Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Case registered for attack on nurse
According to a complaint, a 108 ambulance was intercepted, and a male nurse was verbally abused and assaulted
Protest launched demanding cattle underpass at Chombala
The protesters urged the authorities to construct a CUP near the Chombala block office, citing concerns that access to the Government Veterinary Hospital and the mini stadium would be cut off once the NH construction was completed.
Kerala government expands operational limits of wild boar shooters to mitigate human-wildlife conflict
Authorised shooters selected by local self-government institutions will no longer be confined to the respective administrative limits and can be deployed across the State without any district restrictions
Rough seas: Fishers in Kerala’s Kollam instructed to stay ashore till Aug. 8
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‘Operation Toofan’ to end drug trafficking networks in Kerala: Minister
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Bodies of two men swept away by swollen rivers in Kannur recovered after three-day search
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Fire breaks out at under-construction building at Thrissur Medical College Hospital
Blaze, suspected to have been caused by a short circuit, was brought under control; no patients were affected
Silt fills almost half the storage in Kerala’s Malankara dam causing capacity crisis
As per a 2021 study, silt occupies 48.95% of the reservoir’s total storage capacity, leading to a serious crisis in managing water storage and prevent flooding in the Thodupuzha and Muvattupuzha rivers
Heavy rain triggers crop loss and property damage across Kollam district in Kerala
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KAU warns farmers of rising crop disease risk amid heavy rains
University urges immediate drainage measures and timely disease prevention to protect paddy, banana, spices and vegetable crops from prolonged monsoon damage
Kochi Corporation writes to Kerala govt seeking approval for changes in city master plan
Master plan special committee’s move follows petitions from the public
Kerala High Court grants bail to four more accused of attacking ED officials
Court had allowed the petitions noting that the accused had spent more than 60 days in custody and that the investigation had reached its final stage
Kerala rains: Kozhikode police issue alert over landslides, flooding and dam releases
Patrolling and surveillance strengthened in low-lying areas, riverbanks, waterlogged roads, bridges, beaches, tourist spots, and areas prone to landslide; public urged to adhere strictly to safety guidelines
Kerala Transport Minister C.P. John draws flak over remarks on women using UDF’s free bus travel Priyadarshini scheme
Backlash after Minister allegedly suggested that a significant section of women were ‘pretending to be poor' to avail themselves of free travel on KSRTC ordinary-class buses under UDF government’s flagship scheme
Sivankutty accuses UDF govt. in Kerala of scapegoating official to divert attention from Congress-BJP deal on councillor Sugathan
CPI(M) leader alleges that the ‘rescue operation’ for the BJP councillor to secure leave and avoid disqualification was Congress’s repayment of its debt for vote trading in the recent elections
Kerala govt to set up pilot disaster resilience system in Pathanamthitta, says V.D. Satheesan
CM reviews flood relief operations in the district, says system to comprise a denser network of rain gauges and advanced early warning mechanism; confirms reports of a major landslide and several minor landslips inside forest areas
Clear weather prevails in north Kerala, water-logging continues in Kozhikode
Red alert issued in Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod, and Wayanad
Kerala govt’s FYUGP review panel calls for Inter-University Board of Studies Committees, assessment review bodies in varsities
Recommendations are part of interim report of committee formed by Kerala State Higher Education Council to evaluate implementation of FYUGP in universities and colleges
Kerala rains: IMD issues red alert for eight districts on August 4
As per the revised rain alert, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts are on red alert
