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Kerala Assembly: BJP to contest Speaker election, fields B.B. Gopakumar

Election to the Speaker's post will be held on Friday

21 May 2026 11:05 am
Kannur University launches accident insurance cover for students

A total of 17,343 students from Kannur, Kasaragod and Wayanad districts enrolled from 2025 onwards will be covered under the scheme

21 May 2026 10:34 am
Kerala Assembly: MLA-designates arrive for swearing-in on foot, bicycle, vehicles

Congress MLA-elect from Puthuppally Chandy Oommen, son of former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy, arrived on a bicycle wearing a shirt with an image of his father on it

21 May 2026 9:37 am
Supreme Court upholds bail for man booked under UAPA

Case relates to the attack on a Kerala professor, whose arm was chopped off

21 May 2026 12:37 am
Eviction attempt triggers high tension at Dalit settlement in Kunnathunadu

The move follows a Supreme Court verdict four years ago in favour of a private individual in a land dispute involving 2.65 acres allegedly falling within 19.30 acres of puramboke land

20 May 2026 11:33 pm
20 May 2026 10:53 pm
Kerala CM to handle Finance, Law portfolios; Fisheries goes to IUML's Abdul Gafoor

United Democratic Front government notifies Cabinet portfolios on Wednesday evening. Congress leader Roji M. John gets Higher Education, Ramesh Chennithala will hold Home and Vigilance

20 May 2026 9:21 pm
Kooriyad NH 66 stretch opens after reconstruction

Around 200 metres of the under-construction highway had caved in on May 19, 2025, after the eight-metre embankment gave way under rainwater pressure

20 May 2026 9:13 pm
CBSEs three-language rule for Classes IX, X sparks concern

Schools allege lack of clarity; say parents are anxious about board decision to make three languages mandatory for class IX from July 1

20 May 2026 8:46 pm
University Syndicate cant challenge orders passed by its Chancellor, says Kerala HC

Case in connection with engineer causing approximately 27.50 lakh loss to university. Court observes that case records reveal that the university suffered huge loss and the university and the State should ensure that a proper Vigilance investigation is done

20 May 2026 8:19 pm
AIIMS, organ transplant institute, MCH development among Kozhikodes wish list

Centre remains evasive on approval for an AIIMS in Kerala; authorities at the Kozhikode MCH are hoping the new government will address long-pending staff shortage and fast-track major healthcare projects in the district

20 May 2026 8:16 pm
Malanakara dam shutters opened for major repair works

Maintenance works include replacing shutter screws and installing new rubber seals

20 May 2026 8:06 pm
Search on for missing girls

The two girls hailing from West Bengal went missing from their rented house at Vadakara on May 16

20 May 2026 7:31 pm
Probe into womans death in car blaze takes a new turn

Preliminary forensic findings had raised suspicion over the circumstances leading to the blaze, with investigators reportedly ruling out any major mechanical or engine failure

20 May 2026 7:28 pm
20 May 2026 7:11 pm
Shipping delays hit cashew sector in Kerala

Shipping bottlenecks, especially around the critical Strait of Hormuz, have hit the industry from ends, blocking the import of raw cashew nuts and stalling the export of finished kernels

20 May 2026 6:58 pm
ASHA workers hold celebratory march in Thrissur to welcome hike in honorarium

Government gives hope to all skilled workers, says INTUC

20 May 2026 6:33 pm
Thripunithura firecracker blast: 10 lakh each relief to families of victims

Compensation sanctioned from Chief Ministers Distress Relief Fund to families of Vishnu A. of Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram, and Anil S. of Shooranad, Kollam, who were killed in the explosion at a temporary firecracker storage unit in February 2024

20 May 2026 5:20 pm
Keralas UDF governments 100-day action plan from June 1

Directives issued to all departments to take necessary steps for implementation of all promises in UDFs election manifesto by 2031

20 May 2026 4:04 pm
K.V. Thomas quits as Keralas Special Representative in New Delhi after new UDF govt takes over

Thomas clarified that his tenure naturally came to an end when the term of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ended

20 May 2026 3:49 pm
N.S.K. Umesh to be Kerala Chief Ministers Officer on Special Duty

Umesh will continue to hold the post of Director of General Education till another person is appointed

20 May 2026 3:49 pm
Keralas UDF govt scraps K-Rail project launched by LDF

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan says all land acquired for the project will be de-notified and yellow concrete markers that demarcated the prospective line will be removed

20 May 2026 1:01 pm
Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports another death from amoebic meningoencephalitis

Deceased is a 73-year-old woman from Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district

20 May 2026 12:17 pm
No place for personal enmity in politics, says G. Sudhakaran on swearing in former Kerala CM Pinarayi as MLA

Sudhakaran, who has been sworn in as Pro Tem Speaker of Kerala Assembly, says he sees no difference between Pinarayi Vijayan and any other MLA to whom he will be administering the oath of office on Thursday

20 May 2026 11:36 am
G. Sudhakaran sworn in as Kerala Assembly Pro Tem Speaker

Appointment of Sudhakaran, who won from Ambalappuzha constituency with UDF backing after a high-profile rebellion against his former party, CPI(M), adheres to established parliamentary convention of designating the senior-most member of the House to the temporary post

20 May 2026 10:53 am
Kozhikode native in Saudi jail to be released after legal formalities

A turning point in the case took place when the Malayali diaspora managed to raise 35 crore, the blood money the victims family had demanded, in May 2024

19 May 2026 11:07 pm
Madhu lynching case: HC directs accused to appear before it on May 25

The court is expected to pronounce its verdict in the case on the day

19 May 2026 9:36 pm