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SIT to move court for custody of DYFI leader in kafir screenshot case

Jithin Bhaskar, a DYFI Vadakara block committee member and admin of the WhatsApp group Vadakara Squad is suspected of sharing it with over 200 persons. However, police have not established that he is the creator of the screenshot

17 Jun 2026 9:25 pm
Congress aims better performance in future in Thrissur, vows course correction

A joint meeting of mandalam and block Congress committee presidents decides to move forward by identifying and rectifying organisational lapses

17 Jun 2026 9:04 pm
Central portal for Waqf properties offers facility to upload data, says Kerala board

Dismissing the allegations that board had illegally uploaded details of the disputed Munambam property, C.M. Manju, Chief Executive Officer in-charge of the Kerala board, says in her final report that the portal has an enabling provision and technical functionality permitting direct entry of property particulars by the board

17 Jun 2026 8:59 pm
Shortage of psychiatric social workers grips mental healthcare system in Keralas govt. hospitals

Eight of the 15 sanctioned posts under the Directorate of Health Services and three of the four posts under the Directorate of Medical Education remain vacant

17 Jun 2026 8:58 pm
KAT refuses to stay GO that removed DHS

The Kerala government submitted that a new Director of Health Services was appointed, considering the urgent requirements of the States health sector

17 Jun 2026 8:47 pm
Ernakulam reports highest number of influenza cases in June

As many as 324 cases were reported, with some days recording more than 50 cases

17 Jun 2026 8:40 pm
Kerala to appoint geotechnical experts to examine issues in NH construction

According to PWD Minister, 81% of the 642 km project has already been completed. The move is aimed at timely completion of the remaining highway work within a year.

17 Jun 2026 8:37 pm
Operation Toofan: 36 kg of cannabis seized, two held in Thrissur

Kunnamkulam police and DANSAF team intercept accused after dramatic escape bid, officers have a narrow escape as accused try to ram their vehicle into police vehicle

17 Jun 2026 8:36 pm
Women passengers on KSRTC Ordinary buses increase to a record 11.84 lakh on Day 2 of Priyadarshini scheme

Financial liability incurred by the KSRTC for providing free travel to women is estimated at 2.46 crore on June 16

17 Jun 2026 8:14 pm
Keralas secular society will not allow NEP implementation, says CPI(M) State secretariat

Though the Centre had begun implementing NEP from 2022 with saffronisation of textbooks and curriculum as its core, the LDF-led State govt. had prepared the curricula by upholding secularism, says a statement

17 Jun 2026 8:10 pm
Power curbs likely on limited scale till June 30, says Kerala State Electricity Board

Restrictions between 6 p.m. and midnight till June 30 on account of an acute power shortage felt nationwide

17 Jun 2026 8:02 pm
12-crore boulevard project to boost tourism in Sulthan Bathery

The project, fully funded by the State government, will be implemented through the Public Works department after the necessary approvals and tendering procedures are completed

17 Jun 2026 7:28 pm
Kerala govt. to appoint Integrated Financial Adviser in every department

Bid to accelerate file processing and improve project implementation. The officer will ensure adequate scrutiny of the files before they are sent to the Finance department

17 Jun 2026 7:07 pm
Veteran bureaucrat and TDB president Jayakumar returns to his original passion for painting

His 25th painting exhibition, Glimpses, at the Mauve Art Gallery on June 18, marks K. Jayakumars return to Thiruvananthapurams art scene after four years.The exhibition features 22 paintings, including 15 new works and a handful of older canvases selected from his earlier collections.

17 Jun 2026 6:38 pm
Crime Branch takes over probe into death of nursing student in Kollam

Febina Sajan, a 23-year-old nursing student of a private nursing college in Kollam, was found dead on January 18, 2026

17 Jun 2026 5:42 pm
Being an MLA is an opportunity to highlight issues of common man, Kerala Chief Minister tells legislators

Two-day orientation programme for members of Assembly gets under way in Thiruvananthapuram

17 Jun 2026 5:32 pm
Attack on Youth Congress activists: SIT approaches Kerala HC against anticipatory bail granted to accused police personnel

SIT contends that the restrictions on custodial interrogation have a serious impact on the investigation into the matter and requests the court to quash the anticipatory bail order

17 Jun 2026 4:22 pm
V.D. Satheesan set to be the third Congress CM in Kerala to present Budget

Satheesan will present the Budget since he also handles Finance portfolio

17 Jun 2026 4:06 pm
CMRL pay-off case involving ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayans daughter T. Veena | Explained

Income Tax Interim Settlement Board in 2023 found that T. Veena and her now-defunct company Exalogic Solutions had received monthly payments from CMRL despite there being no evidence of any services given in return. A probe by Serious Fraud Investigation Office revealed fictitious cash expenses of about 182 crore over a span of 15 years, allegedly used by CMRL to bribe various persons

17 Jun 2026 2:50 pm
How everyday Kerala is being reimagined in an award-nominated illustration series

llustrator Mohammed Sajids portrait series is in contention at the AOI World Illustration Awards 2026, spotlighting fish sellers, flower vendors, postmen and other familiar faces of Keralas streets

17 Jun 2026 2:49 pm
Kerala Budget: Fiscal health, welfare, growth in focus as Congress-led UDF govt to present Revised Budget on June 19

Budget faces challenge of finding middle ground between re-aligning Keralas fiscal space for tackling concerns raised in White Paper on State finances and mobilising additional revenue for development and welfare, notably Indira Guarantees and dream projects

17 Jun 2026 1:42 pm
Nedumangadu child murder case: Kerala HC registers suo motu petition to probe child abuse, welfare system failures

Court orally inquires about reasons behind inaction of District Child Protection Officer despite information of alleged abuse from the childs grandmother

17 Jun 2026 1:25 pm
Kerala Cabinet forms sub-committee to study PM SHRI implementation; CM says forced to continue with scheme

Satheesan says Kerala government is forced to continue with controversial project as previous LDF government had already entered into an agreement and received money from Centre

17 Jun 2026 1:12 pm
VACBs sting operation uncovers widespread illegal diversion of food grains from NFSA godowns, ration shops in Kerala

As part of undercover operation tiled Operation Food Safety, anti-corruption sleuths set up staged scenarios, posing as black marketeers seeking to purchase subsidised food grains from randomly chosen National Food Security Act (NFSA) warehouses and ration shops at at prices significantly below market rates

17 Jun 2026 11:05 am
Major IPS reshuffle in Kerala: IGs, DIGs and SPs shifted in key police posts

Putta Vimaladitya, Inspector General of Police, Internal Security, is transferred and posted as Inspector General of Police, North Zone

17 Jun 2026 10:05 am
Primed to treat: On Kerala and Nipah

The Kerala story in containing Nipah has lessons for pandemic preparedness

17 Jun 2026 12:52 am
Record surge in women patronage in KSRTC on Priyadarshini schemes inaugural day

On June 15, the KSRTC saw 13.29 lakh women passengers use its services, of which zero-fare tickets were issued to 7.83 lakh women. The KSRTC incurs a revenue loss of 2.20 crore on the first day following the launch of the scheme.

16 Jun 2026 11:38 pm
Keralas move to intensify wild boar culling comes under fire

KFRI scientist calls for a science-based management strategy, warning that indiscriminate killing could create ecological imbalances

16 Jun 2026 9:21 pm
Waterborne disease prevention: bottled water to be tested

Wayside food joints which are functioning in an unhygienic manner will be closed down. Eight shigellosis cases reported in Kerala on Tuesday

16 Jun 2026 9:03 pm
Pinarayi criticises Centres constitution of panel to study demographic changes

Keralas Leader of the Opposition says the committees framework is based on the content of political speeches made by people including RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

16 Jun 2026 8:52 pm