Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Ganesh Kumar vows to revitalize KC(B) following Pathanapuram upset
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QIP meet: teachers’ organisations against delay in declaring SSLC results
SSLC exam board will meet on Wednesday to give approval to the results
Chamber of commerce condemns attack on Uber driver in Kerala’s Kovalam
It urges State government and State Police Chief to take stringent action against the accused, ensure protection for all legally operating service providers, and implement measures to prevent such incidents
Political witch-hunt fuelled RSP’s resurgence in Kerala: N.K. Premachandran
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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: LDF terms Congress indecision over Chief Minister choice a mockery of democracy
The Congress party, through this indecisiveness, is disregarding the democratic verdict from the people, says T.P. Ramakrishnan. He says the LDF has no internal conflict over who should be the new Leader of the Opposition
NEET-UG exam cancellation sparks anger in Kerala
V. Sivankutty, General Education Minister in the outgoing Left Democratic Front government, says the cancellation has caused severe mental and financial distress to students and parents.
Kerala CPI(M) leader P. Jayarajan says he visited Kodungalloor temple as part of research for book, not for darshan
He dismisses ‘misconceptions’ about communists' visit to places of worship. He says a chapter in his new book Sanathanikalude Hindutva Vazhikal examines non-Brahmanical ritual practices and Kodungalloor Kavu is one such important site
MLA-elect V. Muraleedharan slams delay in Kerala government formation, warns of governance vacuum
BJP leader V. Muraleedharan said the Congress leadership’s inability to select a Chief Minister, despite winning over 100 seats, reflected a deep organisational crisis and is one of the reasons why voters across the country were increasingly distancing themselves from the party
Supreme Court summons Kochi ACP over FIR delay
Complaint relates to outraging the modesty of a woman from a Scheduled category. The petitioner in the case is an accused in a case registered at the Panangad police station in Kochi on charges of assault and criminal trespass
AICC begins consultations with Kerala leaders in New Delhi to decide on Congress’ Chief Minister candidate
AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal, former Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala are reportedly the top contenders for CM’s mantle
Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension likely to miss Dec. deadline
Uncertainty continues over securing the long-overdue ₹1,200-crore loan for the extension from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which has in turn affected the pace of project execution
CPI(M) defends Vijayan, says leadership is collective after Kerala defeat
General secretary M.A. Baby rules out ‘moral responsibility’ argument; no decision yet on Leader of Opposition post, as Left begins internal review
News Analysis | Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Crisis over CM choice lays bare fault lines in Cong.
Several senior Congress leaders and ordinary workers feel let down by the party’s insouciance. IUML, which spearheaded the UDF poll campaign successfully in many constituencies, has reason to be annoyed. Congress’ central leadership should have anticipated the present scenario, more so with the AICC general secretary in charge of the organisation being in contention, and acted pre-emptively by laying out its criteria for the chief ministerial choice
Migrant workers of Munnar estates get a tourney to showcase hockey skills
Kanan Devan Hills Plantations to launch the inter-estate Ripple Tea Hockey Tournament on May 12 to “encourage sports enthusiasts among its workforce.” Workers from Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Assam have been organising matches across estates in the region, prompting the company to launch the tourney
Proposal for tetrapod groynes cleared for Valiathura-Shanghumughom stretch in Thiruvananthapuram
₹7-crore estimate for work cleared. The Valiathura-Shanghumughom stretch has been listed as one of the worst-hit by coastal erosion in Thiruvananthapuram district
Innovation-driven growth vital for nation’s progress: former AICTE chairman
T.G. Sitharam underscores importance of emerging sectors such as semiconductors, clean energy and green hydrogen
