Category: KERALA

• ALUVA
• THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
• Kochi
• Kozhikode
• Palakkad
• Sabarimala
• Kottayam
• Wayanad

Addressing the commissioning ceremony, Modi said: "INS Vikrant is a floating airfield, a floating town... and the power generated in it can light up 5,000 houses, while the cables can run to Kashi from Kochi."

One of the prominent challenges of the 21st century is how to make aviation sustainability a reality in the face of the industrys high global footprints. In this modern world, transportation by air has become a necessary evil as more and more people and industries rely on it, creating a dilemma between economy and environment.

The 10-day special session of the Assembly that got underway here this morning, has been specifically called to float 12 Bills, after 11 Ordinances lapsed following Khan's refusal to re-promulgate them earlier this month.

To meet the natural rubber (NR) requirement of 15 lakh tonne by 2025-26, there is an urgent need to increase the area under rubber cultivation on a war footing, both to fulfil the domestic demand and reduce the dependence on imports and restrict the outgo of foreign exchange, Rubber Board Chairman Sawar Dhanania has said.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of the possibility of heavy rain in Kerala till August 9. Idukki district administration has already issued a red alert to those living on the banks of the Periyar river.

22 year old Hafeez passed away on Sunday and after that suspicions were there if it was monkeypox. Soon the health authorities swung into action and started preparing a detailed contact list of him after his arrival at the Kozhikode airport.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday announced that the country's first ever monkeypox patient has fully recovered and will be discharged later in the day. The 35-year-old Kerala native arrived here from the UAE on July 12 and had tested positive for the virus two days later.

This comes a day after the ED raided the CSI headquarters, which houses the office of Church supreme leader Bishop, following allegations of corruption at the Church-run medical college at Karakonam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday raided headquarters of the CSI South Kerala diocese, which houses the office of Church supreme leader Bishop A Dharmaraj Rasalam following allegations of corruption at the Church-run medical college at Karakonam.

When pointed out that no other airline from the state capital flies to Kannur- his home town, Jayarajan who is known for his tongue in cheek remarks, hit back by stating, "Even if I walk from here to Kannur, I will not travel again in IndiGo."

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to collaborate with the state health authorities in instituting public health measures in view of the confirmed case of monkeypox.

Coming down heavily on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Jaishankar, who is a on a three-day visit to the state, said that the ministers of the Narendra Modi cabinet were working as a team and that his inspection of the Kazhakootam flyover was not unusual.

Soon after the House assembled at 9 a.m., chaos ruled as the Speaker (M.B.Rajesh) disallowed the TV channels from covering the Question hour and provided censored visuals wherein the protests of the opposition was edited, drawing huge criticism from the media.

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D.Satheesan on Saturday alleged that state Health Minister Veena George's staff member led the Students Federation of India (SFI) activists in vandalising Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi's office.

Activists of Kerala's ruling CPI-M's student wing, SFI, vandalised Congress leader and local MP Rahul Gandhi's office in Wayanad on Friday, and also assaulted a staffer, even as police stood by, the Congress alleged.

Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh, who had promised to make more revelations about the case, on Tuesday directly named Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his wife, daughter, two top aides to Vijayan and one Cabinet minister in connection with the case.

Officer on Special Duty to the Kerala government in New Delhi and retired IFS officer, Venu Rajamony appealed to students from Kerala in Ukraine not to travel towards border cities of Ukraine unless they receive a message from the Indian Embassy there.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has dashed off a letter to the Centre demanding immediate intervention as there are 2,320 students in Ukraine from Kerala.

Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Wednesday said that Indians in Ukraine will not be forced to return in the light of the developments there. He said that there are around 18,000 students and 2,000 people from India in Ukraine.

After two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Contract Carriage Owners Association (CCOA) is in dire straits and the news on Saturday is a grieving bus owner in Kochi making his intentions very clear by deciding to sell his remaining 10 luxury buses at Rs 45 for a kilo.

Five policemen, including a Circle Inspector, were injured after two groups of guest workers at Kizhakkambalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala fought against each other and also directed their ire at the police, setting police vehicles on fire.

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Covid vaccine certificates and imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the petitioner.

The Islamist organisation, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the BJP have entered into political clashes in Alappuzha district of Kerala with state-level leaders of both getting killed within a spate of hours.

Gowda, who is the national president of the Janata Dal (S), is in the state to meet the leaders of his party, which is an ally of the ruling Left Democratic Front government led by Pinarayi Vijayan.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Central government would provide all assistance to Kerala to overcome the flood situation and that the government is monitoring the situation closely.