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Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress candidate selection in limbo

After several rounds of meetings and consultations, central election committee of the party could not resolve the issue ofallowing MPs from the State to contest the Assembly elections

18 Mar 2026 10:53 pm
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: IUML bets on youth, ushers in generational shift

Breaking from expectations of retaining most of its 15 sitting MLAs, whose average age is above 63, the party introduced 11 new faces, including six young leaders, two women and one non-Muslim candidate

18 Mar 2026 9:35 pm
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: 10 of the 13 incumbent MLAs in Kozhikode contesting again; no woman candidate from CPI(M)

The Left Democratic Front had 11 MLAs and the United Democratic Front had two elected representatives in Kozhikode after the 2021 elections

18 Mar 2026 9:23 pm
18 Mar 2026 8:58 pm
District gears up for another flawless Thrissur Pooram

Collector chairs high-level review meeting; round-the-clock control rooms, safety, and crowd management take centre stage

18 Mar 2026 8:43 pm
Kerala revises grace marks for students

Order does not mention grace marks for reading, as announced earlier by Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty

18 Mar 2026 8:33 pm
Kerala HC rejects PIL that challenged use of name IPL

Court observes that there was no merit in the substance of the argument and refuses to entertain the PIL

18 Mar 2026 8:23 pm
Iran war leads to drop in cargo volumes in Kerala ports

Cochin Port, only port in Kerala that handles crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas consignments, has witnessed a 20-30% drop in cargo volumes since the conflict began

18 Mar 2026 8:23 pm
Dredging in limbo at Beypore port amid delay in EIA

The harbour development initiative, launched three years ago under a 11.8-crore contract awarded by the Kerala Maritime Board, had been suspended after dredgers encountered hard laterite rock on the seabed

18 Mar 2026 7:23 pm
Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: V.D. Satheesan alleges Model Code of Conduct violations, asks EC to take down government hoardings

Satheesan seeks action against people responsible for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and demands strong monitoring mechanisms to prevent further breaches of the MCC

18 Mar 2026 5:23 pm
Kerala Assembly polls: IUML State secretary Randathani slams Tirurangadi pick, says deserving voices ignored

Vanitha League leader Noorbeena Rasheed criticises candidature of Fatima Thahiliya in Perambra

18 Mar 2026 3:52 pm
Kerala Assembly polls: LDF ally RJD announces candidates; Bhaskaran, P.K. Praveen, and Anil Kumar to contest

Rashtriya Janata Dal to field M.K. Bhaskaran from Vadakara in Kozhikode, P.K. Praveen from Koothuparamba in Kannur, and P.K. Anil Kumar from Kalpetta in Wayanad as LDF candidates

18 Mar 2026 12:22 pm
Three MBBS students killed in scooter accident in Keralas Kozhikode

The accident took place around 2.30 a.m. when the electric scooter they were travelling on crashed into an electric post and fell into a drainage

18 Mar 2026 10:01 am
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Nemom constituency in for a tight and unpredictable contest

While LDF has announced incumbent MLA V. Sivankutty as its candidate, Rajeev Chandrasekhar will contest for NDA. UDF yet to propose its candidate. With BJP again setting high hopes for constituency, LDF fighting hard to defend its turf and UDF yet to reveal its cards, an exciting contest is on the cards in Nemom

17 Mar 2026 11:31 pm
March taken out to Lok Bhavan in protest against Bill on transgender persons

Copies of the Bill burnt as members of transgender, intersex, and gender diverse community demand its withdrawal; they allege that it takes away the right to gender self-determination and violates human and constitutional rights

17 Mar 2026 9:49 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: P.J. Joseph retires, hands over baton to son

Apu John Joseph will contest from Thodupuzha in the upcoming Assembly elections

17 Mar 2026 9:18 pm
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Congress announces first list of 55 candidates, yet to take a call on MPs wishing to contest

K.C. Venugopal says party will take a decision on MPs' desire to contest later. Party has not yet named candidates for Kannur and Konni for which MPs K. Sudhakaran and Adoor Prakash respectively raised demands. The initial list includes 20 incumbent MLAs

17 Mar 2026 8:54 pm
FAC allows KFDC to continue tree felling operations

The MoEFCC has approved the continued removal of exotic species, such as eucalyptus, wattle, and acacia

17 Mar 2026 8:48 pm
Govt. sanctions land for CUK Capital Centre in Thiruvananthapuram

Land has been allotted in Andoorkonam village to establish a permanent campus of the Central University of Kerala, in the district

17 Mar 2026 8:39 pm
Kerala Assembly polls: Thrissur district prepared for election day, says Collector

Women constitute 51.5 percent of the electorate, while men account for 48.49 percent

17 Mar 2026 8:39 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Former KPCC general secretary M.J. Job joins BJP

He had quit the party over its decision to support former CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran in the Ambalapuzha constituency

17 Mar 2026 8:38 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: BJP suspends dissident leader in Kottayam

Noble Mathew, national vice-president of Minority Morcha, has been suspended from the primary membership of the party citing anti-organisational activities

17 Mar 2026 8:28 pm
Schools await funds for midday meal scheme

Funds for the scheme are pending from December onwards in many schools

17 Mar 2026 8:24 pm
Police intensify probe into Kowdiar Palace theft

Investigators compile list of all visitors who entered the palace between October and November, last year; they suspect the theft was carried out by someone familiar with the palace layout

17 Mar 2026 8:23 pm