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Kerala’s health machinery goes all out to keep Nipah in check
Nipah has once again struck the northern district of Kozhikode in Kerala, with one person testing positive for the zoonotic disease. An attempt to understand the complexities of the disease and the efforts to contain it through interactions with medical experts and relatives of the patient.
HC grants govt. two weeksto file affidavit on Phase II of seawall construction
The ₹404-crore seawall project from Puthenthode to Manassery was inaugurated on March 7; petition, filed by Chellanam-Kochi Janakeeya Vedhi, seeks measures to address sea incursion
Muslim Youth League urges Education Minister not to change stance on PM SHRI
MYL Malappuram constituency committee organises a protest programme
Health dept. launches Statewide campaign against diarrhoeal diseases
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Police begin search for man accused of ‘forging’ documents of Vizhinjam port to dupe investors
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Kerala HC seeks report on compensation awarded to victims and kin in Mundathikode fireworks explosion
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First phase of backfilling at Kalamassery municipality’s legacy waste site completed
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SUCC urges Governor to order a probe into alleged irregularities at Sanskrit varsity
The letter submitted to the Governor alleges irregularities in the use of funds, faculty appointments, admissions to PhD and other programmes, and the construction of the student amenities centre and auditorium on the main campus
Kerala govt. should explain reason for change of stance on PM SHRI: Pinarayi
He refutes Chief Minister’s claim that the State government had received funds as part of PM SHRI, adding the former LDF government signed MoU as the Union government had withheld the Samagra Shiksha Scheme funds, disrupting important spending in the education sector. Signing of MoU does not bind the State to implement the scheme. It can be implemented only if the UDF government takes a policy decision to that effect
Nipah: only three persons under observation at Kozhikode MCH
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Assault on minor: case against old-age home manager, staff
A 17-year-old boy, who was staying at the institution in Omalloor, complained to Childline about the alleged abuse.
Man held on charge of rape, murder of Anganwadi worker in Gavi
Accused confesses to killing the woman during an altercation but denies sexually assaulting her
‘Kafir’ screenshot case puts CPI(M) on the defensive again
The UDF has seized on the development to intensify its attack on the CPI(M), arguing that the ‘Kafir’ screenshot case is exposing the party’s “real face”
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to present Revised Budget for 2026-27 on June 19, 2026
The presentation of the Budget, the first by the new Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, will begin at 9 a.m.
Dengue cases on the rise in Kerala
Health officials say the pattern of intermittent rainfall followed by warm spells may lead to an explosion in vector indices in the coming weeks. Dengue has claimed 17 lives in 2026 and another 15 deaths are also considered as probable dengue deaths