Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
VACB in Kerala books former TDB officials over ₹2.27 crore Sabarimala ghee scam
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Foreign investment in private hospitals will make treatment unaffordable: RJD
RJD claims that the takeover of major private hospitals by multinational companies with no connection to healthcare could push up treatment costs beyond the reach of ordinary people
Hope and despair for families amid wait for missing fishermen
The search for 32-year-old Shijin, who disappeared at sea on July 31, enters its ninth day on Saturday (August 8).
Police Officers’ Association in Kerala opposes move to downgrade SHO posts
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Transport of Kerala flood rescuer Rajesh’s body without freezer: Payyannur tahsildar suspended
Revenue Minister A.P. Anilkumar had directed Land Revenue Commissioner to suspend tahsildar following the receipt of an inquiry report from Kannur District Collector P. Vishnuraj
Kerala Police intensify search as Arjun Ayanki traced to Edappal in Malappuram
The police say Ayanki visited a private Ayurveda hospital at Edappal
347 police recruits pass out at Muttikulangara
The recruits included 127 from KAP First Battalion, 110 from KAP Second Battalion and 110 police drivers from the India Reserve Battalion
Host of issues cited as reasons for road accidents involving KSRTC buses
Deployment of inexperienced drivers, mechanical weakening of old vehicles, and lack of rest for the staff have been cited as possible reasons for a series of road accidents involving buses operated by the KSRTC in recent weeks
Elephant kills mahout in Konni
The incident occurred when the deceased approached Priyadarshini, an elephant at the camp, to apply medicine and change the dressing on a wound on its trunk. The elephant attacked him during the procedure.
Flooding in Kerala’s Kuttanad triggers political controversy
Controversy comes to a head on Saturday when a ministerial team comprising Excise Minister and Agriculture Minister visit the flood ravaged region
Water contamination: stop memo issued to plywood factory in Thodupuzha in Kerala
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Vande Mataram row: CPI(M) accuses IUML of mutely acquiescing in Kerala govt.’s decision
CPI(M) State secretary says directive to render ‘pro-Hindutva’ Vande Mataram in its entirety at Independence Day functions has reinforced the public perception that the UDF government has mutated into an ideological proxy for the Hindutva agenda-driven Central government
CPI leader Binoy Viswam slams Kerala government’s response to rain disaster
He said that people who had lost their loved ones at sea and those who bore the brunt of rain calamities were all waiting for the government to make its presence felt, hoping for help and support from the government.
Mananthavady municipality to hand over office complex to Wayanad Medical College
The decision comes as the municipal office is being shifted to a new building. The present municipal office is located near the road leading to the medical college
Heavy rain lashes Adimaly taluk
Isolated mudslides and waterlogging reported from the region
Tamil Nadu releases 350 cusecs of water from Mullaperiyar dam
Out of the 350 cusecs, 200 cusecs are allocated for agricultural purposes and 150 cusecs for drinking water
Tribal students trained to teach, judge their traditional art forms
The two-month professional certificate programme, approved and funded by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, aims to develop trained practitioners from five tribal communities — Paniya, Paliya, Irula, Hill Pulaya and Mavila.
‘Kathir’ clubs in Kerala schools to cultivate young farmers
Students actively engaged in farming to receive weightage marks; government to provide ₹10,000 per school for agricultural activities
Isolated heavy rainfall likely in northern districts of Kerala on August 9
The IMD has issued an alert stating that strong surface winds with speed occasionally touching 40-50 kmph were likely to prevail over Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands till August 9
