Kerala News
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Kerala: 26-year-old man taken into custody after 'suspicious' death of 51-year-old wife
India | Dec 27, 2020, 08:03 AM ISTKerala police arrested a 28-year-old man after his 51-year-old wife was electrocuted near Karakkonam in Thiruvananthapuram district on Saturday. As per the police's statement, Sakha Kumari (51) had married Arun (28) around two months ago.
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Rape accused Bishop Franco features on official church calendar, believers burn it in protest
India | Dec 14, 2020, 12:53 PM ISTA photo of Kerala Roman Catholic Church Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of sexually abusing a nun, featuring on the official calendar for 2021 by the Thrissur diocese in the State has triggered protests, with some followers of the church burning its copies at Kollam.
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Kerala local body elections: 1st phase of polling in 5 districts today
Elections | Dec 08, 2020, 07:59 AM ISTThe first phase of Kerala local body polls began today. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.
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Kerala puts on hold controversial Police Act following backlash
India | Nov 23, 2020, 01:38 PM ISTKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday clarified that the state government has put on hold the implementation of the Kerala Police Act Amendment following a political storm over the controversial amendment to the Police Act.
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Kerala's first open varsity named after Sree Narayana Guru to be set up on October 2
India | Sep 03, 2020, 10:12 PM ISTThe Kerala government on Thursday announced that an Open University named after social reformer Sree Narayana Guru will be established in the state next month.
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WATCH: Kerala man's 'lucky' escape from speeding vehicle by an inch
India | Aug 24, 2020, 03:51 PM ISTThe video shows the vehicle zipping past him, avoiding him by mere inches. For a split second, one would think the man has been run over by the vehicle. But, he had a close shave.
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Boy dies after swallowing coin in Kerala, family say hospitals didn't admit on COVID-19 scare
India | Aug 02, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTA three-year-old boy died after he accidentally swallowed a coin at his home near Aluva, with relatives alleging that government hospitals where he was taken to had refused to admit him as he came from a COVID-19 containment zone.
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Kerala to not go under complete lockdown immediately, confirms CM Pinarayi Vijayan
India | Jul 24, 2020, 11:52 PM ISTAfter the government convened an all-party meeting to elicit the opinion of various leaders on another shutdown, Kerala decided to not go for another complete lockdown, but to strengthen surveillance in clusters as the state reported fresh cases.
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Kerala's Anujith, who once saved hundreds of people in 2010, saved eight more after death
India | Jul 22, 2020, 04:53 PM ISTAnujith, who had saved the lives of hundreds of people by averting a rail mishap 10 years ago, died in a bike accident in Kottarakkara. He donated his heart, kidneys, eyes, small intestine and hands.
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Kerala photographer discovers 'dead man' is alive while clicking photos
India | Jul 15, 2020, 08:49 AM ISTIn a bizarre incident, a photographer saved a 'dead' man's life when he went to click the deceased's picture in Kerala. The cop's in Kerala's Ernakulam district had called photographer Tomy Thomas to photograph the body of the deceased, Sivadasan, who was presumed dead due to a lack of timely medical attention after receiving a blow to his head.
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Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair sent to 14-day remand
India | Jul 12, 2020, 11:01 PM ISTSpecial NIA court on Sunday sent accused Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair to 14-day remand. Swapna Suresh will go to a quarantine centre in Thrissur district and Sandeep Nair to a quarantine centre in Karukutty in Angamaly.
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7-day triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram from 6 am tomorrow; Secretariat to be closed
India | Jul 05, 2020, 10:30 PM ISTTriple lockdown (more restrictions) to remain in force in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation area from 6 am tomorrow for a week, Kerala Chief Minister's Office informed.
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Man arrested for impersonating as navy officer and making TikTok videos in uniform in Kochi
India | Jul 04, 2020, 09:39 PM ISTKerala police on Saturday arrested a man for posing as an officer (Lieutenant) in Indian Navy near Naval Base, Kochi. The man, Raja Nath, 23 hailing from Nadia in West Bengal was travelling to various places in Naval Uniform. The individual has also uploaded videos on ‘TikTok’.
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Kerala reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 2,460
India | Jun 14, 2020, 07:53 PM ISTKerala reported a marginal dip in fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 54 people, including three health workers, testing positive, taking the tally to 2,460.
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COVID-19 negative certificates mandatory for Non Resident Keralites returning from Gulf
India | Jun 13, 2020, 10:27 PM ISTThe Kerala Government has made COVID-19 negative certificates mandatory from June 20 for Non Resident Keralites in the Middle East taking chartered flights to the state, a decision which drew flak from the opposition Congress led UDF.
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New guidelines for quarantine, containment zones in Kerala
India | Jun 11, 2020, 10:19 PM ISTKerala has come out with new guidelines for COVID-19 related quarantine and redefined rules for declaring fresh containment zones as more people are expected to come to the state in the coming days. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, quoting experts, said the virus would not disappearsoon, hence it was difficult to predict when the intensity of its spread would decrease.
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Kerala man dies in Dubai after sending his pregnant wife home for delivery
World | Jun 08, 2020, 08:06 PM ISTChandran and his 27-year-old wife Athira Geetha Sreedharan, who is also a Keralite, were in news after pregnant Sreedharan filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking help to return home for her delivery due in the first week of July, amidst the international travel lockdown imposed by India over the coronavirus pandemic.
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Woman fed liquor, gangraped in front of 5-yr-old son; Five, including husband nabbed
Crime | Jun 05, 2020, 07:43 PM ISTIn a shocking incident, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly forced to drink liquor by her husband and gang-raped by four of his friends in front of their five-year-old child near Thiruvananthapuram.
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Kerala govt releases guidelines for domestic flight passengers | Details here
India | May 24, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTKerala government on Sunday issued a list of guidelines to ensure that COVID protocols are followed in wake of the Ministry of Civil Aviation announcing that domestic flights will resume operation throughout the country from May 25.
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Kerala records highest number of cybercrimes during lockdown
Crime | May 21, 2020, 03:51 PM ISTThe COVID-19-induced lockdown saw a spurt in crybercrimes in India with Kerala recording the highest number during the period, according to an analysis of IT security solutions provider K7 Computing.