Handrub solutions containing alcohol are not useful to prevent hepatitis virus spread, according to advisory

Two shutters oftheMalankara dam raisedby10cm each on Saturday evening

Party flays CPI(M) move to honour the memory of two party workers, who died in an accidental blast while making a crude bomb at Panur in Kannur in 2015

Around 65 species from the Western Ghats, northeast India and the Andamans, selected from the collection of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will be on display at the five-day event scheduled from May 21. The aim is to showcase their beauty and focus on their conservation

Celebrations to begin with a programme at Karthika Thirunal Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on May 22 which will be inaugurated by filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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

The victime was returning to work around 3:15 p.m. when Francis allegedly waylaid her, stabbed her on the back, neck, and both hands multiple times, and escaped

Key news developments in Kerala on April 20, Saturday