Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
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

Ensure establishment of multi-speciality hospital in Munnar: Kerala SHRC
Commission emphasises that lack of adequate hospital facilities and poor road connectivity are primary reasons for deteriorating health of pregnant women and newborns in district’s tribal settlements
Police intensify probe into sexual assault at Kattakada bus station in Kerala, suspect still at large
According to the police, the suspect, identified as ‘Bruce Lee’ Shibu, is suspected to have fled to Tamil Nadu
Odisha to replicate Kerala’s advanced disaster warning infrastructure ‘KaWaCHaM’
A delegation from Odisha recently visited Kerala and sought the State’s assistance in establishing a KaWaCHaM-like network

Stakeholders dialogue on Kerala’s monsoon preparedness on May 21
Titled ‘Tracking the Monsoon’, the event will be hosted in association with the India Meteorological Department, Indian Meteorological Society, Kerala State Disaster Management Authority and Directorate of Environment and Climate Change
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: AICC summons top leaders to Delhi to finalise party’s choice of Chief Minister
Those attending the crucial meeting with the party’s high command include former KPCC presidents K. Sudhakaran, Mullappally Ramachandran, V.M. Sudheeran and K. Muraleedharan
Kerala govt. absolves two forest officials in Aralam LPG distribution case following Vigilance probe
Procedural lapses were alleged in a 2017 gas connection distribution scheme for 195 below poverty line tribal households in the Aralam rehabilitation area
Most drowning cases occur during summer: Fire dept.
‘Around 90% of drowning cases occur during summer vacation, and 95% of victims are students venturing into dangerous waters to swim or learn swimming’
3-year-old girl comes under stray dog attack in her house, hospitalised
The dog entered the house through the kitchen door and launched a violent attack on the child. It is believed to have attacked two other local people earlier in the day
DME panel completes inquiry into mental harassment charges at Kozhikode medical college
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Wild gaur captured from Kannur, released into Tholpetty Wildlife sanctuary
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35 injured after bus, lorry collide in Aluva
The bus was heading from Aluva to Pookkattupady and the lorry was travelling in the opposite direction when they reportedly collided on a narrow road

