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Kochi Corporation clears 30 projects worth 1,500 crore for Urban Challenge Fund

Projects include mobility hubs, civic tower, cultural district and waste-processing facility under Kochi@2050 vision; Union government to provide 25% of project cost as grant; Opposition councillors raise concerns over prioritising revenue-generating projects and use of land earmarked for welfare initiatives

4 Nov 2026 12:57 am
Keralam CM Satheesan says social media trends, ratings race threaten journalistic credibility

Inaugurating the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club, CM says established mainstream media organisations, despite their rich traditions and heritage, were increasingly following trends set by social media

4 Nov 2026 12:19 am
Abhiram murder case: three arrested, fourth person taken into custody as police unravel circumstances behind crime

The 17-year-old prime accused was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and placed in an Observation Home until November 10, subject to further orders

3 Nov 2026 9:31 pm
Boys death in Parassala: panel registers suo motu case

Seeks reports from police and child protection officer after 14-year-old dies at wedding function; relatives blame faulty ornamental light installation

3 Nov 2026 8:55 pm
Keralam to announce new womens policy on March 8

Deputy Speaker calls for 50% reservation for women in policy framing committees

3 Nov 2026 8:52 pm
KSSP demands reconstitution of task force on public health

Says panel lacks representation of public health experts and government doctors; warns against giving commercial interests precedence over peoples healthcare needs

3 Nov 2026 8:31 pm
Mundathikode fireworks tragedy: judicial commission finds 7,000 kg of explosives stored against permitted 15 kg

Report identifies banned potassium chlorate as the cause of the explosion that killed 16 people and injured 40

3 Nov 2026 8:14 pm
Demand to open Nadakkavu overbridge ahead of Kalpathy fest in Keralam

Nadakkavu Overbridge Action Council says nearly 95% of the construction work has been completed; keeping the bridge closed during the festival will cause inconvenience to local residents and motorists, it adds

3 Nov 2026 8:08 pm
Planning Board Vice-Chairman to visit Idukki on Nov. 30

The Vice-Chairman and his team will visit the district to discuss ideas, recommendations, and problem-solving strategies related to the hilly regions development

3 Nov 2026 8:08 pm
17-year-old Rudresh from Thiruvananthapuram donates organs, offering six people a new lease of life

Following the consent given by the family, Rudreshs both kidneys, pancreas, liver, both corneas, and the abdominal fascia and vessels were harvested

3 Nov 2026 7:57 pm
Extension of MEMU to Ernakulam raises concerns among Kottayam-Kollam commuters

Under the revised arrangement, the 66315 MEMU, which currently leaves Kottayam for Kollam at 5.40 p.m, will instead originate from Ernakulam at 5.25 p.m. and reach Kottayam at 6.45 p.m.

3 Nov 2026 7:55 pm
CPI(M) to launch indefinite sit-in protest over Adoor police station attack

Around 5,000 party workers will take part in the protest on the first day and the agitation will continue until action is taken, says CPI(M)

3 Nov 2026 7:37 pm
Nirmalam campaign launched in Keralams Kozhikode Corporation

The campaign aims at bringing about a comprehensive transformation in waste management through public participation

3 Nov 2026 7:33 pm
Revenue department to conduct hearing for landowners in Keralams ecologically fragile Chokramudy

Move follows a recent High Court order directing the Devikulam Subcollector to grant landowners an opportunity to submit relevant land records and to conduct a formal hearing

3 Nov 2026 7:10 pm
Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala assures strict action in Adoor police station incident

Youth Congress workers, led by Pathanamthitta district panchayat member Sreenadevi Kunjamma and Feni Ninan, was accused of allegedly trespassing into the police station and confronting a person in the lock-upon July 11

3 Nov 2026 7:09 pm
Keralam announces 50% concession on traffic fines under e-challan amnesty scheme

The offer covers violations recorded up to March 31, 2026, and applies to fines imposed by both the MVD and the police

3 Nov 2026 7:01 pm
CPI(M) protests sharp cut in Kerala Sahitya Akademi funding

Party demands withdrawal of October 11 government order slashing allocation to 50 lakh; alleges funding crunch has disrupted Akademis functioning and delayed staff salaries

3 Nov 2026 6:24 pm
Kerala Police introduce HM ACTS, HOMeS platforms to expeditegrievance redressal and enhance crime monitoring

The initiatives are aimed at improving grievance redressal, strengthening police administration and enabling real-time monitoring of crime statistics in Keralam.

3 Nov 2026 5:59 pm
Kerala HC allows plea by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit against permitting suspended students to appear for examinations

The Division Bench of Justices Anil K. Narendran and S. Muralee Krishna held that the single Bench erred in issuing the directions in the absence of evidence from the students demonstrating their eligibility to appear for the examinations

3 Nov 2026 5:24 pm
UDF poised to recast LDFs permissive liquor policy as it prepares to promulgate it on November 30

Excise Minister M. Liju told The Hindu that the UDF would dismantle the rules and amendments that gave deputy excise commissioners the power to grant bar licenses

3 Nov 2026 4:14 pm
The late Communist leader T.V. Thomass role in Punnapra-Vayalar uprising sparks CPI-CPI(M) row

The controversy, which has played out largely on social media, centres on a special edition of Chintha, the CPI(M)s ideological publication, brought out to mark the uprisings 80th anniversary as CPI leaders took strong exception to the way it documented the struggle and its leaders

3 Nov 2026 3:42 pm
Excise departments 'hasty granting' of bar licenses wrong-foots UDF government

The contentious granting of licences, which reportedly angered the UDFs prohibitionist base comprising Christian and Muslim social organisations, occurred as the Cabinet formulated the States liquor policy for the current fiscal year

3 Nov 2026 3:22 pm
Kerala PSC under the scanner: How allegations of examination irregularities have triggered multiple Crime Branch probes

What began with the discovery of unevaluated answers in a 2023 examination for senior posts in the State Planning Board has snowballed into a wider investigation by the Crime Branch

3 Nov 2026 2:58 pm
LDF seeks to galvanise coastal community against UDFs proposed high-value economic maritime corridor

The LDF has raised the spectre of large-scale displacement of fisherfolk, including the lack of free access to the coastline and the loss of homes and traditional livelihoods

3 Nov 2026 1:39 pm
Cyber police book 18 for allegedly revealing identity of minor accused in Cheranalloor car crash case

The Kochi City Cyber police have registered a case against 18 social media handles for allegedly revealing the identity of a 17-year-old accused in the Cheranalloor luxury car crash case

3 Nov 2026 1:21 pm
Police foil bid to snatch smuggled gold from woman at Karipur

Around 10 people had reached the airport in two cars to seize the gold and abduct her

3 Nov 2026 8:23 am
Panel proposes 10-year roadmap for stray dog issue in Keralam

Committee of experts call for a shift from the conventional sterilisation-and-release approach to model centred on adoption by individuals and institutions, alongside scientific waste management to reduce the street dog population; recommends monthly maintenance subsidy for those adopting adult dogs, promotes institutional adoption of strays

3 Nov 2026 12:05 am
VACB seizes files on 12-cr Kannur district panchayat contracts

The Vigilance team seized the files from the district panchayat office

3 Nov 2026 12:02 am
Valapattanam river samples reveal alarminglevels of chemical pollutants, bacteria

Test reports from the PCB have revealed severe pollution in the Valapattanam river, raising concerns about public health, aquatic life and the quality of drinking water in riverside areas

3 Nov 2026 12:02 am
Kozhikode drinking water projects to be reviewed ahead of summer

The initiative follows instructions from the State government to address mounting public complaints about drinking water shortages in various Assembly constituencies

2 Nov 2026 11:59 pm
Cancel order on 1-crore Cliff House maintenance: CM

Public Works Secretary asked to submit report on issue of order without the knowledge of the Chief Minister or his office.

2 Nov 2026 10:05 pm