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Onam pookkalam with saffron flag comes up near Kerala temple, 27 RSS workers booked
September 07, 2025 07:12 IST
Police said the High Court had ordered that no political symbol should be put up within a 100-metre radius of the Kollam temple, which has seen a years-long fight for control between persons linked to different political groups. The BJP slammed the action against what it called the ‘Operation Sindoor pookkalam’
Sun, Sep 07, 2025
Kerala’s infant mortality rate lower than US at 5 in 1,000: Health minister
September 06, 2025 18:29 IST
Over the years, Kerala’s infant mortality rate has gone down due to the sustained efforts in the health sector.
Sat, Sep 06, 2025
Congress to rejig Kerala social media team after controversy over ‘B for bidi, Bihar’ post
September 06, 2025 15:12 IST
On Saturday, the Congress’s Kerala state president, Sunny Joseph, also condemned the post and said the social media team would be rejigged.
Sun, Sep 07, 2025
Kerala’s first woman forensic surgeon and author of Postmortem Table, Dr Sherly Vasu dies at 68
September 05, 2025 07:05 IST
Dr Vasu collapsed at her home, but was pronounced dead at the Kozhikode Medical College, where she had worked several years.
Fri, Sep 05, 2025
In counter to Kerala govt’s Sabarimala meet, Sangh groups to hold their own ‘sangamam’
September 05, 2025 07:00 IST
Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) government’s meeting of Sabarimala devotees to be held in Pampa on September
Fri, Sep 05, 2025
In Sabarimala juggling, Congress attacks CPM over Ayyappa summit, but won’t boycott it
September 04, 2025 10:00 IST
UDF cannot afford to antagonise Hindus ahead of the upcoming local body elections and next year’s Assembly polls; LDF and TDB also hint at moderation of stand on women entry at Sabarimala
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
Kerala police brutality case: To prove he was tortured by Kerala police, Youth Congress leader took the RTI route — and prevailed
September 04, 2025 07:01 IST
Kerala police brutality case, Kerala RTI police assault: According to V S Sujith, a Youth Congress leader from Thrissur, the alleged incident occurred on April 5, 2023, at the Kunnamkulam Police Station under the Thrissur city police limits.
Thu, Sep 04, 2025
A missing person case is reopened years later in Kerala. What emerges is a death, a cover-up, and a ritual driven by guilt
September 04, 2025 06:59 IST
Kozhikode missing youth case: Months after burying their friend in a marsh, three men returned – to collect his bones and perform an ‘asthi visarjan’.
Thu, Sep 04, 2025
11 years ago, Kerala professor was accused of sexual harassment by students. Court now finds cases were politically motivated
September 03, 2025 07:03 IST
The court found that the now-retired Professor Anand Viswanath was falsely implicated in four cases of sexual harassment filed by members of CPM’s student wing who he had caught committing malpractice during an examination
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
BJP on back foot over Ayyappa summit row as key Hindu bodies back LDF move
September 01, 2025 22:40 IST
Nair Service Society and SNDP Yogam rally round Vijayan govt's event for Sabarimala devotees, which is being seen as CPI(M)'s outreach to Hindu voters ahead of polls.
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
A Kerala farmer’s fight to preserve wetlands stalls billionaire’s mall planSubscriber Only
September 01, 2025 04:20 IST
T N Mukundan’s legal battle came to light after Yusuff Ali said at an event last Sunday that his plan to build a shopping mall in Thrissur was yet to materialise after “one party” moved a case against it in the High Court.
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Canara Bank employees in Kerala protest with ‘beef fest’ after regional officer from Bihar bans dish in canteen
August 31, 2025 14:21 IST
Beef is widely consumed in Kerala, and the state has a history of protesting against attempts to curb the sale and slaughter of cattle. These protests also involved similar “beef fests”.
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
India has culture of tolerance, must look at why human-animal co-existence is turning into conflict: Justice Nagarathna
August 31, 2025 12:53 IST
‘We are looking at the issue only through a narrow prism of wildlife encroaching human space,’ says the Supreme Court judge at a conference on ‘Human-Wildlife Conflict and Co-Existence’ in Thiruvananthapuram
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
Thankful to stray dogs for making me known to entire civil society: Supreme Court judge Vikram Nath
August 31, 2025 06:50 IST
Justice Vikram Nath statement: He spoke in a lighter vein while addressing a regional conference on human-wildlife conflict and co-existence
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
Kerala to bring ‘game changer’ Bill to legalise lease farming
August 30, 2025 20:05 IST
Tenant farming is a system in which landowners lease out their land to those who don’t own them.
Sat, Aug 30, 2025
Actor Lakshmi Menon, booked for techie’s ‘abduction and assault’ after Kochi bar fight, gets protection from arrest
August 29, 2025 06:57 IST
According to police, the incident took place on August 24 at a bar, where the actor and her friends had an altercation with an IT professional named Aliyarshah Salim, a native of Aluva.
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Migrant workers form 58 % of Kerala’s fishing force: Study
August 28, 2025 15:59 IST
The study by the Kochi-based ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has found significant disparities between native and migrant fisherfolk when it comes to their incomes and lifestyles.
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Kerala teacher booked for urging students ‘not to celebrate Onam’
August 28, 2025 04:37 IST
Based on a complaint, an FIR was registered against the woman teacher.
Thu, Aug 28, 2025
Kerala ADGP Mahipal Yadav dies 3 days before retirement
August 27, 2025 19:00 IST
During his stint at the CBI, Mahipal Yadav headed the probe into the VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter scam and Mulayam Singh Yadav’s assets inquiry case
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to Dalit rapper Vedan in ‘rape case’
August 27, 2025 13:15 IST
Following the leopard tooth case, there was a wave of sympathy for the rapper, who began attracting huge crowds for his concerts.
Thu, Aug 28, 2025
Kerala’s Guruvayur temple holds ‘purification’ after vlogger Jasmin Jaffar’s visit stoked controversy
August 26, 2025 16:38 IST
Last week, the temple board had complained to the police against Jaffar, saying her actions violated the sanctity of the temple and amounted to defiance of a High Court directive banning videography in the nadapanthal (outer courtyard) of the temple, where entry for non-Hindus is barred.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Young mother, toddler, gold and cash go missing from Kerala home. Days later, a gruesome discovery in Karnataka
August 26, 2025 07:15 IST
22-year-old from Karnataka, who had been living with her in-laws in Kerala, was found murdered at a lodge near Mysuru. A man she knew was arrested for ‘killing her with explosives’.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Congress suspends Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil over misconduct allegations from multiple women
August 25, 2025 10:59 IST
The move comes days after Rahul Mamkoottathil resigned as Youth Congress state president after actor Rini Ann George accused a “young politician” of sending her obscene messages.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Food distributed in newspapers that reported his resignation, Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil faces a bitter dig from CPI(M)’s youth wing
August 25, 2025 06:50 IST
In 2023, Mamkoottathil, who now faces allegations of misconduct from women, had alleged that the youth wing was engaged in illegal activities under the cover of distributing food parcels.
Mon, Aug 25, 2025
After Karnataka, now a voter-list row in Kerala: Congress questions Suresh Gopi’s election after BJP leader’s remarks
August 24, 2025 19:53 IST
After a state BJP leader says we “will bring in people from J&K in seats where we have chances of winning”, Congress alleges rival party enrolled 60,000-odd fake voters to win its first ever Lok Sabha seat in southern state.
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