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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
Fake news clip targeting Kerala PWD Minister P.K. Basheer under police probe

The post claimed that Basheer had said deaths due to communicable diseases were Gods decision and that the Health Minister should not be blamed, the police said

25 Jun 2026 11:03 am
CMRL pay-off case: Ex-Kerala CM Pinarayis daughter Veena appears before ED again

Questioning is after Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday obtained copies of 134 documents collected by Serious Fraud Investigation Office in connection with the case

25 Jun 2026 10:13 am
Amid political turbulence, Diya Binu keeps her focus on governance

The Pala municipal chairperson is steadily growing into a role that demands far more than her age might suggest

24 Jun 2026 11:41 pm
UDF governments stance on PM SHRI unconstitutional

The MoU was entered into by the Secretary, Education Department, Government of Kerala, and the Additional Secretary, Department of Education, Government of India, and not in the name of the President and the Governor as mandated under Article 299. Hence, the said MoU is a nullity

24 Jun 2026 9:28 pm
Thrikkakara municipality installing fencing along road after fatal fall of girl triggers protests

Twelve-year-old Rihana Kathrine Andrews, a Class VII student, succumbed to severe head injuries after losing control of her bicycle and falling from the elevated road at Mavelipuram in Kakkanad into the premises of an apartment complex below

24 Jun 2026 9:26 pm
Calicut varsity to act against self-financing college principals without UGC qualifications

Failure to comply with the instructions or continued deployment of unqualified principals will be viewed as a deliberate violation of university norms, says Registrar

24 Jun 2026 9:00 pm
No privatisation in critical minerals corridor project: Chief Minister

Satheesan says the project will be implemented through a consortium consisting of Coal India Ltd, Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd., Travancore Titanium Products, and the Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre

24 Jun 2026 9:00 pm
Kerala Chief Minister promises steps to make NoRKs pension distribution effective

He says the government will examine if Life certificate submission for non-resident Keralites pension could be changed from annual to once every two or three years

24 Jun 2026 8:57 pm
Kerala High Court invalidates oaths of 20 BJP councillors in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, fresh swearing-in done for 19

Congress ward member of the Vadakkanchery grama panchayat in Palakkad too asked to retake oath

24 Jun 2026 8:44 pm
CPI demands UDF government to withdraw from PM SHRI scheme

District secretary slams Chief Minister, alleges RSS agenda behind policy move

24 Jun 2026 8:42 pm
Pulikali funds blocked over non-compliance with Centres conditions: BJP Thrissur city district president

Failure to display Tourism Ministry and Incredible India logos on publicity materials cited as key lapse

24 Jun 2026 8:34 pm
Man held for hurling explosive at police in Thrissur

Accused allegedly attacked officers with crude explosive and pepper spray during Toofan patrol duty

24 Jun 2026 8:28 pm
KERA Productive Alliance scheme to strengthen smallholder farmers in Kollam

The initiative will operate under the Productive Alliance Scheme of the Kerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernisation project, ensuring sustainable pricing and secure markets for local farmers

24 Jun 2026 8:22 pm
Bishwanath Sinha set to take over as new Chief Secretary

A 1991 batch IAS officer, he had served as Keralas Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. He has two more years of service left and is slated to retire in 2028

24 Jun 2026 8:19 pm
Calicut University says no to proposal for research on astrology

Linking a non-scientific subject like astrology with astronomy is not appropriate

24 Jun 2026 8:13 pm
Court sentences 65-year-old to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment in Pocso case

The court found him guilty of repeatedly abusing a nine-year-old girl during the last year

24 Jun 2026 8:00 pm
CMRL case: ED gets copies of documents collected by SFIO

A special court in Ernakulam had earlier allowed the agency to access the copies of documents collected by the SFIO

24 Jun 2026 7:59 pm
Operation Toofan: over 400 arrested in Kozhikode this month

State-wide anti-drug campaign combines enforcement, awareness and rehabilitation efforts; 417 cases were registered and 422 people arrested in Kozhikode during the first 22 days of June

24 Jun 2026 7:57 pm
Action taken on complaints related to non-compliance with Maternity Benefit Act: Minister

Bindu Krishna was replying to a submission by Mathew Kuzhalnadan, Muvattupuzha MLA, in the Assembly on steps to ensure that women got six months of maternity leave under the welfare legislation

24 Jun 2026 7:51 pm
Fresh showdown at MG University over staff reshuffle

The protesting employees allege that section officers attached to several key administrative wings of the university were transferred arbitrarily to serve narrow political interests

24 Jun 2026 7:46 pm
Power-sharing row sparks fresh turmoil in Pala municipality

Independent councillor Maya Rahuls planned resignation from her vice-chairperson post on June 26 is now in jeopardy, as sources indicate she may refuse to step down, complicating the UDFs efforts to finalise a successor amid escalating tensions between Congress and independent members.

24 Jun 2026 7:42 pm
Kerala High Court rejects plea challenging election of K.C. Venugopal in 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader A.M. Ariff who contested against him challenged the Congress MPs victory

24 Jun 2026 7:30 pm
Row over tax rates of low-alcohol beverages: UDF will decide, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan

Satheesan says low-alcohol beverages as a new category was notified by the LDF government as part of its 2022-23 liquor policy. The present UDF government had merely fixed the tax rates.

24 Jun 2026 7:19 pm
Congress to launch fierce protests over exam scams and corruption

Anti-youth policies, rampant corruption, and anti-democratic actions of the BJP regime have pushed the future of the nations youth and students into complete darkness, says senior Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh

24 Jun 2026 5:33 pm
Congress yet to take a call on Kochi Corporation Deputy Mayors post

It has been more than a month since Deepak Joy, Thripunithura MLA, resigned from the position of the Deputy Mayor as well as the councillor after his win in the Assembly polls

24 Jun 2026 5:20 pm
Two youth killed in bike accident near Nedumbassery in Ernakulam

Deceased identified as Gokul and Ashwin, both in their early 20s and natives of Irinjalakuda, Thrissur

24 Jun 2026 4:23 pm
Railways, Cochin Port launch inquiries into dismantling of defunct rail tracks at Willingdon Island

The inquiries started after the track between Q9 Berth of the port and the office of Tata Global Beverages were found dismantled, triggering suspicions about loss of valuable steel rails

24 Jun 2026 3:49 pm
Kerala govt plans multi-layer defence against human-wildlife conflict: Forest Minister

Proposed defensive system to comprise AI-based surveillance and early-warning tools, followed by hanging fences and, where necessary, stronger defensive structures

24 Jun 2026 2:44 pm
BJP in tricky spot in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation as 20 councillors, including KAAPA accused R. Sugathan, asked to retake oath

While Deputy Mayor G.S. Ashanath and councillor R. Vinod took their oath in January in the name of Bharath Matha, some of the councillors took oath in the name of balidaanis. Some chose to take oath in the name of their local deities

24 Jun 2026 2:02 pm
Kerala Assembly: Opposition LDF locks horn with UDF over PM SHRI, stages walkout

Both sides accuse the other of surrendering to Sangh Parivar agenda

24 Jun 2026 12:27 pm
Kerala CM proposes inter-State collaboration with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry to combat drug smuggling

V.D. Satheesan writes to his counterparts in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to join forces sharing to dismantle criminal enterprises that thrive on drug smuggling through joint enforcement and intelligence

24 Jun 2026 12:05 pm
Kerala HC invalidates oaths taken in names other than God or solemn affirmation

High Court declares invalid the oaths of several BJP councillors in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

24 Jun 2026 11:43 am