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In Kochi Corporation, Palluruthy is LDFs only bright spot

The front performed relatively better in certain pockets and far worse in others across the four CPI(M) area committee limits within the civic body

16 Dec 2025 1:13 am
LDF, UDF begin post-poll deliberations in Kozhikode

While the LDF has much to ponder over the drubbing in some of its traditional strongholds, the UDF is elated about the more-than-anticipated victory of its candidates across the district

15 Dec 2025 10:12 pm
In Kerala, Modi government favouring Adani group in highway road projects: Venugopal

Claiming a highway scam, the Congress MP says that from Kasaragod in the north to Kollam in the south, National Highway projects, two major stretches NH 66 and NH 544, are collapsing before the eyes of the public

15 Dec 2025 10:01 pm
KPCC president calls MGNREGS renaming an Insult to Mahatma Gandhi

Joseph says that the move not only disrespects Gandhis contributions but also risks destabilising a vital employment guarantee programme that has been crucial for rural livelihoods since its inception in 2005.

15 Dec 2025 9:58 pm
Beypore gears up for water fest

Contestants from five countries are expected to take part in the kite festival, one of the major attractions of water fest; cycle rally from Kozhikode to Beypore on December 25 to herald the start of the festival

15 Dec 2025 9:52 pm
District court grants bail to YouTuber Rahul Easwar in survivor intimidation case

On his release, Rahul Easwar alleged a conspiracy atChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayans level to silence him by incarcerating him during the politically sensitive campaign phase of the local body elections in Kerala

15 Dec 2025 9:22 pm
IFFK 2025: Anti-ageism film Blue Trail portrays the joy of discovering the new at old age

Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaros Blue Trail follows a senior citizens determination to pursue her dream even as an all-powerful government tries to put her away in a colony meant for those above 80.

15 Dec 2025 9:16 pm
Charging crisis sparks trouble for e-rickshaw drivers in Kozhikode city

They say the memorandums submitted to State ministers, seeking more charging points, have been ignored for more than six months

15 Dec 2025 8:55 pm
Winter comes calling early in Munnar, temperature drops to 3C

As per climate experts, Munnar is witnessing an early winter after 2018. Usually extreme cold is experienced in the hill station from the first week of January

15 Dec 2025 8:54 pm
HC grants Rahul Mamkoothatil interim protection from arrest till Thursday

Government moves High Court challenging the anticipatory bail given to the Palakkad MLA in a second rape case. HC grants Mankootathil time to file objections against government plea

15 Dec 2025 8:27 pm
Kerala local body polls: Model Code of Conduct withdrawn

MCC to remain in places where special elections are scheduled following death of candidates

15 Dec 2025 8:25 pm
IFFK 2025: Fazil Razaks Moham is an antidote to films celebrating toxicity

Moham, being screened in the Malayalam Cinema Today category at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala, follows the intertwining lives of Amala, a woman grappling with mental health challenges, and Shanu, a man driven by revenge after a breakup due to his overbearing nature.

15 Dec 2025 8:22 pm
2026 elections: UDF hints at keeping Sabarimala row at top of Oppositions anti-govt. rhetoric

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala hands in evidence to the SIT which points to a global conspiracy involving international gangs which trade in revered objects looted from religious places of worship for sale to wealthy collectors

15 Dec 2025 8:17 pm
LDF has the political heft to return to power in 2026, says Govindan

CPI(M) State secretariat says the local body polls outcome was not a verdict against the government. As per its State secretary, there is no anti-incumbency wave

15 Dec 2025 8:02 pm
UDF comeback to reshape political balance in Malabar

Though LDFs core base remains unshaken in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, and Palakkad, the Opposition front has drastically overturned the ruling fronts hegemony established in the previous local body polls in 2020

15 Dec 2025 7:19 pm
CM to open labour conclave on December 19

Labour Ministers of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, and Telangana will take part in the conclave, says V. Sivankutty.

15 Dec 2025 7:17 pm
Kudumbashree launches brand for Sabarimala forest harvests

Project aims to collect products such as honey, camphor, ginger, Dantha Pala (Dyers Oleander), and Ponkarandi (Salacia oblonga)

15 Dec 2025 7:16 pm
Crisis at IFFK as I&B Ministry denies censor exemption to 19 films, including 100-year old Battleship Potemkin

According Kerala State Chalachitra Academy sources, there is no specific pattern to the denial of certification. No reasons have also been specified. Even films which were cleared for screening at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa have been denied permission

15 Dec 2025 7:02 pm
15 Dec 2025 5:37 pm
Outraging womans modesty: Kerala police oppose film director, CPI(M) leader Kunju Muhammeds anticipatory bail

The police have moved the court for recording the complainants sworn statement in camera before a judicial magistrate under Section 183 of the BNSS

15 Dec 2025 1:54 pm
CPI signals that Sabarimala gold theft scandal eclipsed LDFs governance track record at local body poll hustings

Notably, the CPI mouthpiece Janayugam editorial underscored that LDF failed in distancing itself democratically from leaders of social organisations championing schismatic religious and caste identity politics, primarily by demonising minorities

15 Dec 2025 1:01 pm
Three emerge as probable chairperson candidates in Aluva municipality

Names of Saiji Jolly, deputy chairperson in the outgoing council, and Lisa Johnson, chairperson of the standing committee for public works, are among the probables for the top post along with Saniya Thomas, a two-time councillor

15 Dec 2025 1:23 am
SIT records Chennithalas statement in Sabarimala gold theft case

He tells media that he has informed the SIT about the alleged links between the gold theft and international antiques smugglers. He clarifies that the inputs he provided are not evidence, but information

14 Dec 2025 9:40 pm
IFFK 2025: fallout of a dictatorship might be invisible in society at first, but over time they become visible, says Pablo Larrain

The iconic director of Chilean films set around Augusto Pinochet regime speaks on politics and observation in independent cinema at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala

14 Dec 2025 9:14 pm
LDF, UDF on the hunt for mayoral candidates in Kozhikode Corporation

The LDF will not be able to rule the Corporation without the support of at least a few councillors from either the UDF or the NDA; DCC president says UDF will put up a strong fight for the post of Mayor

14 Dec 2025 9:04 pm