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Kerala Assembly polls: Returning Officer rejects reports of opening strongroom in Perambra
Officer says an unsealed room in a college, where polling records of Perambra constituency were kept, was opened in presence of candidates’ poll agents for the purpose of updating information in software related to election process
Kochi Chander Kunj apartment owners file contempt plea against Army Welfare Housing Organisation over rent default
A total of 200 owners are waiting for the second tranche of rent for the six months beginning March, 2026, say the Chander Kunj Army Towers Apartment Owners Association president
National seminar at CPCRI Kayamkulam to address biosecurity threats in horticultural crops
Seminar aims at raising awareness within the scientific community of invasive plants, pests, and diseases
Ahead of Thrissur Pooram in Kerala, Rajan Gurukkal calls for ban on high-decibel fireworks citing health risks, pollution
Warning of the impacts on air pollution, acoustic stress and public health, Prof. Gurukkal highlights the risks of conducting the event in the region with a high concentration of hospitals having labour wards and neonatal intensive care units
Chain-snatching incident during Mathamangalam temple festival in Kannur: two held, two others flee
The stolen chain could not be recovered from those detained and the police suspect that it may be with the two women who escaped
Trinamool Congress Kerala unit severs ties with national leadership, to float new party by May 15
P.V. Anvar, Kerala State convener of Trinamool Congress, says resolution passed to reposition unit as ‘a secular, democratic, and socialist political outfit’ aligned with politics of Congress and UDF, and will ‘oppose Pinarayism and fascism’
Wayanad township row: ‘Not cracks, just shrinkage’, says Kerala Revenue Minister on govt-built houses
K. Rajan says ‘such shrinkages’ have been detected in two of the 178 houses constructed for landslide survivors
Kerala issues surgical safety protocol after alleged hospital lapses spark row
According to an order dated April 15, the new guidelines mandate strict pre-operative verification, patient identification, and enhanced documentation to ensure patient safety across all healthcare institutions in the State
VACB launches ‘Operation Earth Guard’ to curb illegal soil mining in Kerala
Move following intelligence inputs about widespread irregularities, violations and corruption in excavation and transportation of ordinary earth across the State, say officials
Row over Vishu poster showing Lord Krishna and chicken mandi prompts probe in Kerala’s Malappuram too
After Alappuzha incident earlier, police launch investigation into allegations involving a few restaurants at Edakkara and Kottakkal in Malappuram
45-year-old man killed by nephew after dispute over chicken curry in Kerala’s Palakkad
Police say both had consumed liquor. FIR states the victim had prepared chicken curry at home which was not shared with the accused, triggering the altercation
Six-month-old among two killed as jeep falls into gorge in Idukki
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Call to ensure quality of food sold at Kozhikode beach stalls
Members of various residents’ associations, senior citizens’ groups and tourism entrepreneurs demand a permanent mechanism to monitor food quality
Experts advise caution amid rising snake incursions into homes
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