Kerala Minister for Culture Saji Cherian (file) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Kerala Minister for Culture Saji Cherian’s official vehicle was involved in an accident on April 2 (Tuesday) in the coastal district of Alappuzha. The accident occurred when the Minister was travelling from Kayamkulam to Alappuzha, an officer of the Kayamkulam police station said. … Read more
Colonel Rahul Ghosh, commanding officer, NCC Chengannur battalion inaugurating the combined annual training camp at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chennithala on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The ten-day combined annual training camp of Chengannur 10 Kerala Battalion NCC got underway at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chennithala on Thursday. It was inaugurated by Colonel Rahul Ghosh, commanding … Read more
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues during the Navakerala Sadas at Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s personal security detail has come under scathing criticism for “overstepping” the bounds of their official duty and “assaulting” Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists who staged a black … Read more
Commuters of short distance passenger trains have warned of protest, citing how a large number of passengers are unable to reach their workplaces and homes in time, since their trains are being detained to make way for the newly launched Vande Bharat Express through Alappuzha. They attributed it to the delay in doubling the 69-km … Read more
Floodwaters entered several houses in low-lying upper Kuttanad on Wednesday. A view of a waterlogged house at Thalavady. | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY With Alappuzha experiencing more rainfall and an increase in flow of floodwaters from the eastern side, authorities opened more relief camps in the district on Wednesday. Several places in upper Kuttanad were … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Kerala is likely to witness isolated heavy rains and thundershowers for the next four days, said a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department in Thiruvananthapuram on June 17. A yellow alert has been issued for five districts — Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and … Read more
Watch | How this ‘dead’ river in Kerala was transformed A view of revived Kuttamperoor river in Alappuzha. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Kuttamperoor river, a tributary of the Pampa and Achencoil rivers, died a slow death around 2005 due to years of waste dumping, encroachments and other activities. Today, it is transformed. The 100-metre … Read more
A shift in migration patterns of waterbirds appears to be taking place as revealed by a recent survey conducted in the northern parts of Alappuzha. A detailed assessment of the survey, conducted as part of the Asian Waterbird Census 2023, shows the populations of some migratory waterbirds, especially duck species, visiting the region are falling. … Read more
Bird flu outbreak was detected in one more grama panchayat in Alappuzha on Friday. Officials of the Animal Husbandry department said rapid response teams (RRTs) would cull 6,000 ducks at the hotspot at Cheruthana on Saturday. Following the mass death of ducks belonging to a farmer in the local body recently, the department sent samples … Read more
Pathanamthitta and Kottayam are the districts most hit by the torrential rain. (Twitter/ANI) Several regions in south and central Kerala went under water as heavy rainfall lashed the state. As visuals of rivers in spate amid the torrential downpour hit social media, the India Meteorological Department issued a ‘red alert’ and warned of extremely heavy … Read more