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‘Fed up with asking them to repay’: Kerala BJP leader threatens to name party ‘defaulters’ in cooperative loan row
November 02, 2025 09:00 IST
In Facebook post on Saturday, BJP former state spokesperson and state secretary M S Kumar alleged that around 70% of those who took loans from the Thiruvithamcore Cooperative Society and 90% of defaulters are from the party
Sun, Nov 02, 2025
What Kerala’s declaration of eradicating extreme poverty really means
November 01, 2025 16:04 IST
The declaration follows a targeted four-year push led by local bodies under the state’s Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme (EPEP), one of the first decisions taken by the Pinarayi Vijayan government after it commenced its second consecutive term in May 2021
Sat, Nov 01, 2025
‘Sheer hoax’: UDF rejects Kerala govt’s declaration of state being ‘free of extreme poverty’
November 01, 2025 12:23 IST
The declaration, which the CPI(M)-led government termed historic, was made by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a special session of the state legislative assembly held on Saturday
Sat, Nov 01, 2025
Mother of 4 from Kerala clears NEET at 47, reviving long-abandoned dream
October 31, 2025 08:15 IST
In 2022, the National Medical Commission lifted the 25-year age bar for NEET — a move that proved a boon for Juwana Abdulla
Fri, Oct 31, 2025
In a first, CPI puts CPI(M) on back foot over PM SHRI, but Vijayan has last laugh
October 30, 2025 17:00 IST
While the LDF govt puts PM SHRI move on hold under CPI's pressure, it also sets the stage for Vijayan's projection as its CM face in 2026 polls for third term
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Kerala man scalds wife with hot fish curry after she refuses occult ritual
October 30, 2025 16:51 IST
The police arrested Sajeer from Kollam’s Edamulackal village and charged him for voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Ahead of local body polls, Kerala govt opens purse strings for women, youth and pensioners
October 30, 2025 07:50 IST
One of the highlights is the increase in the monthly welfare pension from Rs 1,600 to Rs 2,000, benefiting around 49 lakh people in various categories. The increase was part of the LDF’s 2021 Assembly election manifesto.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Homes, medicine, food kits: Behind Kerala’s ‘extreme poverty eradication’Subscriber Only
October 30, 2025 03:24 IST
In 2021, the local self-government department, the nodal agency for implementing the scheme, trained nearly 4 lakh people, including officials, elected representatives and volunteers to identify families facing extreme poverty.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
After days of impasse, Kerala’s CPM govt blinks, agrees to review PM SHRI agreement with Centre
October 29, 2025 18:50 IST
The government’s decision to roll out the PM SHRI project had sparked a political storm in Kerala, where the Left government had refused for three years to sign the MoU, calling the project a “tool for saffronisation of education.”
Wed, Oct 29, 2025Amid pushback against SIR, Kerala govt calls all-party meeting
October 29, 2025 18:42 IST
As per the ECI schedule, printing and training will be held between October 28 and November 3, house-to-house enumeration from November 4 to December 4, and claims and objections from December 9 to January 8.
Wed, Oct 29, 2025
Pinarayi, Stalin take hard line on SIR, target EC for ‘plot to disenfranchise voters’
October 28, 2025 20:18 IST
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on the other hand accused the BJP of plotting to disenfranchise lakhs of voters through the SIR exercise while calling an all-party meet on November 2.
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
EC shouldn’t become Centre’s puppet: On SIR, Kerala CM Pinarayi takes hard line
October 28, 2025 14:47 IST
‘It is clear that the revision of the voter list, which requires long-term preparation and consultation, is being carried out in a hasty manner only to subvert the will of the people’
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
Impasse over PM SHRI continues in Kerala’s Left Front as CPI reiterates demand for withdrawal
October 28, 2025 07:45 IST
A day after Education Minister and senior CPI(M) leader V Sivankutty defended the decision to join the central scheme, the CPI held its ground, saying that even after a meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, ‘nothing had changed’.
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
Amid rift with CPI over PM SHRI, Education Minister’s promise: ‘Won’t allow wrong syllabus to be taught’
October 27, 2025 07:46 IST
The CPI(M) government had earlier refused to implement the scheme, and CPI is upset at the shift, calling it a departure from Left principles. Sivankutty said non-implementation would have cost the state Rs 1,500 crore meant for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Sabarimala ‘missing gold’ case gathers steam: Raids at Chennai firm, Bengaluru flat, Bellary jewellery store
October 26, 2025 07:00 IST
The SIT probing the case took the key accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, to the place where he had taken items from the temple to be gold-plated in 2019
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
As Kerala CPI-M blinks on PM SHRI scheme, fault lines emerge within LDF
October 25, 2025 07:13 IST
A day after General Education Department Secretary K Vasuki signed the MoU with the Union Ministry, the CPI said the party and other allies were kept in the dark on the crucial matter.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Kerala govt signed an MoU with Centre. Junior partner CPI now says it wasn’t consulted
October 24, 2025 15:26 IST
Agreement signed to roll out PM SHRI project in schools, which the CPI(M) had been resisting for long
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
2 booked for vandalising Algerian-French artist’s work at Kochi art gallery
October 24, 2025 11:01 IST
Kerala-based artist Hochimin, who is one of the accused, claimed that he did not tear Hanan Benammar's artwork. “I just removed them… The translations are obscene and anti-women,” he said.
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Algerian-French artist’s work vandalised at Kochi art gallery over ‘obscenity’ allegations
October 23, 2025 16:05 IST
Kerala Lalithakala Akademi says they will file police complaint: ‘Incident is an attack on artistic freedom and has outraged art community in Kerala’
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Suffering from memory loss and deported after decades in Kuwait, Bengaluru man turns up in Kochi, then goes missing
October 23, 2025 08:00 IST
Purportedly in a disoriented condition, the man was sent from Kuwait to Kochi instead of Bengaluru. His son later found that he was taken to a hospital in Kochi, but walked out 20 minutes later.
Thu, Oct 23, 2025
President Droupadi Murmu in Kerala for 4-day visit; chopper faces snag during landing
October 22, 2025 10:46 IST
After arriving in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu headed to Sabarimala on Wednesday morning where her helicopter got stuck in wet concrete on landing.
Wed, Oct 22, 2025
Sabarimala ‘missing gold’: Kerala High Court puts focus on ‘larger conspiracy’
October 22, 2025 06:10 IST
The special investigation team probing the case submitted an interim report before the court
Wed, Oct 22, 2025
Heavy rain in Kerala: Tourists warned to avoid hilly areas, schools and colleges shut in 3 districts put on red alert
October 21, 2025 21:40 IST
Officials of the Revenue Department, the Kerala State Electricity Board, panchayats, and the Public Works Department were told to remain alert and ready to face any eventuality.
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Protecting families from losing homes due to loan defaults: What is the Kerala Single Dwelling Place Protection Bill?
October 21, 2025 17:22 IST
The government will constitute the Kerala Dwelling Place Protection Fund, and as per existing plans, Rs 10 crore will be set apart in a year
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
‘Need funds to pay teachers, give grants to students’: Kerala joins Centre’s scheme for schools after holding out for long
October 20, 2025 07:00 IST
The state government had been reluctant to join PM SHRI, and had taken the stance that it was a tool for the ‘saffronisation’ of education in the country.
Mon, Oct 20, 2025Journalism of Courage
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