New Year begins in Kerala with ‘Chingam 1’
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) After being hit hard by heavy rains and floods, Kerala on Saturday marked the beginning of the Malayalam New Year — …
Kerala records first arrest in triple talaq case
Kozhikode (Kerala), Aug 16 (IANS) The police in Kerala on Friday arrested a man for giving triple talaq to his wife. The arrest was based …
After Kerala, Uttarakhand Police join TikTok
Dehradun, Aug 16 (IANS) In line with their ongoing mission to bring messages on safety and social relevance to their audience while connecting with the …
Kerala floods: Kavalapara still searching for missing residents
Malappuram (Kerala), Aug 15 (IANS) A week later, the misery at Kavalapara – about 50 kms from here – continues as men and machines work …
Rahul urges RBI to extend moratorium on Kerala farm loans
Wayanad, Aug 14 (IANS) Former Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, here on Wednesday, urged Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das for …
Kerala CM continues to name advisors amid financial crunch
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14 (IANS) While the state is facing financial crisis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan continues to appoint advisors. The latest in the series …
Kerala gives job to wife of scribe killed in road accident
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14 (IANS) The Kerala government here on Wednesday decided to give a government job to wife of K.M. Basheer, a journalist in a …
CBI to probe into Kerala custodial death case
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14 (IANS) Even as a judicial probe is currently underway in the alleged custodial death of a financial agent in Kerala’s Idukki district …
Kerala to give Rs 10,000 to each flood affected family
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14 (IANS) Even as Kerala continues to reel under floods, the state government on Wednesday decided to give an immediate assistance of Rs …
Centre sanctions Rs 52 crore to Kerala, flood toll hits 93
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) The Centre has sanctioned Rs 52 crore immediate assistance to Kerala, which has been battered by rain and floods, while …
Kerala HC slams cops in accident case involving IAS officer
Kochi, Aug 13 (IANS) For the second time in a week, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the bail granted to IAS …
Fresh rain alert in Kerala as CM visits relief camp
Wayanad (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday assured people at a relief camp in Meppadi near Wayanad that the government …
Collection centres open in UAE for flood-hit Kerala
Dubai, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian expats from Kerala in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have opened collection centres for donations to support the thousands of …
Kerala cops register cases for fake campaigns on flood relief
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (IANS) The Kerala Police on Monday registered 19 cases related to fake campaigns on social media over relief work for floods that …
Rahul urges people to donate for Kerala flood victims
Wayanad, Aug 12 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday appealed to the people to donate relief material for the flood victims of Kerala, …
Rahul promises Kerala all help to rebuild (2nd Lead)
Wayanad (Kerala) Aug 12 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP from Wayanad, has assured all help to the people of his flood-hit constituency rebuild their …
Kerala gets temporary relief from rain on Monday
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (IANS) The rains appear to have reduced drastically on Monday in Kerala, giving a sigh of relief to those engaged in rescue …
Flood mars Kerala’s Eid celebrations once again
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (IANS) With rains and flood battering Kerala for days, Eid celebrations in the state on Monday was a low-key affair, starting and …
Kerala floods make Eid low key affair
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (IANS) With rains and subsequent floods battering Kerala for the past few days, Eid celebrations in various parts of the state on …
PM Modi has agreed to help Kerala: Rahul Gandhi
Kozhikode, Aug 11 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said here on Sunday he had approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek his help for …
Kerala trader donates all Eid dresses to victims of flood
Kochi, Aug 11 (IANS) Noushad, a humble Kerala textile dealer at the busy and bustling Broadway Street, here, has donated all dress material purchased for …
Kerala flood toll hits 67; over 2.54 lakh in camps (Roundup)
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) The heavy rains that lashed Kerala over the last few days have lessened in intensity, even as the toll rose to …
Kerala flood death toll hits 60; 2.27 lakh people in camps
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) Even as the heavy rains that lashed Kerala in the past few days abated, the death toll stood at 60 on …
Landslide-hit Kerala village starts looking for suvivors, 65 missing
Malappuram (Kerala), Aug 11 (IANS) Until Thursday night, Kavalapara was best described as a nondescript village located about 50 km from here. However, three days …
Kerala floods toll 55, over 1.5 lakh shifted to relief camps
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) The Kerala floods death toll has reached 55 and over 1.5 lakh people shifted to around 1,300 camps across the rain-battered …
Pregnant woman, 6 others rescued in a daring act in flood-hit Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) An 8-month pregnant woman and an 11-month-old baby were among the seven people rescued in a two-hour operation by the Kerala …
Efforts on to restore Kerala’s 2nd largest freshwater lake
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) Work is in progress to restore Vellayani lake, the second largest freshwater lake in Kerala that supplies 20 million litres of …
Kerala rains: 42 dead, over 1 lakh in relief camps
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) The death toll in Kerala floods has reached 42 and more than one lakh people have been shifted to over 800 …
Kerala expat driver wins UAE raffle
Abu Dhabi, Aug 10 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expat driver from Kerala has won 1 million dirhams in a raffle, the media …
Kerala man fighting for IS killed in Afghanistan
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Kerala man who went missing last year and later joined the Islamic State (IS) has been killed in an …
Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps (Roundup)
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps …
Kerala’s ‘film family’ celebrates Keerthy’s national award
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Suresh Kumar, Maneka and Keerthy Suresh, often referred to as Kerala’s complete film family, were in celebration mood after Keerthy Suresh …
Kerala rains: CM holds meeting, says no need to panic
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Even as most parts of Kerala have been affected by heavy rains in the past few days, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan …
Modi promises Rahul help for Kerala flood victims
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured former Congress President Rahul Gandhi all help for those affected by floods and …
Rahul seeks PM’s help for Kerala flood victims
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help for people …
Kerala rain toll touches 23
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Incessant rain in Kerala have claimed 23 lives in the past two days. Over 22,000 people have been shifted to some …
Kerala CM seeks army help as rains claim 8 lives, Rahul offers help (night roundup)
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought the army’s help in the relief and rescue operations as rains battered several parts …
Rahul postpones Wayanad visit over floods in Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the grim flood situation in the …
8 killed, over 3,000 evacuated as rains batter Kerala (Roundup)
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Eight people, including a one-year-old child, were killed and over 3,000 evacuated to over 60 relief camps after rains battered several …
Congress for President’s intervention in Kerala PSC goof-up
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Even as the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) admitted to irregularities in examinations, state Congress chief Mulappally Ramachandran here on Thursday …
Two dead, 2,600 evacuated as rains batter Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Two women were dead and over 2,600 people evacuated after heavy rains battered several parts of Kerala, said state Revenue Minister …