Kerala: News

06 Aug 2024

Kozhikode

Kerala: Rare brain disease kills 27-year-old after bathing in pond

A 27-year-old man in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram died from a rare, often fatal, brain disease called amoebic meningoencephalitis.

05 Aug 2024

Bollywood

Who's Korry? Malayalam star gets special comment from OG, Orry

Riyas Salim, a notable contestant from Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4, was recently featured in a paparazzi video shot in Kerala.

04 Aug 2024

Allu Arjun

Wayanad landslides: Allu Arjun donates ₹25L to Kerala Relief Fund

Tollywood actor Allu Arjun has contributed ₹25 lakh to the Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

'Wayanad landslides happened because of cow slaughter': BJP leader 

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gyandev Ahuja has stirred controversy by associating the recent landslides in Wayanad with cow slaughter practices in Kerala.

Mohanlal surveys landslide damage in Wayanad, donates ₹3cr for rehabilitation

Malayalam actor and Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army, Mohanlal, visited the landslide-impacted region of Wayanad on Saturday.

03 Aug 2024

Shashi Tharoor

Wild elephants guard Wayanad landslide survivors till help arrived 

A tear-jerking tale of compassion and trust has emerged from the landslide-ravaged Wayanad in Kerala.

02 Aug 2024

Bengaluru

Army builds 190-feet-long bridge within 24 hours for Wayanad rescue 

The Madras Engineering Group of the Indian Army has successfully built a 190-feet-long Bailey bridge within a single day to assist rescue operations in Kerala's Wayanad district.

ISRO's images show how old landslide triggered Wayanad tragedy

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has disclosed that the recent catastrophic landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district started from an area previously impacted by an older landslide.

02 Aug 2024

Wayanad

Kerala witnesses increase in 'dark tourism' amidst Wayanad landslides

Kerala, often referred to as "God's Own Country," is currently grappling with one of the most devastating natural disasters in its recent history.

02 Aug 2024

Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala government revokes order restricting scientists' comments on Wayanad landslides 

The Kerala State Government has rescinded a contentious order from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) that had previously barred scientists and experts from visiting and publicly discussing the recent landslides in Wayanad.

02 Aug 2024

Indian Army

Wayanad landslides: Toll crosses 300-mark; drones to look for survivors 

The death toll in the Wayanad landslides crossed 300 even as rescue teams continued to work under harsh conditions to locate survivors trapped in collapsed buildings after Tuesday's calamity.

01 Aug 2024

Indian Army

What factors contributed to the deadly Wayanad landslides 

A series of landslides that struck Wayanad district, Kerala on Tuesday killing over 250 people, was triggered by incessant monsoonal rains.

01 Aug 2024

Karthi

Suriya, Jyotika, Rashmika donate money to Wayanad landslide victims

Prominent film stars Suriya, Jyotika, Karthi, and Rashmika Mandanna have made substantial donations to the Kerala Chief Minister's distress relief fund.

01 Aug 2024

Amit Shah

'Centre didn't issue landslide warning...': Kerala Minister refutes Shah's statement

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has refuted Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that the Centre issued a red alert for potential landslides in Kerala, the NDTV reported.

01 Aug 2024

Droupadi Murmu

Wayanad landslides: Death toll climbs to 256, over 200 missing

The landslides that hit Wayanad, Kerala on Tuesday morning have claimed 256 lives and left over 200 people missing, Health Minister Veena George has said.

31 Jul 2024

Amit Shah

Kerala government ignored landslide warnings, says Amit Shah in Parliament

Union Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament on Wednesday that the Kerala government received an early warning on July 23 about potential landslides.

31 Jul 2024

Maharashtra

Wayanad landslides linked to warming of Arabian Sea, says scientist 

The warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing deep cloud systems to form, resulting in unusually heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter amount of time and increasing the risk of landslides, a senior climate scientist said.

31 Jul 2024

Mumbai

Kerala landslide: A look at India's recent extreme weather events

India has been facing a series of severe weather conditions in recent years, including torrential rain, floods, droughts, and cyclones.

31 Jul 2024

Indian Army

Kerala landslides: Toll reaches 143; schools, colleges shut

The toll from a series of landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district has reached 143, reports said on Wednesday.

30 Jul 2024

Nirmala Sitharaman

'States not ignored...': Sitharaman defends budget, hits back at opposition

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit back at the opposition's claims that the Union Budget disproportionately favors the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's allies, the Janata Dal (United) in Bihar and the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.

What IIT Delhi's landslide risk map revealed about Wayanad

Just a few months before the massive landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad, a landslide susceptibility map created by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi indicated that 58.52% of the district was classified as having "high to very high" risk.

30 Jul 2024

Lok Sabha

Explained: What causes landslides, can they be predicted?

Three consecutive landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district on Tuesday morning.

84 dead, hundreds feared trapped in Kerala landslides

A series of devastating landslides hit the hilly regions near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad district on Tuesday.

29 Jul 2024

Box Office

Kerala Police arrest Tamil Rockers admin for pirating Dhanush's 'Raayan'

Jeb Stephen Raj, a 33-year-old member of the notorious piracy group Tamil Rockers, was apprehended by Kerala's Cyber Police on Monday.

22 Jul 2024

Nipah Virus

Kerala on alert after teenager dies from Nipah virus

The southern Indian state of Kerala is on high alert after the death of a 14-year-old boy due to the Nipah virus on Sunday.

21 Jul 2024

Kozhikode

Kerala: Nipah-positive teen dies of cardiac arrest 

A 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad, Malappuram district in Kerala, who had tested positive for the Nipah virus has died from cardiac arrest.

19 Jul 2024

Bay of Bengal

'Red alert' in these states: What's behind India's widespread rainfall 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in several states.

18 Jul 2024

Delhi

Increase in hand-foot-and-mouth disease cases in Delhi: What is it

Doctors in Delhi have reported a significant surge in cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) among young children.

16 Jul 2024

Delhi Police

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for Muharram processions

The Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory in anticipation of the Tazia processions taking place across the city during Muharram on Tuesday and Wednesday.

15 Jul 2024

Indian Navy

Kerala sanitation worker found dead after 46-hour search

Joy, a sanitation worker from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's capital city, was found dead on Monday morning after being missing since Saturday.

12 Jul 2024

Adani Group

India's largest transshipment port, Vizhinjam, welcomes mothership: What this means 

Defying naysayers' predictions that the Vizhinjam Port in Kerala would not be operational by 2025, the first container ship, "San Fernando," landed at the Vizhinjam International Seaport on Thursday at 7:00am.

11 Jul 2024

BMW

Legal drinking age in India under spotlight after BMW hit-and-run

The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case Mihir Shah (24) allegedly used a fake ID card showing his age as 27—above the legal drinking age of 25 in Maharashtra—to gain entry to a pub in Juhu, Mumbai, reports said on Thursday.

06 Jul 2024

Pinarayi Vijayan

Fourth child in Kerala diagnosed with rare brain-eating amoeba infection

A 14-year-old boy from Payyoli, north Kerala, has become the fourth child to contract amoebic meningoencephalitis since May.

05 Jul 2024

Kannur

Rare brain-eating amoeba claims life of 12-year-old in Kerala

A 12-year-old boy succumbed to a rare brain infection known as amoebic meningoencephalitis on Wednesday night in Kerala's Kozhikode district.

03 Jul 2024

Gujarat

Monsoon arrives early: IMD issues red alert for Gujarat 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Gujarat as the southwest monsoon covers the entire country ahead of its usual date.

29 Jun 2024

Arunachal Pradesh

Heavy rain likely in northwest, northeast India over 5 days 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in northwest and northeast India over the next four to five days.

27 Jun 2024

Telangana

Kerala man dies after train's middle berth falls on him 

A 60-year-old man from Kerala died in a private hospital last week while receiving treatment after the hook supporting the middle berth became disconnected and the seat fell on him.

25 Jun 2024

Air India

Bomb threat on London-bound Air India flight, suspect apprehended

An Air India flight bound for London received a bomb threat on Tuesday.

Monsoon advances into more regions after 9-day pause

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the monsoon, after a nine-day hiatus, has resumed and advanced into more regions of India.

16 Jun 2024

Congress Party

Union minister clarifies after calling Indira Gandhi 'Mother of India'

Union Minister Suresh Gopi issued a clarification on Sunday regarding his previous statement in which he referred to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as the "Mother of India."