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Take measures to clear pending audit, Kerala HC tells Guruvayur Devaswom

Court instructs Devaswom to submit a schedule for the remittance of the outstanding audit charges of 14.72 crore

29 Jul 2026 12:10 am
Non-payment of maintenance is economic abuse, constituting domestic violence: Kerala HC

Claims of victims of domestic violence need no independent corroboration as the harassment usually happens inside the confines of a house, says court

28 Jul 2026 11:33 pm
Child rights panel resolves 46 complaints

Panel expresses concern over rising incidence of child rights violations among school students, says there is need to provide training to teachers and parents regarding child rights laws

28 Jul 2026 11:09 pm
UDF names V.R. Sudheer as nominee for Kochi Corporation deputy mayor election

UDF has the support of 48 members in the 76-member house; LDF and BJP field candidates; Deputy mayor post had remained vacant since Deepak Joy resigned after being elected as Thripunithura MLA

28 Jul 2026 10:57 pm
Demand for separate Haematology dept. at Kozhikode MCH still pending

At present, it is functioning as an extension of the General Medicine department

28 Jul 2026 8:58 pm
Leopard trapped in cage set up by Forest dept. in Keralas Palakkad

The animal had spread panic among residents of Tathengalam, Thenkara and Mezhukumpaara in the district

28 Jul 2026 8:55 pm
Kerala Police to launch joint action plan with banks to combat cyber frauds

The proposed coordination mechanism will enable the police to respond more effectively to emerging cyber threats, including rapidly evolving scams such as digital arrest frauds

28 Jul 2026 8:54 pm
SIT to probe land encroachments in Idukki district, including in Wagamon

The Revenue department has expanded the SIT by adding key officials to investigate large-scale encroachments on public land

28 Jul 2026 8:47 pm
Kerala Womens Commission asks police to act swiftly in social media abuse of women

41 complaints taken up during sitting of Kerala Womens Commission in Thrissur

28 Jul 2026 8:39 pm
Guruvayur Devaswom will strictly implement Kerala High Court directives, says chairman

Administration says audit observations made by court being taken seriously, assures transparency in financial and administrative affairs

28 Jul 2026 8:36 pm
Mobile vet unit brings healthcare to tribal livestock in Nilambur

The initiative was launched under NABARDs TRIBES project (Tribal Resilience Initiative for Building Environmentally Sustainable Livelihoods), implemented by the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) to promote goat rearing among tribal communities.

28 Jul 2026 8:14 pm
Kerala Crime Branch begins detailed probe into bus drivers death in Kollam

The District Police Chief (Kollam Rural) says a thorough and transparent probe is under way and strict action will be taken if any police negligence or brutality is uncovered during the investigation

28 Jul 2026 8:13 pm
Cardamom plantation lands are revenue lands: Minister

A.P. Anilkumar said the government would take steps to resolve claims raised by the Forest department over the Cardamom Hill Reserve (CHR) lands

28 Jul 2026 8:12 pm
Kerala government to install 60 km of solar fencing in Wayanad to alleviate human-wildlife conflict

The project will be implemented under the State governments 100-day action programme; govt. has entrusted Wildlife Institute of India with conducting carrying capacity study of forests in Wayanad in view of large number of human settlements located close to forest areas

28 Jul 2026 8:07 pm
CUK signs MOU with Indian Navy to foster academic and research collaboration

MoU aims to promote academic excellence, interdisciplinary research, knowledge exchange, and capacity building in areas of mutual interest, with special focus on maritime studies and strategic research, says V-C

28 Jul 2026 7:55 pm
Jantar Mantar protest remarks: DYFI takes out march to T.G. Mohandas residence

Mr. Mohandas allegedly stated in a YouTube video that he would have shot the protesters at Jantar Mantar if he were in control

28 Jul 2026 7:51 pm
Kerala sanctions 41.5 crore for KSRTC's Priyadarshini scheme

The amount covers the periodstarting fromJune 15 to 30.

28 Jul 2026 7:39 pm
Police bust suspected newborn trafficking racket, arrest two

The probe was launched following a complaint lodged by a pregnant woman from Assam, who escaped from the racket the other day

28 Jul 2026 7:30 pm
Art, literature critical for student development, says Keralas General Education Minister

Digital content on art education activity books prepared by the State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET) for schoolchildren released

28 Jul 2026 7:17 pm
Public examinations amendment Bill does not address fundamental issues: AISEC

AISEC vice-president M. Shajarkhan says the proposed legislation focuses mainly on enhancing penalties and expediting investigation and trial, but it does not introduce clear preventive measures

28 Jul 2026 7:13 pm
One more teacher arrested in connection with MDMA bust case

V.P. Neeshma, 30, a specialist teacher at the Perambra BRC, was taken into custody after being summoned for interrogation.

28 Jul 2026 7:00 pm
BJP protests not informing Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi about national highway review meeting in Kerala

BJP district president Justin Jacob alleges that the State government is mixing politics with development issues and sidelining the peoples representative

28 Jul 2026 6:51 pm
Naslen to headline Kumbalangi Nights director Madhu C Narayanans sophomore film

The film, marks the end of Madhu C Narayanans seven-year-long hiatus from direction

28 Jul 2026 5:54 pm
Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan demands withdrawal of cases in State against student protesters

Reports indicate that the Kerala Police have booked cases against nearly 5,000 people across various parts of the State for participating in protests in support of agitating students at Jantar Mantar

28 Jul 2026 5:49 pm
Restoration of Punyam Poonkavanam project in Sabarimala temple runs the risk of violating Kerala High Court order

The Devaswom Bench of the Kerala High Court had in February, 2025, asked the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Kerala Police to issue an advisory to Sabarimala pilgrims that the project is not part of the Police Bandobast Scheme from the Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival season of 2023-24 and that the name of the project cannot be used for any activity connected with Sabarimala

28 Jul 2026 5:18 pm
Neslen to headline Kumbalangi Nights director Madhu C Narayanans sophomore film

The film, marks the end of Madhu C Narayanans seven-year-long hiatus from direction

28 Jul 2026 4:35 pm
Kerala CPI(M)s self-critical review document preludes an organisational rectification process in State unit starting in September 2026

Review of Left Democratic Front (LDF)s Assembly election debacle in Kerala. CPI(M) notes that its messaging about transformational development did not resonate among the middle classes. The growing influence of caste- and religion-tinted identity politics causes an erosion of the partys basic voters, namely workers, agricultural workers and poor peasants

28 Jul 2026 4:30 pm
Khalifa: Prithviraj Sukumarans action thriller to release on this date

The film directed by Vysakh, will be released in two parts, with Mohanlal playing a key role

28 Jul 2026 4:14 pm
Kerala Cabinet subcommittee on PM SHRI scheme yet to finalise report, says Minister N. Samsudheen

Samsudheen says subcommittee chaired by him and comprising Minister for Higher Education Roji M. John, Minister for Tourism P.C. Vishnunadh and Minister for Excise M. Liju will meet one more time and submit report without delay

28 Jul 2026 3:52 pm
Crime Branch arrests absconding accused in 2005 theft of ivory and sandalwood billets from Forest department warehouse in Keralas Kasaragod

Crime Branch says the arrested, Mohammed Farid, 60, is an active member of a gang allegedly involved in several similar thefts across Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

28 Jul 2026 3:49 pm
Kumbh Mela fame actor should not be taken out of Ernakulam without her consent, orders Kerala High Court

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes had ordered that the Kumbh Mela fame actor should be transported to Madhya Pradesh to be united with her parents at her native place. The woman says she fears the possibility of her honour killing if the commissions order is complied with

28 Jul 2026 3:30 pm
Kerala CM urges Tamil Nadu counterpart Vijay to ease restrictions on stone aggregate transport

In a letter to C. Joseph Vijay, V.D. Satheesan points out that Kerala has limited natural availability of suitable stone aggregates for large-scale infrastructure works and the State has been dependent on neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu to meet requirements for ongoing NH projects

28 Jul 2026 3:25 pm
CPI(M) review says personalising campaign around Pinarayi Vijayan weakened political initiative in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls

Partys Central Committee review records that the individualisation' fuelled the narrative that CPI(M) campaign 'revolved around one person and rendered it ineffective in politically exposing the reactionary, ruling class bias of Congress and UDF

28 Jul 2026 2:12 pm
Kerala Minister O.J. Janeesh urges NHAI to finish NH 544, NH 66 ancillary works within fixed timeline

Joint inspection in August as concerns mount over delays, public safety and waterlogging

28 Jul 2026 1:06 pm
Leopard that attacked poultry captured in Forest dept cage in Keralas Thrissur

Cage was installed at a house about two weeks ago after the leopard killed several poultry birds on the property

28 Jul 2026 11:44 am
RSS distances itself from Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandass controversial remarks on Jantar Mantar protestors

K. B. Sreekumar, Saha Prantha Karyavah (South Kerala) of RSS, says in a statement that Mohandass comments are his personal thoughts and he is not an RSS official at any level

28 Jul 2026 11:30 am
Ramesan Paleri, chairman of Kerala-based Uralungal cooperative society, dies

He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Coimbatore

28 Jul 2026 10:58 am
Facing flak for selective activism over Jantar Mantar support, Kerala celebrities rally behind teacher rank-holders protest

Actors Tovino Thomas, Naslen, Chandu Salim Kumar, Vijeesh Vijayan, and anchor Ranjini Haridas are among those who have expressed solidarity with the teacher rank-holders staging an indefinite protest in front of Secretariat

28 Jul 2026 10:10 am
Keralas Kochi Corporation to audit Smart City assets as CSML winds up

Mayor V.K. Minimol has directed the superintendent engineer to submit a comprehensive report on the efficiency and utility of assets and projects created under the project

28 Jul 2026 9:40 am
Ernakulam reports highest number of influenza cases in State

A total of 993 cases reported till July 27; the disease can cause fatal outcomes even in healthy individuals, and, therefore, it deserves utmost attention

27 Jul 2026 11:59 pm