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‘He hit my chest and tried to undress me’: Trans women harassed, attacked in...
Violence By diverting a storm water drain that flows into the lake, residents allege that they will face the brunt of the monsoon again this year.Sreedevi JayarajanTransphobia in ‘transgender friendly’...
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Two more retired employees kill selves due to non-payment of pension
ProtestsAccording to reports, 15 retired employees have taken their lives; CM Pinarayi Vijayan has convened an urgent meeting.TNM StaffImage Courtesy: Sreekesh Raveendran NairKerala Chief Minister...
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'What we need to fear more than fundamentalism is threatenism': Arundhati Roy
Literature FestArundhati was speaking at a press meet in Kozhikode on Thursday during the Kerala Literature Festival. Saritha S BalanRaising alarm bells again about the critical situation prevailing in...
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Amar Chitra Katha sues Malayalam film 'Shikkari Shambhu' for copyright...
LawMalayalam film 'Shikkari Shambhu' runs into trouble with Amar Chitra Katha over copyright violations.TNM StaffShikkari Shambhu movie poster/ FacebookDays after the Malayalam film Shikkari Shambhu,...
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KSRTC pensioners call off strike after state government agrees to pay them...
ProtestsCM Pinarayi Vijayan announced that the retirees would be paid as soon as next week.TNM StaffPensioners of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) have called off their strike...
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Gauri Neha death: Kerala school in the dock for giving accused teachers...
Gauri Neha suicide "By conducting a celebration, they have in effect, mocked all of us,” said an official from the Education Department.Megha VarierThe Trinity Lyceum School at Thangassery in Kollam...
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Kerala IT firm asks employees to donate pads to break taboos around menstruation
MenstruationThe company is encouraging people to donate packets of pads to underprivileged women, and openly discuss menstruation and the issues around it.TNM StaffAn IT company in Thiruvanathapuram's...
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With a beehive fence, Kerala's farmers tell marauding elephants to buzz off
Conflict resolutionAfter failing to stop marauding elephants with trenches and solar-powered electric fences, residents have found a sweet solution.A farmer displays a beehive that is part of an...
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In a healthy society you don’t need censors at all: Prakash Raj
Kerala Literature FestivalPrakash Raj was in conversation with Sanalkumar Sasidharan on the topic of ‘Censorship’ at the Kerala Literature Fest in Kozhikode.Saritha S Balan“In dictatorship censorship...
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Kerala HC quashes FIR against Oommen Chandy, others in 'land grab' case
LawThe high court on Friday came down heavily against the Vigilance Bureau, for registering a case on a non-existent land grab.IANSThe Kerala High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered last year by...
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Kerala teen death: Family alleges medical negligence by govt hospital, case...
DeathHospital authorities say that she died due to an allergic reaction.TNM StaffImage for representation onlyProtests were held outside Kochi’s Karuvelipady Government Hospital on Thursday by the...
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UP worst, Kerala best on health indicators: NITI Aayog
Development The health ranking of states has been done in three categories namely larger states, smaller states and union territories to ensure comparison among similar entities.IANSKerala has topped...
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Kerala Literature Festival director's remark sparks controversy, BJP lashes out
ControversyK Satchidanandan earlier remarked that he was concerned if people with extreme right-wing ideologies should be a part of the festival. TNM StaffThe ongoing Kerala Literature Festival is...
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Ground report: The caste wall of Kerala is down, but lines have been deeply...
Protests“If they reconstruct the wall, we will strike it down again. They fooled us for generations, now we cannot be silenced,” Ayyappan Kutty says. Gopika AjayanThere is no one in the vicinity of...
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'Being a Dalit in India is like being a buffalo,’ says Kancha Ilaiah
Literature FestKancha was in conversation with journalist Gauridasan Nair at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode on ‘Being a Dalit in India’. Saritha S BalanBeing a Dalit in India now is not...
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CPI (M) threatened to kill my father for joining BJP: Kerala teen alleges in...
Social MediaThe class 11 student Ashwini Sukumaran’s video has since gone viral. TNM StaffScreengrab "My father recently joined BJP. Because of this, some CPI (M) workers here threatened to kill my...
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From verbal abuse to assault, Kerala reeks of trans phobia
GenderThe state has seen rising incidents of brutal assault against the transgender community.TNM StaffImage for representation only/ Courtesy: PTI When Kerala announced its first transgender policy in...
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Silence is golden: Speech-hearing impaired Kerala couple gets married in sign...
Human InterestAll the wedding rituals, including the holy mass at the church, were held in sign language. Megha VarierWhen 31-year-old Bineesh Thomas and 27-year-old Hima got married, the guests...
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Kerala mom dumps baby at mall to flee with boyfriend, both arrested
CrimeThe child is now in the care of the mother’s family.TNM StaffImage for representation onlyA 22-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arrested by the Kerala police on Wednesday for allegedly...
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Doomed by dowry? How Malabar women are pushed into unequal marriages
Dowry Caught in an unenviable situation where dowry demands are unreasonably high due to increased inflow of money from gulf jobs, girls in rural Malabar are virtually compelled into unequal marriages,...
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