CPI(M) and Congress, which helm ruling LDF and Opposition UDF respectively, face a crucial test of coalition management skills on allocation of three Rajya Sabha seats that turn vacant a month after Lok Sabha election results are declared

Officials say strengthening pre-monsoon showers in Kerala, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and threat of landslips and flooding have possibly compelled Pinarayi Vijayan to shorten his holiday

Union to organise employees and the public to protest against the move

Cyclonic circulation persists over Comorin area and adjoining south Tamil Nadu. IMD issues orange alert for several districts in Kerala from May 19

State-level Haj camp in Kerala to begin at Haj House at Karipur on May 20 afternoon

Incident takes place aboard Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Maveli Express on May 12 night. Passenger was illegally travelling in reservation compartment

They have been arrested from Thiruvananthapuram

Receivers actions suspicious as advertisement for the companys sale was published in only one newspaper in Malappuram, alleges forum

Valuables worth 1.20 crore were stolen from filmmaker Joshiys Kochi residence. Mohammed Irfan, the man accused, turned out to be a burglar from Bihar working alone, targeting premium residential colonies across six States. This was his biggest hit by far, reports M.P. Praveen

Key news developments in Kerala on April 20, Saturday