The Hindu

The report attributes the ships sinking to critical system malfunctions, structural failures, and crew incompetence. It identifies deficiencies in its safety management system, particularly in maintenance and spare parts management.

Failure to call out Vellappally Natesans anti-Muslim invective, the covert Congress-BJP alliance, and the delay in expelling Padmakumar in the Sabarimala case, caste identity politics pivoting towards a majoritarian Hindutva agenda, and CPI(M)s organisational weaknesses compounded the scale of defeat

Families continue to live in makeshift shelters despite receiving land titles months ago. While a new bridge over the Chaliyar River is nearing completion, allowing pedestrian access, the lack of permanent housing continues to leave residents exposed.

Eechathalakenda incognita, the newly discovered species, had been confused with Eechathalakenda ophicephala for the last 70 years

According to police, the murder was the fallout of a long-standing enmity between Athuls group and an organised criminal gang operating out of Thazhava Kadathoor region in Kollam

HC grants permission to travel back since they are arrayed as accused in the case registered before Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kochi, and their presence was only needed, if at all, as witnesses in proceedings before the Magistrate or High Court

Authorities have advised people living in vulnerable areas to remain vigilant in view of the continuing monsoon activity

Food safety raids cover 65 outlets; public urged to follow strict hygiene measures

Houses damaged, trees uprooted across multiple places; orange alert issued as heavy rain continues in Thrissur; no casualties reported

68-year-old is accused of thefts in nearly 100 places of worship across Thrissur and Ernakulam in Kerala

Besides Veena, ED asks CMRL chairman and managing director Sasidharan Kartha and senior company officials to appear before it as part of probe

Within Kochi city limits, police recorded 129 cases and arrested 145 accused under the NDPS Act in the week since the operation began on June 1. In Perumbavoor, 11 migrant labourers were arrested for drug peddling and consumption during a day-and-night raid on Sunday

Rathan U. Kelkar will hold full additional charge as Secretary to the newly-formed Department for the Welfare of the Elderly as well as the departments of Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation, and Information and Public Relations

Holiday declared for educational institutions in Kasaragod, Kannur, and Kozhikode districts on June 9

17-year-old Sanjana Philo Chacko has been selected to the six-member Indian team for the International Mathematical Olympiad at Shanghai next month

Woman was walking her son and daughter to school bus stop when she came under attack. Daughter, who was walking slightly behind, has a narrow escape. Relatives refuse to give consent to post-mortem examination till a solution to elephant incursion is found, want govt. to take care of the children. Officials convene meeting, promise solution

It pertains to the investigation into the gold-plated/gold-clad copper plates of the temple, which had been sent to the National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, in March

Ernakulam Additional District and Sessions Judge Suresh Babu V.P.M. allowed a petition filed by the ED seeking copies of documents gathered by the SFIO, which had investigated the alleged fictitious expenses submitted by the CMRL before the Income Tax Settlement Commission

Over the appointment of the interim Vice-Chancellor at the Mahatma Gandhi University and nominations of members to its senate by the Governor

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thoppumpady, directed to submit a report regarding the proceedings against the crew members

An estimate prepared by KSRTC reveals that the Corporation would incur a revenue loss of around 112 crore if the scheme were extended to all categories of buses, and about Rs 57 crore if it remained restricted to ordinary services in 90 days

While the infection is self-limiting in healthy adults, it can be fatal for children under five years, in whom the highest mortality is reported. The elderly and immunocompromised individuals are also highly vulnerable

With classes now functioning in full swing, insistence by some school headmasters to use firewood hearth has become a major challenge for cooking workers, says School Pachaka Thozhilali Union

Hoardings, cut-outs and flags of different teams appear across towns and villages as their fanbases set the ball rolling ahead of the quadrennial event

The Uthrittathi Vallamkali will be held on August 30, while the Ashtamirohini Vallasadya is scheduled for September 4

ADGP Dinendra Kashyap receives salute at parade

Mission planned for protection of waterbodies as part of the Vision 2031 road map