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Deadline passes, posters stay put on Ernakulam Collectorate walls

Five notice boards installed after service organisations agreed to use a common space for campaign materials; NGO Union says a single display point is impractical as employees use multiple entrances, while NGO Association says any deviation from the consensus would defeat the purpose of the initiative

9 Aug 2026 4:59 am
Kochi Water Metro set to boost service frequency with 15 new ferries

New vessels to improve connectivity to Edakochi, Kadamakudy, Kumbalam, and Thevara; peak-hour ferry frequency on the High CourtFort Kochi and VyttilaKakkanad routes likely to increase from 1520 minutes to 10 minutes

9 Aug 2026 4:39 am
Vanishing villages: from prosperity of migration, Kumbanad and other villages in Keralas Pathanamthitta fall to an uncertain future

A large number of villages in the central Travancore region are left to decay as many in the younger generation, settled abroad, are unwilling to return. Hiran Unnikrishnan takes a road trip through the near-abandoned villages and takes a look at the lives of the elders in the region

9 Aug 2026 1:17 am
Union Home Ministry insists on police verification for Thuruthy Towers beneficiaries in Kochi

Security concerns over nearby defence installations prompt police verification before apartments can be handed over; mandatory verification further delays the rehabilitation of hundreds of homeless families awaiting allotment; Corporation hopes to complete the verification process and hand over the nearly finished apartments by November 1

9 Aug 2026 12:02 am
Foreign investment in private hospitals will make treatment unaffordable: RJD

RJD claims that the takeover of major private hospitals by multinational companies with no connection to healthcare could push up treatment costs beyond the reach of ordinary people

8 Aug 2026 9:06 pm
Transport of Kerala flood rescuer Rajeshs body without freezer: Payyannur tahsildar suspended

Revenue Minister A.P. Anilkumar had directed Land Revenue Commissioner to suspend tahsildar following the receipt of an inquiry report from Kannur District Collector P. Vishnuraj

8 Aug 2026 8:39 pm
Hope and despair for families amid wait for missing fishermen

The search for 32-year-old Shijin, who disappeared at sea on August 31, enters its ninth day on Saturday (August 8).

8 Aug 2026 8:35 pm
Calicut varsity to end contract of staff in its self-financing institutions

SFCTSA says the standing committee decision will lead to the termination of services of more than 400 staff, including in teaching and non-teaching sections

8 Aug 2026 8:26 pm
347 police recruits pass out at Muttikulangara

The recruits included 127 from KAP First Battalion, 110 from KAP Second Battalion and 110 police drivers from the India Reserve Battalion

8 Aug 2026 8:24 pm
Kerala Police intensify search as Arjun Ayanki traced to Edappal in Malappuram

The police say Ayanki visited a private Ayurveda hospital at Edappal

8 Aug 2026 8:22 pm
Elephant kills mahout in Konni

The incident occurred when the deceased approached Priyadarshini, an elephant at the camp, to apply medicine and change the dressing on a wound on its trunk. The elephant attacked him during the procedure.

8 Aug 2026 8:22 pm
Host of issues cited as reasons for road accidents involving KSRTC buses

Deployment of inexperienced drivers, mechanical weakening of old vehicles, and lack of rest for the staff have been cited as possible reasons for a series of road accidents involving buses operated by the KSRTC in recent weeks

8 Aug 2026 8:12 pm
Flooding in Keralas Kuttanad triggers political controversy

Controversy comes to a head on Saturday when a ministerial team comprising Excise Minister and Agriculture Minister visit the flood ravaged region

8 Aug 2026 8:01 pm
Heavy rain lashes Adimaly taluk

Isolated mudslides and waterlogging reported from the region

8 Aug 2026 7:49 pm
Tamil Nadu releases 350 cusecs of water from Mullaperiyar dam

Out of the 350 cusecs, 200 cusecs are allocated for agricultural purposes and 150 cusecs for drinking water

8 Aug 2026 7:47 pm
Welfare pension distribution in Kerala: Thomas Isaac seeks to roll back DBT decision

Former State Finance Minister says that direct-to-home (DTH) distribution was chosen as an option as many of the pensioners had requested it

8 Aug 2026 6:22 pm
Power purchase spending in 2026-27 could go up by 1,596 crore, KSEBs latest estimates show

A revised claim made by the power utility before Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission estimates expenditure on power purchase for 2026-27 at 13,344.11 crore

8 Aug 2026 4:20 pm
Proposal to acquire Kannurs private mangrove land in limbo

Hundreds of hectares of privately owned mangroves in the district remain caught in policy paralysis, with farmers willing to surrender their land waiting for years for government approval

8 Aug 2026 4:14 pm
Pinarayi Vijayan says disrespect shown to rescue workers body reflects UDF governments uncaring flood response

Pinarayi Vijayan said the inordinate delay in rescuing fishers lost at sea during stormy weather at Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram is reflective of the governments apathy to the coastal population

8 Aug 2026 4:01 pm
Kerala should adopt a rights-based approach to children with disabilities, says panel

Report submitted earlier this year says Kerala should become a model State that can ensure equality, dignity, and equal opportunity for all differently abled children

8 Aug 2026 3:49 pm
Pinarayi Vijayan accuses the UDF government of opening the door for the RSS to indoctrinate school children

The LP school Freedom Quiz question ostensibly sought to test children's historical knowledge by asking which freedom fighter received the most punishment from the British; the answer key identified the freedom fighter as V.D. Savarkar

8 Aug 2026 2:39 pm
Spurious cosmetics continue to thrive Kerala market, reveal recent raids

The suspected spurious items seized as part of the operation include face creams, lipstick and shave lotions, sources with the department said

8 Aug 2026 2:29 pm
Out of societys mind, the mentally ill in Keralas government mental health centres yearn for compassion

The inmates of State-run mental health centres in Kerala are living in abominable conditions. Acute shortage of staff and facilities plagues Government Mental Health Centre, Thrissur. Fifty-five inmates in the Thiruvananthapuram centre and around 40 in Thrissur are fit to be discharged. Yet, with no one to take them home or no place to go, they continue to live in the centres. Relapses have forced some others to return to the cells

8 Aug 2026 2:28 pm
Environmentalists flag land use changes in Periya-Pakranthalam elephant corridor

The Animal and Nature Ethics Community Trust has submitted a representation to senior forest department officials seeking immediate intervention to protect the ecologically sensitive corridor

8 Aug 2026 11:13 am
Rajesh a true hero: Kerala High Court commends man who died during rescue operations

The court remarked that the State should respond appropriately to the bereaved familys loss

8 Aug 2026 7:15 am
Edappally-Aroor elevated highway project in Kochi put on hold

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nithin Gadkari informs Hibi Eden, MP, that the current priority is to widen the rest of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod NH 66

8 Aug 2026 2:08 am
Relief camps shut in Keralas Ernakulam as rain situation eases

The eastern parts of Ernakulam district received only light spells of rain on Friday

8 Aug 2026 2:03 am
Woman auto driver, allegedly denied right to work, reinstated in Keralas Kochi

The 52-year-old, who was reportedly not allowed to work for over four months after her expulsion from the CITU, was reinstated after her plight caught public attention through media reports

8 Aug 2026 1:57 am
Residents of old age home steal the scene at fashion show for senior citizens in Keralas Thrissur

Residents of Thrissur Government Old Age Home win four honours at Niram 2026, proving confidence and creativity only grow with the years

8 Aug 2026 1:55 am
Indian media is at a critical juncture, says journalist Seema Chishti

Chishti was delivering the 25th N. Narendran memorial lecture on the theme Media Beyond Jantar Mantar

7 Aug 2026 11:39 pm
Fresh landslip hits Udayagiri in Kannur; families shifted to relief camps as red alert remains

Isolated heavy rainfall likely to continue on Saturday; people living in landslide-prone areas and along hill slopes urged to remain vigilant and follow evacuation instructions

7 Aug 2026 9:38 pm
Kerala High Court stays MG University Vice-Chancellors order withdrawing funds for conference citing cockroach image on poster

A petition filed by the union sought to quash the Vice-Chancellors order for recovery of funds from them and to declare that the disputed posters had not violated any provisions of the Students Code of Conduct Rules, 2005

7 Aug 2026 9:20 pm
Heavy rain to continue; orange alert for seven districts on August 8

Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts have been put on orange alert

7 Aug 2026 9:14 pm
Kerala CM speaks to family of missing fisher amid protests

Satheesan speaks to daughter of John Mathias, who went missing from Vizhinjam, over the phone and assures her that the search will be intensified to locate him

7 Aug 2026 8:56 pm
Cashew import scam: Vigilance begins inquiry into alleged leak of government order

VACB informs Kerala High Court that a special investigation unit is verifying the alleged leak of GO granting the CBI sanction to prosecute two former officials of the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation

7 Aug 2026 8:51 pm
CBI court convicts four, acquits former bank officials in 96-lakh loan fraud in Kerala

According to the prosecution, the accused forged sale deeds for 34 acres of ecologically fragile government forest land in Karuvarakundu village in Nilambur, Malappuram

7 Aug 2026 8:40 pm
KAU calls for community action to check spread of Giant African snail

University urges local bodies, farmers and the public to adopt coordinated control measures as monsoon accelerates breeding of invasive pest

7 Aug 2026 8:38 pm
Kerala HC gives State govt. two weeks to inform long-term measures taken after Kalladi debris slip

Court asks State to report on establishing a monitoring cell to oversee environmental clearance granted for construction activities, process for consulting area residents before a project is launched, and re-evaluation of project reports pending for more than three years

7 Aug 2026 8:24 pm
Residents resume protest against poultry waste rendering unit at Ambayathode in Keralas Kozhikode

Residents say they will never allow waste-laden lorries to the factory premises again nor will they permit the factory management to resume operations ignoring public protest

7 Aug 2026 8:14 pm
Arjun Ayankis brother held from Thrissur as police intensify hunt for fugitive history-sheeter

Akhil taken into custody from Thekkinkadu Maidan in Thrissur; CCTV footage shows Arjun crossing Paliyekkara toll plaza after allegedly switching vehicles to evade police.

7 Aug 2026 8:09 pm
Munnar residents demand Bailey bridge to manage tourist surge

Vehicular movement has been diverted to a narrow bridge near Munnar police station

7 Aug 2026 8:05 pm
Kochi Corporation persists with bid to rope in KMRL for ro-ro service

Mayor says getting KMRL to take over operations remains the civic bodys top priority; Corporation simultaneously works on SPV to identify another operator; KWML says talks remain at a preliminary stage, with no decision taken yet

7 Aug 2026 7:53 pm
Kerala Public Service Commission says baseless allegations being raised as part of deliberate attempt to tarnish its reputation

A Crime Branch investigation into complaints related to examination for the post of Chief (Industries & Infrastructure) in the State Planning Board has led to a trend of baseless allegations being constantly raised, says PSC

7 Aug 2026 7:49 pm