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By-elections are being held in Vattiyoorkavu assembly constituency in Thiruvananthapuram, Konni in Pathanamthitta, Aroor in Alapuzha, Ernakulam and Manjeshwar in Kasaragod. (Photo: Social Media)

Polling stations submerged, IMD issues orange alert in Kerala's 12 districts

Many polling booths in Ernakulam were submerged and political parties have asked the Election Commission to postpone the election.

21 Oct 2019 1:52 PM

Nigerian striker Bartholomew Ogbeche struck a brace to help Kerala Blasters beat ATK 2-1 in the opening match of the Indian Super League season six. (Photo: Twitter/ Indian Super League)

ISL 2019-20: Kerala Blasters turn out winner in a 2-1 thriller against Atletico de Kolkata in opener

The result saw Kerala get the better of ATK in their ISL opener once again, having recorded a 2-0 win last season in Kolkata.

21 Oct 2019 8:22 AM

Pranjal Patil, the country’s first visually challenged woman IAS officer, as she assumed charge as the Sub Collector of Thiruvananthapuram here on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

‘Never give up’, says first visually challenged woman IAS officer Pranjal Patil

She cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination in 2016 and secured 773rd rank and improved her ranking to 124 next year.

15 Oct 2019 10:48 AM

Kerala government has decided to bear the training cost of 20-year-old Adam Harry to help him become the country's first transgender airline pilot. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala govt to fund training of Adam Hary to help him become India's first transgender pilot

Hary believes that people belonging to his community should not struggle to fulfill their aspirations as he did.

13 Oct 2019 12:38 PM

Kerala police Chief Loknath Behra on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the ongoing probe into the case relating to the mysterious deaths of six members of a family near here. (Representational Image)

Probe into deaths of family members going on well: Kerala DGP

The SIT is probing the case after receiving a complaint from Roy's US based brother, Rojo, over the six deaths between 2002-20.

12 Oct 2019 2:08 PM

Government-appointed demolition expert, Sharath B Sarwate, along with 11-member technical committee team visited the Holy Faith residential building in Maradu area on Friday in connection with its demolition. (Photo: ANI)

Kochi: Demolition expert Sharath B Sarwate visits Maradu flats

In last week of September, the Supreme Court had ordered interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each flat owner to be paid within four weeks.

12 Oct 2019 11:43 AM

Kannur-based N E Balaram Memorial Trust, under the left party, is organising a seminar on Vedas and Upanishads, its culture, art and language, in which experts would present papers on different topics. (Photo: File)

Kerala: CPI to discuss Vedas and Marxism in seminar

The move is generally seen as an attempt to check the reported growing influence of the Sangh Parivar forces in the southern state.

09 Oct 2019 2:53 PM

A Special Investigation Team has been probing the case after receiving a complaint from Roy's US based brother, Rojo, over the six deaths between 2002-2016, which has now shocked the sleepy village of Koodathayi near Vatakara in Kozhikode as new revelations are pouring in. (Representational Image)

'Hand of God' in Kerala family murder case, says daughter of victims

As the probe into the deaths began two months ago, the remains were exhumed on Friday and forensic reports are awaited.

08 Oct 2019 10:40 AM

While addressing a meeting, Sudhakaran had reportedly said on Friday that using lies no "puthanas" can win the polls. (Photo: File)

Kerala minister compares Congress candidate to mythological 'demoness', triggers row

While the Congress led UDF has demanded that a case be registered against PWD minister G Sudhakaran for 'insulting womanhood'.

05 Oct 2019 3:29 PM

The Wayanad MP met and expressed solidarity with youth leaders who are part of the hunger strike and said that he was confident that a compromise solution could be reached and that there were no political differences between parties on the issue. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi joins protest against night traffic highway ban in Wayanad

Indefinite relay hunger strike that began on Sept 25 is in protest against daily 9 hour traffic ban on NH 766 that links Kerala and K'taka.

04 Oct 2019 12:59 PM

Gandhi, who is the Wayanad MP, met Vijayan at Kerala House and held discussions for about 20 minutes. (Photo: Twitter)

Rahul meets Kerala CM on night traffic ban on NH through Tiger Reserve

Vijayan had assured him that they would be holding talks with the Centre on the matter and were trying to resolve it.

01 Oct 2019 1:36 PM

The church had witnessed tense situation last week after the high court ordered the district administration to take over its control for implementing the Supreme Court order granting its possession to the Orthodox faction. (Photo: Representational)

Kerala: After SC's nod, priests of Orthodox faction conducts holy mass

Armed with a Kerala High Court directive, the Orthodox faction entered the church known as 'Piravom Valiyapalli'.

29 Sep 2019 12:19 PM

He also said asked not to forget that the soldiers who sacrifice their lives for the country also have their parents. ‘We should stand with them and honour the sacrifice made by the martyr of their family,’ he said. (Photo: PTI)

'Won’t let them rest in peace': Rajnath Singh's talks on terrorism

‘As defence minister, I would like to assure that our country's maritime security is absolutely strong and solidified,’ Rajnath said.

27 Sep 2019 6:35 PM

The Orthodox and Jacobite factions have been caught in a tussle over the possession of the church. Recently the apex court passed an order directing that the place of worship should be given to the Orthodox group. (Photo: File)

Upholders of 1934 church constitution can attend prayers at Piravom church: Kerala HC

On Thursday, police took over control of St Mary's Church, evicted scores of Jacobites, who were protesting in Piravom.

27 Sep 2019 5:26 PM

This bypoll victory comes as a confidence booster for the LDF after its poor show in the national election held in April and May, when it won only one of the 20 parliamentary seats in the southern state, where the Left has been traditionally strong. (Photo: File)

Left wins Kerala’s Pala constituency after 54 years of Congress-led UDF govt

LDF’s Kappan is from Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is an ally of the LDF in Kerala.

27 Sep 2019 2:51 PM

A Kerala woman stopped her scooty in the middle of the road as she refused to give way to a bus driving in the wrong. (Photo: Twitter/ screengrab)

Kerala woman refuses to make way for bus violating traffic rules, here are netizens reaction

The viral video shows the woman standing on the right side of the road as the bus approaches from the opposite direction.

27 Sep 2019 10:37 AM

In 2017, the apex court had upheld the 1934 constitution of Malankara church and gave Orthodox group control over 1100 parishes and churches in Kerala but Jacobites, who were controlling majority of the churches, are not ready to give up. (Photo: Manorama news | video screengrab)

Kerala church fiasco: Tensions on high as police enter church to execute SC order

Jacobites and Orthodox factions in Ernakulam have been struggling to gain control of 1000 odd churches and their rich treasuries.

26 Sep 2019 3:56 PM

Addressing the media jointly with his Tamil Nadu counterpart, Vijayan said, “The Parambikulam-Aliyar agreement is 60 years old and we have decided to review it.'(Photo: File)

Kerala, Tamil Nadu agree to review 60-year-old Parambikulam-Aliyar water agreement

The decision was made in a meeting between Tamil Nadu chief minister E Edappadi K Palaniswami and Kerala CM Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram.

26 Sep 2019 1:09 PM

The government held a meeting on Tuesday and decided to write to the Kerala State Electricity Board and Kerala Water Authority to disconnect power and water supply to the apartments with immediate effect. (Representational Image)

Kerala: Power, water supply lines to Maradu apartments snapped

Amid heavy police presence, the power supply was disconnected around 5 am, while the water supply was stopped a few hours later.

26 Sep 2019 11:18 AM

The meeting was attended by the officials of PWD, Kochi Corporation, Greater Cochin Development Authority and District Police. (Representational Image)

Fix roads or pay from salary: Kerala officials get stern warning from District Collector

The district collector’s warning came during a review meeting to check temporary repairs to be undertaken a week ago.

25 Sep 2019 3:18 PM

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