Dhinesh Kallungal
Kerala relies heavily on alcohol economy to fill its finances
The incumbent government has also opened as many as 182 new bars, taking the total number of bars in the state to 619, after the previous UDF government had shuttered 748 bars.
25 Jan 2021
Debts claimed 25 farmers’ lives in four years
Damage to crops due to flood, failure to repay bank loans on time forced them to take extreme step, says agri min
23 Jan 2021
Privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport imminent
The Thiruvananthapuram airport has been privatised disregarding the protests by the airport staff and the state government, which had later lost steam.
21 Jan 2021
Tourism inc wants early vaccine jab for lead workers
The prolonged shutdown due to Covid, two back-to-back floods and Nipah scare, have bled the sector beyond imagination.
19 Jan 2021
Politics of kits burns hole of Rs 4200 crore in coffer
Extension of kit distribution till April may set state exchequer back by additional Rs 1352 crore.
14 Jan 2021
Leopard census: Conservationists cry foul over enumeration method
The leopard population in Kerala has seen a rise from 472 to 650 in the four years between 2014 and 2018 as per the latest census data.
03 Jan 2021
LDF govt passes 19 resolutions in its term, one evokes response
Out of the 19 resolutions moved by the state government, only one resolution had evoked response from the Centre.
01 Jan 2021
CPM fields youths for local body posts with eye on Kerala assembly polls
The Congress and IUML used to witness rebellion by their youth outfits before every election.
28 Dec 2020
Tourism sector manages to shake off gloom finally
The state government decision to allow opening of bars and beer parlours helped the sector register business.
27 Dec 2020
Sangita Iyer, a crusader of mammoth causes
To a large extent Covid-19 virus has helped bring to a halt to the torture meted towards elephant.
24 Dec 2020
New coronavirus variant dashes aviation hopes, upsets non-resident Keralites' plans
A senior official with the Air India Express said that Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait have suspended all flights, including to India.
22 Dec 2020
To take battle to Opposition camp, LDF set to speed up legal proceedings
The investigating officer in the case, the vigilance special cell SP, was summoned to the state police headquarters a couple of weeks before the elections, sources said.
19 Dec 2020
Erroneous system leaves Covid voters in lurch
In another instance, a family in quarantine in Kottayam had cast votes along with ordinary voters after they were not given postal ballots.
11 Dec 2020
Lobbying on for police chief post likely to fall vacant next month
North Indian lobby of IPS officers in state police force pulls strings for Sudesh Kumar
07 Dec 2020
Guruvayur temple looks for ways to draw devotees
Faced with shortage in revenue and footfall of devotees, Guruvayur Devaswom has decided to allow darshan inside the inner quadrangle of the temple.
03 Dec 2020
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