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68-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually abusing minor girl

The incident came to light after an ASHA worker and Anganwadi teacher in the locality alerted Childline that the children were in difficulties




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Pinarayi calls Kerala Police the best in the country

Distributing medals to police officers for their exemplary service, Chief Minister says the force played a major role in safeguarding Kerala’s secular fabric




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Kerala SSLC exams to begin on March 3, results to be out by third week of May

SSLC model exams will be held from February 17 to February 21. First-year higher secondary exams will be held from March 6 to March 29, second-year exams from March 3 to March 26




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Wayanad gears up for byelection preparations




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Airport fetes IAF team for Wayanad rescue operation




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Water supply disruption in Thiruvananthapuram city




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Meet Aswanth A, the visual designer behind the IFFK 2024 logo and brand identity concept

The IFFK film festival will take place in Thiruvananthapuram from December 13 onwards




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Rainfall likely on Sunday also, six districts on yellow alert

The IMD has put six districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad — on yellow alert for isolated heavy rainfall




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Water supply to 11 wards in Thiruvananthapuram to be disrupted till 10 a.m. on November 3




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Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launches second phase campaign amidst criticism

Priyanka Gandhi began her campaign on November 3, accompanied by her brother Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament




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Sharon Raj murder case: key digital evidence links Greeshma to the poisoning




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Food safety checks conducted in catering units in Kerala




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Kerala bypolls: Arguments about civility in electoral politics dominate Palakkad byelection narrative

Electoral battle turned rather unsightly in public after expelled Congress leader-turned-LDF Independent candidate P. Sarin ran into his former compatriot and poll rival in Palakkad, Rahul Mamkootathil of UDF, at a wedding on Sunday




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Technopark-based HEX20 set to fly its maiden satellite with SpaceX




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Sreepadmanabhaswamy temple slapped with notice for pending tax payments

Temple authorities say the temple being a religious place and services rendered by it are not in the nature of commercial transactions, it has exemption from GST




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Fully implement capital rail station master plan: Tharoor




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Directorate of Collegiate Education introduces SOP for guest lecturer postings, salary disbursal

Principals are mandated to ensure that salaries for guest lecturers are paid prior to submitting salary bills for regular faculty members




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Kerala repeats request for special package for Wayanad rehabilitation

During meeting with Sitharaman, Balagopal seeks withdrawal of retrospective cuts in State’s borrowing ceiling, nod for extra borrowing of ₹6,000 crore against cost for NH land acquisition




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School of drama to host third International Festival of Theatre Schools in February

Three research chairs, named after G. Shankara Pillai, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai and Ramachandran Mokeri, to be established at the institution




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Talent from care homes to get a platform with ‘Thaliru’, an arts festival by Kerala child welfare council




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First meeting of the Indian Fisherwomen Assembly held in Thiruvananthapuram

Activists and leaders of various movements, families of Muthalapozhi victims participate. Vinesh Phogat, wrestler and Haryana MLA, will be chief guest at closing ceremony on November 6




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IAS officers flay ‘insinuations’ about Kannur Collector




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Participation in World Travel Market will boost foreign tourist arrivals in Kerala, says Minister Riyas

As part of the World Travel Market, Kerala Tourism Pavilion opens in London




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Kerala LSGD to introduce rating system for improved sanitation levels

New system to ensure better waste management practices in places not coming directly under the control of local bodies




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Flyer bitten by stray dog at Thiruvananthapuram airport; authorities seek help from civic authorities to rein in menace

After being bitten outside the international terminal, the passenger had to cancel his trip to Sharjah




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Poet Satchidanandan to gradually end his public life, cites memory issue




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Wayanad’s tryst with history

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was re-elected from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in the general elections held in April 2024. But he relinquished the seat to retain the Congress’ traditional stronghold Rae Bareli. The constituency was in the news two months later when two massive landslides snuffed out hundreds of lives in the upper reaches of the hill district. With the Congress fielding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the constituency for the byelection, the region is back in the limelight, reports Abdul Latheef Naha




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Home visits to be implemented to create antibiotic literacy in Kerala




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Kannur ADM death: Court grants bail to Kerala CPI(M) leader P.P. Divya

P.P. Divya, who had been in custody at a women’s jail for 11 days, argued that her cooperation with investigation justified her release on bail




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Heavy rains lash southern Kerala; IMD sounds orange alert in three districts

Orange alert for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Pathanamthitta districts for Friday, while yellow alert issued for Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki districts




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Row over relocation of school gate, allegedly for a bar hotel to get licence




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Caught between principle and party, Sandeep Varier says it’s for BJP to take a call

In a chat with The Hindu, the BJP State committee member reaffirms that he is weighing no options. “I’m not planning anything. I shall act according to the changing situation. But I shall continue to be a dedicated karyakartha of the BJP,” he says




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Govt. responsible for delay in appointing V-Cs: Kerala Governor

Khan defends his decision to refer the University Amendment Bills to the President and says it was necessitated since the ‘government overstepped its limits’




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Govt. caught napping as key officials wrangle in public




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Kerala University to hire retired Professors as adjunct faculty




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Food delivery agents and dependents find it hard to get insurance claims cleared

Food delivery agent and their dependents have been finding it increasingly hard to get insurance claims for injuries or death caused by accidents or other reasons




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Kerala has a long way to go in making seaplane services viable

The scheduled trial run of a seaplane on November 11 from the waterdrome at Bolgatty Palace to the Mattupetty dam in Idukki is aimed at popularising the project and inspecting its operational feasibility




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Former Kerala Minister Mercykutty Amma wades into IAS officers’ spat, says Prasanth plotted against her

State govt. is considering disciplinary action against N. Prasanth, Special Secretary, Agriculture department, for his social media comments on Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak




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‘Chinna Chinna Aasai’ to make wishes come true on Children’s Day

Idukki district administration launches programme that aims to bring gifts to 1,084 children across 43 registered homes in the district with public participation. Donation process can be initiated on the administration’s homepage




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Vizhinjam poised to clock half a million cargo throughput this FY, eight times higher than targeted volume

While the initial projection for Phase I was 1 to 1.5 million cargo units per annum, the seaport has already handled 1.08 lakh cargo units – just three months into the trial run period




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Dead lizard found in meal sparks agitation at Digital University Kerala; mess temporarily closed

The contractor responsible for providing food to over 200 students has claimed to have purchased the pickle from outside




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Thrissur Sahodaya takes home overall trophy in CBSE State Kalotsav

Malabar Sahodaya and Kochi Sahodaya come in second and third positions, respectively. Among schools, Silver Hills Public School, Kozhikode, became the overall champions




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Livelihood support for 187 extremely poor under Ujjeevanam in capital district

Aid up to ₹50,000 made available to 207 individuals by Kudumbashree district mission




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Sivagiri pilgrimage days to be increased from this year

The pilgrimage will begin on December 15, 2024 and conclude on January 5, 2025




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Dowry demand: panel seeks report from women protection officer in capital

The woman’s family refused to solemnise marriage after a dowry demand was made and approached the Kerala Women’s Commission




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Kerala University reverses decision on hiring retired hands, opts for contract lecturers instead

During a Syndicate meeting, LDF camp imposes its will through a majority vote in favour of hiring contract lecturers




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‘You can’t run a marathon with a fractured leg’

Only when banks are adequately capitalised by the government can they lend




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The business of holidaying

Kavinder Singh on how Mahindra Holidays delivers on its vacation ownership model