Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Cabinet has given the green light to a landmark bill that permits authorities to kill wild animals declared dangerous when they pose a threat to human life. Chaired online by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the special Cabinet meeting decided to table the bill in the Assembly session beginning Monday, with the objective Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Cyber Police have sounded an alarm over a surge in WhatsApp hacking cases, where fraudsters hijack user accounts to steal personal data and trick friends and family into sending money. Scammers typically call victims, win their trust, and send fake app installation files, ultimately capturing the victim’s OTP to log in to their account. Read More…
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that the state’s IT exports are poised to touch the ₹1 lakh crore milestone, reflecting the rapid transformation of its digital economy. Speaking at the Kerala Urban Conclave and during the inauguration of Zoho’s new R&D hub in Kottarakara, he highlighted that Kerala’s start-up ecosystem has witnessed a Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s air remains largely clean, with the State Pollution Control Board rating overall air quality in the ‘satisfactory to good’ range. To further strengthen pollution management, the state will soon launch a source apportionment study in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram to pinpoint major contributors to air pollution. Officials said the findings will help design targeted Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: A fresh low-pressure system has formed over the Bay of Bengal, raising the prospect of showers across Kerala in the coming days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the system has developed over the west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal, near the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast. Under its influence, light to moderate Read More…
Kochi: Gold prices in Kerala continue their record-breaking surge, with rates climbing sharply to touch a new peak. On Thursday, the yellow metal jumped ₹560 per sovereign, pushing the price to an unprecedented ₹81,600 per sovereign. The price per gram also rose by ₹70, now standing at ₹10,200. This rally marks a dramatic rise from Read More…
Kerala has reported its sixth death in just a month from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but deadly infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri. The latest victim, Shaji, a 47-year-old from Chelembra in Malappuram district, had been admitted to Kozhikode Medical College on August 9, where his condition deteriorated before he succumbed to the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s ambitious Vizhinjam International Seaport has secured customs clearance to handle both export-import (EXIM) and domestic cargo, marking a crucial step towards full-scale operations. The approval from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is expected to streamline cargo movement, cut logistics costs, and position Vizhinjam as a major transshipment hub on Read More…
Kozhikode: Senior IUML leader and Koduvally MLA Dr. M. K. Muneer has been hospitalized in Kozhikode after suffering a heart attack triggered by dangerously low potassium levels, hospital sources confirmed. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under the close watch of a multidisciplinary team of doctors. While his condition is serious, the latest Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered that the gold-plated copper sheets, earlier seized over alleged irregularities, be handed back to the Sabarimala temple authorities. A Division Bench noted that sacred materials belonging to the shrine cannot be withheld indefinitely and must be restored for ritual use. The court also directed the temple administration to Read More…