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Kerala: Widespread rains cause property damage; heavy downpour predicted
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing spell of heavy rains in Kerala has affected normal life, with scores of houses suffering damage, roads being submerged, trees uprooted, flood water entering houses and trains running late…
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Pinarayi Vijayan to celebrate his 79th birthday in ‘low-key’ manner
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will celebrate his 79th birthday in a ‘low-key’ manner on Friday as no lavish celebrations have been planned for the day. A glass of Payesem (sweet…
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Kerala Police files charge sheet against Congress MLA in rape, attempt to murder case
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police’s Crime Branch Police on Wednesday filed a charge sheet in a court in the state capital district against two-time Congress legislator Eldhose Kunnappilly and two of his associates…
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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…
- India
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…
