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Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Aranmula Vallasadya season to begin on July 19
The Uthrittathi Vallamkali will be held on August 30, while the Ashtamirohini Vallasadya is scheduled for September 4
Special missions on the anvil for integrated water management and wetland protection in Kerala
Mission planned for protection of waterbodies as part of the Vision 2031 road map
Consumer panel orders Bevco outlet to pay ₹25,010 for overcharging customer
The commission bench found the outlet guilty of unfair trade practices
Salim Kumar (1969-2006) — from ignominy to meme king
Salim Kumar, a comedic actor par excellence, left a signature in Malayalam cinema
Meet education, health expenses of child who lost hand till she turns 21: panel
Education expenses to be borne till adulthood; Health department directed to cover treatment costs
Stray dog attack in capital which left man with injured eye reignites questions on effectiveness of ABC programme
The number of sterilisations also has not seen much of an increase in recent months
Pinarayi Vijayan likens Revanth Reddy’s political temperament to Hitler over HYDRAA remark
In a Facebook post, Pinarayi says Revanth Reddy’s ‘proud veneration of Adolf Hitler’ has revealed the Congress Chief Minister’s ‘Sangh Parivar past’ and ‘latent fascist impulses’

Thalassery police arrest man after 10 years on the run in sexual assault case
Police say Ashraf used matrimonial websites to befriend and exploit women
MSC Elsa 3 shipwreck: Kerala High Court seeks report on alleged delay in probe
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Kerala actor rape case: High Court judge recuses from survivor’s plea on memory card access probe
Judge reasons that he served as Registrar of District Judiciary when the survivor filed administrative complaint regarding unauthorised access to memory card while in judicial custody during trial proceedings

Kerala rains: Orange alert in 3 districts on June 8; red alert in 3 districts on June 9
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Free KSRTC bus travel for women: Only for ordinary services in first 100 days; more services later
Finance Secretary tasked with studying how to compensate KSRTC for revenue loss resulting from scheme implementation, says Transport Minister C.P. John
Political tensions escalate in Kerala’s Ambalappuzha as G. Sudhakaran targets CPI(M), Pinarayi Vijayan in provocative speech
In his address, Sudhakaran likened Pinarayi Vijayan to a “drenched chicken” in the Assembly, implying that the former Chief Minister and current Opposition Leader appeared subdued and ineffective
‘Resigned to avoid controversy’: Sunny Joseph defends Benny Thomas appointment, says no legal issues
Minister says his brother-in-law himself took the initiative to step down after the appointment became a subject of political debate

Experts question Kerala’s move to assess carrying capacity of forests and conduct wildlife census to mitigate conflicts
Environmentalists and wildlife experts argue that it risks reducing a complex ecological issue to wildlife numbers while overlooking habitat degradation, forest fragmentation and human pressures on forest ecosystems
Woman killed, daughter injured in wild elephant attack in Kerala’s Idukki
Forest dept officials said the woman was walking her daughter to school when they encountered two wild elephants standing on the road. Due to heavy rain and thick mist, she failed to notice the animals

Heavy rain alerts continue across Kerala as monsoon remains active
Authorities have urged residents in landslide, mudslide and flash flood-prone areas to remain vigilant and move to safer locations if advised by officials

KWA issues notice to firm over water supply disruptions in Kochi
Over 5,000 households in the West Kochi region had been affected following a major leak in a pipeline near Perumanoor on May 18; delay in Aluva water treatment plant maintenance also hit supply



