Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
3 arrested for forging documents for organ donation in Kerala’s Ernakulam; 3 others on the run
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Kerala polls: Congress has democratic process for CM selection unlike BJP and CPI(M), says Sandeep Varier
Sandeep Varier, who was a BJP leader before joining Congress in 2024, contested on a Congress ticket in the recently concluded Assembly election in Kerala
Kerala’s Samridhi@Kochi budget eatery eyes price hike as LPG costs surge
For now, Samridhi is operating on a combination of cooking gas and firewood since the supply of commercial cylinders, which was disrupted following the West Asia conflict, has yet to be fully restored
How does Kerala plan to tackle oil spill hazards?
What prompted the drafting of the Oil Spill Contingency Plan? How will it help protect Kerala’s coastline?
Health authorities sound caution over mosquito-borne diseases
Stress laid on consistent field surveillance and control measures as stagnant water and intermittent rains create breeding grounds for mosquitoes, increasing risk of diseases
Demand to streamline traffic, ensure commuter safety on Ernakulam Junction, Town station premises
Passenger associations and others say the Railways have failed to streamline traffic and ensure pedestrian safety at the two stations even though redevelopment works began in 2023 and were scheduled to be completed by August 2025
Kerala election results: Congress high command to pick Kerala CM; most UDF allies for Satheesan
A three-way fight is on in Kerala for the Chief Minister’s chair; outgoing Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan, Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal, and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala are in the race
A big question mark over Kerala’s power sector
The recent electricity crisis in Kerala has exposed the State’s continued inability to tap the potential of its solar power capacity, which has grown phenomenally in the past decade. Lack of ample systems to store excess power generated during daytime is also a dampener. Tiki Rajwi finds out what is ailing the State’s power sector
Banner, slogans against Governor: SSUS V-C seeks explanation from Registrar
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Gate dashing incidents at level crossings: Railways warn of criminal procedures, cancellation of driving licence
Every gate dash incident affects train operations and causes avoidable delays to trains, besides putting the lives of road users, railway staff, and thousands of train passengers at risk
CPI(M), Left front launch exercise to identify shortcomings, lapses; Pinarayi Vijayan likely to be Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly
Leaders say party forums at various levels will listen to their immediate lower units, down to the branch, the grassroots rung of the CPI(M), as part of an intense and self-critical process of examination
Railways accused of downplaying escalator accident in Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station in Kerala
Friends on Rails says this was not the first time that the escalator malfunctioned
Pinarayi promises to listen to people, make corrections
He says the Left will be a responsible Opposition, supporting the new government’s actions to improve the standard of living of the people while opposing its anti-people policies
Kerala Assembly polls: KC(M) faces internal turmoil ahead of steering committee meet on May 9
Internal strife is escalating within the Kerala Congress (M) following its failure to win any of the twelve seats it contested in the Assembly elections. Accusations of leadership failures and strained ties with churches have intensified discussions on the party’s future. Chairman Jose K. Mani downplays the crisis, emphasising that the upcoming meeting will address these pressing issues.
UDF to find replacement for deputy mayor following Deepak Joy’s election as MLA
He defeated K.N. Unnikrishnan of the Left Democratic Front by over 18,000 votes
MES to focus on healthcare sector in Kerala
Efforts are on to set up new hospitals in Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Alappuzha, say Muslim Educational Society functionaries
School fitness: district-level plans to be prepared in Kerala
Efforts are on to complete the inspections in all schools ahead of rains
How ground-level social engineering changed political equation in Ponnani
The CPI(M) won the Ponnani municipality by a two-thirds majority even as the party suffered one of its worst defeats across Malappuram district in the recent local body elections. Despite this, KPCC secretary K.P. Noushad Ali secured a decisive Assembly victory in Ponnani
Flex boards appear for leadership change in Dharmadam, Taliparamba in Kannur; CPI(M) criticises campaign
A flex board erected at Kurumathur endorsed the appointment of P. Jayarajan as the district secretary and M. Swaraj as the State secretary. The boards were put up in the name of ‘Kurumathur Sakhagal’
