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Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away at 80
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Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away at 80

July 18, 2023

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy died following prolonged illness at Chinmaya Hospital in Bengaluru early this morning, his family said. Oommen Chandy, 80, leaves behind his wife Mariamma Oommen and children Achu Oommen, Maria Oommen and Chandy Oommen. The Kerala Government has declared a three-day State mourning and a…

Kerala nun’s rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted
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Kerala nun’s rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted

January 14, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun several times between 2014 and 2016, has been acquitted by a Kottayam Court in Kerala. Franco Mulakkal, 57, was the first Catholic Bishop in India to be arrested for assaulting a nun. The Court acquitted him of all charges after a trial that lasted for more…

Kerala releases list of non-vaccinated teachers, staff
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Kerala releases list of non-vaccinated teachers, staff

December 6, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Education Department has released a list of teaching and non-teaching staff, who have not taken COVID vaccine on religious grounds in the State. A total of 1,707 teaching and non-teaching staff had not taken the vaccine, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty said on Saturday after a list was released by the Education Department….

JD(S) wins two seats in Kerala Assembly polls
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JD(S) wins two seats in Kerala Assembly polls

May 3, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: JD(S) has bagged two seats in the recently held Kerala Assembly elections for which the counting was held yesterday. While Mathew T. Thomas  won from Thiruvalla Constituency, K. Krishnankutty has won from Chittur Constituency. Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S) won against KC(J) candidate Kunju Koshy Paul by 11,421 votes. Key candidates who contested from…

Love will have to wait: Kerala quintuplets’ wedding delayed
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Love will have to wait: Kerala quintuplets’ wedding delayed

April 27, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: If there was no lockdown, the quintuplets (five children in one birth) of ‘Pancharatnam’ House at Nannattukavu in Pothencode in Kerala would have entered a new phase of life as four of them were to enter wedlock the same day and at the same venue on Sunday, Apr. 26. The four girls of the…

Kerala CM bats for elevated road through Bandipur
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Kerala CM bats for elevated road through Bandipur

August 25, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Despite Supreme Court directing the continuation of the overnight traffic ban on the National Highway (NH) running through the core area of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan yesterday batted in favour of an elevated highway through the Bandipur National Park connecting Wayanad in Kerala and Mysuru  in Karnataka.  Vijayan, in…

Tipplers in Kerala raise a glass; form association
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Tipplers in Kerala raise a glass; form association

July 21, 2019

Name it All Kerala Madhyapana Anukoola Sangatana (All Kerala Supporters of Alcohol Consumption) Thiruvananthapuram: Fed up with “constant harassment” from Police, tipplers in Kerala which has the highest number of guzzlers in the country have formed an association to protect their rights.  Hari, one of the promoters of the association — All Kerala Madhyapana Anukoola…

Rahul Gandhi to address four public meetings in Kerala today
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Rahul Gandhi to address four public meetings in Kerala today

April 16, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress President Rahul Gandhi will address four public meetings covering five southern districts of Kerala as part of election campaign for the April 23 LS Polls today. Rahul Gandhi, who reached here in a special flight at 10.45 pm on Monday and stayed overnight at a hotel near Kovalam, will leave for Pathanapuram in…

Focus on MS Dhoni as India face Black Caps in T20 decider
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Focus on MS Dhoni as India face Black Caps in T20 decider

November 7, 2017

Thiruvananthapuram:  Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting position will be under spotlight as India aim to go for the kill against a gutsy New Zealand in the third T20 International despite weather threatening to play spoilsport. The series is level at 1-1 and just like the preceding Australia series, where the series decider T20 at Hyderabad was…

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