Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty offering tributes to Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam, who was electrocuted on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On Thursday morning, Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School, left his home at Valiyapadam East Ward of West Kallada grama panchayat … Read more
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A seven-year-old girl from Pathanapuram in Kollam district died of rabies at the SAT wing of the Government Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (May 5, 2025.) On April 8, a stray dog attacked the child, Niya Faisal, while she was playing in front … 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
Several houses were damaged while roads were flooded and traffic disrupted in some parts of the district as heavy rain and strong winds continued to lash Kollam. Many roads in Kollam city remained waterlogged even though the downpour was intermittent on Thursday. While rain-related incidents were reported from Pathanapuram, Pooyapalli, Karunagapally, Chavara, Pattazhy and Kunnathur, … Read more
Special trains are to be operated between Secunderabad-Kollam, SMVT Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central, and Kacheguda-Kollam to cater to the extra rush of traffic in view of the Onam festival. The Secunderabad-Kollam special train (train no. 07121) will leave Secunderabad at 4.35 p.m. on Sunday (August 27) to reach Kollam at 11.20 p.m. the next day. The Kollam-Secunderabad … Read more
Kochi Water Metro Limited has done a preliminary assessment of the potential to operate Water Metro-like ferries in the sprawling backwaters of Kollam and held discussions with the town’s Mayor. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Modern electric hybrid air-conditioned ferries that are similar to Water Metro ferries operated by Kochi Water Metro Limited (KWML) in … Read more
Many schools in Kollam recorded stellar performance with cent percent results in the CBSE Class X and XII examinations. Lakeford School, Kavanad, secured 100% results and among the total 81 students who appeared for the XII examination, 53 secured distinction and 28 first class. Lakshmi B., Alvin Pintu Geevarghese, and G.S. Gouri are the toppers … Read more
Housing, employment generation and waste management received maximum impetus in the 2023-24 Kollam Corporation budget that was presented by Deputy Mayor Kollam Madhu here on Saturday. It envisages a surplus of ₹88.71 crore with a revenue of ₹1,187.15 crore and expenditure of ₹1,098.44 crore. The budget earmarks ₹6 crore for construction of a flat complex … Read more
Procurement of cashew cultivated with the support of Kerala State Agency for the expansion of Cashew Cultivation (KSACC) began in Kollam on Sunday. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal inaugurated the procurement drive by receiving the cashew harvested from the plantation of Thangappan Pillai, a resident of Ezhukone. Cashew was cultivated in 10 acres of land following … Read more
Drinking water will be provided to all households in rural areas by 2024-25, Minister for Water Resources Roshy Augustine has said. Chairing a review meeting of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and related drinking water projects in the district, he said that 14 lakh connections had been provided across the State under the JJM. Kollam … Read more