Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
RSS aims at weakening Left movement, says Vijayaraghavan
RSS’s influence is adversely affecting the country’s governance, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi showing undue haste in implementing its agenda in areas including history, higher education and literature, says the CPI(M) leader
Include CBSE-sector representatives on panels for readying education policies: council
Council of CBSE Schools Kerala visits Chief Minister, Ministers and recommend establishment of a permanent coordination and communication mechanism between the State’s General Education department and CBSE schools

ARISE hubs to come up in high schools in Kerala: Minister
AI & Robotics Initiative for School Education hubs are intended to expand the possibilities of AI and robotics in learning and experimentation, says Minister

Mullaperiyar dam: Kerala reacts sharply to Tamil Nadu Budget announcement on raising water level
Kerala government sticks to its declared stand that a new dam has to be built in Mullaperiyar to replace the existing structure which is 131 years old, Minister says

Sexual abuse and murder of child in Palakkad: prime accused held in Tamil Nadu after years on the run
Suresh, alias Rahim, 32, is the prime accused in the sexual assault and murder of a four-year-old girl near Palakkad railway station in 2019
PCB orders closure of Freshcut poultry waste rendering unit in Kozhikode
The action followed repeated public complaints over pollution, continued violations despite earlier regulatory action, and the persistent environmental impact on nearby residential areas
Kerala govt. sanctions ₹312 cr. more for addressing imbalance in urban-rural allocation
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Spurt in chikungunya cases highlights need to check vector population
As on August 4, a total of 105 confirmed and 62 probable chikungunya cases have been reported from various parts of the State, primarily Thiruvananthapuram. Intense monsoon rainfall interspersed with spells of hot weather has led to an abundance in Aedes mosquitoes

Cancel leave granted to jailed BJP councillor Sugathan, says UDF
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Spices Board exploring feasibility of indoor saffron farming in Kerala
Board submits a proposal to Agriculture department to promote indoor saffron farming

Restoration of Mala Jewish Synagogue in Kerala begins, three-month deadline set
Conservation under the 100-day programme of UDF government
Kerala rains 2026: orange alert for seven districts on August 6
IMD issues an orange alert for seven districts — Kasaragod, Kannur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha — on August 6. Remaining seven districts remain under a yellow alert for isolated heavy rain.

Govt. Medical College, Kottayam, wins Basheer Award for college magazines
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Massive traffic overhaul rolled out in Kerala’s Kollam district ahead of Onam season
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Minister’s proposal revives row over Kochi Corporation’s old building
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan suggests using the building for the expansion of Ernakulam General Hospital; Mayor says the council will not agree to handing over the property; Hibi Eden, MP, backs transfer of the property for the hospital’s expansion, while the LDF says the GH can expand on its own premises

Padmavathi Ishaq passes away in Australia
Born at Chalavara in Palakkad district, Padmavathi was a writer and former history teacher at Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi

After 64 years, Usha finally exists in State’s records
The tribal woman from Nilambur receives her birth certificate at the tribal documentation mega adalat after living without any official document for 64 years

