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KOLLAM, Oct 20: A Kollam native who went missing in the recent boat tragedy off the coast of Mozambique has been confirmed dead, MP N K Premachandran said. The deceased has been identified as Sreerag Radhakrishnan (35) of Naduvilakara, Thevalakkara. He and another person, Indrajith (22) of Piravom in Ernakulam district, were reported missing after a boat carrying them to the tanker MT Sea Quest for maintenance work capsized on October 16. There were 21 people on board the boat, including 14 I ...Read More >
KOCHI: A convent-run sch-ool's curbs on wearing the hijab in Kerala's Kochi have spiralled into a religious and political dispute, with three students seeking transfer certificates and CPI alleging the controversy is being stoked by Sangh Parivar to deepen communal divides.The row began recently when a class 8 student attended St Rita's Public School in the Kochi neighbourhood of Palluruthy wearing a hijab, which the management said violated its dress code.The girl's parents complained to CM Pin ...Read More >
Police took the accused into custody while he was trying to flee to his home town in Murshidabad The police on Sunday (October 19, 2025) took a 31-year-old West Bengal native into custody for allegedly murdering his wife and burying her body near their house at Ayarkunnam here. The accused was identified as Soni S.K., a native of Dharapara in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The police said the accused was working as a construction labourer in Ayarkunnam and was taken into custody from a r ...Read More >
KOCHI: A delegation of Muslim organisation leaders led by Kerala Mahallu Coordination Committee chief coordinator T A Mujeeb Rehman met the family of the student who was denied permission to wear hijab at school and the management of St Rita's Public School in Palluruthy on Saturday in an effort to solve the issue amicably. According to Mujeeb Rehman, the parent was firm on his decision to shift the school as he felt that continuing in the same school will only fan communal divide. "We talked t ...Read More >
Kochi/T'puram: St Rita's Public School, Palluruthy, on Wednesday rejected the report submitted by the deputy director of education (DDE) Ernakulam which found "serious lapses" by the school in allegedly denying an eighth-standard student entry to class because of wearing a hijab.The school, which opened after remaining closed for two days, termed the report "false and misleading" and said it had sufficient evidence to prove its position. Education minister V Sivankutty, who had directed the scho ...Read More >
NAIROBI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in Odinga's office told Reuters on Wednesday, without giving further details. Indian newspaper Mathrubhumi earlier reported that Odinga, who was undergoing treatment in the southern Indian city of Kochi, suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. As opposition leader, Odinga lost all five of his presidential campaigns, with two of the vo ...Read More >
Kochi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Munnambam Land Protection Council on Monday expressed relief that the Supreme Court's partial stay on the Waqf Amendment Act will not affect their case. Council members told reporters that since the apex court has not stayed Section 2(a) of the Act, their land dispute remains outside the purview of Waqf provisions. Section 2(a) clarifies that the Waqf amended Act does not apply to trusts established by a Muslim for purposes similar to a Waqf. The protesters maintain th ...Read More >
The police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held here condemning the arrest of journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, police said on Sunday. IMAGE: File image of journalist Sidhique Kappan Photograph: / Rediff.com The event was organised by human rights organisations at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction on Saturday evening. Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Welfare Party also took ...Read More >
Kochi, Sep 14 (PTI) Police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held here condemning the arrest of journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, police said on Sunday. The event was organised by human rights organisations at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction on Saturday evening. Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Welfare Party also took part, they said. Kerala-based journalist Sydeek was arre ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, At the age of 104, M A Abdullah Moulavi from Asamannoor in Ernakulam district is incredibly self-reliant in choosing his favourite social media reels and watching important news on YouTube. While searching prayer songs swiftly on his son's smartphone with his fragile fingers and pressing the video call button to talk to his grandchild abroad, Moulavi's wrinkled face beams with pride and happiness. He is one of about 22 lakh persons in Kerala who have become digitally litera ...Read More >
Kochi, Aug 18 (PTI) Kerala Local Self Government Department (LSGD) minister M B Rajesh on Monday visited M A Abdullah Moulavi, a 104-year-old man who achieved digital literacy through a government programme, and said he is the "hero of the real Kerala story". He said Moulavi, a native of Asamannoor panchayat in Ernakulam district, has proved that age is not a barrier for learning. "Maulavi is Kerala's pride. He is the hero of the real Kerala story," he told reporters here. Stating that Kerala ...Read More >
The woman alleged that her lover's family members and friends pressured her to change her religion. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Local police arrested Ramees from Paravoor over Sona Eldhose's suicide case in Kerala * Sona's death note accused Ramees of abuse and coercion to convert before marriage * WhatsApp chats show Ramees responded "go ahead" to Sona's suicide threat Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kochi: The local police at ...Read More >
Kochi, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The carcasses of five wild elephants, including a calf and a pregnant female, have been recovered from three forest divisions in Kerala's Ernakulam district, following days of intense rainfall and flooding in the region. Two tuskers were found dead on Thursday in the Kuttampuzha forest range, which falls under the Malayattoor division, about 50 km from Kochi. Their bodies were spotted in the Pooyamkutty River near Kuttampuzha panchayat. According to forest officia ...Read More >
Kochi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings initiated in a complaint seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the violence that occurred during the state government's outreach programme -- 'Nava Kerala Sadas' -- in 2023. Justice V G Arun stayed the proceedings for three months on a plea moved by Vijayan seeking quashing of the complaint and a July 3 order of a magisterial court in the matter. The court of Ernakulam Chief Judicia ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The revised KEAM engineering entrance results, announced by the govt here on Thursday after a high court division bench dismissed its appeal against the single bench order, painted a glaringly different scenario from the results announced on July 1. If 43 candidates from the state syllabus figured in the first 100 ranks in the previous results, the same came down to 21 in the revised results. The number of students from the CBSE stream in the first 100 ranks, meanwhile, jumpe ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10 (PTI) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that there are 499 people in the contact lists of the two persons who were infected with the Nipah virus in the state. The two infected included an 18-year-old girl from Malappuram district who died due to the infection and the other is a 38-year-old woman from Thachanattukara in Palakkad district who is currently undergoing treatment in Kozhikode. Of the 499 in the contact list, 203 are in Malappuram, 116 in ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Normal life was hit in Kerala Ernakulam district on Wednesday with public transport and commercial establishments shut in the nationwide Bharat Bandh by the combine of trade unions. Supporters of the strike blocked Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses from Ernakulam to Kozhikode. Many travellers were seen waiting at the bus stops, unable to get buses. Left parties trade unions are staging a Bharat Bandh, alleging that the central government is ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Normal life was hit in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Wednesday with public transport and commercial establishments shut in the nationwide 'Bharat Bandh' by the combine of trade unions. Supporters of the strike blocked Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses from Ernakulam to Kozhikode. Many travellers were seen waiting at the bus stops, unable to get buses. Also Read | Food Poisoning in Gujarat: Over 100 Students Fall Ill Following Dinner at Mah ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The legacy of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who once stopped the Afghan forces at the Khyber Pass, is not merely history but a living inheritance, said Dr A. Tajinder Pal Singh Nalwa, his descendant. "If we could protect India from invasions then, we must now protect our children's minds from disintegration." Dr Nalwa was speaking to Sikh educators, community members, students, and lawyers at a seminar hosted by the Sikh Education Society at Guru Nanak High School Lecture Hall. Presided ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that a total of 485 people are currently on the Nipah virus contact list in Kerala as containment measures intensify across districts, according to the official statement. According to the Health Department, Malappuram district has 192 contacts under observation, followed by Palakkad with 176, Kozhikode with 114, Ernakulam with 2, and Kannur with 1. In Malappuram, 18 people are receiving treatme ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that a total of 485 people are currently on the Nipah virus contact list in Kerala as containment measures intensify across districts, according to the official statement. According to the Health Department, Malappuram district has 192 contacts under observation, followed by Palakkad with 176, Kozhikode with 114, Ernakulam with 2, and Kannur with 1. In Malappuram, 18 people are receiving treatme ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that a total of 485 people are currently on the Nipah virus contact list in Kerala as containment measures intensify across districts, according to the official statement. According to the Health Department, Malappuram district has 192 contacts under observation, followed by Palakkad with 176, Kozhikode with 114, Ernakulam with 2, and Kannur with 1. Also Read | Did Indian Government Direct Elon ...Read More >
Kochi, Jul 8 (PTI) An order from Kerala's health department assigning three doctors to test food for Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar during his recent visit has sparked anger, with the doctors saying they are not trained for the job and may protest. One of the doctors had to accompany food safety officers, police, and health officials to the catering firm and guest houses where the Vice President stayed. The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) said it is planning to submit a ...Read More >
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George chaired a review meeting regarding the prevention of the Nipah virus at the Collectorate Conference Hall in Malappuram. There are 461 people in the Nipah contact list, out of which 27 people are at a high risk, Health Minister Veena George said. Health Minister Veena George on Monday said, 'There are currently 461 people in the Nipah contact list in the state. Out of these, 252 are from the Malappuram district and 20 ...Read More >
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George chaired a review meeting regarding the prevention of the Nipah virus at the Collectorate Conference Hall in Malappuram. There are 461 people in the Nipah contact list, out of which 27 people are at a high risk, Health Minister Veena George said. Health Minister Veena George on Monday said, "There are currently 461 people in the Nipah contact list in the state. Out of these, 252 are from the Malappuram district and 20 ...Read More >
Guruvayur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was unable to visit the famed Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple on Monday morning as his helicopter could not land due to adverse weather conditions, officials said. The chopper, which took off from Kochi, was forced to return mid-air owing to heavy rain, according to multiple sources. However, the Vice President is expected to visit the temple later in the day after attending scheduled engagements in Kochi. Dhankhar arrived in Thrissur on Sunday for a two ...Read More >
Kochi: A quiet techie from Muvattupuzha, who once worked with top engineering firms, has turned out to be the mastermind behind India's most prolific darknet drug syndicate. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) unmasked him after months of surveillance and a well-timed raid. Though involved in drug trafficking for over six years, the 35-year-old was active in darknet operations only for the past two. The NCB had identified his role in operating 'Ketamelon', which the agency has dubbed as India's ...Read More >
KOCHI: The Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) 2025 saw Ernakulam district bagging the top two ranks. John Shinoj of Muvattupuzha and Hari Kishan Baiju of Cherai ranked first and second in the KEAM 2025. Like last year, Ernakulam continues to have the highest number of candidates in the first 100 ranks. However, the numbers dropped from 24 in 2024 KEAM to 20 this year. It was 23 in 2023. Speaking to TNIE, Shinoj J Vattakuzhy, John's father, says, "John has always been a straig ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: The highly anticipated results of the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) 2025 entrance examinations were officially declared on Tuesday by the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE). The announcement was made by Higher Education Minister R Bindu in Kozhikode. Ernakulam district emerged as a powerhouse in the engineering stream, sweeping the top two ranks, while Alappuzha celebrated its first-place achiever in the pharmacy examination. The computer-base ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The women & child development department is taking strong measures to make Kerala a child labour-free state, said minister Veena George. As part of 'Saranabalyam' project, implemented to identify and rehabilitate kids involved in child labour, 704 rescue drives were organised in the last financial year. Fifty-six children at risk of child labour were identified and rehabilitated, said George.In 2025, a survey was conducted in all districts to identify child labour and child b ...Read More >
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