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Actor Kamal Haasan extends wishes to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan ahead of elections

Let us make the right decision. Comrade Vijayan vijayikkatte. Keralamum Vijayikkum wrote Mr. Haasan. Mr. Vijayan in his reply posted in X thanked the actor for his wishes and constant support

17 Mar 2026 3:51 pm
Kerala State Film Policy recommends recognition of cinema as an industry

The Kerala State Film Policy also suggests steps to ensure gender justice

17 Mar 2026 2:51 pm
ECI orders transfer of officials in Kerala ahead of Assembly polls

The ECI also said that officers who have been transferred out should not be posted in any election-related assignments till the completion of the poll process

17 Mar 2026 1:47 pm
Kerala court convicts Sandeep in Dr. Vandana Das murder case

It was the first case of a doctor murdered while on duty, in Kerala

17 Mar 2026 1:24 pm
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Poll heat rises in Palakkad as BJP trains guns on UDF MLA scandal

The BJP has fielded Sobha Surendran, who helped the party leap to the second position in the constituency for the first time in 2016, hoping to wrest the seat from the United Democratic Front. The Left Democratic Front has been finishing in third spot in the segment for the past three elections. Neither the UDF nor the LDF has announced candidates for the segment

17 Mar 2026 3:53 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Political crossovers gather pace in Kerala as Assembly elections near

Defections and cross-affiliations are blurring the traditional ideological boundaries between the United Democratic Front, Left Democratic Front, and the National Democratic Alliance. Increasingly, electoral pragmatism rather than ideological loyalty appears to be shaping political choices

17 Mar 2026 3:50 am
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: NDA declares candidates for 12 seats in Kozhikode

Though the UDF is yet to officially announce its candidates, Congress probables who have received the green signal from top leadership have already begun campaigning. LDF candidates too have entered campaign mode

17 Mar 2026 12:23 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: NCP(SP) announces candidates, Saseendran to be fielded again in Elathur

Sitting MLA Thomas K. Thomas will contest in Kuttanad, and K.T. Mujeeb in Malappuram

16 Mar 2026 9:03 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: In rapidly urbanising Kozhikode North, a closer electoral contest looms

Home to several key administrative institutions and educational establishments, the constituency reflects the citys evolving urban character and complex electoral dynamics. It comprises 32 divisions of the Kozhikode Corporation and is characterised by a sizeable upper- and middle-class voter base.

16 Mar 2026 9:03 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: MLA C.C. Mukundan, ousted from CPI, joins BJP; may contest from Nattika

Mukundan had earlier held discussions with the State Congress leaders in Delhi, but they refused to accommodate him. He says he will expose instances of corruption in the CPI

16 Mar 2026 8:55 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Senior leader T.K. Govindan quits CPI(M) in Kannur

The district secretariat member of the party unhappy with the party fielding P.K. Shyamala at Taliparamba. He says since party secretary M.V. Govindan was a three-time MLA from the constituency, the seat should not be given to his wife for the fourth term. T.K. Govindan plans to enter the fray as in Independent

16 Mar 2026 8:33 pm
Govt. issues order lifting construction ban on patta land in Idukki

The order grants permission for the construction of residential, public, and commercial buildings, as well as aided educational institutions, on assigned lands

16 Mar 2026 8:33 pm
HC permits extraction, cryopreserving gametes of brain-dead person

The court also permitted the petitioner to avail the services of a recognised assisted reproductive technology clinic

16 Mar 2026 8:23 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: LDF seeks third term, UDF readies to end 10-year drought; BJP a bystander

A good outing in the 2025 local body polls has energised the UDF that seeks to deny the LDF a hattrick in Kerala; amid welfare promises, the West Asia war may dominate political discourse; the BJP hopes to make a mark, having won a Lok Sabha seat and the Thiruvananthapuram corporation

16 Mar 2026 8:13 pm
Vellappally Natesan, son file appeal challenging HC order disqualifying them from holding posts in SNDP Yogam

The High Court disqualified them from their posts following a finding that they acted in violation of the Companies Act, 2013, by failing to file audited accounts of the Yogam for three consecutive years

16 Mar 2026 7:53 pm
BJP releases first list of 47 candidates for Assembly polls

Key candidates include State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Nemom, Union Minister George Kurian from from Kanjirappally and former Union Minister V. Muraleedharan in Kazhakuttom. With plans to boost its vote share following recent local successes, the BJP is gearing up for a significant electoral challenge in the State.

16 Mar 2026 7:53 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: KC(M) announces candidates, Jose K. Mani to contest from Pala

List includes all five sitting legislators of the party; Roshy Augustine will contest from Idukki

16 Mar 2026 7:53 pm
16 Mar 2026 7:23 pm
Fishermen in crisis following shortage of commercial gas

Fishermen who used to depend on commercial gas cylinders for cooking during long days of deep-sea fishing are now struggling to cope with the crisis in the absence of any intervention by the Fisheries department

16 Mar 2026 7:22 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026 | The temple that returns to Keralas political arena every election

The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple is yet again at the centre of political conversation ahead of another election season in the State; while the LDF govt. has held a Global Ayyappa Sangamam and backtracked on its earlier stance on womens entry, the UDF has raised the alleged gold theft at the temple as a major issue

16 Mar 2026 7:19 pm
11 family health centres in Kozhikode declared antibiotic smart

The family health centres at Thiruvambady, Chekkiad, Iringal, Azhiyoor, Meppayyur, Chooloor, Eramangalam, Kodiyathur, Iruvallur, Kulathoor, and Moodadi are antibiotic smart now

16 Mar 2026 7:12 pm
Swadeshi matters in building strategic leverage in evolving world order: V. Anantha Nageswaran

Says for building strategic resilience and strategic indispensability, competitiveness in manufacturing and export sectors matters

16 Mar 2026 7:06 pm
Wayanad Sky Island bird survey records 156 species

Birdwatchers were deployed across 11 base camps to survey different habitats of the sky islands located above 1,200 metres, including forests, grasslands, and sholas

16 Mar 2026 7:03 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026 | Twenty20s bonhomie with BJP faces electoral test

The outfit has sought nearly 20 seats spreading across Kerala. However, local leadership of the BJP in Ernakulam and Thrissur have refused to yield their strongholds.

16 Mar 2026 6:52 pm
Kannur ADM Naveen Babu death: Kerala court orders further probe

Thalassery Additional Sessions Court Judge, in a common order, allowed two petitions filed by Babus family seeking further investigation and the production of the Call Data Records of P.P. Divyas official mobile phone

16 Mar 2026 3:42 pm
Siblings die in motorcycle accident in Kilimanoor in Kerala capital

Their motorcycle reportedly rammed an electric post and skidded on the road before falling into a nearby drain

16 Mar 2026 2:55 pm
Kerala Assembly elections: CPI rebel MLA C.C. Mukundan joins BJP, eyes Nattika contest

Mukundan says decision part of his fight after Congress entry bid fails; expresses interest in contesting on BJP symbol in Nattika

16 Mar 2026 2:51 pm
Munambam land dispute: Kerala Waqf Board chairperson says humanitarian approach needed in residents case

K.S. Hamsa, who stuck to the boards earlier position that the controversial holding at Munambam was indeed a Waqf property, blames Farook College, the Mutawalli (the manager of the Waqf), for the land dispute

16 Mar 2026 2:42 pm
Why nurses in Keralas private hospitals went on strike | Explained

Nurses at private hospitals across Kerala went on an indefinite strike from March 9 to 13, led by United Nurses Association, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Though the strike, which disrupted critical services, has been temporarily withdrawn after a Kerala High Court directive, UNA says it will relaunch the strike if there is no progress in mediation efforts

16 Mar 2026 2:20 pm