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Seminar to boost Kerala tourism to begin from May 5

May 02, 2022, at 05:28 pm

Kochi/UNI: Seeking to lay the road map for post-Covid tourism revival, a series of seminars have been planned on the sidelines of the country's biggest tourism event Kerala Travel Mart (KTM), in Kochi for four days from May 5.

Kerala leader PC George arrested for alleged communal remarks, released on bail later

May 01, 2022, at 10:26 pm

Senior Kerala politician P C George was arrested after his comments on the Muslim community and was later released on bail by a Magisterial court in Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said.

Kerala Finance Minister narrowly escapes accident after wheel of his car detaches

Apr 17, 2022, at 03:04 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/ÚNI: Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal had a miraculous escape from a car accident when one of the rear wheels of his Innova car got detached, sources said on Sunday.

Kerala: Opposition boycotts Governor's policy address

Feb 18, 2022, at 04:53 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Budget Session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly got off to a tumultuous start with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition boycotting Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan's policy address on Friday.

Assam: Wanted poacher arrested from Kerela

Feb 18, 2022, at 01:15 am

Guwahati/UNI: A poacher from Assam who was accused of being involved in the killing of a one-horned man was arrested in Kerala on Thursday.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves for Dubai from US

Jan 29, 2022, at 05:03 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was in the United States of America for medical treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for the last two weeks, has left for Dubai.

Centre rejects Kerala's Republic Day tableau for 3rd time in recent years

Jan 15, 2022, at 08:47 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Triggering a fresh Centre-state conflict, the Modi government has rejected the Communist-ruled state Kerala's Republic Day tableau for the third time in recent years, media reports said.

Omicron threat: Travel restrictions in Kerala from Dec 30 to Jan 2

Dec 30, 2021, at 07:46 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Kerala government has imposed travel restrictions from the night of Dec 30 to Jan 2 in order to control the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Uttar Pradesh ranks at the bottom of Niti Aayog's Health Index, Kerala tops the chart

Dec 28, 2021, at 01:01 am

New Delhi/UNI: Uttar Pradesh has ranked the lowest on Niti Aayog's Health Index while Kerala topped the chart in terms of overall performance.

Twin Political murders: Kerala Police on high alert, deploys 1,000 personnel in Alappuzha district

Dec 20, 2021, at 12:41 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: In the wake of twin political murders which took place within a span of 10 hours, that rocked Kerala, 10,000 police personnel have been deployed in Alappuzha district on Sunday to avoid any untoward incidents.  

Political murders rock Kerala, two killed in past 10 hours

Dec 19, 2021, at 05:32 pm

Alappuzha/UNI: Political murders in Kerala's Alappuzha district in the last 10 hours has rocked the state after BJP's OBC Morcha State Secretary and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) State Secretary, lost their lives in the attacks.

Metro Man E Sreedharan quits politics, says 'not interested anymore'

Dec 17, 2021, at 02:46 am

Palakkad, Kerala/IBNS: 90-year-old E. Sreedharan, popularly known as "Metro Man", has said that he is not interested in active politics anymore.

Model locked up in lodge, gangraped for three days in Kochi

Dec 07, 2021, at 01:38 am

Kochi/UNI: A model who travelled to Kochi in Kerala from Malappuram for a photoshoot was locked up in a lodge near Infopark-Kakkanad and gang-raped for three days by three men.

Cyclone Jawad: 5 trains from Kerala passing through ECR cancelled

Dec 02, 2021, at 04:31 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: In view of the impending Cyclone Jawad, Southern Railway (SR) has cancelled five trains passing through East Coast Railway (ECR) on Thursday.

Kerala woman arrested for pouring acid on man's face over marriage proposal rejection

Nov 21, 2021, at 04:34 pm

Idukki/IBNS: A 35-year-old woman in Kerala has been arrested for allegedly pouring acid on a man, who rejected her marriage proposal, media reports said.

Pilgrimage to Sabarimala suspended for a day due to rising water levels in Pamba, incessant rain

Nov 21, 2021, at 03:21 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: In view of incessant rains and rising water levels in the Pamba river, pilgrimage to Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala hill in Pathanamthitta district has been suspended for a day on Saturday. 

P Chidambaram extends support to Kerala FM Balagopal on fuel surcharge levied by Centre

Nov 13, 2021, at 07:20 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has extended his support to Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal, who opined that the Union Government's levy of fuel surcharge is way beyond basic taxes and an act of misuse of provisions of the Constitution.

People taken one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be allowed in cinema theatres in Kerala

Nov 06, 2021, at 04:37 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Kerala government in its new COVID-19 relaxations issued on Friday has said that people, who have taken a single dose of coronavirus vaccine, will be permitted to enter cinema theatres in the state.

Kerala man gets valid passport delivered with cover from e-commerce company

Nov 06, 2021, at 01:24 am

Kunnur/IBNS: In a bizarre incident, a man in Kerala's Wayanad district has claimed that he was delivered a valid passport by an e-commerce giant, media reports said.

Kerala: Father and Imam arrested after girl dies of fever

Nov 05, 2021, at 11:49 pm

Kannur/IBNS: The Kerala Police has arrested an Imam and the father of an 11-year-old girl days after her death from fever, media reports said.

Rape accused cannot escape conviction citing victim's easy virtue, sex life: Kerala High Court

Oct 21, 2021, at 09:43 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A woman or girl's easy virtue or habituation to sexual intercourse cannot be the ground to absolve a rapist of the crime, especially when her perpetrator is her father who is expected to be the “fortress and refuge” of his daughter, the Kerala High Court has said while convicting a man for repeatedly raping his daughter which also resulted in her becoming pregnant.

At least 21 killed as heavy rains lash Kerala; rescue ops continue

Oct 18, 2021, at 04:02 am

Heavy rains have devastated parts of Kerala, triggering landslides in Idukki and Kottayam districts and killing at least 21 people.

Centre will provide all possible support to Kerala: Amit Shah

Oct 17, 2021, at 08:34 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Central government will provide all possible support to Kerala experiencing incessant rains and floods, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.

At least 11 killed as heavy rains trigger landslides in Kerala, rescue ops on

Oct 17, 2021, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: At least 11 people have been killed in Kerala as heavy rains triggered landslides in Idukki and Kottayam districts, media reports said on Sunday.

Five killed as heavy rains flood roads, trigger landslides in Kerala

Oct 17, 2021, at 07:18 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Heavy rains have devastated parts of Kerala, triggering landslides in Idukki and Kottayam districts and killing at least five people.

Sabarimala temple to reopen for ‘Thula Masam' poojas

Oct 17, 2021, at 12:19 am

The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will reopen on October 16 at 5 pm for ‘Thula Masam' poojas but the devotees will be allowed entry into the temple tomorrow, October 17 from 5 am, according to media reports.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detention: Congress MLAs stage dharna in front of Kerala Raj Bhavan

Oct 04, 2021, at 10:40 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Congress MLAs led by Opposition leader VD Satheesan staged a Dharna in front of the Kerala Raj Bhavan in protest against the detention and manhandling of party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Sitapur, when she was on her way to meet victims in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on Monday where four farmers were killed on Sunday.

Kerala to impose special intensified stringent lockdown restrictions

Sep 19, 2021, at 03:42 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala will impose special intensified stringent COVID lockdown restrictions in the urban and panchayat wards, with critical spread of WIPR (Weekly Infection Population Ratio), which is above 10.

Kanhaiya Kumar will not leave CPI: Kerala Left leader Rajendran

Sep 17, 2021, at 07:10 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: CPI leader and former JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar will not leave the party though a section of media is propagating false news in this regard, CPI Kerala Unit Secretary Kanam Rajendran said on Friday.

Kerala BJP writes to Home Ministry seeking protection for Pala Bishop over ‘narcotics jihad’ remark

Sep 13, 2021, at 03:26 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala BJP has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking protection for Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt, who they alleged was being threatened by a group of extremists for his 'narcotics jihad' comment, according to media reports.