Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Health authorities sound caution over mosquito-borne diseases
Stress laid on consistent field surveillance and control measures as stagnant water and intermittent rains create breeding grounds for mosquitoes, increasing risk of diseases
Demand to streamline traffic, ensure commuter safety on Ernakulam Junction, Town station premises
Passenger associations and others say the Railways have failed to streamline traffic and ensure pedestrian safety at the two stations even though redevelopment works began in 2023 and were scheduled to be completed by August 2025
A big question mark over Kerala’s power sector
The recent electricity crisis in Kerala has exposed the State’s continued inability to tap the potential of its solar power capacity, which has grown phenomenally in the past decade. Lack of ample systems to store excess power generated during daytime is also a dampener. Tiki Rajwi finds out what is ailing the State’s power sector
Kerala election results: Congress high command to pick Kerala CM; most UDF allies for Satheesan
A three-way fight is on in Kerala for the Chief Minister’s chair; outgoing Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan, Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal, and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala are in the race
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
Banner, slogans against Governor: SSUS V-C seeks explanation from Registrar
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CPI(M), Left front launch exercise to identify shortcomings, lapses; Pinarayi Vijayan likely to be Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly
Leaders say party forums at various levels will listen to their immediate lower units, down to the branch, the grassroots rung of the CPI(M), as part of an intense and self-critical process of examination
Gate dashing incidents at level crossings: Railways warn of criminal procedures, cancellation of driving licence
Every gate dash incident affects train operations and causes avoidable delays to trains, besides putting the lives of road users, railway staff, and thousands of train passengers at risk
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
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
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.
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
Deny promotion to police officers with criminal background: SHRC
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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
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