Arjun Raghunath

With no relief, a section of traders are going for a week-long shutdown of shops from June 12 in Idukki and Kottayam, which are among the highest meat consuming districts.

A day after the CPM conveying displeasure at the I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting over Congress's CPM-BJP deal allegation during Kerala assembly election campaign, its Kerala leadership has alleged that there was BJP-Congress adjustment during the assembly election.

Chief Minister V D Satheesan said on Wednesday that after reviewing the response to the scheme, the government would consider extending the free service to other types of bus services also.

Giant cutouts of popular players like Lionel Messi, Critiano Ronaldo and Neymar appeared across the state while local football clubs have also set up big screens.

Mari (37), of Chinnakanal in Idukki, died in a wild elephant attack on Monday. Her son was injured in the attack.

BJP's victory in the city corporation last year received national attention as it was for the first time that the saffron party was coming to power in a corporation council in the state.

Apart from Veena, promoters of the controversial mining firm Cochin Ministers and Rutile Limited (CMRL) are also summoned.

A 43-year-old man in Kozhikode is in critical condition after testing positive for Nipah virus. Authorities have identified 77 contacts, including 58 health workers, while monitoring exposure risks and tracing the infection source.

With the collection of caste details along with religion, the census data assumes more political significance in Kerala.

The patient has been given the first dose of Monoclonal antibodies as per ICMR guidelines.