Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Gold, cash stolen from passenger aboard Yeshwanthpur-Kannur Express
The ₹15,000 in cash and 8.75 sovereigns of gold ornaments in the woman’s bag was stolen
High-level delegation from Andhra Pradesh at KILA to learn about Kerala’s extreme poverty eradication model
Officials to visit local bodies in three districts as part of study tour
SIT formed to probe death of four-member family in Kottayam
The family had been undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam
Taken serious note of HC observations on Dr. Ram, action if lapses found: Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala
The State Police Chief has been ordered to examine any procedural lapses in handling the case

Auto-rickshaw drivers inducted as ‘Toofan Warriors’ in Kerala anti-drug campaign
Move as part of expanding community-based network of Operation Toofan
Fake Cabinet post scam targeting Kerala MLA: Cyber police identify prime suspect in New Delhi
Investigation team, which zeroed in on the suspect during visit to national capital as part of intensified probe, says many individuals are involved in the racket, with several of them based in New Delhi

Special trains from Mysuru to Kannur in Kerala via Bengaluru for Onam festival
The SWR will operate two trips in each direction
Kerala’s power crisis partly due to cancellation of long-term contracts during LDF govt’s term, says V.D. Satheesan
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Green corridor set up to transport brain-dead Kollam councillor’s organs to Thiruvananthapuram
Liver, kidneys, and corneas of Kollam Corporation councillor B. Ajith Kumar to give a new lease of life to five

Kafir screenshot case in Kerala: SIT names DYFI leader Ribesh Ramakrishnan as an accused
Police sources say notice will be issued soon directing him to appear for interrogation and that further legal action will be taken in compliance with court’s anticipatory bail order
Sreenarayanaguru Open University to get permanent campus as Kerala govt sanctions ₹90 crore
Higher Education Minister Roji M. John says the university, which presently operates from rented premises, will have its own state-of-the-art four-storey campus spread across 16,864 sq. m.

Kerala BDS student death: HC directs investigating officer, special court to produce documents in Dr. Ram’s arrest
HC observes that 'serious allegations’ have been raised against investigating officer in the release of the accused and expresses suspicion that top officials were involved in it to ‘save’ Dr. Ram from detention
Vismaya Mohanlal, other Malayalam actors face cyberattack over support to Jantar Mantar protests
Tovino Thomas, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Ranjini Haridas among celebrities targeted by cyberattack

Kerala CM says former CPI(M)-led LDF govt had agreed to appoint non-Muslim members on Waqf Board
V.D. Satheesan alleges that Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan is trying to ‘foment communal sentiments' against Congress-led UDF govt
Kochi youth hold midnight vigil in solidarity with Jantar Mantar protests
Protestors, many clad in black, join candlelight vigil following a call made through an Instagram handle named Azadi Kerala

Kerala MVD officer transferred after penalising police vehicle in Wadakkanchery
Transport Minister C.P. John had said enforcement action against police vehicle was ‘a little excessive’

AMMA row: Filmmaker Vinayan challenges Shwetha Menon to push for govt probe into ‘power group' in Malayalam cinema
Vinayan asks whether Shwetha Menon is ready to 'initiate sincere action against the power group' as the members of her own association had opposed it earlier

Pinarayi Vijayan condemns arrest of Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, says Centre ‘suppressing’ protest using force
In a Facebook post, Pinarayi says that according to news reports, ‘a gang of thugs with lathis’ were attacking protesters along with the police
BJP Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar says protests are democratic, but violence and anarchy are not
In a post on X, the BJP leader says: “Protests are a part of democracy and is a right of every citizen. Agreed.” He added, “Violent protests are not democracy. Anarchy is not democracy. Lawlessness is not democracy”

