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CUET: Kerala’s KITE to conduct mock tests from May 1
Students can use the login credentials received from school to access the tests for free on entrance.kite.kerala.gov.in portal
‘Manushyan’: Second single from ‘Patriot’ featuring vocals by Mammootty out
Composed by Sushin Shyam, the veteran actor is joined by Shakthisree Gopalan for the track penned by Vinayak Sasikumar
How this Kerala artist is turning forgotten walls into living murals
From Thrissur to Palakkad, Artist Nishad VA’s Nature-infused portraits are reclaiming public spaces, and personal joy
Why Thiruvananthapuram’s restobar boom is more than just nightlife
Establishments like BLND, Trance and BuMi offer family-friendly spaces with curated menus that blend local and global cuisines, while doubling as safer environments for women and signalling a shift in the city’s drinking culture
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation making all possible interventions to address drinking water scarcity: Mayor Rajesh
He says that a lasting solution to the problem can be found only through a major drinking water supply project with the cooperation of the State and Union governments
Kerala’s Power department releases short video with tips to keep electricity consumption down
State’s Additional Chief Secretary (Power) Puneet Kumar says there is an extraordinary surge in power demand as the summer intensifies, a situation that is putting pressure on both the electricity distribution network and family budgets
Watch: Why is Kerala facing power cuts?
Kerala is facing an electricity crunch, and for many residents, that pressure is already being felt through sudden evening power cuts, voltage fluctuations and local outages. The Kerala State Electricity Board, or KSEB, has now authorised power restrictions of up to 30 minutes in selected areas between 6 pm and midnight, the hours when demand usually peaks. So why is this happening now?
Kerala rains: Yellow alert for seven districts
Alert on Thursday warning of rains in the range of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm during the next 24 hours has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam
Kerala School Kalolsavam 2026: Full coverage
Discover the highlights of vibrant Kerala School Kalolsavam 2026, featuring 14,000 students in 249 events held in Thrissur in this collection of stories on the mega school arts festival
Kerala polls: SNDP leader Vellappally Natesan says ‘IUML will rule, anarchy likely’ if UDF comes to power
‘This will lead to anarchy and more communal riots like Marad’, says SNDP Yogam general secretary
Ex-Kerala MLA P.V. Anvar vows to ‘shave head’ if defeated in Assembly polls
UDF-backed Independent candidate P.V. Anvar says he will ‘shave his head, wear earrings and walk through the streets of Kozhikode’ if he loses the Assembly election in Beypore constituency; challenges LDF’s Mohamed Riyas
Kerala Assembly polls: IUML ‘backs’ V.D. Satheesan as Congress-led UDF’s CM pick
Indian Union Muslim League State president Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal says UDF will factor in ‘people’s sentiments’ while choosing its CM, noting that exit polls indicate V.D. Satheesan enjoys the highest support
Kerala munsiff suspended over ‘fake’ medical reimbursement claims
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Kerala Assembly polls: LDF poised to retain power as exit polls confirm lack of anti-incumbency, claims M.V. Govindan
CPI(M) State secretary says while some polling agencies predict a tight race, underlying findings of the surveys, specifically ‘absence of anti-incumbency and popularity of the Chief Minister’, indicate a definitive win for ruling front
Kerala records 99.96% pass in ICSE, 99.97% in ISC exams
In Kerala, as many as 7,861 students — 3,795 boys and 4,066 girls — appeared for ICSE examinations from 166 schools, while 3,058 students — 1,551 boys and 1,507 girls — sat for ISC examinations from 85 schools
Two Bangladeshi women arrested for illegal stay in Kerala; 6 others detained in prostitution probe
Acting on a tip-off from Kerala Anti-Terrorist Squad, Kazhakoottam police raided a rented house in Karyavattom in State capital on Wednesday night
Mastermind of ₹50-lakh ATM cash van heist in Kerala arrested in Chhattisgarh
The accused, Armughan (55), alias Kittu, a native of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and a key member of the notorious Ramjinagar gang, was taken into custody from Chhattisgarh by Manjeswaram police
Four Kerala govt doctors booked on negligence charges over 7-year-old girl’s rabies death
The girl from Kollam succumbed to rabies in May 2025 after being attacked by a stray dog. Following her death, the family alleged medical negligence against the doctors at Punalur taluk hospital
Quarry shutdown threat looms despite laterite stone price revision in Kerala
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