Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Fishworkers’ union counters Church’s stance on fisheries portfolio
CITU-affiliated union says the focus on Fisheries Minister’s community identity risks deepening fault lines within the coastal community and that identity-based divisions will undermine the tradition of collective labour at sea. Latin Catholic Church had expressed displeasure at the portfolio being denied to a member of the Church
Kodikunnil Suresh alleges conspiracy behind Pariyathukavu police action
Says it is highly suspicious as to why the police unleashed large-scale force just hours after the new government completed its portfolio allocation
Wayanad district-level ‘Pravesanolsavam’ to be held at Perikkalloor GHSS
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Name on SSLC certificate valid unless changed via gazette, says Kerala State Human Rights Commission
Observation made while considering a petition filed by a former woman employee of Pala Marketing Cooperative Society
Harshina, ICU sexual assault case survivor to meet CM, Health Minister
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HC seeks report on steps to rehabilitate people who were acquitted of crimes due to unsoundness of mind
Such persons cannot be allowed to languish indefinitely in mental health institutions after recovery, observes court
University of Kerala inks agreement for international project to study cooperative behavior between dolphins and humans
Researchers will use hydrophones, drones, and photo-documentation to study dolphin interactions with each other and fishers. This investigation aims to explore how these human-wildlife interactions inform the evolution of cooperative behaviors, which are rare across species.
Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar appointed Secretary to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan
Once Rathan U. Kelkar is relieved of the post of CEO, the State government would send a panel of names to the EC to get a new officer appointed in that post.
Major changes announced in policing Kerala; Operation Toofan to be launched on June 1
'Operation Toofan – The Narco Hunt’ is a major anti-drug drive by the Kerala Police aimed at eradicating drug networks and curbing the exploitation of students by narcotics rackets
Elephant runs amok in busy Thrissur locality; causes panic, damage to property
The incident occurred near the Paramekkavu temple while the elephant was being bathed
Ebola virus: surveillance, screening stepped up at Kochi airport
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Govt. to move HC on behalf of Dalit families facing eviction
If the court verdict turns unfavourable, the government will rehabilitate families by providing them with houses and land, says Minister Roji M. John; no police action until govt. approaches court on Monday
