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Police issue alert against gas cylinder booking scam
A cyber cell official says the fraud starts with SMS alerts and shifts to WhatsApp, where victims receive a malicious APK file disguised as a gas bill update that, once installed, enables data theft
Alert issued against Nipah in Kerala from April to September
Previous outbreaks and spillover cases suggest that the virus is found to have been active in the State in the the six-month period starting in April; health officials lay focus on Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts
Ernakulam launches drive to turn old clothes into poll-day mobile holders
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National symposium held at Amrita School of Arts, Humanities and Commerce
Symposium dealt with integrating technology, artificial intelligence, research, and personal finance
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Kunnathur constituency all in for a factional duel
Kunnathur’s political identity has been inseparable from the RSP for decades. However, a split occurred when the official RSP faction moved from LDF to UDF in 2016, with Kovoor Kunjumon forming RSP (Leninist) to remain with LDF. Since then, the constituency has been a primary battleground for two RSP factions
Kerala State Electricity Board seeks regulator’s nod for medium-term power purchase deal with Damodar Valley Corporation
The power utility plans to procure 25 MW from the Damodar Valley Corporation’s Koderma Thermal Power Station and 55 MW from Mejia Thermal Power Station
House sparrow population plummets in Thiruvananthapuram, finds survey
Conservationists point to rapid urbanisation, loss of nesting spaces, scarcity of food and competition from pigeons as primary causes for population decline. Environmentalists propose incorporating bird-friendly features in upcoming infrastructure projects to revive bird population in Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: UDF extends support to four rebel CPI(M) independents; inducts NJD
UDF would back G Sudhakaran, who is contesting in Ambalappuzha constituency, P K Sasi in Ottapalam, T K Govindan in Taliparamba, and V Kunhikrishnan in Payyannur
Kerala polls: 4 LDF Ministers declare assets of ₹2 crore each
Ministers K.N. Balagopal, V. Sivankutty, R. Bindu and Roshy Augustine declared assets, both movable and immovable, of over ₹1.94 crore, ₹2.29 crore, ₹2.14 crore and ₹1.84 crore, respectively
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Rahul Gandhi to launch Kerala poll campaign on March 25
To kickstart campaign with rally at Kozhikode
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: 537 nomination papers filed till 7.30 p.m. on Saturday
With Sunday being a holiday, candidates have only one more day to file the papers
LPG crisis continues to affect hotel industry in Kochi
Experts warn that if the situation persists, many more businesses may close, deepening the crisis in the sector
Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: Will the ‘Suresh Gopi effect’ work again in Thrissur?
The actor won the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Thrissur with a massive margin of 74,840 votes, giving BJP its first MP from the State. The key question for the party is whether his vote-pulling ability can transfer to another candidate; this time, Padmaja Venugopal in the Assembly election. Critics argue that the sheen of the LS poll victory has since faded
Trans and queer groups take out march in Thrissur against proposed law amendment
Protesters say Bill introduced in Lok Sabha curbs rights and targets community-led support systems
Life imprisonment and 32 years extra jail time for Sandeep in Vandana Das murder case
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Sacred frenzy: throngs and trance at Kodungallur’s Kavutheendal ritual
Hundreds of oracles and devotees descend on Sree Kurumba Bhagavathy temple for the charged Kavutheendal ceremony, one of Kerala’s most intense ritual spectacles
Husband arrested in connection with death of woman after delivery at home in Thrissur
Chavakkad police book Ibrahim under culpable homicide after 37-year-old woman dies two months post-delivery