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The alleged incident took place near Thikkodi railway gate on December 24

Congress councillor Laly James alleges she was denied the Mayoral post due to a lack of funds and has made serious charges against the party leadership and the UDF candidate

The accused, who allegedly stole 23,130 during duty hours, was caught red-handed

Earlier, the KPCC general secretary had flagged violation of party guidelines in the selection of the mayoral candidate

In Akhil Sathyans sophomore film Sarvam Maya, a sublime Nivin Pauly, with the help of Aju Varghese and Riya Shibhu, propel a thin script

Police sources confirmed that one of the images circulated was created using artificial intelligence tools

The CPI(M) has weaponised the photographs in the wake of the civic polls, which saw the UDF riding to victory on an emotive campaign powered by provocative parodies implicating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the Sabarimala gold theft

The former Union Minister V. Muraleedharan said the authority to determine citizenship rests with the central government

The Minister made the remarks after Lok Bhavan observed Good Governance Day on December 25 to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The BJP secured control of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with 50 seats, breaking a Left stronghold that had lasted for four decades. The Congress-led UDF also made significant gains by doubling its seat tally

Calling for peace, Major Archbishop of the Malankara Catholic Church Cardinal Baselios Cleemis urged people to pray for those spreading hatred and appealed to those in power to govern with justice and a sense of responsibility

A verbal duel between two groups flared up into a physical fight

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting denying censor exemption to as many as 19 of the 206 films charted for screening at the International Film Festival of Kerala is worrying

Police arrest an RSSworkerfor assaulting the children who were part of the carol group and damaging their musical instruments. In protest, DYFIorganisessome 2,500protest carols across Palakkad. Chief Minister slams BJP leaders for their disparagingremarks against the carollers

Pinarayi Vijayan dismisses Congress charge that Left Democratic Front government had capitulated to Governor to appease Union government

Martin Antony has challenged his conviction by arguing that he, like actor Dileep, who was acquitted in the case, did not commit any sexual assault and was not present in the vehicle when the rape took place

Centre reduced Keralas market borrowing limit with retrospective effect from 2021-22 by consideringKIIFBsexternal borrowings as State loans, thoughReserve Bank had clarified in 1999 that guarantee and loan are not the same, saysPinarayi

Pinarayi says that given Sonia Gandhis known reluctance to provide a personal audience to even senior Congress leaders, it remains a mystery how Potti and Govardan, both in judicial remand, could breeze into her house and office, escorted by two MPs

Kerala seeks, among other things, restoration of 5,944 crore deducted from the borrowing limit reportedly citing off-Budget borrowings by special purpose vehicles

The UDF will also field Mary Pushpam, who has served as a councillor in the past few terms, for the Deputy Mayor post

Chief Minister says Cabinet has approved in-principle the issuance of a permanent nativity card with a photo in place of the nativity certificate currently being issued in the State

The latest outbreak of bird flu, the seventh in the region in 11 years, has already resulted in the death of around 55,000 birds, with more set to be culled as part of preventive measures. A decade ago, 10-15 lakh ducks were reared in the region annually, which has fallen to around three lakh now and is likely to decline further, say farmers' forums

Saiji Jolly, deputy chairperson in the previous council headed by Congress veteran M.O. John, won from Nazreth ward, defeating BJPs Sivapriya G. Kammath

Dismissal was ordered by Pathanamthitta District Police Chief for repeatedly insulting the State police force and senior officers on social media and for committing acts of indiscipline

The programme aims to create structured market linkages that connect Keralas premium agricultural produce to local, national and international markets, ensuring that farmers receive better prices and a secure market linkage

Notably, two TDB officials who were in charge in 2019, K.P. Sankar Das and N. Vijaykumar, have moved the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Vigilance, Kollam, for protection from arrest. Officials said the SIT had not named any 2019 TDB member as an accused in the case

While K.C. Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala urge party members to respect the decision-making process, others such as Ajay Tharayil and Mathew Kuzhalnadan voice concerns about exclusion of two-time councillor Deepthi Mary Varghese