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Arjun Ayanki’s brother held from Thrissur as police intensify hunt for fugitive history-sheeter
Akhil taken into custody from Thekkinkadu Maidan in Thrissur; CCTV footage shows Arjun crossing Paliyekkara toll plaza after allegedly switching vehicles to evade police.
Munnar residents demand Bailey bridge to manage tourist surge
Vehicular movement has been diverted to a narrow bridge near Munnar police station
Kochi Corporation persists with bid to rope in KMRL for ro-ro service
Mayor says getting KMRL to take over operations remains the civic body’s top priority; Corporation simultaneously works on SPV to identify another operator; KWML says talks remain at a preliminary stage, with no decision taken yet
K.M. Basheer death case: 10th witness identifies the clothes Basheer was wearing at the time of the accident
He also testifies that he knew that IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident
Nipah patient discharged from Kozhikode Medical College Hospital
Hospital authorities said that he was fully conscious and oriented and could walk without assistance. Scans showed significant improvement in his neurological condition. His memory had been completely restored, and he no longer had a fever.
Income limit for accessing pay ward facilities in govt. hospitals removed in Kerala
Currently, in government hospitals, pay ward facilities managed by the Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society can be accessed only by those patients whose income, as noted on the OP ticket, is above ₹1,600
Thiruvananthapuram zoo set to protect old Arara nut-tree
Standing in the hog deer enclosure, the tree will be protected and its germplasm conserved so that the tree can be maintained in botanical gardens or zoos
Pope appoints Mar Jose Pulickal to International Council for Catechesis
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‘Thudakkam’ movie review: Vismaya Mohanlal’s martial arts skills inject life into a typical revenge thriller
Despite its familiar tropes and a forgettable cameo from Mohanlal, ‘Thudakkam’ is watchable thanks to debutant Vismaya Mohanlal’s commanding action performance
Residents, activists block road work for proposed quarry on Kolagappara
Protesters allege that the proposed road, stretching over a kilometre, largely passes through government revenue land, with nearly 600 metres already cut by blasting rocks with explosives
Latin Catholic Church, CPI(M) flay UDF government’s ‘half-hearted’ marine rescue response in Kerala
Vicar General of the Thiruvananthapuram Latin Catholic Archdiocese Fr. Eugine H. Pereira says government failed to coordinate the search and rescue for missing fishers, and entreaties to the Fisheries Minister had been of no avail. CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan visits distraught families and alleges that the government had cold-shouldered them
Search intensified for missing fisher
The incident occurred early last Friday when a fishing vessel carrying 14 people, including migrant workers, overturned after being struck by powerful waves
Kerala govt. empowers District Collectors to tackle monsoon disasters
Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha directs all District Collectors to immediately exercise powers available to them under Sections 34 and 50 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to ensure a rapid and unhindered response to ongoing monsoon-related crisis
KGMOA demands an end to overreach by Kerala Health Minister’s private secretary
KGMOA says the Health Minister’s private secretary has no official authority to conduct official inspections of government health institutions or to directly intervene in its administrative affairs
New study identifies mycobiome-based strategy to combat cassava stem and root rot disease
The CSRR disease had emerged as a major concern in 2020 after the destructive Kerala floods of 2018
Kerala welfare pensions: CAG had flagged problems in direct-to-home payments three years ago
Finance Department data also show Kerala has been spending crores of rupees every year on incentives paid to individuals who distribute the pensions to homes under DTH via the PACS route
Karthik Manikandan’s ‘Enam’ explores the inner life of Maricha, the golden deer in ‘The Ramayana’
The production, blending elements of dance and drama, explores the lesser-known facets of the character
