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Voters who participated in Campco society election in a spot

With the ink mark still visible, voters fear polling officials may mistake it for the ink used in the local body elections, potentially causing confusion

8 Dec 2025 1:06 am
High-pitched campaign for local body polls ends in Ernakulam

Development takes centre stage with the Chief Ministers recent campaign speech in the city, in which he listedLDFgovernments achievements; Congress says his claims are far from reality

8 Dec 2025 12:38 am
A case that shaped the socio-political discourse of Kerala

The Women in Cinema Collective, the K. Hema committee, formation of internal complaints committees on film sets and the governments decision to formulate a film policy are some of the aftermath of the case

7 Dec 2025 9:46 pm
12 cases of hepatitis A confirmed in Kalamassery in a month

Residents have been alerted through WhatsApp about this and advised to follow hygiene practices, says a health dept. official

7 Dec 2025 9:41 pm
Woman held while transporting ganja thrown from train

Drug peddlers resorted to the new method to evade intensified police checks at railway stations, says the police

7 Dec 2025 9:25 pm
LDF releases election manifesto for Kozhikode Corporation

The new manifesto proposes projects to make Kozhikode an IT hub, including a light metro, continuation of the City Road Improvement Project, development of roads, and a flyover at Eranhipalam

7 Dec 2025 9:19 pm
Thilakkam takes shine off LDFs campaign in Kozhikode Corporation

Thilakkam has landed the LDF in trouble after opposition parties complained that LDF councillors were distributing copies of the progress report to voters during campaigning, violating the poll code

7 Dec 2025 9:12 pm
Kerala local body polls 2025: All districts heading for Phase 1 polls ballot-ready, says State Election Commissioner

The seven districts going to the polls on December 9 have a little over 1.32 crore voters, including 70.32 lakh female voters, 62.51 lakh male voters and 126 transgender voters. In all, 456 overseas electors are also eligible to vote on Tuesday.

7 Dec 2025 8:47 pm
Bloodywood to headline rock music festival in Thiruvananthapuram; Avial, other bands in line-up

Uforia 2025 will be held at the LuLu Mall Open Arena on December 20 from 4 p.m. onwards

7 Dec 2025 8:46 pm
Red-necked Phalarope spotted for the first time in Thrissurs offshore waters

Pelagic Bird Survey 2025 documents 37 species during deep-sea expedition

7 Dec 2025 8:22 pm
Candidates make a final pitch to voters as open campaigning for the first phase of the local body polls in Kerala ends

In play in the first phase of polling on Tuesday are three Municipal Corporations, 39 municipalities, seven district panchayats, 75 block panchayats, and 471 grama panchayats spanning Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts

7 Dec 2025 7:51 pm
Mattannur, Kannur Cantonment remain quiet as State gears up for local body polls

Mattannur is exempt as its governing council has two more years left in its term, while residents of the Kannur Cantonment do not have voting rights in local body polls

7 Dec 2025 7:28 pm
INA to host 14th Admirals Cup

The championship will be formally inaugurated on Dec. 9 and will conclude on Dec. 13

7 Dec 2025 7:01 pm
SEC to ask Kerala govt. to examine whether postal ballot facility can be expanded in future local body polls

At present, only election officials are eligible for postal ballots in the local body polls in Kerala

7 Dec 2025 5:20 pm
Kerala among top States in services employment: NITI Aayog report

As per the study, 48.5% of Keralas workforce is engaged in services as of 2023-24. This is far above the national average of 29.7%

7 Dec 2025 4:52 pm
No good certificate to Jamaat-e-Islami Hind ever, says Kerala CM

CM Pinarayi Vijayan labels Jamaat-e-Islami Hind as anti-social, denying any endorsement from CPI(M) or Left Democratic Front

7 Dec 2025 3:25 pm
Court to deliver verdict in actor Dileep rape case on December 8

The case had attracted wide attention as a young woman actor was allegedly abducted and raped inside a moving car, and actor Dileep was arraigned as an accused in the case

7 Dec 2025 2:00 pm
Kerala local body polls: Candidates make final pitch to voters as open campaigning for Phase 1 draws to a close on Dec. 7

In play in the first phase of polling on Tuesday (December 9) are three Municipal Corporations, 39 municipalities, seven district panchayats and 75 block panchayats

7 Dec 2025 11:20 am
Police objects to transferring Kodakara heist case to PMLA court

The case, involving a 3.5 crore robbery on April 3, 2021 allegedly for funding a poll campaign, has resulted in 23 arrests and recoveries exceeding 1.5 crore.

6 Dec 2025 10:00 pm
Honey Rose: I want to prove myself as an actor with Rachel

Honey Rose hopes that with Rachel she will be perceived differently as an actor

6 Dec 2025 9:40 pm
ED trying to sabotage Kodakara hawala case: CPI

K.G. Shivanandan alleges the ED derailed the probe, ignored key witnesses, and acted as a political tool of the BJP

6 Dec 2025 9:15 pm
NH collapse in Kollam: Centre begins steps to blacklist construction firm

An expert committee to visit the site soon, and further action will be taken based on the panels report

6 Dec 2025 9:09 pm
6 Dec 2025 9:04 pm
LDF will win 75 seats in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation: Sivankutty

Says BJP will lose more than half its sitting seats; terms allegations by BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar political bankruptcy

6 Dec 2025 9:04 pm
Tourism sector faces massive cancellations as IndiGo crisis deepens

Disruption of flights across the country has cast a pall of gloom over the tourism industry, which was getting ready for the Christmas and New Year season, with massive cancellations

6 Dec 2025 9:01 pm
Congress terms CMs claims on Kochi Corporation far from reality

The Chief Minister is trying to whitewash the LDF, which had failed to address basic infrastructure issues in the city during its five years of governing the Kochi Corporation, says Ernakulam DCC chief

6 Dec 2025 8:54 pm
Balagopal sees malicious intent in UDF MPs questions in Parliament

He says Left Democratic Front aims at further strengthening the local self-government bodies by focussing on tourism development, job creation, and boosting the production sector

6 Dec 2025 8:51 pm
Expert team to probe NH collapse in Kollam

Sole responsibility of NH collapse on NHAI and construction agency, says Finance Minister, while visiting the accident site

6 Dec 2025 8:42 pm
LDF riding a strong wave, will improve on 2020 results: Binoy Viswam

Congress forming unholy alliance with communal-fascist forces, says CPI leader

6 Dec 2025 8:42 pm
Collector says district is poll-ready, urges all voters to exercise franchise

Of the 7,347 candidates in the fray, 3,917 are women and 3,457 are men

6 Dec 2025 8:16 pm