Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Microfinance scam probe: HC orders appearance of SIT head
Judge expresses grave dissatisfaction over report on progress of investigation
Kerala High Court questions hiring of bodybuilders who failed physical fitness tests
A petition had sought Vigilance inquiry into the appointment of bodybuilding champion Chitharesh Natesan and Shinu Chovva to the armed police force
Samastha madrasa count rises to 11,134
The newly recognised madrasas are in Bengaluru, Kasaragod, Malappuram, Palakkad, Dindigul, and Tirunelveli
CPI(M) seeks clarification on links of drug case accused to Kerala Chief Minister’s office
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B.Tech spot admission in Kerala made more student-friendly
Applicants can report at any of the 12 government and aided colleges for the admission process on August 13
Health inspector’s death: family says DMO ignored her condition
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Muslim Youth League leader P.K. Firoz seeks VACB enquiry into the ‘Messi affair’
He said an enquiry had revealed grave irregularities as well as the fact that shady financial transactions had taken place on behalf of the LDF government and the AFA
Kerala requests Centre to reduce waiting period for domestic cooking gas supply during Onam
Since there is additional demand during Onam, the undue waiting period enforced will adversely affect families, Minister Anoop Jacob said in a letter to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Kerala child rights panel, SGOU to launch certificate, diploma courses
Commission chairperson K.V. Manoj Kumar and SGOU Vice Chancellor Jagathy Raj V.P. sign MoU for courses for child rights and related laws.
K.M. Basheer case: witness identifies victim’s bike parts and helmet in court
Sajir, an auto-rickshaw driver, who is also the 12th witness in the case, also identified the number plate produced before the court
Finance Commission chairman Arvind Panagariya advises Kerala to make good policy choices
He says the Vizhinjam international seaport’s ability to boost the economy can be exploited better with ‘some imaginative thinking’
Lionel Messi’s Kochi visit fabricated to launder black money: Shiyas
MLA seeks scrutiny of financial dealings of then Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman. The clandestine deal was conducted without the knowledge of the All India Football Federation or the Kerala Football Association, he alleges
Kozhikode Corporation awaits CWRDM report to conduct carbon audit
The findings of the audit are expected to help the civic body identify major sources of emissions and formulate targeted interventions to reduce its carbon footprint
Second phase of Pravasi insurance scheme for expats to begin on August 18
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Former Kerala Minister Ganesh Kumar’s festering dispute with NSS leadership erupts in public domain
Ganesh Kumar, who was dropped from the NSS director board following internal disputes in June, launches an oblique attack against the social organisation’s general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair, accusing the incumbent leadership of corruption, nepotism and “misplaced notions” of one-upmanship
Kerala CPI(M) State secretary accuses CMO of harbouring synthetic drug peddlers
CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan says police “inadvertently” arrested Youth Congress leaders Muhammad Hussien and P.A. Abdul Salam and P. Abbas based on anonymous information without realising their political heft. He alleges that the accused managed Chief Minister’s social media handles, including the dissemination of social media reels lionising Satheesan
‘A scientist who took science to the streets’: Kerala bids farewell to M.P. Parameswaran
Tributes pour in from across the political and intellectual spectrum as colleagues, friends and admirers remember the nuclear scientist, science communicator and public intellectual.
Kerala name change, co-operative sector bills cleared without debate as Lok Sabha deadlock continues
The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 were moved by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai and Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol
Planning board post: Kerala HC stays information commission order directing PSC to give mark details, personal info
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