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School auditorium collapses in wind near Kothamangalam in Keralam

Tragedy was averted as students and teachers had left the school premises after school hours

7 Oct 2026 1:46 am
Government Order dropping six Water Metro terminals in Keralams Kochi draws flak

Critics say the decision to drop at least two of the six terminals will affect the intended water transport connectivity to places located far away from Kochi city. The terminals that have been dropped are Thevara, Aster, Amrita, Kothad, Cheriyamthuruth, and Mulavukad

7 Oct 2026 1:43 am
OP services at gastroenterology dept. at Ernakulam General Hospital in Keralam to begin this week

The services are being expanded as part of measures to upgrade the hospital into a superior referral treatment centre

7 Oct 2026 1:41 am
Revive launched to improve students academic standards

The government aims to ensure that children do not experience difficulties in studies, Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen says after inaugurating the programme

6 Oct 2026 10:29 pm
Anti-ragging guidelines drawn up, State informs Kerala HC

The Division Bench of Chief Justice had previously directed the State to issue guidelines based on the draft Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, until it was enacted

6 Oct 2026 9:49 pm
WOMN launched to make womens travel easier

Sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators in 14 KSRTC depots/terminals

6 Oct 2026 9:36 pm
Supplyco granted permission to resume agreements with rice mills, says Keralam Minister

The decision was taken considering the necessityto commencerice procurement for this years Kharif season on time

6 Oct 2026 9:26 pm
Bacteria in cocktail: Food Safety dept. files case against outlet in Keralams Kannur

The action followed an analysis done at the Regional Analytical Laboratory at Malaparamba, Kozhikode.

6 Oct 2026 9:21 pm
New additions likely in CPI(M) Kozhikode district committee

A couple of area secretaries could be included in the district committee

6 Oct 2026 9:14 pm
Keralam govt. tells Lok Ayukta that it will not renew helicopter contract

State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar conveys governments position while the anti-corruption body was hearing a petition related to the controversial chartered flight travel by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan

6 Oct 2026 9:09 pm
Four arrested for attack on DCC office

The accused were nabbed from a hideout in Tamil Nadu

6 Oct 2026 9:04 pm
Keralam Public Works Minister welcomes probe against Gyanesh, says KSTP episode should serve as warning

P.K. Basheer says the controversy should not be viewed merely as a matter of the past, but as a warning for the State as it undertakes major infrastructure projects worth crores of rupees

6 Oct 2026 8:55 pm
Retired teacher killed in bus accident in Idukki

Vijimol and her son, Anuroop, were on their way to home from Piravom on a two-wheeler when a private bus named Gurudevan lost control while attempting to overtake another bus and struck their vehicle

6 Oct 2026 8:52 pm
Ernakulam district administration directs AWHO to take over Chander Kunj apartments from October 12

AWHO representatives failed to turn up when apartment owners assembled to hand over their apartments on October 5; AWHO reportedly cited the need for authorisation from its headquarters in Delhi; district administration to sign demolition contract with Mumbai-based Edifice Engineering later this week

6 Oct 2026 8:45 pm
Pinarayi Vijayan condemns police protection for RSS event at Central University of Kerala

Keralam Leader of the Opposition accuses Congres-led government of backing the national seminar on Vande Mataram, despite protests from almost all student organisations other than those affiliated with the Sangh Parivar

6 Oct 2026 8:40 pm
Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty visits Sandbox Mini Tech Park at Govt. Cyberpark

Sandbox is developing the 42,000-sq-ft Mini Tech Park as the first private co-developer project at Government Cyberpark. The project is envisioned as a dedicated space for technology businesses and the wider technology ecosystem in Kozhikode.

6 Oct 2026 8:16 pm
Steps to be taken to help people quickly contact Indian embassies

The Kerala Assembly Committee on the Welfare of Non-Resident Keralites held a sitting in Kozhikode on Tuesday to discuss various issues faced by expatriates in the district, benefits due to them from the government and complaints related to welfare pensions

6 Oct 2026 8:08 pm
Union Minister Suresh Gopi, Keralam Health Minister Muraleedharan in verbal duel over AIIMS

The Union Minister says Thrissur is the apt location for AIIMS while Health Minister reportedly says that the former is making statements about establishing an AIIMS without being aware of the entire facts

6 Oct 2026 8:06 pm
HC quashing Sugathans KAAPA detention vindicates BJP stand: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar said that the CPI(M) had misused the State police for 10 years to fix political opponents by foisting false cases on them and the V.D. Satheesan government was following the same path

6 Oct 2026 8:03 pm
Keralam Health Minister K. Muraleedharan pushes for disease prevention through vaccination

Minister warns private hospitals against arbitrary charges and unnecessary medicines; Integrated public health lab, vaccine store inaugurated in Thrissur

6 Oct 2026 8:01 pm
Students should solve their issues with V-Cs through talks, says Keralam Governor

DLitt degree presented to film-maker Sathyan Anthikad and industrialist P.K. Ahammed. DSc degree presented to scientist E.D. Jemmis

6 Oct 2026 7:54 pm
Drug supply in government hospitals has been streamlined, says Health Minister

Muraleedharan specifically sought information on drug availability in each district from the District Medical Officers

6 Oct 2026 7:43 pm
Keralam Forest Minister, former IFS officer spar over Chinnakkanal issue

A day after Shibu Baby John attributed the human-elephant conflict in Chinnakkanal to a man-made problem, Prakriti Srivastava says a letter by her is being cited without its context

6 Oct 2026 7:20 pm
Keralam initiates steps to accord industrial status to tourism sector, draft policy submitted to Cabinet

Speaking at the inauguration of the Tourism departments Brand Wayanad project on Tuesday, Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh says the government will take steps to make tourism activities more vibrant in the Malabar region

6 Oct 2026 7:16 pm
Forest department removes encroachment and restore elephant passage in Anayirankal

According to Devikulam Range Officer E.D. Arun Kumar, a group of five individuals encroached upon nearly 10 hectares of land within the 56.36-hectare proposed reserve area at Choonadal, near Anayirankal, and began cardamom cultivation

6 Oct 2026 7:10 pm
Rubber Board set to launch platform to tackle tapper shortage in Keralam

INR Konnect aims at ensuring the availability of skilled workers in plantations. Rubber Board has also launched special training programmes to encourage greater participation of women in rubber tapping .

6 Oct 2026 6:30 pm
Three-member panel to probe womans death at Kottayam Medical College Hospital in Keralam

The 49-year-old woman, a native of Changanassery, died on October 2 after her condition deteriorated following a hernia surgery at the hospital

6 Oct 2026 6:24 pm
CPI(M) district committee meet in Keralams Pathanamthitta reviews poll setback, organisational issues

Speculation is rife that the CPI(M) leadership may initiate further action against veteran leader A. Padmakumar, former president of the Travancore Devaswom Board and legislator, who has been arraigned as an accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case

6 Oct 2026 5:28 pm
Railways grant in-principle approval for new Kollam-bound train via Kottayam in Keralam

The new train service to Kollam via the Ernakulam-Kottayam-Chengannur route is aimed at easing the severe evening rush on the Venad Express

6 Oct 2026 5:14 pm
Elephant attack in Keralams Piravanthur: VB-G RAM G workers demand RRT surveillance, strict safety audits

Highlighting the systemic gaps in local safety measures, they say that the authorities must take proactive measures to safeguard vulnerable rural labourers working in high-risk zones

6 Oct 2026 4:53 pm
CPI(M) opposes toll collection at Keralams Nattika before NH 66 works are complete

Party says several bridges and approach roads remain unfinished; to march to Nattika toll office on October 7

6 Oct 2026 4:37 pm
Only Kerala University land being surveyed, not of AKG Centre: Revenue Minister

Report on any increase or decrease in universitys land, after comparing it with relevant records in possession of KU, will be submitted to HC by October 15, says A.P. Anil Kumar

6 Oct 2026 3:32 pm
Kochi Corporation mulls mobile ABC units to ensure balanced stray dog control

For long, councillors from West Kochi have complained of discrimination in catching of stray dogs for sterilisation at the Corporations ABC Centre at Brahmapuram

6 Oct 2026 3:19 pm
Artist Basanth Peringode takes Keralams murals to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Celebrated muralist, art director and production designer among eminent artists chosen to create works for permanent display at the presidential museum

6 Oct 2026 2:25 pm
4 students injured as protest erupts at Central University of Kerala during Vande Mataram seminar

Students allege that police assaulted them during confrontation and tore their clothes while trying to control protesters

6 Oct 2026 1:45 pm
UDF govt in Keralam implementing RSS-BJP agenda, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Opening CPI(M)s two-day extended district committee meeting in Kozhikode, Pinarayi claims that the reported move to weaken the State Planning Board is the latest example

6 Oct 2026 12:30 pm
Kerala CMs statement on angioplasty becomes a talking point among doctors

In a recent function, V.D. Satheesan had mentioned about avoiding unnecessary angioplasty. While many doctors object to the 'generalised statement,' a few agree with the CM that unnecessary procedures have become the norm. However, all agree that a person coming into the emergency with a suspected heart attack should in no way distrust the doctor. The Interventional Cardiology Council of Kerala says that publics apprehension over unnecessary medical procedures should not delay life-saving treatm

6 Oct 2026 9:00 am
Pretty in pink, but Malarikkals lilies worry ecologists

A two-year study for the Kerala State Biodiversity Board finds the water lily, which appeared in Malarikkal after the 2018 floods, has shown unprecedented and uncontrolled growth; ecologists flag its impact on local aquatic plants, water flow and sunlight penetration, besides concerns over methane emissions from decaying plant biomass; the seasonal bloom has transformed Malarikkal into a tourism hotspot, bringing additional income to farmers, boat operators and local residents

6 Oct 2026 8:44 am
Construction of Vaduthala railway overbridge, Perandoor-Vaduthala bridge to begin on October 7

The new bridge, which is being constructed across the Perandoor Canal and will connect Vaduthala and Perandoor, will serve as a key transport link and enable people to travel quickly from Container Road via Vaduthala to Kaloor, thereby bypassing the congested National Highway

6 Oct 2026 1:19 am