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Kochi Corporation to roll out nutrient kits under TB eradication drive

Nutrient kits will be provided to those diagnosed with TB by tapping into Corporate Social Responsibility funds. Camps will be organised within Kochi Corporation limits to trace TB patients and extend treatment to them and their contacts during the first three months after detection.

13 Sep 2026 9:26 pm
CPI(M)s extended Keralam State committee meet begins in Kozhikode

Open debate on a draft report prepared by the State committee on the problems plaguing the party gets under way

13 Sep 2026 9:19 pm
Over 6,000 kg of rice, wheat allegedly diverted from ration shops seized in Keralam

Acting on a tip-off, Food and Civil Supplies department officials, with the assistance of the police, searched a locked house in Karali, Parassala, and recovered the grains, allegedly meant for sale on the black market

13 Sep 2026 9:18 pm
MalaysianPrime Minister Anwar Ibrahim meets Kanthapuram

The Prime Minister, who arrived in Kozhikode after attending the BRICS summit in New Delhi, held discussions with Kanthapuram on issues including global peace, education and social development

13 Sep 2026 9:03 pm
Historic Cochin gymnasium rejects Corporations rent proposal

The Corporation secretary has been asked to hear the gym authorities before taking a decision on the matter, says Mayor V.K. Minimol.

13 Sep 2026 8:14 pm
Keralam explores various options to tide over power shortage: Minister

Sunny Joseph says it is difficult to specify how long the power shortage will continue. Reduced availability of power amid deficient rainfall and a sharp increase in consumption have contributed to the crisis

13 Sep 2026 8:05 pm
Tourists hit as ferry services to two Kochi prime jetties remain stalled

SWTD attributes the delay in resuming services to the Mattancherry jetty to the pending dredging of its premises. It says the Kamalakadavu jetty is yet to be handed over by CSML despite the completion of pontoon and allied works.

13 Sep 2026 7:55 pm
Honour for man who drove Tirurs last bullock cart

77-year-old Ahmed Bava Thekkepeediyekkal drove bullock carts for nearly four decades, carrying essential goods through narrow roads and village paths around Tirur

13 Sep 2026 7:35 pm
IISER Thiruvananthapuram assistant professor found dead

The police are yet to ascertain the cause of death

13 Sep 2026 7:31 pm
Admit Chandrasekharan murder as an irreparable mistake, K.K. Rema demands CPI(M)

Her remarks come against the backdrop of CPI(M)s extended State committee meeting in Kozhikode, convened to review the partys political and organisational shortcomings

13 Sep 2026 7:23 pm
Senior Keralam CPI(M) leader Baby John dies at 74

John served as the Thrissur district secretary and State secretariat member of the party, and was a key organiser of the Left movement in the district

13 Sep 2026 7:18 pm
Two held in alleged robbery bid

Search on for two others suspects who escaped from the spot

13 Sep 2026 7:15 pm
Two held with suspected ganja

The seized ganja is estimated to have a market value of around 1 lakh, say the police

13 Sep 2026 7:07 pm
New initiative to guide Tavanur students towards careers

The project to provide guidance on higher education, competitive examinations, professional courses, career choices, and employment opportunities

13 Sep 2026 6:50 pm
Drug trafficking: two more nabbed from Noida

Police sources say one of the arrested was a major supplier who procured drugs in large quantities from Delhi and supplied them to Keralam through hired carriers and peddlers

13 Sep 2026 6:42 pm
CPI(M) Keralam State committee to directly address local organisational issues

CPI(M) Keralam State secretary M.V. Govindan says there is a dire need to change the behaviour of a section of leaders, their conversational styles, and functioning

13 Sep 2026 5:11 pm
Kerala High Court prescribes timelines for speedy disposal of bail applications

Kerala High Court specifies that regular bail applications should be disposed of within two weeks and anticipatory bail pleas within six weeks

13 Sep 2026 4:50 pm
House break-in attempt: Assam native held in Keralams Thrissur

Police say 22-year-old broke into a house near Manathala Block Office and attempted to steal valuables

13 Sep 2026 4:21 pm
Kerala PSC faces legal dilemma over Crime Branch summons in Planning Board exam scam

Commission seeks legal advice on whether itschairperson and members should appear before Crime Branch in connection with the alleged irregularities in a Kerala State Planning Board recruitment examination

13 Sep 2026 4:03 pm
Kapil Sibal calls for 10-year ban on politicians switching parties mid-term

Legislators changing political parties mid-term weakens their accountability, both to the citizens and within parties, Kapil Sibal said

13 Sep 2026 3:56 pm
KWA to set up 50-lakh-litre tank at Thammanam to address water woes of Kochi

The new tank will replace the 35 lakh-litre tank the utility had earlier proposed in place of the destroyed chamber of the Thammanam tank

13 Sep 2026 3:39 pm
Revised design clears hurdle for Pavangad ROB approach road

The Kerala State Electricity Board had served a notice to the Public Works Department directing it to stop piling work after 110-kV and 11-kV underground power cables were found passing through the site where the approach road was being constructed

13 Sep 2026 3:24 pm
M.A. Baby blames creation of false perception for CPI(M)s debacle in Keralam

We should have been more alert in exposing and defeating the narrative, M.A. Baby said while opening the partys three-day extended State committee meeting in Kozhikode

13 Sep 2026 1:46 pm
Poothrikka panchayat bypoll triggers speculations as Twenty20 downplays BJP bonhomie

While the move has raised questions over the stability of the alliance, insiders from both the parties claim it as a sheer pragmatic approach

13 Sep 2026 12:11 pm
Drug-induced gang rape: Four accused remanded in judicial custody in Kozhikode

The custody of the accused will be sought for a detailed interrogation as the police suspect the involvement of more persons in the incident

13 Sep 2026 11:45 am
Devaswom begins wall construction at Madayipara to keep vehicles out

A stone boundary wall is being constructed along the road from Eripuram towards the Naval Academy to prevent vehicles from entering the ecologically preserved Madayipara

13 Sep 2026 12:28 am
Kochi airport launches robot for enhanced passenger assistance and cultural promotion

In the first phase, the robot has been deployed at Kalangan, the art museum located in the domestic security hold area

12 Sep 2026 10:22 pm
Murali wants ESMA invoked to stop ambulance workers strike

Health Minister writes to Home Minister seeking steps to prevent strikes and ensure smooth operation of ambulance services. The Kerala State 108 Ambulance Employees Union has announced a 24-hour strike from 8 a.m. on September 17.

12 Sep 2026 10:07 pm
Health officials sound caution as soaring temperature triggers fresh wave of fever cases in Ernakulam

The district continues to report the highest number of influenza cases in the State, while dengue and leptospirosis cases also persist

12 Sep 2026 9:58 pm
Keralam Chief Minister calls for timely legal amendments to face challenges posed by tech

The tendency to copy creative works and violate copyright has been rising with the advancement of technology, says V.D. Satheesan

12 Sep 2026 9:21 pm
Electricity crisis an opportunity to find a solution, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan

The Chief Minister says the energy crisis is on the priority list of his government and that it is high time the State formulated a modern power policy

12 Sep 2026 9:15 pm