Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Class I enrolments decline by 31,481 in Kerala
Admissions fall not only in government and aided schools but unaided too.
Kerala schools battle stealthy makeup addiction
An alarming trend is taking root as schoolchildren, some as young as 10 years, increasingly turn to hyper-cheap cosmetics such as lipsticks priced below ₹50. But what these young consumers view as a budget-friendly lifestyle is actually a quiet pipeline of industrial dyes and toxic heavy metals
KTU records 60.1% pass percentage in B.Tech exams, highest in university’s history
The results were also announced in record time
Nipah scare in Kerala: Animal Husbandry dept. opens control room for fast intervention
Animal Husbandry department has directed livestock owners to immediately inform veterinary authorities if domesticated animals exhibit unusual symptoms or if sudden deaths occur. Control room number is 04952-762050
CMRL pay-off case: Veena issued fresh summons
The daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has reportedly been asked to appear at the Cental agency’s Kochi office on June 17
Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre over attacks on Indian sailors
Leader of the Opposition in Kerala calls for end to subservience to US, demands accountability
Kerala State Electricity Board eyeing more wind power
Power utility secures permission from the State Electricity Regulatory Commission to procure 300 MW of wind power from within the State. It is likely to float tenders for the development of wind power projects soon
Kerala BDS student death: Loan app telecaller arrested from Delhi
The arrested person is the fourth accused
Death of BDS student Nithin Raj: Kerala HC reserves order on anticipatory bail plea of accused Dr. Ram
Student’s father object to plea on various grounds, including adding charges under Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, which is non-bailable, and that there had been a trajectory of events that led to the student’s death
Rajeev Chandrasekhar says BJP will take all necessary legal action to protect arrested councillor Sugathan
Kerala BJP president terms the arrest ‘politically motivated’
FIFA 2026: Kerala startup designs football-inspired fonts
Fontspell, a startup based in Kozhikode, launches fonts that capture the energy, culture and spirit of football
ED issues fresh summons to former Kerala CM Pinarayi’s daughter Veena in CMRL pay-off case
ED directs her to appear for questioning on June 17 with relevant documents related to transactions involving her now-defunct IT firm Exalogic
Chellanam, a village near Kochi, celebrates Messi with 25-foot cutout ahead of the FIFA World Cup
Placing the cutout of Messi at Chellanam has become something of a World Cup tradition in the coastal village near Kochi
Kerala actor assault case: HC admits survivor’s plea, orders safe custody of memory card, pen drive
Petition by survivor seeks probe into alleged tampering, copying and transmission of videos of the crime contained in the devices
Seven more Shigella cases confirmed in Kerala’s Wayanad
District Medical Officer K.T. Rekha said infectious disease surveillance and preventive and control awareness activities have been strengthened in the district
Nipah case in Kerala: Patient on ventilator, 77 contacts under watch
Of them, 58 are healthcare workers, 14 family members and five friends and colleagues. Persons categorised as high-risk contacts have been placed under quarantine. Health department sources say none of the contacts have reported symptoms till date
Indian Navy safely recovers unexploded missile warhead from oil tanker bound for Kochi
The ordnance recovered from MT Olympic Life has since been transported to a secure facility for safe storage and detailed examination, the Navy said
Malayalam film body AMMA issues show-cause notices to actors Joy Mathew, Tini Tom, Lakshmipriya for ‘tarnishing image’
Notice observes the actions of the three members have adversely affected the smooth functioning of the association and resulted in loss of its reputation and goodwill among the public
Kerala HC acquits woman sentenced for killing her baby; says she was under severe mental stress
Mental Healthcare Act, which came into effect in 2018, was earlier held by Kerala High Court to have retrospective effect. In the present case, High Court said the Act was in force when the trial began in 2021 and therefore, the Sessions Court ought to have taken it into account
