Kerala

Kerala bar council to hold protest against hike in court fees

Kochi: The Bar Council of Kerala on Thursday, July 4, announced it will hold a protest on July 11 against the Kerala government’s decision to hike the court fees payable in cases…
CPI-M gives ‘final warning’ to Thiruvananthapuram mayor

Thiruvananthapuram: In 2020, then 21-year-old Arya Rajendran created history by becoming the youngest mayor of the country as she was sworn in at the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation. Since then, she has been…

Kerala Police chief caught in ‘property’ sale case, court attaches property

Thiruvananthapuram: Days after state police chief (SPC) Sheikh Darvesh Saheb was given a year’s extension by the Kerala government, a court here ordered the attachment of a property owned by his wife…
Kerala: BJP sets eyes on local body and Assembly polls

Kochi: The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is on a high after a stunning victory by Suresh Gopi — a Union Minister — from the Thrissur Lok Sabha…
Merely moving to Pakistan for job does not make a person an enemy: Kerala HC

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that just because a person had gone to Pakistan in search of a job does not make him an enemy under Rules 130 and 138…
Explosive device found buried in Wayanad village amid reports of Maoist presence

Wayanad: An explosive device was found buried in a village in this hill district, where the presence of armed Maoists has been frequently reported, police said on Tuesday. The device was detected…
London-bound Air India flight receives bomb threat, suspect apprehended

Kochi: A London-bound Air India flight received a bomb threat on Tuesday but no explosives were found, an official here said. A man suspected of making the threatening call has been apprehended…

Kerala Assembly passes resolution seeking to change state’s name

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to officially change the state’s name to ‘Keralam’. The Assembly passed the resolution for the second time because the…
Kozhikode officially declared India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’

Kozhikode: Kozhikode in north Kerala, known for its rich cultural heritage, was on Sunday officially declared as India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’. In October 2023, Kozhikode had earned a place in…
Kerala Class 11 seat row: KSU, MSF activists wave black flag at CM Vijayan

Kozhikode: The activists of KSU and MSF on Saturday waved black flag at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here, protesting against the alleged shortage of plus-one (Class 11) seats in schools across…
With one LS, 2 Assembly seats vacated, Kerala to go to polls again

Thiruvananthapuram: After Rahul Gandhi decided to give up the Wayanad seat, Kerala will now have one vacant Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats that will go to the polls again whenever the…
Kerala govt to provide house for kin of Kuwait fire victim

Thrissur: The Kerala government on Sunday promised to provide a house to the family of Binoy Thomas, who died in the recent Kuwait fire, under its LIFE Mission housing scheme. A native…
Union minister clarifies ‘mother of India’ reference about Indira Gandhi

Thiruvananthapuram: A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as “mother of India” received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader…
Union minister Suresh Gopi calls Indira Gandhi ‘mother of India’

Thrissur: Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday described former PM Indira Gandhi as the “mother of India” and late Congress Chief Minister K Karunakaran as a “courageous administrator”.The BJP leader also called…
Earthquake of magnitude 3.0 felt in Kerala’s Thrissur

Thrissur: A mild earthquake of 3.0 magnitude on Richter Scale struck parts of Thrissur and Palakkad districts on Saturday, official sources said. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported that an earthquake…