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Stress laid on consistent field surveillance and control measures as stagnant water and intermittent rains create breeding grounds for mosquitoes, increasing risk of diseases
Passenger associations and others say the Railways have failed to streamline traffic and ensure pedestrian safety at the two stations even though redevelopment works began in 2023 and were scheduled to be completed by August 2025
The recent electricity crisis in Kerala has exposed the States continued inability to tap the potential of its solar power capacity, which has grown phenomenally in the past decade. Lack of ample systems to store excess power generated during daytime is also a dampener. Tiki Rajwi finds out what is ailing the States power sector
Friends on Rails says this was not the first time that the escalator malfunctioned
A flex board erected at Kurumathur endorsed the appointment of P. Jayarajan as the district secretary and M. Swaraj as the State secretary. The boards were put up in the name of Kurumathur Sakhagal
The CPI(M) won the Ponnani municipality by a two-thirds majority even as the party suffered one of its worst defeats across Malappuram district in the recent local body elections. Despite this, KPCC secretary K.P. Noushad Ali secured a decisive Assembly victory in Ponnani
Efforts are on to complete the inspections in all schools ahead of rains
Efforts are on to set up new hospitals in Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Alappuzha, say Muslim Educational Society functionaries
He defeated K.N. Unnikrishnan of the Left Democratic Front by over 18,000 votes
Internal strife is escalating within the Kerala Congress (M) following its failure to win any of the twelve seats it contested in the Assembly elections. Accusations of leadership failures and strained ties with churches have intensified discussions on the partys future. Chairman Jose K. Mani downplays the crisis, emphasising that the upcoming meeting will address these pressing issues.
Two students of the School of Engineering were found dead in separate incidents at their rented accommodation over the past two weeks
The accused trespassed into the house premises of BMS leader K. Ramesan in Eranholi and attacked him with deadly weapons on May 9, 2016, says the prosecution
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Protection Committee says the Corporations plan to set up the plant at Shanti Nagar, where hundreds of ordinary families live, amounts to violation of constitutional rights
Yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Kannur
The district secretary of the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare and the district manager of Sisu Vikas Bhavan receive a mobile app alert as soon as a child is found in the cradle, following which hospital staff inspect the childs health indicators before adoption procedures are initiated
Of the canals 829-metre length, the stretch up to Chittoor Road was restored last September using the cast-in-situ method. The remaining stretch will be restored in three phases
Party has staked claim for two ministerial berths and the post of Chief Whip in the incoming United Democratic Front Cabinet
29 houses, three religious institutions, and 56 commercial establishments built on encroached land on the riverbed of the Panniyar River evicted
He says the forum, Democratic Marxist Front, will pursue the authentic Left political ideology
The woman, who was under treatment for stroke, tested her blood samples as part of a routine check-up, and tested positive for the disease
Former Palakkad MLA faces three sexual assault cases, and the chargesheet pertains to the third case
Two IUML workers booked for publicly displaying severed goats head during victory celebrations after defeat of LDF candidate K.T. Jaleel in Thavanur in Malappuram
Three leaders in contention Ramesh Chennithala, K.C. Venugopal and V.D. Satheesan are involved in hectic parleys to secure support of MLAs
Move follows declaration of results of April 9 Kerala Assembly polls in which Congress-led UDF emerged victorious by winning 102 of 140 seats
In a Facebook post, Siddique said while he was delighted by the victory of Congress-led UDF, he was concerned about the internal tussle within the party over Chief Ministers post
Joseph says the issue of ministerial representation for the party will be settled amicably through discussions
Congress leaders in Kerala should rise above personal ambitions
Of the 48 deaths this year, 20 took place on tracks between Kalamassery and Irinjalakuda, while 17 occurred on lines connecting Irinjalakuda with Vallathol Nagar
The National Highways Authority of India has completed 90 per cent of work on the project in the 12.75-km-long corridor
CPI plans to move forward by learning from the defeat and correcting what needs to be corrected, says party State secretary Binoy Viswam
The advert of an e-commerce giant, which shows the Malappuram villages twins in light-hearted situations, goes viral. The village, with 2,000 families, has nearly 400 pairs of twins.
Govindan is not stranger to us. We treat visitors with respect. Decisions regarding the party should be taken by party leaders, says Vinodini Kodiyeri, wife of the late CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Decision to provide a platform for party members down to the branch committee level to express their opinions comes in the wake of crushing defeats for the party even in some of its strongholds in Kannur
Fresh evidence points to organised cyber extortion networks operating behind alleged loan apps; multiple complaints highlight prolonged harassment, data misuse and intimidation of borrowers
MLA-elect says his intention is not to bring harm to the CPI(M), but to correct its course. He asks the party leadership to draw lessons from the verdict. Govindan makes it clear that he will align with the UDF
Disparate groups supporting V.D. Satheesan, K.C. Venugopal,and Ramesh Chennithala upped the ante in what appears to be a three-way leadership war in Congress. The feverish lobbying for the CMs post manifested in internet memes, hoardings and wallposters across Kerala
The LDF, an alliance of around a dozen parties, had shared the 140 Assembly seats among some 10 parties and a number of Independents for the recent polls. However, only the CPI(M), CPI, and Rashtriya Janata Dal will have representation in the new Assembly. Seven parties which contested in their own party symbols failed to secure a single seat
The film chamber aims at ensuring proper functioning of the committees as per the provisions under the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (POSH Act), 2013.

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