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The Differently-Abled Kerala Cricket team on Tuesday won the National Blind Cricket championship-2019 held at Udaipur in Rajasthan. (Photo: DC File)

Kerala wins national cricket championship for the disabled

The Kerala team defeated Rajasthan and bagged the championship which was held in the T-20 format.

06 Dec 2019 12:12 PM

Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Nampoothiri wins 55th Jnanpith award

Akkitham works reflect deep compassion, bridge tradition and modernity.

30 Nov 2019 3:07 AM

Government had failed to receive its share of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) dues of Rs 1600 crore from the Centre. (Photo: DC)

Financial crunch due to Centre's failure to release GST dues

The Centre has also reduced the credit limit of the state by almost Rs 6000 crore.

19 Nov 2019 5:36 PM

Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict on Sabarimala, BJP state district secretary Anjana on Sunday warned women's rights activist Trupti Desai over her upcoming visit to the temple and said she cannot even imagine that "what all things can happen". (Photo: ANI)

'They can't imagine what can happen': BJP leader on Trupti Desai's Sabarimala visit

The top court also observed that the right to worship by an individual cannot outweigh the rights of a religious group.

17 Nov 2019 2:19 PM

The 16th session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, beginning here on Monday, would see the swearing in of five newly-elected members who had won the October 21 bypolls. (Photo: File)

New MLAs to swear in on opening day of Kerala Assembly

The discussion and voting on the Supplementary Demands for Grants in the budget for the Financial Year 2010-20 would be held on November 5.

27 Oct 2019 12:17 PM

The doctor gave testimony in 2009 to a Catholic Church tribunal in which he said the infant survived after a relic of Mariam Thresia was placed by his side. (Photo: File)

Kerala doctor to be probed for saying St Thresia cured a boy

Thresia was made a Saint at a ceremony in the Vatican on October 13.

21 Oct 2019 7:22 PM

Pranjal Patil, the country’s first visually challenged woman IAS officer, as she assumed charge as the Sub Collector of Thiruvananthapuram here on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

‘Never give up’, says first visually challenged woman IAS officer Pranjal Patil

She cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination in 2016 and secured 773rd rank and improved her ranking to 124 next year.

15 Oct 2019 10:48 AM

Kerala government has decided to bear the training cost of 20-year-old Adam Harry to help him become the country's first transgender airline pilot. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala govt to fund training of Adam Hary to help him become India's first transgender pilot

Hary believes that people belonging to his community should not struggle to fulfill their aspirations as he did.

13 Oct 2019 12:38 PM

Kannur-based N E Balaram Memorial Trust, under the left party, is organising a seminar on Vedas and Upanishads, its culture, art and language, in which experts would present papers on different topics. (Photo: File)

Kerala: CPI to discuss Vedas and Marxism in seminar

The move is generally seen as an attempt to check the reported growing influence of the Sangh Parivar forces in the southern state.

09 Oct 2019 2:53 PM

This bypoll victory comes as a confidence booster for the LDF after its poor show in the national election held in April and May, when it won only one of the 20 parliamentary seats in the southern state, where the Left has been traditionally strong. (Photo: File)

Left wins Kerala’s Pala constituency after 54 years of Congress-led UDF govt

LDF’s Kappan is from Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is an ally of the LDF in Kerala.

27 Sep 2019 2:51 PM

In 2017, the apex court had upheld the 1934 constitution of Malankara church and gave Orthodox group control over 1100 parishes and churches in Kerala but Jacobites, who were controlling majority of the churches, are not ready to give up. (Photo: Manorama news | video screengrab)

Kerala church fiasco: Tensions on high as police enter church to execute SC order

Jacobites and Orthodox factions in Ernakulam have been struggling to gain control of 1000 odd churches and their rich treasuries.

26 Sep 2019 3:56 PM

Indian badminton icon and world champion PV Sindhu will be part of a centuries-old folk ritual art form in a sleepy village of Kerala later this week, but not through her physical presence. (Photo:AFP)

PV Sindhu' effigy to be made in Kerala

A ceremonial 'kolam' (effigy) of Sindhu, holding badminton racket, will be made and put on display on September 27.

24 Sep 2019 3:24 PM

State transport minister A K Saseendran in a letter to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari requested flexibility to fix fines under the ammended Motor Vehicles Act at rates proportionate to the gravity of the offences and which are affordable by all. (Photo: Twitter)

Kerala Transport Minister Saseendran urges to reduce fine in letter to Gadkari

The minister said as per section 200 of the act, Kerala govt has issued notification revising compounding fee with effect from September 1.

17 Sep 2019 10:46 AM

Policemen have been instructed to keep strict vigil at public places. (Photo: Representational image)

Abondoned boats found in Sir Creek; Kerala on terror alert

The Army received intelligence inputs that terrorists could attack the southern part of India.

09 Sep 2019 5:07 PM

Former ISRO Director D Sasikumar on Saturday said that the communication loss with 'Vikram' lander may not have been due to crash-landing. (Photo: ANI)

'Vikram' hasn't crashed, communication still on: Ex-ISRO Director

The Vikram lander was planned to land on the far side of the moon between 1:30 am to 2:30 am on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday.

07 Sep 2019 9:14 AM

India won the five-match ODI series by 4-1 and will face South Africa A in the first unofficial Test match here from September 9. (Photo: AP)

India A win fifth ODI by 36 runs against South Africa A

In a rain-affected game, the match was curtailed to 20 overs. Chasing a target of 205, India bundled out South Africa at 168.

06 Sep 2019 6:56 PM

Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday took oath as the new Governor of Kerala. (Photo: ANI)

Arif Mohammed Khan takes charge as Kerala Governor

Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Hrishikesh Roy administered oath of office to Khan in presence of state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

06 Sep 2019 2:43 PM

Former Union Minister Khan was appointed as the Governor of Kerala on September 1. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala governor-designate arrives in Trivandrum to take charge from Sept 6

Khan is scheduled to be sworn-in on Friday by the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court who would administer the oath of office.

05 Sep 2019 12:35 PM

India 'A' lead the five-match ODI series 3-0. (Photo: AP)

Shikhar Dhawan shines for India A before rain pushes match to reserve day

With nine wickets in hand, the hosts will look to knock off the 137 runs required in 17.2 overs for their fourth successive win.

04 Sep 2019 6:35 PM

‘After my post-graduation course in electronic media from the Trivandrum Institute of Journalism, I was working as an intern with Kairali TV. After interning for a week, the company offered me the post of ‘News Trainee’ after evaluating my performance,’ Saadiya said. (Photo: Facebook | Biju Muthathi)

Kerala’s first transwoman journalist makers her debut with report on Chandrayaan-2 mission

‘This is a profession that I feel has no discrimination. The newsroom feels like a second home to me,’ she said.

03 Sep 2019 7:04 PM

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