Hartal in 13 panchayats in Idukki, residents express disappointment at court verdict

Local natives from Sinkukandam protesting in front of the Kumki(trained elephant) camp at Cement Palam near Chinnakkanal on Wednesday Jomon Pampavalley. | Photo Credit: JOMON PAMPAVALLEY People in Chinnakkanal and Santhanpara panchayats have expressed their disappointment over the Kerala High Court decision on Arikompan. The residents of Sinkukandam and 301 Colony, the areas bearing the […]

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Calicut varsity Senate elections: pro-UDF college managers allege plot to curtail their voting rights

The proposed elections to the Senate of the University of Calicut are expected to be another face-off between pro-Left and pro-United Democratic Front (UDF) camps, if some current developments are any indication. A group of college managers aligned to the UDF have alleged that the university authorities are planning to curtail their voting rights in […]

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Two killed in lightning strike in Kottayam

Two persons were killed after being hit by a lightning strike, near Mundakkayam, Kottayam, on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Sunil, 45, of Mundakkayam and Shibu,43, a native of Attathodu. Preliminary reports suggested that the incident was reported around 5.15 p.m from Kappilamoottil, near Mundakkayam, when the duo were surveying a property. As soon […]

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Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy awards declared 

Vidyadharan Master who won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi fellowship. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi has announced the fellowships, awards, and Gurupuja Puraskaram of the year 2022. Theatre person Gopinath Kozhikode, music director P.S. Vidyadharan, and Chenda/Edakka artist Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan have been selected for the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi fellowships for […]

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Reinstated Lakshadweep MP dubs his restoration as an encouraging sign for Rahul Gandhi

NCP MP Supriya Sule with party MP from Lakshadweep P. P. Mohammed Faizal, at Parliament House complex in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of Faizal, who was disqualified from the lower house in January following his conviction in a criminal case with a 10-year jail term […]

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Top Kerala News developments on March 29, 2023

Tusker Arikompan at Cement Palam near Chinnakkanal. | Photo Credit: JOMON PAMPAVALLEY Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today 1. The Kerala High Court will consider the case against the Forest department’s move to capture the problematic wild elephant Arikompan of Munnar. The court had issued an interim stay on […]

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Explained | What does Muslim personal law say on inheritance? 

The story so far: A Muslim couple from Kerala, advocate C. Shukkur and his wife Sheena, former Pro Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, recently decided to get their marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), almost 30 years after having solemnised their nikaah according to Islamic principles. Mr. Shukkur claimed to have got the […]

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Promote the idea of reusing waste, Minister tells teachers, students

Students and teachers with a scientific bent of mind should take the initiative to promote the idea of reusing waste, Minister for Local Self-government M.B. Rajesh has said. He was speaking after inaugurating Kerala Agricultural University’s material collection facility at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, here on Tuesday. The Minister said the concept of ‘Waste […]

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Mission Arikompan: trial run postponed

Arikompan at Cement Palam near Chinnakkanal on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: JOMON PAMPAVALLEY The Forest department on Tuesday decided to postpone the trial run scheduled for Wednesday to capture wild tusker Arikompan. The High Court has posted a petition on the issue for further hearing on Wednesday. A meeting held at Devikulam in Munnar on […]

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