Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Uncertainty over primary, high school teacher transfer
Communication from Directorate of General Education has frozen the provisional transfer lists citing a March order of the General Administration department prohibiting transfer of all officials on Census 2027 duty
Stalled ABC programme blamed for rising stray menace in Kollam
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New study urges Kerala govt. pursue measures to improve revenue mobilisation, expenditure efficiency
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BJP leader V. Muraleedharan ridicules allegation of ED raid in former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s house being politically motivated
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JNTBGRI scientists discover rare new tree species in Kerala; named in honour of Prof. G.M. Nair
The newly discovered species were identified in the riparian forests of the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary
Census 2027: Kerala to deploy over 70,000 enumerators, supervisors for Houselisting and Housing Census phase
Sessions for training enumerators and supervisors to use the special digital app designed for the work are expected to kick off on Friday
Chennithala rebuts CPI(M) accusation of Congress-BJP collusion in ED raid on Pinarayi’s house
CPI(M) leaders had sought to link the ED raid on the former Chief Minister's residences in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram with a one-to-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan in New Delhi on Tuesday. CPI(M) activists take to the streets with banners, cautioning the ‘Modi-VD nexus' against attempting to target the CPI(M)
Enforcement Directorate ends search at Pinarayi Vijayan’s Kannur house; CPI(M) workers protest
According to the Mahazar prepared after the inspection, no documents related to the case were recovered from the residence. Large-scale protests erupt outside the former CM's residence soon after the raids began. The protest against the ED raid later spreads across Kerala
Defiant Pinarayi Vijayan raises fist after ED raid, vows ‘long battle’ against BJP and Congress
Pinarayi Vijayan, flanked by top CPI(M) leaders, including CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan, broadcast a message of strong dissent
Protesters attack ED officials’ vehicle outside Pinarayi Vijayan’s house in Kerala capital after raids
Attack happens after ED officials completed raid and were leaving the premises
CPI(M) alleges Congress-BJP nexus over ED action in Kerala
CPI(M) accuses the ruling party in Kerala of playing second fiddle to BJP’s ‘fondness’ for using ED to target Opposition figures and strong-arm political adversaries into switching allegiances
ED raids on Pinarayi Vijayan: CPI(M) says will resist politically and legally; party workers protest across Kerala
CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan says raids are ‘the latest instance of a planned attack’ against CPI(M) by Sangh Parivar and RSS
ED raids in Kerala: Mohamed Riyas says CPI(M) will not ‘bow before Sangh Parivar’
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Kochi-Muziris Biennale: the brightest jewel in the city’s crown
The country’s only art biennale of international clout shows the world what art is to the city, or rather what the city is to art. It is also the city’s biggest achievement when it comes to art and its showcase
Njattyela Sreedharan, self-taught linguist and creator of four-language Dravidian dictionary, passes away at 87
Sreedharan was celebrated for compiling Chathur Dravida Bhasha Padhaparichayam, a work hailed as a milestone in the study of South Indian languages
Ragbag 2025 in Thiruvananthapuram, to feature curated performances, food and craft
The international performing arts festival has acts from European and Latin American countries, a food festival curated by Anumitra Ghosh Dastidar and a craft bazaar curated by Jaya Jaitly
Ustad Zakir Hussain held Kerala’s traditional percussion culture in high esteem, says veteran percussionist Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar
Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar reminisces about his deep bond with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, highlighting their fusion performances and personal connection
Exhibition of contemporary Emarati art gets under way in Kochi
Month-long exhibition is being organised by Abu Dhabi-based Rizq Art Initiative in association with the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Department of Cultural Affairs, and Abu Dhabi Art
Documentary showcasing legendary shadow puppetry artiste to expand reach of art form
Nizhal Yathrikan, based on Ramachandra Pulavar’s life and work, directed by theatre artist Saheer Ali premieres in Kochi
