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
People under the aegis of an all-party action council stage a protest at the bus stand at Pulpally in Wayanad district with the body of a man who was killed in an elephant attack on February 16 morning. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tensions prevailed at Pulpally in Wayanad district of Kerala on February 17 … Read more
In an apparent change of tack on SilverLine, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has signalled that it would not unqualifiedly oppose the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s bid to develop a rapid mass transit railway system for Kerala. BJP State President K. Surendran, who called on metro rail expert E. Sreedharan at the latter’s residence … Read more
Years ago, there was a girl who yearned to step onto the paddy field in her tribal hamlet and play cricket with boys in the neighbourhood till dusk at Choyimoola in this district. The conservative outlook of the community members, the constant chiding by her mother and the reminders of her gender did not dampen … Read more