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Silent campaigning unfolded across three Municipal Corporations, 39 municipalities, seven district panchayats, 75 block panchayats, and 471 grama panchayats spread over Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam districts.

With an unpredictable electorate and shifting community votes, the district braces for a razor-thin verdict.

Landslide rehabilitation remains the central electoral issue, extending beyond the three wards in Meppadi grama panchayat that have been directly affected. Allegations against both main fronts have become campaign flash-points

Rivalry within the BJP has reached a boiling point, and the party will not be surprised to lose a few seats. In the case of the Congress, while it insists that its house is intact and stronger than last year, concerns linger that the Rahul Mamkootathil issue can hurt its prospects. Meanwhile, the CPI(M) appears stagnant in Palakkad

The Church is not biased towards any political front in the State, says Idukki diocese media commission director

General Education Minister V. Sivankutty said that Ms. Sreelekhas action is a violation of the model code of conduct

Voters in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam will cast their ballots today

She says the ruling raises a lot of questions which need to be answered at some point since the survivor actor needs to get closure

More than eight years after the abduction and sexual assault of a popular actress, a crime which shook the Malayalam film industry and Kerala society, a trial court today has pronounced its verdict on the case. The first six accused were found guilty of the crime, while actor Dileep, the eighth accused and the alleged mastermind who spent close to three months in jail, was found not guilty. Bina Paul, film editor and founder of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), which was formed in the afterm

He says he never had any issues with the survivor in the case,and feel sad about her plight of the survivor. The SIT conspired to implicate me in the case and misled the government, he adds

Of the seven municipalities, the LDF governs five, while the UDF and BJP govern one apiece. The spotlight is on Palakkad municipality largely because the BJP is in power

Move by AMMA, FEFKA, and Kerala Film Producers Association

Votes will be polled from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Phase-I of the local body elections covering wards in 595 local bodies across Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam districts.

Sabarimala Special Commissioner inspects Erumely town and issues a series of directives to step up enforcement

Eight years after the abduction and sexual assault of a leading actress, a Ernakulam District and Sessions Court found six people guilty, but acquitted actor Dileep in the case. Heres a timeline of the case.

This verdict was made possible thanks to the strong stance adopted by the former Thrikkakara MLA, the late P. T. Thomas. If not for him, there would not have been a case in the first place, says Satheesan

Law Minister Rajeeve says he has spoken to Chief Minister and that the government has decided to appeal against the verdict. The prosecution has been directed to take the initial steps in this regard

A concocted lie was framed against me by a then senior Police official and a team selected by her with the help of the prime accused. They also used the help of a section of the media and mediapersons to spread this false narrative he alleges

Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge acquits Dileep of the offences charged against him in the sensational case after the trial that lasted around eight years

Former legislator P. T. Thomas and director P. Balachandrakumar played pivotal roles at different points during the eightyearold case