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Kerala local body polls: Sea incursion and tidal flooding shape electoral battle in Chellanam

During campaigning, candidates are received by leaflets, put up by the residents, that pose questions on the inaction over the seas incursion situation

29 Nov 2025 8:44 am
Kerala local body polls: Tamil Nadu-style electioneering gets popular in Idukki

Kanthallur, Vattavada, Marayur, Munnar, Devikulam, Chinnakkanal, Udumbanchola, Vandiperiyar, Peerumade, and Elappara in Idukki mainly uses Tamil for election campaigning of the local body polls in Kerala

29 Nov 2025 8:41 am
Kerala Governor cannot sit on report on V-C postings: SC

State tells court that Governor failed to act on a list of names shortlisted by a former SC judge-led committee and forwarded by CM as per SC directive; SC says Governor cannot treat the report as an ordinary piece of paper

28 Nov 2025 9:50 pm
Train services hit by locomotive failure at Kalamassery

As a precautionary safety measure, train movements on the adjacent main line were temporarily suspended, and services were operated in both directions on the single line, say railway sources

28 Nov 2025 9:41 pm
SCTIMST launches space medicine centre and bioastronautics fellowship

It has also launched the Centre for Skills and Simulation Lab (CSSL) at its Biomedical Technology Wing, Poojappura.

28 Nov 2025 9:14 pm
Kudumbashree accounts for 42% of women candidates for local body polls

Of the 39,609 women candidates in the fray, 16,589 belong to the Kudumbashree network

28 Nov 2025 8:46 pm
LDF manifesto for Thrissur Corporation unveils vision for green city

With emphasis on environmental harmony and heritage protection, the manifesto positions the next phase of governance as one that can turn Thrissur into a nationally recognised model city

28 Nov 2025 8:42 pm
Sivankutty writes to Union Labour Minister demanding withdrawal of labour codes

Minister conveys State governments concern that several provisions in the labour codes have overlooked crucial aspects of labour rights, workers welfare, and the foundational values of social justice in India

28 Nov 2025 8:35 pm
NEERI study finds high levels of faecal contamination in Thevara-Perandoor, Edappally canals

The study was initiated after the National Green Tribunal directed the government to take steps to check the indiscriminate degradation of canals caused by illegal discharge of untreated wastewater into them

28 Nov 2025 8:22 pm
Mamkootathils arrest being delayed to help him destroy proof: Surendran

Former BJP State president says influential people are involved in helping Mamkootathil go into hiding

28 Nov 2025 8:22 pm
Reception for Kerala tribal artistes in Meghalaya

The 15-member tribal team is in the Northeast to perform at the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland

28 Nov 2025 8:01 pm
Keralas population projected to rise till 2041, then dip

IIMAD, PFI report says life expectancy in the State is projected to go up from 75.1 years in 2026 to 82.9 years by 2051. Also, by the middle of this century, Kerala will have the lowest share of children, at 12.8%

28 Nov 2025 7:55 pm
Kerala Governor to review functioning of university hostels, citing rising student unrest

The issue will be taken up during his interaction with 14 Vice-Chancellors at a programme scheduled at Calicut University on December 2.

28 Nov 2025 7:41 pm
From Congress stronghold to swing seat: Edappally set for another fierce battle

Sitting councillor Deepa Varma is seeking another term and is being discussed as a possible mayoral candidate; debutant Abdul Latheef remains confident of reclaiming the seat for the UDF; and BJPs C. Nandakumar says rival fronts are downplaying his partys role out of concern over its growing influence

28 Nov 2025 7:35 pm
KTU launches group personal accident insurance scheme for students

Under the scheme, students and their families will be eligible for financial assistance of up to 13 lakh depending on the nature of the accident.

28 Nov 2025 7:21 pm
Death from girder collapse: NHAI blacklists company

Company temporarily barred from participating in NHAI bids for one month

28 Nov 2025 7:12 pm
NS Co-operative Hospital in Kollam becomes first cooperative society in India to win ICAs Cooperative Global Excellence Award

The hospital was selected from 57 nominations from 51 countries in the Asia-Pacific region

28 Nov 2025 5:05 pm
Curbs on government spending extended by another year in Kerala

Finance department order cites current financial situation of the State and the need to control expenses for the extension

28 Nov 2025 4:50 pm
Implementation of Kerala clinical establishments Act will affect small hospitals, say private hospital forum and IMA

Concerns about the practical issues that stand in the way of the implementation of the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulations) Act, 2018 have not been addressed even after several rounds of discussions with the government, say Kerala Private Hospital Association and Indian Medical Association

28 Nov 2025 4:41 pm
Special squads in action against illicit liquor trade in Kerala ahead of local body polls

Strike squads deployed to expose hooch dens and smuggling of liquor. Tribal regions to get special attention

28 Nov 2025 3:19 pm
Congress in Kerala walks a tight rope as CPI(M), BJP ramp up demand for MLA Rahul Mamkootathils resignation

UDF convener Adoor Prakash questions timing of the allegations, while dissent within Congress grows, with Rajmohan Unnithan, MP, warning of backlash for inaction. Protests erupt in Mamkootathils constituency as CPI(M) and BJP leaders condemn Congress for allegedly shielding offenders

28 Nov 2025 2:10 pm
From fan to friend: A Keralites life-long bond with Dharmendra

63-year-old Saifullah Cholakkal from Malappuram reflects on his deep, personal friendship with Bollywood icon Dharmendra, cherished memories, and profound loss

28 Nov 2025 12:38 pm
FIR filed against Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil over alleged sexual exploitation, coerced abortion and threats

Police say charges against Palakkad MLA include rape, obtaining sexual consent through deceitful means, possibly by holding forth a false promise of marriage, and coercing a woman into terminating her pregnancy

28 Nov 2025 10:52 am
Four Colombo-bound flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram airport due to bad weather

Two were Srilankan Airlines flights, one each from Dubai and Doha, one was an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi and the last one an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur

28 Nov 2025 10:25 am
RGCB to be national metagenomics project hub

Programme aims to address the challenge of undiagnosed acute febrile illness, encephalitis, diarrhoeal diseases, and respiratory infections

27 Nov 2025 11:58 pm
Munambam holding: BJP urges Centre to implead in Waqf Vedhis appeal against HC order

The party to implead in case, while Munambam native Philip Joseph has already filed a caveat, says BJP leader

27 Nov 2025 9:54 pm
Kallara Sarasamma dead

She used to be associated with the Congress and is the mother of actors Ambika and Radha

27 Nov 2025 9:30 pm
LDF exudes confidence of winning a majority of local bodies in Ernakulam

The manifesto, titled Our District, Our Dream, proposes comprehensive development of the district based on a policy upheld by the LDF and rooted in foundational productive sectors

27 Nov 2025 9:18 pm