District Police Chief (Kochi City) Putta Vimaladitya has sought an internal report on the incident

The festival will see the participation of over 8,000 students

Though the State Election Commission has set a ceiling of 1.5 lakh as election expenses for candidates in district panchayats and Corporations, the real cost overshoots the limit by a huge margin. Parties bear a portion of the expenses, but the candidate has to shoulder the actual burden

Grama panchayat sees five different presidents in the past five years. Though UDF won the poll in 2020 with 11 seats and LDF 10 seats, two of its members defected to the in 2022 bringing the panchayat under LDF control. The was followed by a series of defections and power struggle

CPI(M) has fielded 48 leaders of Students Federation of India in the polls while the Congress has found 79 candidates from the Kerala Students Union. MSF, the students union of the Indian Union Muslim League has fielded 47 leaders, while 14 from the All India Students Federation, the CPIs student wing, are also in the fray

The nomination papers filed by Elsy George was rejected after it was found that a person who had seconded her candidature was a voter outside the division

The candidatures of Amaya Prasad and Arunima M. Kurup, fielded by the UDF in Thiruvananthapuram and Alappuzha respectively, were approved by the respective returning officers on November 22, 2025, thus paving the way for them to contest the civic polls

Carnatic musician receives fifth P. Govinda Pillai memorial national award in State capital

Properties worth 67 crore were recently attached as part of an intensified investigation into the role of these trusts in handling funds for the banned Popular Front of India

A new addition to this years package tours is Kadamakkudy, which is fast emerging as one of the sought-after tourist destinations in Kochi

They say an affordable housing scheme without relocating them from the existing location is the top priority which they want to materialise with the support of local administrators

Review meeting resolves to address shortcomings in the crowd-management arrangements. At present, an average of 70 pilgrims climb the 18 holy steps each minute. This will be raised to 85, allowing more devotees to have darshan

Kerala Congress (M) fields rebel candidates in three general divisions

CPI(M) bags two seats in Anthoor municipality and two in Malapattam grama panchayat. DCC president says UDF candidates nominations were rejected to help the LDFs cause

Among the 14 research institutions approved by the Mission across India, Sevadhi has been classified as an independent research institute

The ED had conducted search operations at multiple premises linked to Mr. Anwar and others on Friday

Allegations surfaced that the counsellor with the Women and Child Development department mentally harassed the survivor during the case

The rainfall activity is likely to be more vigorous in parts of south and central Kerala until the system weakens

Gopu Paramasivan, a native of Thevara, was arrested on Friday (November 21) after allegedly assaulting his live-in partner at their rented house in Vyttila

Ravipuram has traditionally been an impregnable stronghold of the party until sitting councillor and independent candidate S. Sasikala breached it in 2020

The police said it is suspected that George murdered the woman following a financial dispute and his attempt to abandon the body failed as he was allegedly drunk and too tired

Despite setbacks, both fronts remain confident of wresting power in the upcoming election

Last month, Kerala declared snakebite envenomation a notifiable disease. Though snakebites are common in the State, a 2019 incident triggered a systemic overhaul. A 10-year-old girl had died of a venomous snakebite in a school in Wayanad, and people were outraged. Since then, a digital rescue network has been launched and school infrastructure upgraded.Sarath Babu Georgereports on Keralas quest for zero snakebite mortality