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Kerala passes ordinance to increase 1,200 new wards
Thiruvananthapuram: A special cabinet meeting here on Monday chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan passed an ordinance to add one new ward in all the local bodies in the state. The ordinance…
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Heavy rains prompt warnings and travel bans in many Kerala districts
Thiruvananthapuram: As rains lashed many parts of Kerala, authorities on Sunday urged people, particularly those living in hilly and coastal areas, to exercise vigil. The Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for…
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Weeks after polls, tension over ‘Muslim vs Kafir’ text in Kerala refuses to quell
The Vadakara constituency in Kerala is still simmering, weeks after the Lok Sabha elections were conducted, over the alleged instigation of communal sentiments during the polling. There seems to be a perennial…
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Video: Businessman parks Kerala-registered Range Rover outside Burj Khalifa
A Dubai-based Indian businessman, Dileep Heilbronn, recently shipped his Range Rover from Kerala to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and parked it outside Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest edifice. Taking to Instagram,…
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Liquor sales in Kerala for FY 23-24 cross Rs 19,088 crore
Thiruvananthapuram: Sales of liquor and beer in Kerala during FY 2023-24 have touched Rs 19,088.68 crore, up from Rs 18,510.98 crore in FY 2022-23. The state-run Kerala State Beverages Corporation is the…
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Two killed in fishing boat accident off Kerala coast
Malappuram: Two persons were killed when their fishing boat was allegedly struck by a ship off the Kerala coast in the early hours of Monday, police said here. The accident occurred around…
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Visually impaired lottery seller pardons man who stole her tickets
Kottayam: For Rosamma life is all about honesty, hard work and forgiveness. She sits quietly on the roadside selling lottery tickets to those who desire to check their luck. She trusts people…
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Iranian boat intercepted off Kerala coast, six Indian fishermen held
New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has detained an Iranian fishing vessel with six Indian crew off the coast of Kerala, the defence ministry said on Monday. The vessel was detained…
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Kerala CM Vijayan, family leave for private trip to UAE
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his wife left for the UAE on a private visit in the wee hours of Monday. According to sources, as the trip is a private…
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Kerala: Woman delivers baby inside hostel bathroom in Kochi
Kochi: Days after a suspected victim of sexual assault tossed her newborn infant onto a street in Kochi, killing the infant, another woman was found to have given birth in the bathroom…
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Jayarajan is custodian of CPI(M)’s palace of corruption: Congress leader
Kannur: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief K Sudhakaran on Tuesday said that he was certain there wouldn’t be any action against CPI(M) veteran and LDF Convenor E P Jayarajan over his controversial…
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SC notice to Centre as ‘non-believer’ Muslim woman favours succession law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Kerala government on a plea of a non-believer Muslim woman that instead of Shariat, she wanted to be…
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Congress urges ECI to probe ‘terrible mismanagement’ of Lok Sabha polls in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress in Kerala on Sunday alleged “terrible mismanagement” of the Lok Sabha polls held in the state on April 26 and urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate…
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Kerala man booked for sharing ‘condolences to EC’ poster
Kochi: Kerala police have arrested a Kochi resident for allegedly posting on Facebook a poster “offering condolences” to the Election Commission of India. Police had on Friday registered a case against Kakkanad…
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LDF MLA booked by Kerala police for remarks against Rahul Gandhi
Palakkad: LDF MLA P V Anwar has been booked for the penal offence of promoting enmity between different groups due to his remarks that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was a “fourth-grade citizen”…