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Six more suspected Bangladeshi nationals arrested for staying illegally in Kochi

Police sources said the identity cards and other documents recovered from the arrested individuals were found to be forged

26 Jun 2026 1:10 pm
Mayor among BJP, CPI(M) councillors booked after clash at Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

Museum police register cases under various provisions of BNS, including those relating to unlawful assembly, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult and wrongful restraint

26 Jun 2026 12:52 pm
Kerala liquor policy to be decided after talks with coalition parties, says Revenue Minister

A.P. Anil Kumar says policy matters will not be decided unilaterally

26 Jun 2026 10:34 am
Elephant chasers of Chalakudy are on constant vigil to avoid a conflict

In the Athirappilly forest area, teams of forest officials are constantly on the vigil, chasing away wild elephants that venture close to human habitations. An attempt to see firsthand how they operate in batches round the clock to avert human-wild elephant conflicts

26 Jun 2026 1:05 am
SSLC certificate name change fee hiked to 150

The fee has been hiked from the current 30 to 150

26 Jun 2026 12:42 am
Centre agrees to consider Keralas request to strengthen transport servcies

Transport Minister C.P. John meets Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss transport-related issues

25 Jun 2026 11:30 pm
Russia eyes stronger ties with Kerala across key sectors

India occupies a special place in Russias foreign policy and that the strategic partnership between the two countries will complete 80 years in 2027, says Russian Ambassador to India

25 Jun 2026 11:14 pm
Repeated paper leaks a systemic failure, Pradhan must resign: Kerala Minister

Roji John says paper leaks and related irregularities in five major examinations have affected 6.54 crore candidates over the past decade

25 Jun 2026 11:09 pm
Kanthapuram seeks prohibition of liquor

He urges the government to withdraw the proposal to cut tax rates on low-volume alcoholic beverages and abandon the PM SHRI scheme

25 Jun 2026 9:18 pm
Bus operators put strike plan on hold in Vadakara

They warned of an indefinite agitation from July 1 if steps were not taken to ease traffic snarls

25 Jun 2026 9:15 pm
IUML caught between ideology, coalition discipline

The decisions of the UDF in continuing with the PM SHRI scheme and reducing tax on low-alcohol liquor go contrary to the Leagues long-held position. While in Opposition, the party had called for PM SHRIs rejection, but has now taken a restrained position. IUML State president Thangal maintains that UDFs declared policy will be alcohol abstinence

25 Jun 2026 8:57 pm
Restored east gopuram of Keralas Vadakkunnathan Temple to be dedicated on June 26

The restoration, undertaken as an offering by the Venugopalaswamy Trust under the TVS Group, was carried out with the approval of the Archaeological Survey of India, following traditional conservation practices to preserve the monuments original character

25 Jun 2026 8:47 pm
Three-pronged strategy to tackle rising human-wildlife conflict in Kerala

Forest and Wildlife Minister Shibu Baby John announces that the State government will prepare a comprehensive action plan to address the issue

25 Jun 2026 8:42 pm
Kudumbashree adds natural colours to Onam apparel

Women tribespeople in the Parambikulam region of Palakkad district have been trained in dyeing organic cloth using natural pigments for Kudumbashrees premium clothing line Triband.

25 Jun 2026 8:39 pm
Husk to hope: coconut park begins to stir again in Kuttiyadi

The project, conceived during the tenure of the Oommen Chandy government, is being implemented by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation

25 Jun 2026 8:31 pm
25 Jun 2026 8:08 pm
Withdrawal amendment to FCRA Rules: CM

Satheesan says the amendment created conditions in which non-governmental organisations could not function in the country

25 Jun 2026 8:01 pm
Cricket coach in Kerala sentenced to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment in sexual abuse case

Verdict pertains to the second sexual abuse case registered against 40-year-old Manu M.; court also finds him guilty in a third case under similar circumstances

25 Jun 2026 7:47 pm
Payasam spill was accidental, no inquiry needed: Minister Bindhu Krishna

Responding to reports that an inquiry had been announced into the incident, Minister says the video of the episode clearly shows that it was an accidental occurrence that can happen in a crowd

25 Jun 2026 7:33 pm
Fertilizer depot to be established near Kalayanad agricultural market in Kollam

Launched in 2017, Kalayanad market is one of the premier agricultural trading hubs in Kollam district

25 Jun 2026 7:33 pm
Kerala to explore new alignment for NilamburMunderiMeppadi road

The proposed Hill Highway project will connect Nilambur in Malappuram district and Meppadi in Wayanad district

25 Jun 2026 7:25 pm
Kollam District Collector enforces peak-hour ban and road safety measures following Kottarakara accident

Ban on heavy vehicles, including lorries and tippers, from operating on public roads in Kollam during peak hours, specifically from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and from 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

25 Jun 2026 7:07 pm
Former Kerala Minister Sivadasa Menon to be commemorated on June 28

A founding leader of the Kerala Socialist Youth Federation (KSYF), the precursor to the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), he served two terms as a Minister in the E.K. Nayanar Cabinet

25 Jun 2026 6:59 pm
FCRA debate rekindled as Orthodox Church questions new rules

Church airs concerns over the manner in which the revised regulations were introduced, maintaining that stakeholders should have been consulted before the changes were proposed

25 Jun 2026 6:58 pm
Apprenticeship must be promoted to address unemployment of educated youth: Santosh Mehrotra

He observed that work experience is highly valued in the labour market and that apprenticeships provide young people with an opportunity to acquire such experience

25 Jun 2026 6:51 pm
Kerala govt. restructures tide-over wheat distribution policy

The directive is aimed at preventing any wastage of food grains within the public distribution system.

25 Jun 2026 6:50 pm
Ananthan Kaadu movie review: A flat, old-fashioned political potboiler lacking novelty

The filmmaker and the screenwriter seem to have taken the period setting of the film in the early 1990s a little too seriously, for the writing and making have a visible hangover of that era

25 Jun 2026 5:25 pm
Kerala High Court receives PIL on unsafe access road to Arookutty Community Health Centre

Petitioner states that damaged condition of road severely hinders ambulance movement, especially in adverse weather, and affects health care access to the elderly, pregnant women, schoolchildren, and emergency service users

25 Jun 2026 5:10 pm
Kerala CM Satheesan shifts to official residence Cliff House

V.D. Satheesan had been staying at Cantonment House, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition, while maintenance work was being carried out at Cliff House

25 Jun 2026 4:21 pm
UDF stand on liquor tax cut may force Kerala govt to rethink move, says Congress leader Rajmohan Unnithan

Unnithan says liquor tax cut cannot not be implemented without discussion within UDF and without its approval

25 Jun 2026 4:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation witnesses high drama as LDF steps up protest demanding Mayors resignation

Minor scuffle breaks out between LDF and BJP councillors as LDF councillors block Mayor V.V. Rajesh from entering the office, resulting in a woman councillor being injured in the melee. LDF councillors have demanded removal of BJP councillor R. Sugathan arrested under KAAPA

25 Jun 2026 1:59 pm
Kerala liquor tax row: CPI(M) accuses CM Satheesan of making incorrect statements, seeks clarification

M.B. Rajesh rejects Satheesans claim in Assembly that the proposal originated during previous LDF governments tenure when current CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan held Excise portfolio

25 Jun 2026 12:51 pm
UDF will decide on low-spirit liquor tax policy, says Ramesh Chennithala

Chennithala clarifies that there is no move to close down bars

25 Jun 2026 12:15 pm
Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran questions Kerala UDF govts tax cut on low-alcohol beverages

Sudheeran says proposal should have been discussed within party and UDF before the Revised Budget; urges government to drop tax cut provision

25 Jun 2026 12:07 pm
18 kg of suspected hybrid ganja seized in Kerala originated outside India, says DIG

G.H. Yathish Chandra, Ernakulam Range DIG, says the seized contraband carries a street value of about 18 crore

25 Jun 2026 11:40 am