Journalism of Courage
Wayanad
WAYANAD NEWS
'Project of national importance': Supreme Court backs Wayanad tunnel project, refuses to cancel environment clearance
April 06, 2026 2:15 pm
Appearing for the appellant, Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan said the project area is prone to landslides, citing the 2024 incident that killed hundreds and caused widespread damage.
‘Why are you always standing with me?’: Mammootty’s exchange with Wayanad CPM leader puts Kerala’s ruling party in a bind
March 09, 2026 8:41 am
A video of the exchange went viral, leading to a barrage of criticism of the superstar Malayalam actor by social media handles linked to CPM sympathisers
From shattered villages to new township: In Kerala, Wayanad landslide survivors get homes under Rs 299-crore project
March 02, 2026 1:41 am
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan distributed title deeds to 178 families, who will stitch back together their displaced lives at the township in Wayanad’s Kalpetta
Politics 'cannot negate constitutional guarantee': Kerala HC raps Centre over 'unwillingness' to waive loans for Wayanad victims
October 09, 2025 7:36 am
Last August, the high court had initiated a suo motu petition following the landslide, by making the state, the Union Governments and their various departments respondents. The court had then urged the Union Government to clarify its stand on loan waiver.
Ground zero in Mundakkai: Over a year after Wayanad landslide, a new stream, memory walls and a revival of tourism
September 28, 2025 7:12 am
On July 30, 2024, a cloudburst flattened the Mundakkai-Chooralmala valley in Kerala’s Wayanad district. As locals pick up the pieces of their life over a year later, the valley looks just like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh after the recent landslides
After controversies overshadowed Gandhi family’s Wayanad sojourn, district Congress president is shown the door
September 26, 2025 3:47 am
Priyanka Gandhi’s recent visit – her brother and mother joined her later – was marred by the suicide of a local Congress worker and the attempted suicide of a former district leader’s daughter-in-law
Local Congress leader’s ‘suicide’ amid claims of factionalism, false cases rattles party unit in Kerala’s Wayanad
September 13, 2025 7:06 am
Emerging from jail, Thankachan alleged that Congress Wayanad District Committee president N D Appachan and others, including Nelledam, were behind falsely implicating him in the case. Thankachan had told the media that he was framed as a result of factionalism within the Congress in Wayanad.
CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates construction of tunnel project near Wayanad landslide site
September 01, 2025 3:51 am
It will be the third longest road tunnel project in the country upon completion.
Centre’s expert panel recommends environmental nod for twin-tunnel road near Wayanad landslide site in Kerala
May 30, 2025 4:47 pm
Following the devastating July 2024 landslide in Wayanad that killed 298 people, local environmental groups have opposed the twin tunnel road fearing ecological hazards.
Not waiving loans of Wayanad landslides victims a betrayal: Priyanka Gandhi
April 10, 2025 12:51 pm
The Congress MP further said that she and her party "strongly condemn this apathy and stand shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters in Wayanad".
WAYANAD PHOTOS
Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet victims of Wayanad landslide: 'I feel how I felt when my father died'
August 01, 2024 10:59 pm
The death toll has risen to 277, with over 200 injured as of Thursday morning, following a series of devastating landslides in the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
Wayanad Landslide: 93 dead, Coast Guard dispatches equipment and dog teams for rescue ops
July 30, 2024 10:05 pm
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 93 people have died and around 128 were injured in the massive landslides in the northern Wayanad district, leaving behind a trail of destruction and despair.
Beautiful places you can visit in and around Wayanad
April 05, 2019 5:24 pm
Wayanad, a rural district in Kerala state, has several tourist spots. Here are some places you can visit.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad, holds roadshow
April 04, 2019 12:56 pm
With Congress president Rahul Gandi pitching himself as a candidate from Kerala's Wayanad, there is renewed hope among locals that their demands would be fulfilled by their star candidate.
Advertisement
Best of Express
EntertainmentDacoit movie review: Adivi Sesh returns with a raw, emotional punch that's hard to shake off
EntertainmentAfter saying that 'feminism f-ed up society', Nora Fatehi says her comments were taken out of context: 'Men should step up'
TrendingGurgaon founder fires employee over text, faces backlash on ‘no notice period’ policy: 'Next day I personally texted the employee'
TrendingA broken screen and black Range Rover: Sanju Samson’s incredible act for a fan in Kerala’s Palakkad goes viral
SportsHow Mukul Choudhary's father didn't allow a cricket dream to extinguish, despite loans in crores and being jailed for property disputes
Advertisement
Advertisement