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Food safety drive targets juice shops, bottled water sales

The initiative comes amid a surge in demand for packaged drinking water and fruit juices during the summer months

18 Apr 2026 9:56 pm
Valparai tragedy exposes gaps in ghat driving skills, safety awareness

Road safety experts have expressed concerns about the judgment and control of the driver

18 Apr 2026 9:31 pm
UDFs surveillance squad keeps round-the-clock watch on EVM strongroom

Squad tasked with guarding the peoples mandate until counting day by monitoring CCTV footage from the strongroom at CUSAT, where electronic voting machines from the constituency are stored

18 Apr 2026 8:58 pm
The Hindu Civil Service Summit 2026 on April 25, 26

Former Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar will be inaugurating the event and delivering keynote address

18 Apr 2026 8:48 pm
Southern Railway introduced 28 pairs of new trains in last fiscal

KSR BengaluruErnakulam Vande Bharat Express and 10 pairs of Amrit Bharat Express trains among newly-introduced trains

18 Apr 2026 8:37 pm
Malappurams Pang village bids tearful farewell to nine victims of Valparai tragedy

Bodies were brought to Government Higher Secondary School, Pang, for public viewing after postmortem held at Pollachi; accident nearly orphans the school, leaving just one primary teacher, who could not join the excursion

18 Apr 2026 8:21 pm
No structural cracks in Wayanad township houses, says Revenue Minister K. Rajan

Minister inspects affected units in the township built for the 2024 landslide survivors and says the marks reported have been caused by water seepage

18 Apr 2026 8:12 pm
Entries invited for Abu Dhabi Shakti awards

Original literary works published between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2025, will be considered for the award

18 Apr 2026 8:11 pm
Temperature crosses 40C-mark in Keralas Palakkad

Heat warning is issued for Kerala until Sunday warning of above-normal temperatures

18 Apr 2026 8:03 pm
Thrissur shifts gears: From ballots to the beats of pooram

Spectacle of sound and sight to unfold as the city prepares for a week of rituals, pageantry, and fireworks

18 Apr 2026 7:47 pm
Kerala Sahitya Akademi opens Thrissur Pooram book festival

Major publishers offer books at discounts of up to 60% at Vyloppilli Hall

18 Apr 2026 7:46 pm
Calicut University launches placement and training centre

It is part of a project to utilise private contributions to improve academic facilities. Federal Bank contributes 18 lakh

18 Apr 2026 7:44 pm
Parade Grounds historic legacy eclipsed by years of neglect

After being given a facelift as one of the practice turfs for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, the ground, one of the few open spaces available to sports enthusiasts in West Kochi, has seen little maintenance since

18 Apr 2026 7:41 pm
RPF cracks down on illegal garbage dumping on railway premises

A receipt from a local cooperative society recovered from within the dumped waste helps nab the offender

18 Apr 2026 7:12 pm
Teachers cacation turns fatal: 8 killed in Valparai hairpin bend crash

Eight teachers and school staff from Malappuram were killed after their van plunged down the Valparai ghat road in Tamil Nadu. The tragic accident has left the school community in shock.

18 Apr 2026 6:58 pm
LPG crunch drains flavour from houseboat experience in Keralas backwaters

With cooking gas running dry, many houseboat operators have been forced to strip down their offerings to rides alone, while others have simply stopped taking bookings

18 Apr 2026 6:43 pm
Kerala has become hub of love jihad, alleges VHP

Vishwa Hindu Parishad national organising secretary Milind Parande says the organisation will submit a petition to the Union government seeking urgent intervention into the issue

18 Apr 2026 6:31 pm
Kerala records all-time high daily power usage and peak demand as mercury rises

Kerala records a daily power consumption of 116.11 mu and peak demand of 6,013 MW on Friday (April 17)

18 Apr 2026 4:34 pm
Kerala BDS student death: Orthodontics department staff at Kannur college resign en masse amid protests

Seven staff members from the department step down together, marking a significant development in the ongoing unrest on campus; the management is yet to accept the resignations

18 Apr 2026 4:22 pm
Kerala urges caution over contaminated ice as temperatures soar, steps up food safety checks

Kerala Health Minister says that in view of rising temperatures, Food Safety department has intensified special inspections focusing on drinking water sources, juice shops, and beverage manufacturing units

18 Apr 2026 3:54 pm
Paripadi: Actor-director Joju George announces his second directorial venture

The film, produced by Venu Kunnampilly, will have music by Tamil composer Yuvan Shankar Raja

18 Apr 2026 3:54 pm
Tribal man dies after consuming arishtam in Keralas Wayanad; probe launched

Hospital authorities reportedly indicated that excessive alcohol consumption, along with the intake of arishtam, might have caused complications leading to his death

18 Apr 2026 3:33 pm
Kerala Assembly elections: Unions allege about 750 polling officials in Ernakulam denied right to vote

Unions claim postal ballots were not ready when many of the polling officials reached their designated voter facilitation centres

18 Apr 2026 3:20 pm
Kochi Corporation engineers report says Ro-Ro services viable if efficiently managed

Mayor had sought a report after councillors across both Opposition and Treasury benches criticised the manner in which the services, currently operated by Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation, have been draining Corporations resources

18 Apr 2026 1:00 pm
Opposition chose politics over progress, says Suresh Gopi on Constitution Amendment Bill defeat

In a post on Facebook, Union Minister says it was not just a Bill, but the aspirations of millions of Indian women that were defeated

18 Apr 2026 12:50 pm
Kerala BDS student death: Three InstaPay loan app operators arrested from Noida amid harassment claims

Kannur City Cyber Crime police take three into custody from Noida. Police cite sustained harassment linked to loan recovery practices as a key line of investigation

18 Apr 2026 11:16 am
SC agrees to hear CBIs plea against HC order acquitting 4 in custodial-death case

The case pertains to the death of Udayakumar (28), who was allegedly taken into police custody in Thiruvananthapuram in September 2005 and was subjected to custodial torture, leading to his death

18 Apr 2026 12:25 am
Nine teachers died as van plunges off Valparai cliff in T.N.

The deceased were part of a 12-member group from Malappuram district; three shifted to hospital in Coimbatore with severe injuries; police say the van they travelled in fell from a hairpin bend

17 Apr 2026 11:01 pm
No supply restrictions, says Kerala State Electricity Board

This time the demand is high. But we have made all the arrangements for supply from central stations and purchases through power exchanges, says KSEB chairperson

17 Apr 2026 9:53 pm
Soaring consumption: Kerala State Electricity Board proposes TAM option, seeks regulatory commissions nod

The power utility has also proposed an institutional mechanism comprising an apex committee and an operational committee for handling short-term power procurement during contingencies

17 Apr 2026 9:22 pm
Family of five escapes unhurt as car catches fire in Kerala

The incident occurred on Friday morning while the family was travelling from Chittar to Konni

17 Apr 2026 9:18 pm