Army personnel during the construction of a bailey bridge at Chooralmala area as part of a rescue operation after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall, in Wayanad district, on August 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI There was tension at Chooralmala in Wayanad district on Sunday morning (February 23, 2025) when the police stopped a … Read more
The Union Budget offers no solace for Kerala that has been grappling with escalating human-wildlife conflicts amid a severe resource crunch. The Forest department recently submitted a memorandum to the Centre requesting a special package of ₹620 crore to address the growing crisis. The absence of adequate budgetary support could also further hinder efforts to … Read more
A man accused in a murder case who came out of jail on parole killed a woman and her son at Pothundi near Nenmara in Palakkad district of Kerala on Monday (January 27, 2025). Chendamara, an accused undergoing trial for the murder of a woman named Sajita in 2019, hacked to death his neighbour Sudhakaran, … Read more
Members of various farmers associations staging demonstration at Lower Camp in Theni district on Sunday condemning the Kerala government’s announcement of converting Alavachal as car parking near Mullai Periyar dam. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A large number of farmers and farmers’ welfare associations in Theni district staged a demonstration at Lower Camp on Sunday … Read more
The Health department and the police have launched investigations after a baby was born with severe abnormalities in Alappuzha district of Kerala. According to Anish Muhammed from Lajnathul Ward in Alappuzha municipality, his wife, Surumy, gave birth to their third child on November 8. In complaints filed with authorities, the couple said the child was … Read more
A 35-year-old youth was stabbed to death at Velichikkala in Kollam district of Kerala on Sunday night (October 27, 2024). The deceased has been identified as Navas, resident of Chathanazhikathu Veedu, Muttakavau. Reportedly, a gang had attacked his brother Nabeel and friend Anas on Sunday evening. Navas was stabbed when he tried to question that. … Read more
The Kozhikode Corporation, in association with the Kerala Health department, is planning to conduct a water testing camp in Kommeri where around 28 people have been diagnosed with jaundice. This was decided at a meeting held on Thursday in which the local councillors, corporation health staff and members of the standing committee on health were … Read more
Two of the 24 Keralites who died in an apartment fire at Manqaf in Kuwait on June 12 were from Malappuram district of Kerala. The bodies of M.P. Bahuleyan, 36, from Pulamanthol, and Nooh from Koottai, Tirur, were identified on June 12 night, according to sources. Both of them had been missing since the fire … Read more
Despite being located on March 17 by Forest department personnel, the tiger managed to escape after attempts to tranquilise the animal failed. (image for representational purposes) | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A tiger that was spotted near a rubber plantation recently at Adakkathodu in Kelakam panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala continues to evade … Read more
The Kochi Corporation is awaiting a green signal for its master plan from the State government before kick-starting its ambitious project of drawing up Keralaâs first Local Area Plan (LAP) centred around the mass transit hub of Vyttila. LAP has emerged as the focal point of a shift in the development paradigm proposed by the … Read more