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Cong. criticises CPI(M) leader’s remarks over ‘kafir screenshot’ case
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Govt. to cover medical expenses of injured police officers
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has directed the Kerala Police Welfare Bureau to release an initial amount of ₹5 lakh each for their treatment
One more shigella death, seven fresh cases reported in Kerala
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Pulikali teams in Thrissur seek release of Centre’s aid, warn of protests
Joint meeting urges Suresh Gopi’s intervention; ‘Ottapuli’ protest planned in July
‘Operation Toofan’: DANSAF, police intensify surveillance on inter-State trucks
Special squads, including plainclothesmen and shadow patrol squads, have been deployed at strategic locations along national and State highways and at border transit points to conduct inspections
Sunny Joseph says ready to step down as KPCC chief upon AICC demand
Electricity Minister says he is finding it difficult to handle both the responsibilities
New Union government scheme pushes local bodies to move towards market-based financing of urban development
Under the scheme, Union government will provide 25% of the project cost as grant with a stipulation that at least 50% of the cost is funded from bonds, bank loans and public private partnerships
Kerala’s first woman deep-sea fisher fights rising seas and shrinking returns
Rekha Karthikeyan’s battle is now for survival, dignity, and a home beyond the tide
Safety concerns mount over partially collapsed Thammanam water tank
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Teak trees illegally felled in Chalakudy forest division, sold to private firm, says report
273 trees, some over 60 years old, were sold to a Thiruvananthapuram-based wood industries firm for ₹8.52 lakh against its assessed value of ₹41.55 lakh, as per an initial probe by the Divisional Forest Officer of Flying Squad. Report says real value could be higher. Trees on private holdings and assigned land were illegally felled for the State hill highway works, says the report
Tension at worship centre in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta after protests over alleged child assault
BJP activists and worshippers at Elohim Global Worship Centre at Omalloor come face to face amid protests demanding arrest of Pastor Binu Vazhamuttom
Chennithala warns of tough action over drug trafficking through delivery services
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Offshore breakwater project at Poonthura shows positive results
KSCADC examining possibility of expanding scheme to Shangumugham, Valiyathura, Kollam and Cherai
Shweta Menon quits Malayalam actors’ body AMMA; executive committee resigns at stormy meet
‘I have come out of AMMA today; like some women had earlier said, I also feel like there was an attempt by some accused people to hijack it’, says Shweta Menon
Police initiate school safety analysis using 12-point questionnaire
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ED asks Veena to appear for another round of questioning in CMRL pay-off case
Daughter of the Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan asked to appear before the Central agency on June 20 regarding the money-laundering probe in the CMRL pay-off case
Kerala objects to removal of its nominee from Mullaperiyar dam safety committee
Water Resources Minister Mons Joseph says the State was not consulted before T.K. Sivarajan was removed from the five-member Comprehensive Dam Safety Evaluation Committee
Body of Bengaluru tourist who got swept away in strong waves on Payyambalam beach in Kannur recovered
Another member of the group was rescued by lifeguards and coastal police personnel and is undergoing treatment for injuries