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Kerala unit of BJP extends support to renaming of state; sends letter to PM, CM
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala unit of the BJP has extended support to the LDF government’s move to rename the state as “Keralam” and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention for the same. Party…
- India
Kerala CM leads ‘Satyagraha’ protest against Centre
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday led a ‘Satyagraha’ protest here against the BJP-led union government, accusing it of “political vengeance” and “bias” in denying the state its rightful financial…
- Kerala
Expelled Kerala Congress MLA taken into custody in sexual assault case
Pathanamthitta: Congress-expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was taken into custody in connection with a sexual assault case from Palakkad around Saturday midnight, police sources on Sunday, January 11 said. He was shifted to…
- India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrive in Kerala on Jan 11
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Kerala on January 11 to attend various programmes in the state and meet party leaders. BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar had…
- India
Twelve country-made bombs seized in Kerala’s Kannur
Kannur: As many as 12 country-made explosive devices, including four steel ones, were seized from two separate locations in this north Kerala district, police said on Wednesday. Eight crude devices were found…
- India
Three Kerala siblings, maid killed in Abu Dhabi road accident
Abu Dhabi: In a tragic incident, four people, three young brothers and a domestic helper, lost their lives in a car accident in the early hours of Sunday, January 4, in Abu…
- Middle East
52-year-old Kerala woman dies in trekking accident in Oman
A 52-year-old Indian woman has died in a trekking accident in Oman‘s Jebel Shams mountain range, just weeks after returning from her father’s funeral in Kerala. Sharada Iyer, a former manager with…
- Middle East
Kerala family of four dies in accident in Saudi Arabia after Umrah
Malappuram: Four members of a family from Manjeri in Kerala’s Malappuram district were killed in a tragic road accident in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, plunging their relatives and the local community into deep…
- India
SDNP Vellappally Natesan faces ire over ‘terrorist’ remark on journalist
A prominent social organisation leader, Vellappally Natesan of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SDNP) Yogam, came under heavy fire after allegedly calling a Kerala Muslim journalist a “terrorist,” with the Kerala Union…
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Kerala: Poor show in local body polls rocks CM Vijayan’s boat
For nearly a decade, Pinarayi Vijayan has dominated Kerala’s political landscape with an authority that a few Chief Ministers in the state’s history have wielded. Within the CPI(M), he has emerged as…
- India
Assam man arrested in Kerala over alleged extremist social media posts
Thrissur: Police in Kerala have arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam for allegedly attempting to spread extremist ideas through social media, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Roshidul Islam, was…
- India
Kerala Congress sings national anthem incorrectly, draws flak
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party in Kerala found itself in an embarrassing situation when a line of the national anthem was sung incorrectly during a program at its state headquarters here on Sunday.…
- India
Kerala parties seek exemption from voter hearings during SIR
Thiruvananthapuram: Political parties on Saturday requested the Kerala CEO to minimise hearings of voters as part of the SIR of the electoral rolls. The request was raised during a meeting convened by…
- India
Keralites gulped liquor worth over Rs 332 crore during Christmas
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) recorded a sharp surge in liquor sales during the Christmas week, with revenues touching a record Rs 332.62 crore, according to official figures. The Christmas…
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Youngsters booked for stopping long distance train to shoot reels in Kerala
Kannur: The Railway Protection Force on Thursday booked two youngsters for briefly stopping a long-distance train in this district after they flashed a red light to shoot social media reels. According to…
