‘No passenger should travel standing in long-distance buses’: Kerala HC to...
Court The High Court’s order is application in KSRTC’s high-speed buses including superfast and express. TNM StaffIn an order that is expected to have widespread consequences in the state, the Kerala...
View ArticleFive days on, no trace of 20-yr-old woman who went missing in Kerala, family...
Probe Police claim that she was depressed after her mother's death and have formed several squads to crack the case. TNM StaffJasnaIt has been five days since Jasna Mariya James, a 20-year-old woman...
View ArticleIgnored by passersby, Kerala woman found lying on road after being hit by bike
AccidentAlthough several passersby ignored the old woman lying on the road, she did get help minutes later. TNM StaffScreengrabSeveral vehicles including bikes, cars, autorickshaws and even a private...
View ArticleKerala Assembly adopts Bill that nearly doubles salaries of ministers,...
Pay RevisionThe revised salaries will be in effect from April 1.TNM StaffThe Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill on Tuesday, which proposes to nearly double the salaries of ministers, legislators,...
View ArticleOwning the word ‘feminichi’: How women are reclaiming patriarchy’s insults
FeminismWomen in particular have been taught over generations to live with certain terms and absorb them as insults. But the rules are changing. Gita AravamudanMalayalam actor Parvathy TK carries a...
View ArticleNine out of fourteen districts in Kerala to be declared drought-hit
Drought Immediate measures such as distribution of drinking water through tankers and kiosks will be taken up in these areas.TNM StaffThe Kerala government on Tuesday decided to declare nine districts...
View ArticleCaste, religion columns blank for over 1 lakh Kerala school kids, but is that...
Society Many have hailed the news as an achievement befitting a progressive state. Others, however, feel society needs to address caste, instead of pretending it doesn’t exist.Saritha S...
View ArticleAhead of release, 'Mohanlal' makers sued by Malayalam director for copyright...
As Sajid Yahiya’s 'Mohanlal' gears up for release on April 13, director Kalavoor Ravikumar has moved court against the makers.Megha VarierWith just weeks left for the much-awaited Malayalam film...
View ArticleKeezhattur protests: Green NGO proposes alternative route for contentious bypass
ProtestFarmers, whose paddy fields will be filled to accommodate the construction, have been protesting for four months now.Rejimon KuttappanImage courtesy: Mohan SKFor the last four months, farmers,...
View ArticleSIT probing murder of former Red FM radio jockey Rajesh, says Kerala govt
CrimeState Public Works Minister G. Sudhakaran said that a team of four police officials are working on the case and it's going on in the right direction.IANSThe Kerala government on Wednesday informed...
View ArticleKerala wedding studio pictures morphing row: More women come forward with...
CrimeThe accused was booked three days ago based on a woman's complaint alleging that her wedding photos were morphed and circulated on social media. TNM StaffKozhikode police are investigating the...
View ArticleKerala man charred to death after car goes up in flames, cops begin probe
DeathThe car that was parked on the side of the road, went up in flames, killing a 63-year-old man. TNM StaffScreengrab/Mathrubhumi NewsA 63-year-old man was charred to death inside a car in Kerala's...
View ArticleKerala nursing assistant twists patient’s fingers in fit of anger, suspended
Cruelty Kerala Health Minister K K Shylaja ordered a probe into the incident.TNM StaffIn another incident of cruelty displayed by hospital staff in Kerala, a video of a nursing assistant hurting a...
View ArticleMeet the man who got Kerala govt to declare jackfruit as the state's official...
JackfruitIt was this teacher’s memorandum to the state government that finally culminated in the government declaring jackfruit as its official fruit.Megha VarierWhen Kerala’s Agriculture Minister VS...
View ArticleKerala man held for assaulting KSRTC driver
CrimeHe refused to stop even as the driver started bleeding from the nose. TNM StaffA Kerala youth was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus driver. The...
View ArticleKerala woman arrested for growing 6-feet tall ganja plant on rooftop
CrimeThe accused’s mother claimed that the ganja plants were grown for medicinal purposes.TNM StaffImage Courtesy: Salma Afra A 37-year-old woman was arrested by the Kerala police for allegedly growing...
View Article9 hectares of Kerala’s Kuttikanam Palace is owned privately, and no one knows...
Controversy The state Revenue Minister said that the government is not aware of how the land is owned privately and that a probe would be launched. TNM StaffIn yet another land encroachment row in the...
View Article12-year-old Kerala child actor drives car in FB video, did she break the law?
Social MediaThe video was apparently made as part of promotions for the film ‘Mohanlal’, in which the child actor plays a role.TNM StaffA 12-year-old child actor from Kerala is receiving flak on social...
View ArticleAfter HC bans standing passengers in KSRTC, Kerala mulls changing the law
LawActing on a petition, the Kerala High Court said that as per the Motor Vehicle Act, passengers should not be allowed to travel while standing. IANSThe Kerala government is holding consultations with...
View ArticleFour people from Kerala, who joined IS, reportedly killed in Afghanistan
Death With this, the total number of Keralites, killed after joining IS in Afghanistan, has gone up to eight after the NIA last year confirmed the death of four.TNM StaffRepresentational image Four...
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