Kerala
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CPM youth wing says BBC documentary on PM Modi will be shown in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: DYFI, the youth wing of the ruling CPIM in Kerala, on Tuesday announced that the controversial BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question” would be shown in the state. The announcement, on…
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Kerala: Oppn boycotts investor meet; accuses CM of fudging facts
Kochi: The opposition in Kerala boycotted the investor meeting on Saturday and accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and State Industries Minister P. Rajeev of misleading the people regarding the growth of the…
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Kerala govt grants menstrual leave for students in state-run institutions
Kochi: The Kerala government has decided to grant menstrual leave to students in all state-run higher education institutions. The state Higher Education Department, in an order issued on Thursday, stated that girl…
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Embattled Tharoor set to meet Sonia soon
Thiruvananthapuram: Undettered by backlash from the top brass of the faction-ridden Congress in Kerala, three-time Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor will soon be calling on former party president Sonia Gandhi and her…
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Food poisoning: Head cook of eatery in Kerala held as many hospitalised
Kochi: The head cook of an eatery in the North Paravoor area of Ernakulam district has been arrested following hospitalisation of several people who ate food there. An officer of North Paravoor police…
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Kerala: Actress Amala Paul ‘denied’ entry to temple, alleges religious discrimination
Kochi: Popular South Indian actress Amala Paul has alleged that she was denied entry in the Thiruvairanikulam Mahadeva temple, near here. The actor claimed that on Monday that she was allegedly refused…
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All state univ female students will be given menstrual leave: Kerala min
Thiruvananthapuram: In a pioneering decision, the Kerala government on Monday said it would grant menstrual leave for female students studying in all state universities coming under the Department of Higher Education. Taking a…
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Masks, sanitisers, social distancing back in Kerala for a month
Thiruvananthapuram: Covid restrictions, like those stipulated during the pandemic time, will be in force in Kerala with immediate effect for a month, it was announced on Monday. All will have to wear…
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Kerala Sports Minister under fire over ‘ODI match’ remarks
Thiruvananthapuram: The otherwise soft-spoken Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman’s now-hugely controversial statement that those “starving need not go and watch the ODI match” (between India and Sri Lanka) on Monday came under…
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This Kerala university announces ‘menstruation benefit’ for female students
Kochi: Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) announced to grant menstrual leaves to its female students. The University on Saturday announced an additional 2 per cent of condonation of shortage of…
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Soaring popularity of Tharoor triggers disquiet among Congress leaders in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Three-time Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s growing popularity in the state has apparently left his fellow party leaders worried. Those following Congress politics in Kerala are turning to party…
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Kerala bans production of mayonnaise made from raw eggs
Thiruvananthapuram: With complaints over quality of food being served in hotels and even deaths being reported due to food poisoning, the Kerala government, after a meeting with stake holders, on Friday issued…
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Bird flu outbreak in state-run poultry farm in Kerala, 1800 birds dead
Kozhikode: A bird flu outbreak has been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Kozhikode district of Kerala as around 1,800 chickens have died of the infection, official sources said. The presence of…
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Kerala CM claims certain religious minorities, women not safe under BJP rule in country
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister country and Vijayan on Monday alleged that women and certain religious minorities were not safe under BJP rule in the country and accused the Sangh Parivar of creating…
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Death of student not due to food poisoning; Kerala Police suspect a plot
Thiruvananthapuram: In a twist, the Kerala Police appears to have unearthed a letter written by a 19-year-old student from Kasargod, who passed away on January 7, and was initially suspected to be…
