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Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 Several hotels and restaurants have closed down, and many more are on the verge of closure in Kerala, following a severe shortage of commercial LPG in the country due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.The shortage of commercial cooking gas has worsened in recent...

Mumbai, March 11 Full-service carrier Air India and its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express have said they will jointly operate a total of 58 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia on Wednesday.Amid the escalating conflict in the region involving the US, Israel, and Iran...

Kannur (Kerala), March 7 A case has been registered against a man for allegedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "traitor" in a social media post in Sreekandapuram, police said on Saturday.According to police, the case was registered against Rajan C Kottoor, a resident of Kottoor, on...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 – As the Assembly elections draw closer, one name that is increasingly dominating discussions within the Congress in Kerala when it comes to candidate selection is K. C. Venugopal.As the party’s powerful General Secretary, Organisation, Venugopal has emerged as the...

Kannur (Kerala), March 5 A court here on Thursday ordered two KSU activists accused of "attempting to murder" Kerala Health Minister Veena George to be placed in police custody for two days.Judicial First Class Magistrate E V Raphael granted the Kannur Railway police, who are investigating the...

Kannur (Kerala), February 28 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shared a video on his social media account of his visit to the family of legendary Indian volleyball player Jimmy George.Gandhi visited the family when he arrived in Thundyil, Peravoor, here on Thursday to attend a farmers’ convention...

Kannur (Kerala), February 28 The Congress on Saturday demanded an apology from Health Minister Veena George and the CPI(M) leadership in Kerala for allegedly spreading false claims that she was attacked and injured by KSU activists recently.The president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 – Kerala Health Minister Veena George has become the target of ridicule among the people of the state, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said on Friday."People are laughing at the mere mention of her name," Satheesan told reporters in Adoor.He alleged...

Kannur, February 27 – Political tensions escalated sharply after an explosive device was thrown at the residence of a leader of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), who had protested against Health Minister Veena George. This occurred even as questions arose about the circumstances surrounding the...

Kannur (Kerala), February 27 A man died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Aralam, a northern district of the state, on Friday, police said.The deceased has been identified as Aneesh AS (44), from Block 10, Aralam Farm here.According to police, the incident occurred around 4 am, when...

Alappuzha (Kerala), February 26 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala assembly, V D Satheesan, on Thursday termed the claims of CPI(M) leaders and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that KSU activists attacked state Health Minister Veena George in Kannur a day earlier as "pure lies".Satheesan...

Kannur (Kerala), February 26 A court here has sentenced a former official of a SupplyCo supermarket, employed under the state government, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a corruption case.Kannur Vigilance Court Judge K Ramakrishnan sentenced P Muhammad Ashraf...

Kannur (Kerala), February 26 The police FIR regarding the injuries sustained by Health Minister Veena George following a protest by KSU activists stated that she was allegedly attacked with a "weapon" at the railway station here.Five KSU activists, the student wing of the Congress, who were...

Kannur, February 25 – Veteran Congress MP from Kannur, K. Sudhakaran, stated on Wednesday that while Veena George may not be a suitable Health Minister, she has proven herself to be a good actress.He alleged that the claims made by the CPI-M that Kerala's Health Minister was attacked inside...

Kannur (Kerala), February 25 – Kerala Health Minister Veena George was injured when opposition student activists, protesting against her, clashed with police at the Kannur railway station, forcing her to cancel her onward journey and seek medical treatment.The minister had arrived at the...

Kannur (Kerala), February 25 Kerala Health Minister Veena George allegedly sustained injuries during a protest by activists of opposition student groups here.The incident occurred when the minister arrived at the Kannur railway station to board a train.State Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer...

Malappuram (Kerala), February 24 Technocrat E Sreedharan unveiled revised details of a proposed high-speed railway line project connecting the southern and northern parts of the state, weeks after opening an office here for the same.The revised alignment of the 465-km corridor from...

Kannur (Kerala), February 24 A retired high school principal was arrested in this district for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 17-year-old girl who had approached him for counselling, police said here on Tuesday.The accused, K C Shaju (59), who is also a motivational speaker, was...

Kannur (Kerala), February 22 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Sunday said incidents of medical negligence, such as finding artery forceps inside a woman's abdomen after surgery, were "isolated cases" and should not be exaggerated.Such incidents were not regular occurrences, he said.He...

Kannur (Kerala), February 22 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said on Sunday that incidents of medical negligence, such as a surgical forceps being found inside the abdomen of a woman after surgery, were "isolated cases" and should not be exaggerated.Such incidents were not common...