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Kerala Lok Ayukatha seeks powers to initiate Contempt of Court proceedings, draft rules pending for over one year
The draft of the Kerala Lok Ayuktha Contempt of Courts Rules 2025 were submitted to the previous LDF government
Operation Numkhor: Key aide of Biswadip Das arrested
Total number of arrests seven now

Kochi Corporation submits nine priority projects to Kerala CM for State support
Projects to address traffic congestion, drinking water shortage, and waste management are among those included in the list
K.P. Dhanapalan, senior Congress leader and former Kerala MP, passes away
A prominent face of the Congress in Ernakulam, Mr. Dhanapalan was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chalakudy constituency in 2009

Man killed in wild elephant attack in Kerala’s Athirappilly; protest hartal called
65-year-old attacked near his home in Vaisyeri; locals demand urgent action as human-wildlife conflict intensifies

Kochi faces waterlogging in many areas in heavy overnight showers
Ernakulam South railway station, Kalathiparambil Road, Karikkamuri, KSRTC stand, Ernakulam North, Edakochi, Palluruthy, Panayappilly, and Edappally were among the areas affected
T.U. Kuruvilla, former Kerala PWD Minister, dies
An active member of the Kerala Congress since its formative years, he was part for the V.S. Achuthanandan Cabinet in 2006

Senior CPI(M) leader T.P. Dasan passes away
Dasan was a member of the party’s District Secretariat for long

Kerala’s Pariyathukavu residents hope government intervention will put an end to eviction threat
Pariyathukavu, a settlement in Ernakulam district, occupied by seven Dalit families for decades, has become the epicentre of a socio-political controversy with attempts to evict the residents, who have been engaged in a prolonged legal battle to protect their homes. G. Ragesh visits the area to gauge the gravity of the situation as both the residents and the claimants of the land await anxiously for finality
Kerala start-up unveils first AI system-on-chip
The chip has successfully completed silicon bring-up, a critical stage of laboratory testing, and is being readied for commercial production, says the company

Athletes hit hard as sports medicine institute remains shut
‘The institute has equipment worth over ₹2 crore for sports injury treatment that is deteriorating due to prolonged disuse’

DDMA to prepare data-based action plan to prevent drowning incidents in Ernakulam
The move comes in the wake of a series of drowning incidents reported in Ernakulam recently
Kochi Corpn. seeks deferment of canal restoration
The Mayor has instructed the canal restoration work be postponed until around August
Greens seek curb on unregulated tourism in Wayanad
The Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samiti alleges that unregulated tourism continues unabated in the mountain ranges even after the devastating Puthumala landslide in 2024
National Family Health Survey-6: Kerala leads in women’s obesity and NCD prevalence
Significant gains for State in immunisation coverage, child nutrition and maternal and child health

Kerala government likely to form panel to carry out study on Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board
A KIIFB director board meeting held on Friday decided to keep the agenda in abeyance so as to allow the government to decide its policy with respect to the institution
CM inaugurates annual convention of ‘Snehagamam’
The event was organised by the Ranni-Nilackal diocese of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Chruch to commemorate the golden jubilee of priesthood of Joseph Mar Barnabas Suffragan Metropolitan and Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa
