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Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Nemom constituency in for a tight and unpredictable contest

While LDF has announced incumbent MLA V. Sivankutty as its candidate, Rajeev Chandrasekhar will contest for NDA. UDF yet to propose its candidate. With BJP again setting high hopes for constituency, LDF fighting hard to defend its turf and UDF yet to reveal its cards, an exciting contest is on the cards in Nemom

17 Mar 2026 11:31 pm
March taken out to Lok Bhavan in protest against Bill on transgender persons

Copies of the Bill burnt as members of transgender, intersex, and gender diverse community demand its withdrawal; they allege that it takes away the right to gender self-determination and violates human and constitutional rights

17 Mar 2026 9:49 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: P.J. Joseph retires, hands over baton to son

Apu John Joseph will contest from Thodupuzha in the upcoming Assembly elections

17 Mar 2026 9:18 pm
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Congress announces first list of 55 candidates, yet to take a call on MPs wishing to contest

K.C. Venugopal says party will take a decision on MPs' desire to contest later. Party has not yet named candidates for Kannur and Konni for which MPs K. Sudhakaran and Adoor Prakash respectively raised demands. The initial list includes 20 incumbent MLAs

17 Mar 2026 8:54 pm
FAC allows KFDC to continue tree felling operations

The MoEFCC has approved the continued removal of exotic species, such as eucalyptus, wattle, and acacia

17 Mar 2026 8:48 pm
Govt. sanctions land for CUK Capital Centre in Thiruvananthapuram

Land has been allotted in Andoorkonam village to establish a permanent campus of the Central University of Kerala, in the district

17 Mar 2026 8:39 pm
Kerala Assembly polls: Thrissur district prepared for election day, says Collector

Women constitute 51.5 percent of the electorate, while men account for 48.49 percent

17 Mar 2026 8:39 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Former KPCC general secretary M.J. Job joins BJP

He had quit the party over its decision to support former CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran in the Ambalapuzha constituency

17 Mar 2026 8:38 pm
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: BJP suspends dissident leader in Kottayam

Noble Mathew, national vice-president of Minority Morcha, has been suspended from the primary membership of the party citing anti-organisational activities

17 Mar 2026 8:28 pm
Schools await funds for midday meal scheme

Funds for the scheme are pending from December onwards in many schools

17 Mar 2026 8:24 pm
Police intensify probe into Kowdiar Palace theft

Investigators compile list of all visitors who entered the palace between October and November, last year; they suspect the theft was carried out by someone familiar with the palace layout

17 Mar 2026 8:23 pm
West Asia conflict: Sharp drop in flight services to Dubai

Following recurring UAE airspace restrictions, triggered by continued retaliatory strikes by Iran on US bases in the Gulf

17 Mar 2026 8:18 pm
No immediate LPG shortage in Kerala, assures State government

Officials say that the supply lines remain stable and there is no immediate cause for concern; a multi-tiered monitoring system will oversee the overall LPG supply situation and guide allocation strategies in the State

17 Mar 2026 7:48 pm
Fire at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital; none hurt

Blaze broke out after a ventilator in the surgical ICU burst; swift action by healthcare personnel averted major mishap; patients evacuated and moved to safety

17 Mar 2026 7:26 pm
Malayalam singers pay 10-ft tribute to SPB

The sculpture is being installed in the compound of the V.T. Bhattathiripad Cultural Complex near Government Medical College, Palakkad

17 Mar 2026 7:04 pm
Kollam court convicts Sandeep in Dr. Vandana Das murder case

Dr. Vandana Das, a house surgeon, was fatally attacked at Kottarakara Taluk Hospital on May 10, 2023. Sandeep was found guilty of culpable homicide and obstructing government officials after a trial with over 70 witnesses

17 Mar 2026 6:50 pm
Kerala HC stays remarks made by Vigilance Court, Kollam, while granting bail to Sabarimala tantri

While granting bail to the tantri in February, the Vigilance Court had observed that the SIT failed to produce substantive evidence to support the allegations levelled against him

17 Mar 2026 5:27 pm
Actor Kamal Haasan extends wishes to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan ahead of elections

Let us make the right decision. Comrade Vijayan vijayikkatte. Keralamum Vijayikkum wrote Mr. Haasan. Mr. Vijayan in his reply posted in X thanked the actor for his wishes and constant support

17 Mar 2026 3:51 pm
Kerala State Film Policy recommends recognition of cinema as an industry

The Kerala State Film Policy also suggests steps to ensure gender justice

17 Mar 2026 2:51 pm
ECI orders transfer of officials in Kerala ahead of Assembly polls

The ECI also said that officers who have been transferred out should not be posted in any election-related assignments till the completion of the poll process

17 Mar 2026 1:47 pm
Kerala court convicts Sandeep in Dr. Vandana Das murder case

It was the first case of a doctor murdered while on duty, in Kerala

17 Mar 2026 1:24 pm
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Poll heat rises in Palakkad as BJP trains guns on UDF MLA scandal

The BJP has fielded Sobha Surendran, who helped the party leap to the second position in the constituency for the first time in 2016, hoping to wrest the seat from the United Democratic Front. The Left Democratic Front has been finishing in third spot in the segment for the past three elections. Neither the UDF nor the LDF has announced candidates for the segment

17 Mar 2026 3:53 am
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Political crossovers gather pace in Kerala as Assembly elections near

Defections and cross-affiliations are blurring the traditional ideological boundaries between the United Democratic Front, Left Democratic Front, and the National Democratic Alliance. Increasingly, electoral pragmatism rather than ideological loyalty appears to be shaping political choices

17 Mar 2026 3:50 am