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Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Ouster of co-op bank board sparks political row in Pathanamthitta
On August 24, the board was dismissed amid allegations of obstructing an inquiry, prompting its members to threaten legal action and claim bias.
Auto driver ends life alleging MVD harassment
In a Facebook note, he detailed a months-long struggle to renew his vehicle’s fitness certificate, which he claimed was denied due to his refusal to pay bribes.
At 95, P.K. Medini, Keralam’s singer of revolutionary anthems, gets her own ‘Red Salute’
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Lorry driver killed as trucks collide, catch fire near Palakkad
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Why a railway transfer is triggering a Karnataka vs Kerala battle | Talking Politics
The transfer of the Mangaluru railway region from Palakkad Division to Mysuru Division has triggered a political debate between Karnataka and Kerala. Here’s a breakdown of the decision, the objections raised, and what Indian Railways says about the move.
BEVCO clocks liquor sales of ₹771.29 crore during 8-day Onam period
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Plunging catches and policy delays hit fisheries sector
Fishermen forums are calling for urgent government intervention and a concrete financial relief package, warning that without immediate action, the coastal economy could face a complete collapse.
At least 20 injured as bus carrying wedding party crashes into fuel station in Keralam's Koothattukulam
A major disaster was narrowly averted as the bus rammed into the concrete barrier of the fuel pump, sparing the dispensers and a car refuelling nearby
Kerala State Electricity Board seeks nod for more power procurement
The rates proposed by the supplying firms are in the range of ₹9 per unit or higher
Satheesan’s claim on Munambam Waqf is pipe dream: Indian National League
INL State general secretary Kasim Irikkur says the Chief Minister‘s long-term plan to seize Munambam by restructuring the Waqf Board is merely the cheap babble of an unrealistic political leader.
P.H. Kurian, one of the most respected civil servants of Keralam, is no more
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Wild elephant attack in Idukki kills cardamom plantation worker
In a separate incident on August 26 evening, a man narrowly escaped a wild elephant attack in Munnar town
Nepal flash floods: 30 tourists from Keralam stranded; State govt. coordinating rescue efforts
The number of stranded tourists expected to rise given the tourist flow during vacation season; those seeking assistance can contact the NoRKA Global Contact Centre at 1800 425 3939 (toll-free) or +91 88020 12345 (missed call from abroad)
Two brothers electrocuted at poultry farm near Perinthalmanna in Keralam
The police suspect that the power lines had been erected without authorisation to keep wild boars away. An investigation is under way
Nepal flood: Keralam starts help desk to provide emergency assisstance to stranded people
People seeking assistance can contact the NoRKA Global Contact Centre at 1800 425 3939 (toll-free) or +91 88020 12345 (missed call from abroad)
From vibrant pookkalams to traditional feasts, Keralites around the globe celebrate Thiruvonam
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan have all extended Onam greetings to all citizens
MoEFCC urges NGT to direct States to submit annual plan of operation for Neelakurinji conservation
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Pandikot Pallam set to be declared local biodiversity heritage site
Pandikot Pallam, a biodiversity-rich wetland in Nileshwaram municipality, is home to Krishnakesara bispinosa, an extremely rare plant believed to have been recorded nowhere else in the world. Two other rare species, Rotala tulunadensis and Blyxa kasargodensis, have also been documented at the site.
