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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (File)

Want governor to continue as chancellor: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi VijayanSubscriber Only

December 13, 2021 05:41 IST

The chief minister was reacting to Khan’s letter in which he expressed his desire to quit as chancellor. Khan had alleged that he was under pressure to do things in "total violation of rules and procedures".

Pradeep was among the 13 who died when the helicopter carrying the CDS crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.

Thousands gather to bid farewell to JWO from KeralaSubscriber Only

December 12, 2021 02:19 IST

🔴 Thousands of people, holding the national flag, thronged both sides of the road from the state border Valayar to Thrissur to pay homage to the officer. The body was laid for public homage at a school at Puthur, where Pradeep had studied.

Kerala: BJP seeks action against government pleader for ‘derogatory’ statement against Gen Bipin RawatSubscriber Only

December 10, 2021 18:07 IST

Kerala BJP president K Surendran said those who were rejoicing during the major tragedy are enemies of the country.

Pradeep was among the 13 who died when the helicopter carrying the CDS crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

IAF officer was part of rescue mission during 2018 Kerala floodsSubscriber Only

December 9, 2021 20:07 IST

🔴 During the 2018 Kerala floods, Pradeep was part of the IAF's rescue mission that air-lifted scores of people stranded across the state. He had also been part of the IAF rescue team during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.

A man being tested for Covid-19 at a government hospital in Kerala. (Credit: PRD, Kerala/File)

Kerala: 8 of 10 samples of Covid-19 positive cases return negative for Omicron, results of 2 awaitedSubscriber Only

December 7, 2021 14:50 IST

🔴 The samples were sent from Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram districts.

Let police investigate: Kerala HC on FIR against Olympian Mayookha Johny

December 7, 2021 11:38 IST

The court issued notice to the State and the complainant seeking their stand on the athlete's plea to quash the FIR against her.

The fact that the IUML chose to hold the protest at mosques is a new language for Kerala's largest Muslim party that has largely stayed in the left-of-centre space of Kerala politics and been part of the UDF coalition for the last 40 years. (File photo)

Kerala: As IUML-led mosque protest fizzles out, questions over hold on communitySubscriber Only

December 7, 2021 06:31 IST

The IUML, a chief constituent of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, had rallied several Muslim religious and social groups to deliver talks during Friday prayers at mosques against the CPI(M)-led government's decision to hand over Wakf Board recruitment to the Kerala Public Service Commission.

The doctor, a native of Kozhikode, had tested Covid positive on November 28 | Representational image

Omicron scare: Kerala doctor’s samples sent for Covid genome sequencingSubscriber Only

December 3, 2021 18:12 IST

The doctor from Kozhikode had tested Covid-positive on November 28 and has been asymptomatic.

Year on, Kodyeri Balakrishnnan returns as Kerala CPM secretarySubscriber Only

December 4, 2021 05:53 IST

Emerging from the weekly party state secretariat meeting, senior leader and former minister M M Mani confirmed to the media that Balakrishnan had returned to the post he had vacated in November last year.

A queue at a school in Kottayam, Kerala, for Covid-19 vaccine. (File)

Kerala HC nullifies order permitting second vaccine to be administered before 84-day gapSubscriber Only

December 3, 2021 18:59 IST

The division bench of chief justice S Manikumar upheld the Union government's stand that the 84-day gap between two doses of the Covishield was fixed as per the overall guidance of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC).

Kerala: As Omicron fear grows, so does vaccinationSubscriber Only

December 2, 2021 22:56 IST

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the number of people turning up for vaccination has increased amid reports of the new Covid-19 variant.

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Kerala govt signs MoU with German employment agency for recruitment of nursesSubscriber Only

December 2, 2021 16:13 IST

More than 10,000 job opportunities are expected to come up for nurses in Germany in the post-Covid scenario, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Arrested in Feburary 2017, Vadakkuncheril has been jailed since then and already served nearly five years of the jail term.

Kottiyoor rape case: Kerala HC reduces ex-priest’s prison sentence to 10 yearsSubscriber Only

December 1, 2021 12:42 IST

Considering the review petition of the former priest, a bench of Justice Narayana Pisharadi reduced the term of rigorous imprisonment from 20 years to ten years.

Miss Kerala-2019 Ansi Kabeer (L) and runner-up Anjana Shajan (R) (Photo courtesy: Instagram)

Kerala models died in car crash in bid to escape chasing ‘drug dealer’: PoliceSubscriber Only

November 30, 2021 19:50 IST

Ansi and Anjana had died when their car rammed into a roadside tree while they were returning home from a hotel where they had attended a party.

Before 1979, Tamil Nadu had maintained water level at the dam at the maximum storage level of 152. (File)

Mullaperiyar dam water level at 142 ft, Idduki admin sounds alertSubscriber Only

November 30, 2021 10:18 IST

🔴 As the water level increased, Tamil Nadu opened seven shutters of the spillway, discharging 2944.31cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water to the river Periyar, which will flow to Idukki reservoir, 35 km downstream.

Law while changing with social needs must recognise technological advancements: Kerala HC

Centre to clarify if kin of NRK who died abroad due to Covid-19 eligible for ex-gratia: Kerala govt to HC

November 24, 2021 18:18 IST

The submission was made by the state during the hearing of a plea by an NGO seeking a declaration that family members of non-resident Keralites, who died abroad due to Covid-19 are entitled to the ex-gratia relief, the organisation's president-- advocate Jose Abraham -- said.

Issue circular to register extortion case against those demanding nokkukooli: Kerala HC to State Police Chief

November 23, 2021 23:56 IST

Justice Devan Ramachandran said that in view of this "deleterious tendency holding sway in the state for the last several decades" such a circular has to be issued by the State Police Chief (SPC).

The court asked the Alappuzha District Collector to convene a meeting with the Grama Panchayath and PWD officials to finalise a site plan for allotment of the shops. (File)

Norms barring obstruction of roads, pavements by shops be followed during religious festivals: Kerala HC

November 23, 2021 13:00 IST

The court was hearing a plea against the setting up of shops on the road margin of Chavady-Thuravur Junction in connection with the annual festival of Thuravur Mahakshethram.

Kerala BJP chief K Surendran. (File Photo)

Kerala RSS worker murder: BJP to seek NIA probeSubscriber Only

November 21, 2021 07:27 IST

Kerala BJP had alleged that the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the Popular Front of India (PFI), was behind the killing – an allegation denied by SDPI.

Kerala High Court said there is a gulf of difference between consent and submission and every consent involves a submission but the converse does not follow.

Helplessness due to inevitable compulsion can’t be considered as consent: Kerala HC

November 20, 2021 18:48 IST

Justice R Narayana Pisharadi, in his order said merely because the victim was in love with the accused, it cannot be presumed that she had given consent for sexual intercourse.

Domestic deposits have reached Rs 3,76,278 crore as on March 31, as against Rs 3,35,674 crore on the corresponding day in 2020.

Despite Covid, Kerala banks see massive growth in NRI, domestic depositsSubscriber Only

November 20, 2021 08:19 IST

As per the data furnished by the state-level bankers committee for the review of the financial year 2020-21, which was held last week, NRI deposits in banks across Kerala have reached Rs 2,29,636 crore as on March 31, as against Rs 2,08,698 crore on the corresponding day in 2020.

K R Vijayan with Kerala Minister Mohd Riyas. (Express photo)

Kerala tea seller, known for world tours with wife, passes away

November 20, 2021 09:45 IST

K R Vijayan and his wife owned a modest tea stall 'Sri Balaji Coffee House' in Kochi and became famous after they funded their world tours from their earnings. In the last 14 years, the couple had visited 26 countries.

RSS activist’s murder: BJP accuses Kerala govt of having hidden agenda

November 19, 2021 14:19 IST

Union Minister V Muraleedharan visited the house of Sanjith, the 27-year old slain activist, who was hacked to death in front of his wife

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Kerala govt to launch mobile app for waste disposalSubscriber Only

November 18, 2021 09:25 IST

Local Self-Government Department Minister M V Govindan Master said the scheme would make waste disposal more efficient.

The Sabarimala temple in Kerala. (File photo)

Kerala HC seeks report on ‘halal-certified’ jaggery at Sabarimala templeSubscriber Only

November 17, 2021 22:38 IST

S J R Kumar, general convener of the pro-BJP Sabarimala Action Committee, claimed that the temple administration was using 'spoiled' Halal-certified jaggery powder at Sabarimala.

Cyclone Montha: Schools closed, fishing activities suspended in Andhra, Odisha

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A severe cyclonic storm, named Montha, is expected to make landfall along India's east coast between Odisha and Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued warnings for heavy rain and rough seas, with the potential for extremely heavy rain in certain areas.

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