Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
KSRTC free travel for women: Everything about Priyadarshini scheme
This program, part of the UDF government’s ‘Indira Guarantees,’ covers seven categories of KSRTC ordinary buses, allowing women passengers to obtain ‘zero’ fare tickets without the need for identification.

IUML, UDF in a sticky wicket on the nomination of non-Muslim members to Waqf Board
The onus is on the IUML and the UDF to take a call on the communally sensitive issue as a BJP leader has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the non-inclusion of non-Muslims in the Board

Lack of coordination in handling Nipah outbreak, alleges Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan
The Health Minister and the Health department, who are supposed to take a leadership role in this, has not been coordinating well with the district administration, says LoP Pinarayi Vijayan

Police hunt for gangs recruiting students into drug trade
As part of the initiative, SPGs functioning in more than 250 schools across the district will be mobilised to assist law enforcement agencies in gathering information, strengthening surveillance and identifying vulnerable students who may be drawn into drug distribution networks
CPI(M) targeting Rahul Gandhi to hide its own failures, says Venugopal
Venugopal said that the CPI(M) leadership’s reactions reveal their “political inferiority complex”, which has reduced them to the Opposition even in Kerala
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat backs dialogue with Pakistan, clarifies focus is on people
There is a distinct undercurrent there of people being anti-Pakistan and against the two-nation theory and they say living together was better, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Shigella | Virulent bacterium
Kerala has seen a new outbreak of shigellosis, caused by this gram-negative, contagious bacterium, which infects millions globally every year

AI to openup greater opportunities: Higher Education Minister
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Pariyathukavu land dispute resolved; Dalit families to get land within disputed property
Govt. to build houses in the allotted plots using funds raised through sponsorship; until the houses are built, the families will be allowed to stay in their present houses

Left should study changes in Kerala society during neoliberal era: economist
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Police step up probe into alleged human trafficking case
The police suspect a larger human trafficking network after rescuing victims allegedly duped with promises of migration to Canada
Kochi cyber police to submit report on complaint against YouTuber
Cyber police are preparing the report following the State Police Chief’s order for a probe into a series of allegations against the YouTuber and his former associates, all of whom are popular on streaming platforms
CPI(M) holds protest in Kozhikode over govt.’s Nipah response
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Sreedharan’s high-speed rail will not solve Kerala’s travel problems, says forum
The technocrat has proposed a gauge and speed similar to the K-Rail project and this will not address the requirements of the people, the K-Rail SilverLine Virudha Janakeeya Samithi has said

You can hug Modi, but not Pinarayi? CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby asks Rahul Gandhi
CPI(M) leader accuses Congress leader of aiding Central agencies; calls for political decorum within INDIA bloc
Shigella cases detected in Wadakkanchery municipality
Two children infected; Health Department intensifies surveillance and preventive measures
Economic justice central to resisting neo-fascism: Patnaik
Left leaders emphasise welfare, equality and cultural intervention at EMS memorial event

