UDF’s Muhammed Rafi meeting a voter in Ward 13 of Edathala grama panchayat. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Young people and students are infusing much-needed enthusiasm into the electoral politics of the district. When 21-year-old Muhammed Rafi learned that Krishna Ramachandran, his best friend, was contesting the local body elections, he rushed to congratulate her and wished her success. Ms. […]
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A dissenting group walks out to launch a separate protest after the Munambam action council concluded their agitation at the Velankanni Church grounds on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin The Munambam action council called off its protest on Sunday after the revenue rights of the residents were partially restored by the High Court. However, […]
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The rival fronts are leaving no stone unturned in the battle for Kalamassery and Eloor municipalities, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) fielding outgoing chairpersons as candidates this time. Seema Kannan of the Congress, who became chairperson of the Kalamassery municipality through a draw of lots in 2020, is […]
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Indian nationals boarding an India Air Force plane in the landslide-hit Kotmale region, in Nuwara Eliya of Sri Lanka on Sunday, as part of the rescue and evacuation missions. | Photo Credit: (Indian Air Force/ANI Photo) More than 300 Indians evacuated from the flood and landslide-hit Sri Lanka on Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft landed […]
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C.P. Salim, UDF candidate in the Eranhipalam Division of the Kozhikode Corporation, campaigning in the city on November 30. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh With just nine days left for the elections to local bodies in the State, campaigning is in full swing in the Kozhikode Corporation, with major parties bringing in top leaders and […]
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Traffic was briefly disrupted along the Pappanamcode-Malayinkeezhu road on Sunday after an Army truck got stuck when it hit an overhanging tree branch at Poozhikunnu, near Pappanamcode. The incident occurred around 12 p.m. when the truck became wedged under the branch while attempting to proceed. The impact caused the tree to lean dangerously over the […]
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As far as the grandness of claims in the election manifestos of the various parties in the local body election goes, none can perhaps beat the promise made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The party’s manifesto, released on Sunday, promises to request the Union government to make the capital city one […]
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Kerala will have 244 centres for counting the votes polled in the 2025 local body elections, the State Election Commission said on Sunday. After the two-phased elections on December 9 and 11, the votes will be counted on December 13. For the three-tier panchayats, the counting centres have been arranged at the block panchayat level, […]
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Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan has accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of fielding candidates with links to the drug mafia, sex offence cases and major criminal conspiracies in the local body elections, warning that such choices send a dangerous message in the run up to the polls. He was speaking […]
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The Margi Sathi Smriti Puraskaram for the years 2024 and 2025 will be presented to Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Gopi and Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Chitra Visweswaran respectively. Each award includes a cash prize of ₹50,000 and a citation. The award is instituted by the Astikya Foundation in memory of Nangiar Koothu artiste Margi Sathi. December […]
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