Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Court sentences 65-year-old to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment in Pocso case
The court found him guilty of repeatedly abusing a nine-year-old girl during the last year
CMRL case: ED gets copies of documents collected by SFIO
A special court in Ernakulam had earlier allowed the agency to access the copies of documents collected by the SFIO
‘Operation Toofan’: over 400 arrested in Kozhikode this month
State-wide anti-drug campaign combines enforcement, awareness and rehabilitation efforts; 417 cases were registered and 422 people arrested in Kozhikode during the first 22 days of June
Fresh showdown at MG University over staff reshuffle
The protesting employees allege that section officers attached to several key administrative wings of the university were transferred arbitrarily to serve narrow political interests
Power-sharing row sparks fresh turmoil in Pala municipality
Independent councillor Maya Rahul’s planned resignation from her vice-chairperson post on June 26 is now in jeopardy, as sources indicate she may refuse to step down, complicating the UDF’s efforts to finalise a successor amid escalating tensions between Congress and independent members.
CPI(M) urges Centre to withdraw move to include inhabited areas of Western Ghats in ESAs
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Kerala High Court rejects plea challenging election of K.C. Venugopal in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader A.M. Ariff who contested against him challenged the Congress MP’s victory
Pinarayi seeks CM ‘s intervenion to repatriate body of youth killed in Qatar explosion
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Action taken on complaints related to non-compliance with Maternity Benefit Act: Minister
Bindu Krishna was replying to a submission by Mathew Kuzhalnadan, Muvattupuzha MLA, in the Assembly on steps to ensure that women got six months of maternity leave under the welfare legislation
Row over tax rates of low-alcohol beverages: UDF will decide, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan
Satheesan says low-alcohol beverages as a new category was notified by the LDF government as part of its 2022-23 liquor policy. The present UDF government had merely fixed the tax rates.
Congress to launch fierce protests over exam scams and corruption
Anti-youth policies, rampant corruption, and anti-democratic actions of the BJP regime have pushed the future of the nation’s youth and students into complete darkness, says senior Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh
Congress yet to take a call on Kochi Corporation Deputy Mayor’s post
It has been more than a month since Deepak Joy, Thripunithura MLA, resigned from the position of the Deputy Mayor as well as the councillor after his win in the Assembly polls
Railways, Cochin Port launch inquiries into ‘dismantling’ of defunct rail tracks at Willingdon Island
The inquiries started after the track between Q9 Berth of the port and the office of Tata Global Beverages were found dismantled, triggering suspicions about loss of valuable steel rails
Two youth killed in bike accident near Nedumbassery in Ernakulam
Deceased identified as Gokul and Ashwin, both in their early 20s and natives of Irinjalakuda, Thrissur
Kerala CM assures measures to address hardships caused by Kochi Metro second-phase works
Responding to a calling attention motion by Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas in Assembly, Satheesan says corrective measures are being taken to ease traffic congestion along Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium-Infopark stretch
Kerala govt plans multi-layer defence against human-wildlife conflict: Forest Minister
Proposed defensive system to comprise AI-based surveillance and early-warning tools, followed by hanging fences and, where necessary, stronger defensive structures
BJP in tricky spot in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation as 20 councillors, including KAAPA accused R. Sugathan, asked to retake oath
While Deputy Mayor G.S. Ashanath and councillor R. Vinod took their oath in January in the name of Bharath Matha, some of the councillors took oath in the name of ‘balidaanis’. Some chose to take oath in the name of their local deities
