Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Kerala Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh to inaugurate Onam celebrations in Kollam
The week-long celebrations will take place across multiple key locations in the district from August 25 to August 30
Cicily Joseph to be acting chairperson of child rights panel
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BJP leader seeks CBI probe into LDF’s failed bid to bring Messi to Kochi
He says that UDF government should not reach a “deal” or understanding with the LDF and the Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan to settle the issue.
Lawyer’s father allegedly stabbed by client’s spouse
Two arrested on charge of attacking the 80-year-old man at his residence at Murikkumpadam near Puthuvype in Kochi
Teen girl found dead in Kochi after being allegedly scolded over phone use
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Free HPV vaccine for girls aged 14 in Kozhikode till August 31
The vaccine, which costs ₹4,000 in the private market, is being administered free of cost
Rights panel orders officials to ensure safety measures around abandoned quarries in Ernakulam
Officials told to identify owners of abandoned quarries and legally instruct them to construct protective fencing around them
Mounting criticism in Kerala over Centre’s Mines and Minerals Amendment Act
Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan terms the MMDR amendment Act an assault on the federal structure envisaged by the Constitution; he alleges that the legislation formed part of a broader policy to open India’s precious mineral wealth to private monopolies
UPST Rank Holders Association in Kerala calls off Secretariat protest
Protesters agree to withdraw from stir based on General Education Minister N. Samsudheen’s assurance that demands raised by them will be examined and those found favourable will be implemented at the earliest
Kerala’s Congress MLA C.R. Mahesh apologises for seat belt violation
In a Facebook post, the Karunagappally MLA says travelling without a seat belt is against the law and admits that such a mistake happened on his part
Kerala launches My Police Station project to enhance citizen-friendly services
Speaking at State-level launch of the initiative at Peroorkada police station in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan says the project seeks to make the police a 'friend' and a source of support for people, while retaining the deterrent role of the force against crime
Kerala BJP seeks CBI probe into alleged irregularities in proposed visit of Messi and Argentina football team
BJP leader S. Suresh alleges that former CM Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) are involved in the ‘loot' and urges the V.D. Satheesan government to hand over the case to CBI
34-year-old assistant professor at Kozhikode Medical College found dead in quarters
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Kerala’s UDF govt agrees to Centre’s stipulation that PMAY housing project beneficiaries should pay their share
State government also decides to agree to Centre’s requirement to display emblem in front of houses built under PMAY, despite stiff resistance from Opposition LDF
Arrest of trio by Kerala’s Vigilance in alleged ₹10-lakh bribery case exposes official-middlemen nexus
VACB sources say role of more revenue officials in the case is being probed
This artist from Kerala says an aesthetically designed book cover is a work of art
Arun Gokul has designed the covers of some of Malayalam literature’s bestsellers elevating them
Sabarimala gold loss probe officer S. Sasidharan gets President’s Medal for Distinguished Service
As part of Independence Day celebrations, 11 officers from Kerala Police, Fire and Rescue Services, and Prison and Correctional Services have been selected for various President’s Police and Fire Service Medals
Kerala govt rejigs SHO system, restores Sub-Inspector-led model at most police stations
Inspector-level SHOs retained only in strategically important police stations
Messy make-up: cosmetics addiction takes the sheen out of childhood
A large number of schoolchildren in Kerala are taking an early morbid fascination towards cosmetics, which experts term Cosmeticorexia. Navamy Sudhish examines the mental and physical consequences of the obsessive behaviour
