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Railways accused of downplaying escalator accident in Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station in Kerala
Friends on Rails says this was not the first time that the escalator malfunctioned
Flex boards appear for leadership change in Dharmadam, Taliparamba in Kannur; CPI(M) criticises campaign
A flex board erected at Kurumathur endorsed the appointment of P. Jayarajan as the district secretary and M. Swaraj as the State secretary. The boards were put up in the name of ‘Kurumathur Sakhagal’
How ground-level social engineering changed political equation in Ponnani
The CPI(M) won the Ponnani municipality by a two-thirds majority even as the party suffered one of its worst defeats across Malappuram district in the recent local body elections. Despite this, KPCC secretary K.P. Noushad Ali secured a decisive Assembly victory in Ponnani
School fitness: district-level plans to be prepared in Kerala
Efforts are on to complete the inspections in all schools ahead of rains
MES to focus on healthcare sector in Kerala
Efforts are on to set up new hospitals in Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Alappuzha, say Muslim Educational Society functionaries
UDF to find replacement for deputy mayor following Deepak Joy’s election as MLA
He defeated K.N. Unnikrishnan of the Left Democratic Front by over 18,000 votes
Pinarayi promises to listen to people, make corrections
He says the Left will be a responsible Opposition, supporting the new government’s actions to improve the standard of living of the people while opposing its anti-people policies
Kerala Assembly polls: KC(M) faces internal turmoil ahead of steering committee meet on May 9
Internal strife is escalating within the Kerala Congress (M) following its failure to win any of the twelve seats it contested in the Assembly elections. Accusations of leadership failures and strained ties with churches have intensified discussions on the party’s future. Chairman Jose K. Mani downplays the crisis, emphasising that the upcoming meeting will address these pressing issues.
Cusat steps up initiatives to help students deal with mental stress
Two students of the School of Engineering were found dead in separate incidents at their rented accommodation over the past two weeks
Five CPI(M) workers sentenced to jail in attempted murder case
The accused trespassed into the house premises of BMS leader K. Ramesan in Eranholi and attacked him with deadly weapons on May 9, 2016, says the prosecution
Kozhikode Corporation faces opposition over West Hill STP project
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Protection Committee says the Corporation’s plan to set up the plant at Shanti Nagar, where hundreds of ordinary families live, amounts to violation of constitutional rights
Deny promotion to police officers with criminal background: SHRC
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More rain ahead; yellow alert issued for four districts in Kerala on May 8
Yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Kannur
Seven infants received at ‘Ammathottil’ in Kozhikode in nine months
The district secretary of the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare and the district manager of Sisu Vikas Bhavan receive a mobile app alert as soon as a child is found in the cradle, following which hospital staff inspect the child’s health indicators before adoption procedures are initiated
Remaining stretch of Mullassery canal to be restored within 6-8 months
Of the canal’s 829-metre length, the stretch up to Chittoor Road was restored last September using the cast-in-situ method. The remaining stretch will be restored in three phases
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Kerala Congress turns electoral revival into bargaining chip
Party has staked claim for two ministerial berths and the post of Chief Whip in the incoming United Democratic Front Cabinet
In the next big eviction drive after Munnar, 88 illegal constructions demolished in Idukki
29 houses, three religious institutions, and 56 commercial establishments built on encroached land on the riverbed of the Panniyar River evicted
P.K. Sasi launches forum to unite CPI(M) rebels
He says the forum, Democratic Marxist Front, will pursue the ‘authentic Left political ideology’