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Kerala assembly unanimously passes resolution to change name of state to Keralam
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution with amendments on Monday, which was passed by the state assembly unanimously on August 9, 2023, demanding that the cen...Nature lover builds eco-friendly toy house with 6,000 recycled toys
Kozhikode June 24A bank employee and nature lover, Sreejesh T. from Kakkuni, a small village in Kozhikode, has built an eco-friendly house with years of hard work. This unique home is decorated wi...
Kerala Assembly passes unanimous resolution to change state's name to 'Keralam'
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24In a rare instance of unanimity on the floor of the Kerala Assembly, the treasury and opposition benches unanimously passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan o...
CPI-M tribal leader Kelu sworn in as new Kerala Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23O.R. Kelu was sworn in as Kerala's new SC/ST Minister by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday, creating history as he is the first tribal leader from the CPI-M, as well as t...
Kerala's Varkala Cliffs will be protected: MoS Suresh Gopi
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22Minister of State (MoS) for Tourism Suresh Gopi on Saturday said that the Varkala Cliffs in Kerala will be protected and experts will be engaged for its preservation.
Kerala to launch awareness campaign on scientific diet for cows
Thiruvananthapuram, June 21Kerala Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani on Friday said the state government will soon start an awareness campaign for dairy farmers on the scientific...
Kerala will set up 10,000 new yoga clubs: Health Minister Veena George
Thiruvananthapuram, June 21Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that 10,000 new yoga clubs would be set up across the state during the year. rn
Kerala HC introduces sending summons through e-Post on a trial basis
Kochi, June 20The Kerala High Court has decided to introduce the issuing of summons, notices, and orders to respondents through India Post's e-Post service.Wayanad gets its first CPI(M) Minister in OR Kelu
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20Wayanad District is all set to get its first CPI(M) Minister after the party on Thursday cleared the name of OR Kelu, the party legislator from Mananthavady constituency to take o...Action council to collect Rs 3 cr to be paid as 'Blood Money' to save Indian nurse jailed in Yemen
Thiruvananthapuram, June 19An action council under the leadership of MLA K Babu, at Palakkad District, has been formed to collect Rs 3 crore to be paid as ‘Blood Money’ to the family of a Yemeni national ki...Centre designates Kerala's Kollam port as authorised Immigration Check Post
New Delhi, June 19The Ministry of Home Affairs designated the Kollam port in Kerala as an authorised Immigration Check Post (ICP) for entry and exit from India with valid travel documents for all c...Kolkata's 'Barefoot Historian' made the City of Joy prouder of its history and heritage
Kolkata, June 18Parameswaran Thankappan Nair, who passed away at Chendamangalam, a small town in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Tuesday, will forever be remembered as the "barefoot hist...Noted Kolkata chronicler P. Thankappan Nair passes away at 91
Kochi, June 18Acclaimed Malayalam researcher and author P. Thankappan Nair (91), who spent more than six decades in Kolkatta and is known as the most famous 'Barefoot Historian' of th...
Rahul to retain Raebareli, Priyanka to contest from Wayanad: Congress
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 17Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge announced on Monday that Rahul Gandhi, who was elected from both Kerala's Wayanad and UP's Raebareli in the recent Lok Sabha elect...It was contextual reference: Suresh Gopi on calling Indira Gandhi Mother of India
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified his comments on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, where he referred to her as "Mother of India", and said it was a &quo...Kuwait fire: 14 Keralites under treatment out of danger
Kochi, June 15Fourteen Keralites, presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kuwait, are reported to be out of danger.G7 Summit: PM Modi invites Pope Francis to India
Apulia, June 14On the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Pope Francis to India.
'Black Friday' at Kochi airport as people pay homage to victims of Kuwait fire tragedy
Kochi, June 14Kerala's Kochi airport has never witnessed such sombre scenes as were seen on Friday when bodies of those who died in a fire in Kuwait, arrived.Karnataka becomes first state to give Rs 1 crore insurance compensation for employees
Bengaluru, June 13Karnataka has become the first state in the country to announce Rs 1 crore in insurance compensation for employees who died in road accidents.Kuwait fire tragedy: Plane carrying mortal remains of 45 Indians lands in Kerala
Kochi, June 14A special Air Force aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians, who died in a devastating fire in Kuwait on June 12, landed here on Friday and will later fly to Delhi.Kerala honours Malayali Cannes Film Fest laureates
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13The Kerala Government has honoured the Malayali film professionals who shone at the Cannes Film Festival.Kuwait FM assures MoS Singh of early repatriation of mortal remains of Indian victims of fire incident
Kuwait City, June 13Foreign Minister of Kuwait Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya has assured visiting Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh of "early repatriation" of mortal ...Kerala partners with IBM to host global conclave on Gen AI
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13Kerala Industries, Law and Coir Minister P Rajeeve on Thursday said that the state will host a two-day conclave aimed at shaping the future of Gen AI and demonstrating Kerala'...Kuwait fire tragedy: Death toll of Keralites goes up to 24 from 19, seven serious
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13The Kerala government on Thursday announced that the death toll of Keralites has gone up to 24 in the fire that broke out in a labour camp in Kuwait.
Former player, ace football coach TK Chathunni dies at 79
Kochi, June 12T.K. Chathunni, a renowned former footballer from Kerala, known for his coaching prowess, passed away at a private hospital on Wednesday at the age of 79 following a battle with c...
Cinema Tourism: Kerala allots Rs 1.23 cr for facelift of 'Kireedam' bridge
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12The Tourism Department in Kerala has sanctioned Rs 1.23 crore under the 'Cinema Tourism' initiative for the facelift of a bridge and its surroundings at Vellayani near h...
Kerala startup ecosystem valued at $1.7 billion: Study
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11According to a recent study, Kerala created a startup ecosystem valued at $1.7 billion in 18 months till the end of 2023, which is five times more than the global average during t...K Surendran thanks PM for appointing two ministers from Kerala to Union Cabinet
New Delhi, June 11Kerala BJP President K Surendran on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing two ministers from Kerala to the Union Cabinet.
'I am UKG student, will study my ministries in detail', says Suresh Gopi after taking charge
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11Kerala’s first BJP Lok Sabha member Suresh Gopi on Tuesday said that he is a UKG student and needs to study both his ministries in detail before coming up with a concrete framewor...
P.P. Suneer CPI nominee for Rajya Sabha from Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10The CPI on Monday nominated senior party leader P.P. Suneer to contest the Rajya Sabha polls from Kerala to be held on June 25.
Kerala CPI-M 'gifts' its prospective Rajya Sabha seat to Jose K. Mani (Lead)
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10The CPI-M's Kerala unit on Monday "gifted" its Rajya Sabha seat to the Kerala Congress-Mani, the third biggest constituent of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF)...George Kurian joins Suresh Gopi as Kerala's representatives in new PM Modi ministry
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 9Along with Suresh Gopi, BJP's first-ever MP from Kerala, state General Secretary George Kurian was on Sunday inducted as a minister in the third Narendra Modi government.
Suresh Gopi gets his 66th birthday gift early, sworn in as Union Minister
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 9A few weeks before his 66th birthday, actor-turned-BJP leader Suresh Gopi, who won a stunning victory in the Thrissur constituency to give his party its first-ever Lok Sabha seat ...
PM Modi invites superstar Mohanlal for swearing-in ceremony
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9Superstar Mohanlal got a surprise call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting him to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday night.
Adventure tourism leading to surge in tourist footfall in Kerala: Minister
Kochi, June 8Kerala Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas said on Saturday that due to the renewed focus on adventure and camping tourism, there has been a surge in the number of tourists visit...Kerala: Indian Coast Guard organises mass tree plantation drive on World Environment Day
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) organised various events to spread the message of a green and clean environment.Will complete committed film projects: BJP's Kerala winner Suresh Gopi
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5Actor Suresh Gopi, who turned out to be the dark horse in the Kerala Lok Sabha polls by winning the first-ever seat for BJP, has said that he will complete the projects he had com...Shashi Tharoor wins Thiruvananthapuram for record 4th term in neck-and-neck fight with BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar
New Delhi, June 4After a neck-and-neck fight, Congress incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor has won Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat against BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar for a record four...Miracle was imminent, says Suresh Gopi after BJP's historic Lok Sabha victory in Kerala
Thrissur, June 4Actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi who is poised for a historic win in the parliamentary seat of Thrissur said he is "ecstatic" about the BJP breaching the bastion in K...
I bow before the secular voters of Thrissur: Suresh Gopi
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4As the counting of votes enters the final rounds, Suresh Gopi’s margin of victory has crossed 73,000. The actor-turned-politician said that he owes this "win" to the sec...