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The long arm of law catches up with former Kerala Minister in evidence-tampering case

It took three decades for a case booked for criminal conspiracy and causing disappearance of evidence against a legislator in Kerala to be decided by a trial court. Sarath Babu George tracks the legal and investigative processes that culminated in the conviction and subsequent disqualification of Antony Raju

9 Jan 2026 12:28 am
Denmark explores collaboration with Kudumbashree in the field of elderly care

The discussions centered on training Kudumbashree workers to serve as social healthcare helpers in Denmark, building on the success of the K for Care project, which has already trained over a thousand caregivers in Kerala.The move requires more extensive training and Danish language studies.

8 Jan 2026 9:21 pm
8 Jan 2026 9:20 pm
NITI Aayog recognises Keralas LIFE Mission as best model for affordable housing

In a recent report, NITI Aayog describes LIFE Mission as a multi-faceted convergence and community-based model, noting that it effectively brings together resources of various departments and local self-government institutions to address the housing needs of the poor

8 Jan 2026 9:01 pm
Kerala government issues guidelines for antibiotic-smart certification of hospitals, LSGs

Move as part of governments initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance. Innovative accreditation system has been developed by identifying key performance indicators and giving weightages to each to arrive at a performance score for certification

8 Jan 2026 8:55 pm
J.B. Koshy Commissions recommendations are being implemented: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The panel was formed to study the educational, economic, and welfare issues facing Christian minorities. Since the commission submitted its report in May 2023, 17 departments have implemented 220 of the 284 recommendations and sub-recommendations.

8 Jan 2026 8:53 pm
Suspected hashish oil seized from Kannur Central Jail inmate

The contraband stored in two small bottles, recovered from a convict; Kannur Town police register case

8 Jan 2026 8:51 pm
Court proceedings halted in Idukki after a hoax bomb threat

The threat was sent to the District Judges official email address under the name of a Tamil Liberation organisation

8 Jan 2026 8:47 pm
Pinarayi defends Balans comment on JIHs growing heft in UDF

Chief Minister seeks to give the contentious comment a contemporary political context, stating that Balan only held a mirror up to the Islamist organisations increasingly pernicious influence within the Opposition United Democratic Front

8 Jan 2026 8:29 pm
BJP weighs high profile options for Palakkad

Actor Unni Mukundan's is among the names being suggested for the Palakkad Assembly constituency

8 Jan 2026 8:26 pm
One killed as vehicles carrying Sabarimala pilgrims collide head on

The accident occurred in Ranni when a Karnataka-registered car carrying four Ayyappa devotees rammed into a mini bus that had arrived from Pathanamthitta

8 Jan 2026 8:24 pm
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi unveils logo of ITFoK 2026

Festival to be held from January 25 to February 1; nine international productions to echo Voices in the Silence

8 Jan 2026 8:19 pm
Heavy rush at Sabarimala ahead of Makaravilakku

On Thursday, the queue of pilgrims waiting to climb the 18 holy steps stretches up to Sabaripeedam, prompting the police to temporarily halt the movement of pilgrims at Pampa

8 Jan 2026 8:08 pm
RSP faces internal backlash over Eravipuram Assembly seat

While a section of the party has proposed fielding Karthik Premachandran, son of Kollam MP N.K. Premachandran, the move has ignited sharp resistance from members who decry the rise of dynasty politics.

8 Jan 2026 7:53 pm
Protest mounts against Poovaranthode hydel project over blasting damage

Extensive rock blasting for the project has caused serious structural damage to nearby houses, rendering several of them uninhabitable, say protesters

8 Jan 2026 7:52 pm
Congress rejigs strategy in Palakkad district, pushes for Thankappan, Balram

The Congress is reportedly unhappy with the proposal to cede the Pattambi seat to the Indian Union Muslim League

8 Jan 2026 7:51 pm
Idukki became an epicentre of protests after Gadgil report

Protests erupted after Gadgil committee recommended that 37% of the Western Ghats be declared eco-sensitive. Of the 123 villages identified as ESAs, 48 were located in Idukki district. Residents were apprehensive that these recommendations would lead to forced evictions and conversion of farmland into protected forest

8 Jan 2026 7:49 pm
Erumely buzzes with festive spirit as foreign visitors join pilgrims

Primary attraction for foreign visitors seems to be the celebration of religious harmony, where two temples and a mosque stand close by, and pilgrims honouring all of them in their rituals

8 Jan 2026 7:37 pm
AgriNext Startup workshop held

The workshop was aimed at identifying the challenges faced by farmers, and enabling existing startups to develop technology-driven solutions to address these issues

8 Jan 2026 7:11 pm
Aralam declared as Keralas first butterfly sanctuary

Butterfly surveys conducted over the past 25 years have documented extraordinary diversity in the sanctuary

8 Jan 2026 7:08 pm
State Police Chief seeks inquiry into alleged bail bid in Pathanamthitta POCSO case

According to a complaint submitted to the CM, Pathanamthitta Cyber Cell Circle Inspector B.K. Sunil Krishna attempted to facilitate bail for the accused in the case

8 Jan 2026 6:46 pm
Ashtamudi Wetland Management Unit constituted

Kerala High Court had expressed its displeasure at the delay in forming the unit. The unit has been constituted with the District Collector as chairperson

8 Jan 2026 6:41 pm
Government medical college doctors to go on indefinite strike

All teaching activities will be boycotted from January 13, and all non-emergency medical services in medical college hospitals will be discontinued from the week after

8 Jan 2026 6:17 pm
Haripad police arrest two mahouts for taking infant beneath elephant

One of the mahouts involved is the father of the infant

8 Jan 2026 5:32 pm
Bomb hoax: police intensify surveillance at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital

An email was received at the official ID of medical college Principal claiming that bombs have been placed at the MCH. Inspections find the threat to be hoax

8 Jan 2026 5:19 pm
Life imprisonment for seven RSS-BJP workers for murdering CPI(M) leader at Thalassery in 2008

Latheesh, secretary of the CPI(M) Thiruvangad local committee, was hacked to death on the Chakyathmukku beach, near Thalassery. The court found accused numbers one to seven guilty and sentenced them to 35 years of imprisonment on four counts

8 Jan 2026 4:57 pm
Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu road to be completed by February: Minister Mohammed Riyas

Minister Riyas said efforts were on to address the alleged negligence on the part of the contractors in speeding up the NH widening works in the Vadakara stretch

8 Jan 2026 12:29 pm
Public protests, scarcity of land hampering setting up of dog shelters, says Kerala govt.

The Revenue and Local Self-Government departments are in the process of identifying suitable land for new shelters. Once the land is finalised, the Animal Husbandry department will provide technical support for setting up the facilities

7 Jan 2026 10:19 pm
Ernakulam Rural police see spike in NDPS cases

A total of 3,908 drug-related cases were registered in 2025, compared with 2,037 in 2024

7 Jan 2026 9:52 pm
State govt. shares High Courts satisfaction with SIT probe, says Vasavan

On the SIT quizzing former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran, the Devaswom Minister said the SIT was free to summon or question anyone as part its probe

7 Jan 2026 9:32 pm