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Faced with outrage, Kerala Health Minister makes a U-turn on DYFI food packet distribution in hospitals

K. Muraleedharan said that the government would put an end to the distribution of food packets on hospital premises under the banner of political parties. His office issues a statement the next day that it need not be perceived as a general statement and pertained to one hospital

19 Jul 2026 9:26 pm
IUML walks a tightrope over Waqf row, tells Ministers to back UDF with caution

Party faces pressure from various quarters over decisions perceived as a shift from its earlier positions on issues such as Waqf, PM SHRI and the governments move to reduce taxes on low-alcohol beverages

19 Jul 2026 8:44 pm
Meaningful socio-political cinema giving way to crime and violence, says Rafeeq Ahamed

Poet-lyricist says cinema has gradually been reduced to a form of entertainment with little lasting emotional or intellectual impact on audiences; he inaugurates celebrations marking 100th screening of Kolazhy Cinema Kottaka in Thrissur

19 Jul 2026 8:29 pm
KDF slams political parties for setting age limits for leaders

State president P. Ramabhadran also criticised the tendency of political parties to distance themselves from talented youngsters

19 Jul 2026 8:27 pm
New study hints at a wider distribution of Agasthyamalai Bushfrog in Western Ghats

A research team has discovered the Agasthyamalai Bushfrog in the high-elevation shola forests of Devikulam, near Munnar, extending the species known distribution by more than 120 km northwards. Until now, the species was thought to be confined to the Agasthyamalai Hills south of the Shencottah Gap

19 Jul 2026 8:02 pm
Man stabbed to death in Kottayam

The accused, Sreekanth, a resident of Manganam, was arrested shortly after the incident

19 Jul 2026 7:54 pm
Curbing talent exodus: Its deja vu for Indian Space Research Organisation

In the early 1990s, the information technology boom and campus recruitments dealt a blow to ISRO which was then on an expansion mode

19 Jul 2026 7:46 pm
DUK partners with HEX20 to launch hands-on educational programme in satellite technology

The initiative aims at providing selected students from India and abroad with immersive training in the design, assembly, integration and testing of satellite subsystems

19 Jul 2026 7:41 pm
SIT attributes eight elephant deaths in Kerala river to natural accidental causes

The animals might have accidentally slipped into the river following extremely high rainfall and died due to the impacts of the fall, according to the report

19 Jul 2026 7:30 pm
Third death anniversary of Oommen Chandy observed

The commemorative event featured a series of welfare initiatives

19 Jul 2026 7:26 pm
Row over free meal distribution by political outfits at government hospitals in Kerala

Health Minister declares that no political organisation will be allowed to run welfare activities inside government hospitals under its own banner and says the responsibility rests solely with the Health dept. DYFI, which has been offering free meals for years, says it stepped in only because the hospitals lacked a mechanism to provide free food to patients caregivers

19 Jul 2026 7:21 pm
Vallasadya season begins at Aranmula

Oarsmen aboard 10 palliyodams arrived at the temple ghats to a rousing welcome on the opening day

19 Jul 2026 7:08 pm
Question paper leaks a national crisis, says Kerala Minister; Congress to stage youth protest on August 1

Sunny Joseph alleges that Kerala too is witnessing similar irregularities in recruitment examinations, and criticises the Opposition for objecting to the State governments decision to investigate alleged irregularities in PSC examinations

19 Jul 2026 5:15 pm
KUHS, KVASU sign MoU to strengthen academic and research collaboration

The MoU was exchanged at a function held at the Verghese Kurien Institute of Dairy Technology on the Mannuthy Veterinary College campus

19 Jul 2026 4:13 pm
Oommen Chandy set the benchmark for public service, says Kerala Minister Anil Kumar

He says the late leader always stood by the most vulnerable sections of society and did everything within his capacity to help improve their lives

19 Jul 2026 4:09 pm
Pinarayi Vijayan expresses solidarity with protesters at Jantar Mantar

Kerala Leader of the Opposition says the ongoing protests are in defence of democratic rights and the voices of the protesters will not surrender to authoritarian rule of Sangh Parivar and Narendra Modi government

19 Jul 2026 3:51 pm
Rule changes on the cards to streamline land conversion, title deed distribution, says Kerala Revenue Minister

Anil Kumar says government will examine practical suggestions and proposals for legal amendments, and take appropriate decisions, once review meetings in all 14 districts are completed

19 Jul 2026 3:21 pm
Health Minister orders inquiry into KMCSL obtaining corporate membership at Thiruvananthapuram Tennis Club

The Health Department Principal Secretary was directed to conduct an immediate inquiry based on media reports that 19.13 lakh was spent on membership and related expenses from public money

19 Jul 2026 1:53 pm
KPCC cracks whip on party workers feuding over government policy, postings

KPCC general secretary Deepthi Mary Varghese has issued a broad set of guidelines, cautioning party apparatchiks against airing broad-brush individualised statements on television talk shows and also social media, which risked feeding the public perception that the party was a divided house

19 Jul 2026 1:11 pm
Kerala Government declares July 20 an educational holiday on account of the Argentina-Spain FIFA World Cup final

Football fans and associations across Kerala greeted the governments decision with much fanfare. Fans, residents associations and sports clubs have set up huge wall-sized LED screens in public squares and parks to broadcast the spirit of the match to the audience.

19 Jul 2026 1:01 pm
Man found murdered in Kozhikode

Involvement of drug addicts suspected based on the statements of some of the local residents in the area

19 Jul 2026 12:37 pm
Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty says new govt. has taken 300-crore Tata project further

Mr. Kunhalikutty said the Tata representatives met the government to discuss the projects implementation

18 Jul 2026 10:15 pm
Kerala sets up State Narcotics Control Bureau

State NCB formed to make anti-narcotics enforcement activities more efficient. The Excise Commissioner will be in charge of the bureau. Instead of creating new posts, personnel will be redeployed and some will be given additional charges

18 Jul 2026 9:14 pm
Rajat Kamal for Mammootty: a stamp of approval for an iconic actor who continues to reinvent himself

The legendary actor, who was just a year ago staring down the biggest crisis of his glittering, five-decade career, has since won the Kerala State Award for Best Actor, the Padma Bhushan, and now a record-equalling fourth National Award for Best Actor

18 Jul 2026 8:56 pm
Plus One: 34,752 students get supplementary allotment in Kerala

In Malappuram 7,028 students are yet to get Plus One seats. 4,793 students are awaiting allotment in Palakkad

18 Jul 2026 8:43 pm
3A notification for eight-lane Kochi Bypass to be reissued in August

The notification will be followed by laying of boundary stones, public hearing of grievances of land owners, and field survey

18 Jul 2026 8:36 pm
Police revamp: inspectors to head four stations in Kochi city, rest to go to SIs

Sub-inspectors are likely to be reinstated as SHOs in the remaining 24 police stations in Kochi city and 34 stations in Ernakulam rural from August 15 under the proposed revamp

18 Jul 2026 8:18 pm
Voters lists in 38 local body wards to be updated ahead of bypolls

State Election Commission N. Seshadrinathan said on Saturday that the draft voters list will be published on July 21 and the final list, on August 19

18 Jul 2026 8:16 pm