhood nearly a year ago
Environmental collective writes to Congress leadership against ‘anti-environmental actions’ by party MPs, MLAs in Kerala
Coexistence Collective, a broad coalition of environmental organisations, wildlife conservationists, researchers, scientists and civil society groups, alleges that some Congress leaders are attempting to undermine forest, wildlife and environmental protection, and such actions have intensified since UDF came into power in Kerala

Second death reported in Vizhinjam gold pawn fraud case
Aishwarya, who hailed from Venganoor, dies two days after her colleague Anju, who was also part of the purported racket, died
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation seeks turnkey role for proposed Kerala High Speed Railway project
The proposed high-speed rail corridor, estimated to cost ₹57,000 crore, will connect Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur. According to DMRC, the project will eventually have the capacity to carry 2.28 lakh passengers a day

CorroHealth layoffs in Kerala: Employees granted Kochi office access till July 10 Minister-level talks
Employees who turned up at the office on Monday morning were denied entry as security personnel at the co-working space informed them they had received an intimation from the company not to permit staff inside

G. Sudhakaran calls M.V. Govindan ‘the real class traitor’, says he should quit as CPI(M) Kerala secretary
Sudhakaran says any corrective measures within CPI(M) under Govindan’s leadership will be ineffective ‘as he is incapable of correcting himself’

Brain-dead 7-year-old boy’s organs to give new lease of life to six patients in Kerala
Lokineni Yaashvan, a native of Tirumalagiri district in Hyderabad who was residing in Tirunelveli, was hit by an ambulance while crossing the road on his bicycle on June 29 night. His six organs — both kidneys, the liver, the corneas and the heart valve — are being transplanted into patients awaiting organs for a fresh lease of life in Kerala

AMMA row: Actor Ansiba Hassan to approach Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan seeking fair probe in case against Tiny Tom
Case was registered against actor Tiny Tom for allegedly making defamatory and communal remarks against Ansiba

Four, including minor, arrested for youth’s murder in Thiruvananthapuram
The 22-year-old victim was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbours during a dispute that began over reckless bike racing in front of his house

Kiyan, a newborn found abandoned in Kerala, is now in State care
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T.K. Govindan accuses M.V. Jayarajan of conspiracy to tarnish CPI(M) Kerala secretary M.V. Govindan’s image
T.K. Govindan rules out possibility of returning to CPI(M), saying he will not join any political party
