Kerala: News
#MonsoonAlert: 465 dead in 5 states due to rains, floods
As many as 465 people have lost their lives due to floods and rains in five states during the current monsoon season so far.
Alphons Kannanthanam hits out at trolls against Kerala-student selling fish
Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam came out in support of 21-year-old Hanan Hamid, who became a victim of cyber-bullying after her video of selling fish after college went viral.
Kerala: Muslim League leader Cherkallam Abdullah dies at 76
Senior IUML leader and former Kerala Minister, Cherkallam Abdullah, passed away today after a prolonged illness.
#KeralaSexAbuse: Confessions in churches misused, women's panel wants it abolished
In light of two sex scandals that rocked Kerala churches, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked the government to step up and abolish the practice of 'confession' as it obstructs women safety.
Favoring eloped couple, Kerala HC says 'love is blind'. Respect!
Setting aside a college order that expelled a couple for eloping, the Kerala High Court recently said, "Love is blind and an innate humane instinct."
Kerala the best-governed state, Bihar the worst: Study
For the third consecutive year, Kerala has emerged as the best governed state among the large ones, the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC) said.
Kerala: Center approves Rs. 80cr aid to deal with floods
"The Center has sanctioned Rs. 80 crore to Kerala as initial assistance to deal with "unprecedented rains and floods," Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said today.
Kerala: Rain-related incidents claim 28 lives in last 10 days
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala has climbed to 28 in the last 10 days, with a case of drowning being reported from Kannur district today.
Humanity wins! Bus staff, conductor save a 68-year-old's life
A collaborative effort by a conductor, driver and passengers helped save a sexagenarian's life, who suffered a cardiac-arrest on board the bus.
Kerala: Rape-survivor, accused falsely, represents self in court, wins
In a show of courage, a 30-year-old rape survivor fought her own case and the Kerala High Court ruled in her favor.
Anyone can enter: SC on women-entry ban in Sabarimala Temple
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said the ban on women entry in Kerala's Sabarimala shrine is against the Constitution.
Kerala: Over 8,000 families shifted to relief-camps due to floods
Nearly 34,000 people have been shifted to relief camps after floodwater inundated low-lying areas due to heavy rains that have lashed India's southern state of Kerala for the past one week.
Kerala: 40,083 school classrooms turn 'hi-tech' thanks to KITE
As part of the ambitious "Hi-Tech school" project of the state government, the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has enabled 40,083 classrooms in selected state-run and aided schools to become "hi-tech" with the facility of laptops and multi-media projectors.
Jinsha Basheer: The woman biker fighting for social causes
This Kerala woman rides a Royal Enfield. So what, women have been bike riding since ages, you'd argue?
Kerala: Rape accused priest surrenders to Crime Branch in Kollam
One of the three Malankara Syrian Orthodox priests, accused of sexually abusing a woman, today surrendered before the police in Kerala's Kollam.
Kerala clergy shamed again: Priest booked over rape-allegation in Alappuzha
A case of alleged rape has been filed against yet another priest of a church in Kerala, where a string of clergymen is facing accusations of sexual misconduct, police said.
Kerala madrassa allegedly expels student for wearing bindi during shoot
A man in Kerala has lashed out at his daughter's madrassa, which apparently expelled her because she wore a bindi during a shoot.
Kerala Governor pays fine for speed-limit violation by official car
Kerala Governor P Sathasivam has asked his office to remit the requisite fine for violation of speed-limit by his official vehicle two months ago, exercising a sobering effect on the "high-profile" violators of the traffic rule.
UAE: Indian hits jackpot; wins 7 million Dirhams in ruffle-draw
An Indian man has hit a jackpot by winning a whopping 7 million Dirhams (nearly Rs. 13.1 crore) in a monthly raffle in the UAE, hours before he was set to leave the country for good.
After first test failed, second confirms Nipah outbreak source
After weeks, fruit bats have been confirmed as the source of the Nipah outbreak in Kerala, which killed 17 in Kozhikode and Malappuram.
Kerala: PFI workers attack SFI; 1 dead and 2 injured
A Students' Federation of India (SFI) leader was stabbed to death and two others were injured in an attack allegedly by members of Campus Front and Popular Front of India (PFI) at a college in Kochi in Kerala, police said.
Let nuns perform sacrament of confession in Church: Kerala outfit
Citing the alleged sexual abuse of a married woman by five priests of a church, women members of a Kerala-based outfit have sought reform of the centuries-old method of the sacrament of confession, saying nuns be allowed to perform the penance for women.
Kerala: Nun to go-ahead with legal-action against bishop for sexual-assault
A nun, who has accused a Roman Catholic bishop in Kerala of sexually assaulting her, said on Saturday that she would go ahead with legal action against the top priest.
Kerala: Nun alleges Bishop raped her 13-times in two years
A nun in Kerala's Syro-Malabar church has accused a bishop of raping her 13 times in two years and filed a police complaint at Kuravilangad police station on Friday.
Kerala: Football fan, missing since Argentina's defeat, found dead
The body of a 30-year-old Argentina football team fan was recovered from a river in Kerala on Sunday, two days after he left home upset over poor showing of the South American team in the World Cup.
Magazine featuring breastfeeding woman not vulgar, Kerala HC rules
Like beauty, obscenity also lies in the beholder's eyes, said Kerala High Court while refusing to term the picture of a woman breastfeeding her baby on a magazine cover as 'vulgar'.
Kerala Sahitya Akademi awardee B Sujatha Devi dies at 72
Poetess and winner of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award, B Sujatha Devi, passed away at a private hospital in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram today following a brief illness.
Kerala: Man dupes Qatar's royal family of Rs. 5cr, arrested
The Kerala police on Wednesday arrested a Gulf returnee for duping the Qatar Royal Family of Rs. 5.60 crore by forging email address.
How doctors saved lives in Nipah-virus affected areas
When Nipah virus began taking a toll in Kerala, none imagined those affected with the deadly disease would return to normalcy.
Indian football fan cycles to Russia to watch World Cup
A die-hard soccer fan from Kerala, Clifin Francis, cycled to Russia to watch the World Cup tournament.
Kerala: Senior IPS officer transferred after daughter assaults driver
Kerala Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Sudesh Kumar, who ran into trouble after his daughter allegedly manhandled a junior policeman, was transferred today.
Kerala IPS-officer's daughter 'manhandles' police driver, case registered against both
The daughter of a senior IPS officer of Kerala cadre has been booked under non-bailable charges for allegedly manhandling his official driver following a quarrel.
Kerala: Baby miraculously escapes unhurt after winds blow away cradle
Even as torrential rains and gusty winds swept across Kerala, a two-month-old baby was miraculously saved after he was blown away along with his cradle.
Rains claim 16 lives in Kerala; cause damage to crops
Torrential rains accompanied by gusty winds that lashed parts of Kerala after monsoon started on May 29 has claimed 16 lives and caused damage to crops worth over Rs. 6cr, the state's Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan said.
Kerala: Nine killed in rain-related incidents in two days
At least nine persons lost their lives in the last two days in Kerala in rain-related incidents even as the downpour continued in parts of the state.
Nipah virus has been stalled, not epidemic: Health Minister
Union Minister of State for Health, Ashwini Choubey, today said that the Nipah virus has been contained and there was no need to run away from Kerala, from where several deaths were reported.
Indian in Dubai threatens to kill Kerala CM; loses job
An Indian man in Dubai was fired from his job after he threatened to kill Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in a Facebook video which went viral on social media.
Kerala: KASE launches portal for job seekers and employers
Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) has conceived and launched a new portal, providing single window facility for job seekers and employers yesterday in Kerala.
WHO pays tribute to Kerala nurse who died of Nipah
The World Health Organization has paid glowing tributes to Kerala's young nurse Lini Puthussery, who died of Nipah virus last month.
Ashamed of having fourth-child, Kerala couple abandons newborn at church
A two-day-old baby was abandoned on the steps of a Kochi church as the parents feared society would shame them for having a fourth child, Kerala police revealed on Saturday.