Kozhikode, July 9:The Saudi Appeals Court has upheld the 20-year prison sentence handed down to Abdul Raheem, a native of Feroke, Kozhikode, Kerala, who has been incarcerated in Saudi Arabia since 2006. The lower criminal court in Riyadh had sentenced Raheem to 20 years’ imprisonment on May 26, 2025, under public rights charges, following the…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kozhikode/Kannur, Kerala: Protests organized by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) against alleged attempts by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to ‘saffronise’ universities escalated into clashes with police across multiple university campuses in the state on Tuesday. Demonstrations at Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi (MG), Calicut, and Kannur Universities witnessed significant confrontations. Kerala University:At Kerala University in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India – In a powerful display of solidarity, workers and employees across India will observe a nationwide general strike on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, to protest the Central Government’s alleged anti-worker and anti-farmer policies. The 24-hour strike will commence at midnight on Tuesday, July 8, and conclude at midnight on Wednesday, July 9….
Thrissur: The English translation of “Decentralised Planning – Thought and Practice,” a study on local governance by Junaid Kaippani, Chairman of the Wayanad District Panchayat’s Welfare Standing Committee, was released at the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) headquarters in Thrissur. M.B. Rajesh, the State Minister for Local Self-Government, officially released the book by handing…
Thiruvananthapuram, India – July 3, 2025 – A British Royal Navy F-35 fighter jet, which made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14, is likely to be partially dismantled and transported back to the United Kingdom aboard a military cargo plane, according to sources. Multiple attempts to repair the advanced fifth-generation stealth…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30, 2025 — Senior IPS officer Ravada A. Chandrashekhar, a 1991-batch officer of the Kerala cadre, has been appointed as the new State Police Chief (SPC) of Kerala. He replaces Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. Chandrashekhar, originally from West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, is currently serving as the Special…
Kozhikode: In a significant political development, a faction of the Janata Dal (Secular) led by All India General Secretary Junaid Kaippani has officially merged with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The merger ceremony took place at the “Suhardham Sangeetha Vedhi Hall” in Kozhikode, marking a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening socialist and democratic forces against…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 – A government initiative aimed at promoting physical fitness and combating drug use among school students in Kerala has triggered controversy, with several Muslim organisations strongly objecting to the inclusion of Zumba sessions in schools across the state. The Kerala Education Department, under its “Campus Joy” initiative, recently rolled out Zumba-based fitness…
Kochi, June 27: As relentless monsoon rains lash Kerala yet again, triggering widespread flooding and waterlogging across districts, a silent but significant shift is underway in the state’s engineering and construction sectors. With extreme weather events becoming a regular phenomenon, civil engineers are now championing sustainable retrofitting techniques to make existing infrastructure more resilient—an approach…
Nilambur, Kerala | June 23, 2025In a closely watched by-election in Kerala’s Nilambur constituency, United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Aryadan Shoukath emerged victorious on June 23 with a commanding lead of 11,077 votes over his closest rival. The election, held on June 19, was triggered by the resignation of former MLA P. V. Anvar in…
