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Kerala / The Hindu

Munambam lens on Waqf Bill passage roils Kerala politics

BJPs attempt to link the legislation to the land dispute in the locality in Kochi, an emotive issue for the Christian communityin the State, puts parties on either side of the political aisle in a quandary in the run-up to the Assembly election next year

4 Apr 2025 1:46 am
Munambam land row echoes in Rajya Sabha

BJP Ministers highlight the land row between the residents of Munambam and the Kerala Waqf Board to justify the need for Waqf (amendment) Bill

3 Apr 2025 11:56 pm
Hope still alive for Thripunithura bypass project

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways decides to entrust a board member of NHAI with the task of studying the feasibility of the corridor

3 Apr 2025 9:12 pm
K.C. Unniyanujan Raja passes away

The interests of the head of the erstwhile Zamorin family ranged from traditional mathematics to advanced computing, leading him to travel extensively and master technologies

3 Apr 2025 8:40 pm
Third round of talks to settle ASHAs stir remain inconclusive

While Health Minister Veena George says the discussions were constructive, ASHAs representatives say the government had no new solutions to offer to resolve the stalemate

3 Apr 2025 8:22 pm
NDA leadership meet decides to strengthen front in preparation for local body and Assembly polls

NDA leaders criticise State governments handling of ASHAs protest and accuse LDF and UDF of failing to address issues faced by coastal communities

3 Apr 2025 8:06 pm
How a homeopathic medicine landed a KSRTC driver from Kozhikode in trouble

The driver, who calls himself a complete teetotaller, tested positive in a breath analyser test to check alcohol content in his body on March 31

3 Apr 2025 7:50 pm
Tribal youths death: preliminary probe finds serious lapses on part of cops

Department-level inquiry report submitted to Deputy Inspector General of Police (North Zone)

3 Apr 2025 7:39 pm
High Court judge to probe allegation of sexual misconduct of district judge

District judge in Kozhikode accused of outraging the modesty of a woman court employee in his official chamber. Judge, placed under suspension, denies charges

3 Apr 2025 7:36 pm
Valiyamada waterfront tourism project all set to open

The park was developed by the State Tourism department at a cost of 4.85 crore

3 Apr 2025 7:36 pm
Thalanad clove gets GI tag

The clove, grown in Thalanad grama panchayat situated 3,000 ft above sea level, is distinguished by the attractive colour of the buds and overall quality, says Agriculture dept.

3 Apr 2025 7:23 pm
10 crore allotted for supercomputing centre at Pampady

Funding for the initial phase of the project was included in the 2025-26 State Budget

3 Apr 2025 7:19 pm
Kannadippaya gets GI tag, anchoring tribal craft on global map

It ensures market protection and a global platform for this traditional product. The recognition makes it the first tribal handicraft product from Kerala to receive a GI tag

3 Apr 2025 7:09 pm
Waqf Bill: KC factions go for political recalibration in central Travancore

Even while aligning with the Munambam people, they seek to highlight increasing attacks on Christians in north India, a broader attempt to tighten control over all minority communities, and other pressing local issues

3 Apr 2025 7:06 pm
Keralas peak electricity demand likely to cross 7,000 MW by 2026-27, according to new report

Battery Energy Storage Systems better placed to handle States storage demands for the short-term, says report

3 Apr 2025 7:05 pm
HC directive to TDB not to allow activities prohibited under Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act in temples

HC Bench directs the TDB to take stringent action against the temple advisory committees which allow such incidents at its temples

3 Apr 2025 6:58 pm
Summer camps, the annual ritual of fun and frolic for students, commence in the capital

The no care in the world season, a cherished experience for generations of school leavers, has arrived.

3 Apr 2025 6:53 pm
Rajeev Chandrasekhar meets Vellappally

Waqf (Amendment) Bill will help resolve Munambam land dispute, says the SNDP Yogam general secretary

3 Apr 2025 6:08 pm
Kerala rains: Yellow alert for five districts on April 4

Heavy rain likely at isolated places across Kerala till April 6, according to IMD

3 Apr 2025 4:37 pm
Budget tourism trips in Kerala conducted by the KSRTC is going full throttle

Summer vacations are here. How about boarding a KSRTC bus for one of its budget tourism trips to explore Keralas scenic beauty, heritage and culture?

3 Apr 2025 4:30 pm
Playback singer M.G. Sreekumar fined 25,000 for dumping trash in Kochi backwaters

A video showing a bag of garbage being thrown into the waterbody from the house was captured on mobile phone by a tourist four months ago

3 Apr 2025 2:03 pm
Muslim organisations in Kerala flay passage of Waqf Bill in Lok Sabha

IUML State president Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal and partys national general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty say it would be challenged legally

3 Apr 2025 1:15 pm
Congress in Kerala rejects BJPs devious attempt to link Munambam land dispute to Waqf Bill

Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan accuses BJP of sowing discord between minorities in Kerala by interpreting Waqf Bill solely through the prism of Munambam land issue

3 Apr 2025 12:57 pm
Syro-Malabar Church welcomes passing of Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

Church says Parliament has only carried out its Constitutional obligation to the people of India

3 Apr 2025 12:33 pm
Varkala prepares for the second edition of International Surfing Festival starting on April 10

The three-day international festival aims to promote the coastal town as a global destination for the watersport

3 Apr 2025 9:56 am
Yellow alert for 8 districts on Thursday; IMD forecasts excess rains in April

Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Wayanad are put on yellow alert

2 Apr 2025 9:31 pm
Bid to expedite KAT hearings in higher secondary teacher transfer

KITE hopes to publish provisional list for general transfer by first week of May and the final list by end of that month

2 Apr 2025 9:17 pm
2 Apr 2025 9:03 pm
New damselfly species discovered in Wayanad

Euphaea wayanadensis marks Keralas 191st odonate species

2 Apr 2025 8:53 pm
Kochi port records highest-ever cargo throughput in 2024-25

Liquid bulk cargo accounted for the largest share of the cargo handled at the port

2 Apr 2025 8:50 pm
Sara Josephs Worlds a grand celebration of a literary icons legacy

Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the event

2 Apr 2025 8:45 pm