Kerala

June 13, 2024 9:57 PM

Kerala announces aid for Kuwait fire victims; MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh visits Kuwait

In response to the devastating fire at a residential building in Kuwait, the Kerala government has announced a financial aid package of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for the injured. As many as twenty-three residents of Kerala were among 45 Indians who died in the fire incident here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh arrived in Kuwait on Thursday to assess the situation and visit the injured. Singh...

Rain clouds over Shangumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India, on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

May 30, 2024 2:00 PM

Monsoon rains arrive early in Kerala

Monsoon rains hit India's southernmost Kerala coast a few days earlier than expected on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, boosting prospects for bumper harvests that could spur farm and economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy. Summer rains usually begin to lash coastal Kerala state around June 1 and spread across the whole country by mid-July, triggering the planting of crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the c...

May 20, 2024 3:34 PM

Heavy rainfall alert issued for Kerala

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kollam in Kerala and a red alert for severe rainfall in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alapuzha and Idukki untill Tuesday. The districts, including Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad, have received yellow alerts for rainfall for today. According to the IMD, recorded rainfall is up to 28 mm in the last six hours and up to 100 mm in th...

April 26, 2024 9:35 AM

Lok Sabha Polls: FM Sitharaman, Kerala CM Vijayan, Ashok Gehlot, Narayana Murthy & others cast their votes

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cast her vote at the BES polling booth in Bengaluru on Friday. She urged the people from South Bengaluru to come out in large numbers to cast their vote. Sitharaman also accused the Congress party of targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they have no positive agendas to speak about. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan arrived at RC Amala LP School in Kannur’s Pinarayi on April 26. He cast his vote at the polling center. He cast his vote along with hi...

April 15, 2024 9:23 AM

Senior BJP leader and PM Modi to address rallies in central and south Kerala today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address public rallies in Kerala on Monday as part of the BJP's electoral campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi will take part in the public meeting at Kunnamangalam in the Alathur constituency in Thrissur District. He will attend the election campaign for NDA candidates TN Sarasu and Suresh Gopi, contesting in Alathur and Thrissur, respectively. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had fielded actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi from Thris...

April 2, 2024 12:33 PM

Kollam residents protest as high tidal waves damage homes

Residents of Kollam city in Kerala took to the streets on Monday following the damage caused by high tidal waves in the coastal region. Several families were forced to evacuate their homes on Sunday and cook meals on the road after water entered the buildings, resulting in extensive damage. Protesters alleged that despite several reminders over the past three months urging the government to relocate residents living in the affected areas and implement safety measures, no action had been taken....