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The LDF government has come out with the series of measures to curb the decades-old practice of giving and accepting dowry as part of marriages in the wake of a series of dowry related deaths had rocked the state recently. (File)

Kerala govt amends Dowry Prohibition rules, appoints district officers to end menace

July 17, 2021 14:15 IST

As part of the initiatives, the Director of Women and Child Development has been appointed as the Chief Dowry Prohibition officer.

Kerala Digital University to offer free blockchain foundation course

July 16, 2021 16:28 IST

Registration for the foundation program starts on July 19. Interested candidates can register on the official website - prajna.duk.ac.in.

Although Surendran and his party had denied the charges, the court has, prima-facie, been convinced about the veracity of the tapes. (File Photo)

Kerala BJP chief booked on bribery charges

June 18, 2021 07:16 IST

Surendran is alleged to have paid Janu Rs 10 lakh to get her to return to the NDA before the Assembly elections this April.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted that the government is taking stringent measures to address domestic violence in Kerala. (File)

Kerala govt move to renovate CM’s official residence draws flak

June 8, 2021 13:39 IST

Raising the issue in the Assembly, P T Thomas (Congress) sought to know how the government's declared policy of financial austerity and spending a whopping amount for the 'refurbishing' of the CM's bungalow would go together.

Allegations and counter: Kerala CM and state Congress chief's political slugfest

Kerala to give at least one jab to all above 40 by July 15Subscriber Only

June 6, 2021 08:22 IST

The decision to prepare a strategy to fight a third wave of covid-19 was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Graft row: Kerala BJP chief to meet top leaders today

Paid by BJP to pull out of poll race: BSP candidateSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 02:02 IST

A BSP candidate who had filed his nomination at Manjeshwar Assembly constituency has alleged that leaders of the saffron party had paid him Rs 2.50 lakh to withdraw his nomination —BJP state president K Surendran contested from Manjeshwar.

Rs 3.50 crore highway robbery before polls: Kerala BJP chief’s aide questionedSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:53 IST

The two were questioned based on the statements of RSS worker A K Dharmarajan, who had claimed to have lost Rs 25 lakh in the robbery on a highway stretch between Thrissur and Ernakulam on April 3.

Was paid by BJP to withdraw nomination: BSP candidate in KeralaSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 11:55 IST

The allegation came close on the heels of another claim that Surendran had paid Rs 10 lakh to tribal leader and Janathipathya Rashtriya Sabha president C K Janu to bring him into the BJP fold.

Consensus at Kerala all-party meet: Panel to look into minority scholarships rulingSubscriber Only

June 5, 2021 04:33 IST

An official communication from the Chief Minister’s Office said the all-party meeting arrived at a consensus to appoint an expert committee to study the High Court order and to take practical solutions.

Finance Minister K N Balagopal presents the Budget Friday. (PTI)

Kerala Budget: Covid package of Rs 20,000 crore, no fresh taxesSubscriber Only

June 5, 2021 04:25 IST

Presenting the Revised Budget in the Assembly, state Finance Minister K N Balagopal said the package is meant to face the socioeconomic and health challenges emerging in the backdrop of the second wave of Covid-19.

Kerala High Court nullifies 80:20 minority schemes for Muslims, ChristiansSubscriber Only

May 29, 2021 08:01 IST

The court acted on a PIL moved by Justine Pallivathukkal, arraigning the state government, state Minority Welfare Department and the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs as respondents.

Kerala Assembly passes resolution seeking recall of Lakshadweep administrator

Kerala announces package for kids who lost parents to CovidSubscriber Only

May 28, 2021 02:57 IST

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the children will get one-time aid of Rs 3 lakh each.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (File)

Day of relief: Kerala likely past peak of second wave, says Pinarayi

May 18, 2021 07:14 IST

In the first week of May, the average daily cases were 37,144. That figure has come down marginally to 35,919 during the lockdown, he said.

Kochi refinery executive director Sanjay Khanna said this is the first time in the country that a hospital with 1,500 oxygen beds has been built with direct supply from an oxygen plant. (Express)

Kochi admin ties up with BPCL to set up 1,500-bed Covid centreSubscriber Only

May 17, 2021 07:12 IST

The temporary Covid-19 hospital was erected at a school run by BPCL at the premises of its plant at Ambalamugal in Kochi.

Policemen check the credentials of food delivery personnel during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in Kerala, which emerged as a blueprint for tackling the pandemic last year, began a lockdown on Saturday. (AP Photo)

Kerala government extends lockdown till May 23Subscriber Only

May 15, 2021 03:03 IST

The state on Friday reported 34,694 new Covid-19 cases, taking the active caseload to 4.42 lakh and the test positivity rate hovered at 26.41 per cent.

Lockdown extended in Kerala till May 23; triple lockdown in 4 districts

May 14, 2021 18:35 IST

The CM said the effects of the state-wide lockdown, which began on May 8, are expected to be visible in the next couple of weeks. The month of May is extremely crucial to reducing the spread of the pandemic, he said.

‘Many, including adversaries, in full praise of our efforts in health’: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala gives bigger role to local bodies to tackle surgeSubscriber Only

May 9, 2021 02:51 IST

In the first wave of the pandemic last year, the local bodies had been involved in the micro-level implementation of containment strategies.

Ashwin(right) and Rekha worked as volunteers at a domiciliary care centre — a facility for patients who do not have room quarantine facility at their homes — at Punnapra North panchayat.

Two young Covid volunteers save life in Kerala, get CM praiseSubscriber Only

May 8, 2021 07:52 IST

However, what slowly unfolded was the heroic actions of two young Covid-19 warriors in saving a life.

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In NDA’s Kerala rout, a steep fall in BDJS fortunesSubscriber Only

May 8, 2021 07:40 IST

Voting patterns in most of the 21 constituencies, from where the BDJS contested as an NDA ally, indicate that backward Hindu voters abandoned the BJP in large numbers.

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Oxygen stock decreasing rapidly, Kerala CM writes to PM to increase shareSubscriber Only

May 6, 2021 04:27 IST

The Kerala government has also demanded tankers, PSA plants, oxygen concentrators and ventilators as the state has the country’s third largest active caseload — the tally rose to 3.75 lakh with 41,953 new cases on Wednesday.

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Pinarayi pushes for double masking; more curbs planned in KeralaSubscriber Only

May 1, 2021 07:56 IST

More restrictions are planned for the state to combat the rising number of cases.

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Kerala to revise hospitalisation norms: All need not get admittedSubscriber Only

April 29, 2021 03:34 IST

After a review meeting, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the media that the number of patients is going up and steps are being initiated to avoid the situation in which patients are left to scramble for treatment.

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Kerala teenager’s murder sparks row: CPM blames ‘trained’ RSS men, BJP denies political angleSubscriber Only

April 19, 2021 07:24 IST

The incident occurred on April 14 when Abhimanyu (15), a Class 10 student, was killed by a gang which came looking for his brother, against whom they had harboured a grudge.

Mass Covid Testing Campaign at Government Taluk Hospital in Kochi. (Photo Credit: PRD, Kerala/file)

After testing ramped up, Kerala sees record spikeSubscriber Only

April 18, 2021 07:59 IST

The test positivity rate also shot up to 17.4 per cent—from 14.5 per cent just before the drive—for the first time since October.

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KT Jaleel unfit to continue as minister: Kerala LokayuktaSubscriber Only

April 10, 2021 06:06 IST

Lokayukta Justice Cyriac Joseph and Upa Lokayukta Justice Haroon-Ul-Rasheed, in their verdict, said that a report will be sent to the chief minister to take appropriate action under Section 14 of the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act 1999.