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BJP councillor R. Sreelekha calls for relocating dry waste collection facility in front of her office in Kerala capital

The facility, with bins for segregated collection of waste, has been popular with residents ever since it was opened eight years ago. Sreelekha says demand raised to ease pedestrian issues

20 Jan 2026 3:40 pm
Satheesan slams Kerala Governors policy address as filled with half-truths and fake claims of LDF govt

Opposition Leader says LDF governments failures can be read in between the lines of the policy document

20 Jan 2026 3:24 pm
Kerala Assembly witnesses unusual scene as CM corrects Governors policy address

After seeing off Governor, Pinarayi Vijayan returns to Assembly and announces that Arlekar made changes to some paragraphs in policy speech. CM says that while certain sections were omitted, Governor made additions elsewhere

20 Jan 2026 1:07 pm
Is ED a person, Tamil Nadu and Kerala ask Supreme Court

The question cropped up in the Kerala High Court when the ED filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking the enforcement of its rights

20 Jan 2026 11:59 am
Panel launches campaign to empower women

Parannuyaraam Karuthode is a year-long Statewide campaign that aims at equipping women to navigate lifes crises with mental fortitude

19 Jan 2026 10:40 pm
SITs interim report shows need for exhaustive probe into Sabarimala temple administration for 20-odd years, says Kerala HC

The Division Bench, after examining the summary of the chemical analysis done by the VSSC, said that the apprehensions expressed by it earlier stood prima facie reinforced. SIT directed to submit a comprehensive probe status report by February 9, the day of hearing

19 Jan 2026 9:23 pm
Pilgrim footfall on Sabarimala Sathram route nearly doubled over last year

2,02,806 pilgrims trekked the traditional forest path to Sannidhanam this season comapred to 1,32,528 pilgrims last year

19 Jan 2026 9:07 pm
HMT opposes Kerala govts move to acquire land for Judicial City project

The company maintained it did not obstruct earlier orders seeking its land in the larger public interest, but argued that the Judicial City project application was qualitatively different from previous ones

19 Jan 2026 9:06 pm
Keralas first work near home facility inaugurated in Kottarakkara

Govt.s pioneering initiative, which aims to decentralise the IT sector, can be replicated across all regions of the State, says Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

19 Jan 2026 8:53 pm
Round-the-clock AI-enabled call centre on LSGD services

Services include resolution of various doubts regarding panchayat and municipality building regulations, panchayat license rules, and civil registration rules like birth, death, marriage.

19 Jan 2026 8:34 pm
Kollam Vigilance Court to pronounce verdict on Unnikrishnan Pottis bail today

Though the court may grant bail to Potti in the case involving the gold theft from Dwarapalakas, he will not be released from jail since he is also an accused in the case of gold theft from the door frame

19 Jan 2026 8:30 pm
Governor calls for upholding Sanatana Dharma values

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar inaugurates two-week Mahamagha festival at Tirunavaya

19 Jan 2026 8:29 pm
Sexuality education initiative rolled out in colleges

Survey held as part of Talking Sex with Project X explored issues of consent, responsibility, and self-expression

19 Jan 2026 8:12 pm
Through Rajendrans entry, BJP eyeing a breakthrough in Devikulam

CPI(M) district secretariat member K.V. Sasi says the majority of voters in the constituency are plantation workers who will not change their long-standing ideology just because of Rajendrans shift

19 Jan 2026 8:12 pm
Kerala State Film Awards to be presented on January 25

The J.C. Daniel Award, the State governments highest film honour, will be presented to actor Sarada at the event.

19 Jan 2026 8:05 pm
Misconduct video: Rights panel orders probe into death of youth

The youth hailing from Govindapuram was found dead at his house on January 18 after a video alleging sexual misconduct involving himgot circulated on social media

19 Jan 2026 7:51 pm
Sabarimala pilgrimage season set to conclude

According to estimates, nearly 53 lakh devotees visited the temple during this season.

19 Jan 2026 7:48 pm
LDF, UDF brace for a bruising political battle as the 15th Kerala Assembly convenes for its final Budget session on Tuesday

The LDF will likely leverage the rape charge against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil and the discrepancies in the Youth Congress fund collection drive for Wayanad landslide victims, while the UDF may seek to weaponise the Sabarimala gold theft and the States financial situation to take the fight to the ruling coalition

19 Jan 2026 7:40 pm
Remarks about Satheesan misrepresented by media: NSS general secretary

He says the core issue is NSS-SNDP Yogam unity and it is unfair to assign unnecessary political significance to anyone in this context, especially with elections approaching

19 Jan 2026 7:18 pm
KSEB unions slam findings of Vigilance raids

The organisations have accused the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of showing undue haste in portraying KSEB employees as corrupt following the Operation Short Circuit inspections in KSEB offices on January 16.

19 Jan 2026 7:02 pm
UDF will have a vision plan to address unemployment in Kerala once voted to power, says Rahul Gandhi

The people of Kerala should be able to do in the State itself the jobs they do abroad, says Congress leader

19 Jan 2026 6:25 pm
Kannur cyber police nab Punjab man for duping doctor of 10.5 lakh in digital arrest scam

The accused, identified as Jeevan Ram, a native of Ludhiana, was arrested from a remote village following a high-risk operation

19 Jan 2026 5:21 pm
Landslide risk: protective netting to be installed on Thamarassery Ghat Road

Traffic regulations, including a complete ban on multi-axle and other heavy vehicles, to ease congestion on the ghat road will be strictly enforced until all renovation works are completed

19 Jan 2026 4:50 pm
Sabarimala gold theft: Tantri sabha petitions Kerala HC for CBI investigation, claims SIT probe ineffective

Akhila Kerala Tantri Pracharak Sabha points out that gold missing from Dwarapalaka idols and door frames yet to be traced

19 Jan 2026 3:26 pm
Kannur airport in Kerala gets quick-connection flights to London Heathrow

IndiGo and Air India Express begin connecting services via major Indian hubs, enhancing travel options for passengers in north Kerala

19 Jan 2026 2:54 pm
Mother convicted in toddler murder case in Keralas Kannur; co-accused acquitted due to lack of evidence

Sharanyas friend and alleged paramour, Nithin, the second accused in the case, was acquitted as court ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a criminal conspiracy against him

19 Jan 2026 1:16 pm
Kerala govt loses legal battle over ownership of Cheruvally estate proposed for Sabarimala airport

Pala Sub Court upholds as valid sale of 2,263-acre estate by Harrisons Malayalam Limited to Ayana Charitable Trust in 2005

19 Jan 2026 12:32 pm
Leopard kills pet dog in Keralas Kasaragod, triggering panic in local community

Forest department says measures, including setting up traps, are being considered to track the animal

19 Jan 2026 12:02 pm
Ramesh Chennithala accuses Kerala Minister Saji Cherian of fomenting communal polarisation ahead of Assembly polls

Terming Cherians statement divisive, Chennithala alleges it is part of CPI(M) agenda to divide society on basis of caste and religion in order to make electoral gains

19 Jan 2026 11:03 am
Shipbuilding yard to come up at Ponnani port under PPP model

The shipyard will be established on about 29 acres of coastal land on the western side of the Ponnani fishing harbour, making it the second shipyard in the State after Kochi.

19 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Clamour for two parallel bridges to Goshree Islands gets louder

The demand has intensified amid fears of worsening traffic as the MunambamAzhikode bridge linking Thrissur and Ernakulam is set to open later this year. Stakeholders also cite the widening of the coastal highway

19 Jan 2026 1:12 am