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CPCB reiterates recommendation to fix 150-m safety distance between stone quarries, houses in Kerala

The CPCB seeks to reiterate the findings and recommendations of the joint committee in its report filed on March 3, 2023, said a reply dated September 20, 2025 filed by the central board before the Principal Bench of the tribunal

10 Oct 2025 2:07 pm
Centre to approve elite marine operations battalion for Kerala, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan after meeting Amit Shah

Pinarayi says Amit Shah conveyed that Centre will bear a significant part of the cost of raising the battalion, including training, weapon procurement, and imparting operational readiness

10 Oct 2025 1:51 pm
Kerala High Court orders registration of case over missing gold from Sabarimala idols

Travancore Devaswom Boards Vigilance wing submits report to Kerala High Court

10 Oct 2025 1:11 pm
Kerala Tourism marks John Lennons 85th birthday with Imagine-inspired post celebrating peace

A picture featuring five women artistes clad in the traditional attire of three religious art forms and crossing a road with the tagline Imagine/ all the people/ livin life in peace reminds netizens of John Lennons message about peace

10 Oct 2025 12:24 pm
Kerala MLA U. Prathibhas remark on inviting scantily clad stars for inaugurations sparks row

Speaking at an event, Kayamkulam MLA said when an actor comes without wearing proper clothes, people flock to that programme in large numbers. We should tell them to stop that

10 Oct 2025 11:28 am
Suresh Gopi suggests probe against actors an attempt to divert focus from Sabarimala gold controversy

Suresh Gopi, however, does not specify names of the actors or the case

10 Oct 2025 10:31 am
BJP workers clash with police in Palakkad over Sabarimala gold-plating row

BJP State vice-president B. Gopalakrishnan and Palakkad east district president Prasanth Sivan led the march; Mahila Morcha workers too joined the protest by raising Ayyappa slogans.

10 Oct 2025 9:07 am
Tusks and tensions: On the Wild Life Protection (Kerala Amendment) Bill 2025

Keralas changes to Wildlife Act will devolve national safeguards

10 Oct 2025 12:20 am
Panathuthazham flyover: Kozhikode MP alleges negligence on govt.s part

The project remains stalled because the land acquisition process was never even started, claims M.K. Raghavan

10 Oct 2025 12:13 am
K. Mohandas, former Director of SCTIMST, passes away

His cremation will be held at Santhi Kavadam in Thycaud on Friday at 5.30 p.m.

9 Oct 2025 9:36 pm
CAG report flags flaws in e-way bill system under GST

CAG recommends government to get National Informatics Centre, which manages the e-way bill common portal, to correct the system deficiencies

9 Oct 2025 9:20 pm
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan puts aside politics for Keralas development in meeting with Union Ministers

Pinarayi, who is leading a ministerial delegation consisting of Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, Tourism and PWD Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas, and a host of senior bureaucrats, holds successive discussions with Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah; Union Minister for Transport and National Highways Nitin Gadkari; and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. He will likely meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (October 10, 2025)

9 Oct 2025 9:02 pm
State yet to make rules for juvenile justice Act

Formulation of State rules will enhance efficiency of State Child Protection Society and district child protection units, says latest CAG report

9 Oct 2025 9:02 pm
Suspect in burglary case at doctors in Kozhikode house nabbed

A native of West Bengal,who is suspected to have burgled 45 sovereigns of gold ornaments and 10,000 from the house of a doctor, taken into custody

9 Oct 2025 8:58 pm
KSRTC continues to give thumbs down to electric buses

Ganesh Kumar cites higher cost required for procurement, cost of setting up electric charging sub-stations, and annual maintenance expense after two-year warranty period as the reasons for not promoting more electric buses

9 Oct 2025 8:50 pm
Palakkad division sweeps top honours in Southern Railway

West Coast Express is the best maintained train and Palakkad Junction the best kept station in Southern Railway

9 Oct 2025 8:33 pm
CAG report pegs revenue arrears at 24,462.50 crore

However, it shows a decrease from the 27,902.45 crore in the previous fiscal

9 Oct 2025 8:32 pm
State releases technical guidelines for cough management among children

New guidelines were brought out following the recent incidents in which cough medicines resulted in the death of young children in other States and the Centres directive that cough medicines should not be prescribed for children below two years of age

9 Oct 2025 8:21 pm
Assembly passes University laws amendment Bills to mandate frequent Syndicate meetings

New legislative amendments introduced to ensure greater accountability of Vice-Chancellors and to safeguard the functioning of Syndicates, says Higher Education Minister R. Bindu.

9 Oct 2025 8:15 pm
Human rights panel takes suo motu case over youths death on railway platform

Commission directs police and railway authorities to submit a report within 15 days after Chalakudy native dies due to ambulance delay

9 Oct 2025 7:58 pm
When bankers come calling

A few banks from the Gulf countries have started sending their representatives to Kerala in search of their debtors, who reportedly left the countries without clearing their loans. G Ragesh speaks to the bankers as well as the investigators who are following the money trail

9 Oct 2025 7:52 pm
Former Plus Two teacher held in Thrissur with 70 g of MDMA

Ragil, who lost his job after a previous drug arrest, was caught again while on his way to court for trial

9 Oct 2025 7:47 pm
CBFC demands makers to cut beef biriyani eating and several other scenes from Malayalam movie Haal

The makers of the film starring Shane Nigam, with a budget of around 16 crore, approach the Kerala High Court against the CBFC. Court directs the Union governments counsel to make clear its stand during the next hearing on October 14. Makers say they have already postponed the release date of the film twice, first to September 19 and later to October 10.

9 Oct 2025 7:45 pm
OP services hit as govt. doctors stage protest in Kozhikode

State government has been ignoring the demands to strengthen security steps on the premises of hospitals even two years after the murder of Vandana Das, claims KGMOA

9 Oct 2025 7:42 pm
Kerala finances marked by increasing trend of liabilities, says CAG report

11.97% growth in Gross State Domestic Product in 2023-24 over the previous fiscal, according to report. Balagopal says CAGs findings on off-Budget borrowings were already rejected by Public Accounts Committee

9 Oct 2025 7:41 pm
Survey in Idukki sanctuary reports first record of spider species Araneus nox in India

81 species of spiders spotted during monsoon survey conducted in the sanctuary in two phases

9 Oct 2025 7:21 pm
Massive fire engulfs shops at Taliparamba

According to locals, the fire is believed to have started in a footwear shop located next to a transformer, before spreading rapidly to other commercial units

9 Oct 2025 7:20 pm
ED tracks down Coimbatore-based network in alleged smuggling of vehicles from across the border

Two partners at Shine Motors allegedly procured used vehicles from Bhutan by forging NoCs and routed payments through unauthorised channels, according to the ED.

9 Oct 2025 7:18 pm
Ganeshs story of resilience moves Moyan girls to tears

Ganesh Kailas urges the students to never give up, no matter what life throws their way, inspiring them with his own story of resilience

9 Oct 2025 5:52 pm