Kerala

A Kerala minister unfurled the national flag upside down in Kasaragod district, during the Republic Day celebrations today, triggering a political controversy as the opposition BJP demanded his resignation for showing disrespect to the national flag.

Kerala reported 55,475 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest ever reported from the state in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, taking the total affected to 57,25,086.

The main accused in connection with the murder of an RSS worker, Sanjith in Kerala's Palakkad, which took place on November 15, was arrested on Monday.

Actor Dileep appeared before the Crime Branch of Kerala Police for interrogation on the third consecutive day in a case of allegedly threatening the investigation officials probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017.

As Kerala continues to register a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the State government on Monday said the educational institutions which have less than 40 per cent attendance for consecutive three days will be closed for two weeks.

Cinemas, theatres, gyms, and swimming pools will be temporarily shut in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as the positivity rate in the state capital surged to 49 per cent, much higher than the national average of 20.75 per cent.

The study showed that fill rates of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, and Punjab could potentially rise to 53 per cent as compared to an average fill rate of 30.95 per cent

Kerala continued to record a daily tally of over 45,000 cases for the second day in a row on Sunday taking the total number of affected people in the state to 56,20,151.

Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu's MK Stalin on Sunday joined the growing list of Chief Ministers who have emphatically opposed the central government's proposed changes to the assignment rules of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.

The Kerala High Court on Saturday restrained police from arresting actor Dileep for allegedly conspiring to kill officials investigating a 2017 sexual assault case in which he is an accused.

The ruling CPI (M) had to cut short its three-day conference in Kerala's northern most district of Kasaragod as the High Court ordered there would be no meetings in the district that allow participation of more than 50 people.

A day after the Kerala government imposed fresh restrictions to contain rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Health Minister Veena George said 100% of the targeted population above the age of 18 years have been given the first dose of vaccine.

Former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan was admitted to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram today after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to include Kerala's tableau in the coming Republic Day parade.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala has imposed a series of new restrictions amid all-time high Covid cases that include allowing only essential services on two Sundays, starting January 23.

A Kerala minister unfurled the national flag upside down in Kasaragod district, during the Republic Day celebrations today, triggering a political controversy as the opposition BJP demanded his resignation for showing disrespect to the national flag.

Kerala reported 55,475 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest ever reported from the state in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, taking the total affected to 57,25,086.

The main accused in connection with the murder of an RSS worker, Sanjith in Kerala's Palakkad, which took place on November 15, was arrested on Monday.

Actor Dileep appeared before the Crime Branch of Kerala Police for interrogation on the third consecutive day in a case of allegedly threatening the investigation officials probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017.

As Kerala continues to register a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the State government on Monday said the educational institutions which have less than 40 per cent attendance for consecutive three days will be closed for two weeks.

Cinemas, theatres, gyms, and swimming pools will be temporarily shut in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as the positivity rate in the state capital surged to 49 per cent, much higher than the national average of 20.75 per cent.

The study showed that fill rates of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, and Punjab could potentially rise to 53 per cent as compared to an average fill rate of 30.95 per cent

Kerala continued to record a daily tally of over 45,000 cases for the second day in a row on Sunday taking the total number of affected people in the state to 56,20,151.

Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu's MK Stalin on Sunday joined the growing list of Chief Ministers who have emphatically opposed the central government's proposed changes to the assignment rules of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.

The Kerala High Court on Saturday restrained police from arresting actor Dileep for allegedly conspiring to kill officials investigating a 2017 sexual assault case in which he is an accused.

The ruling CPI (M) had to cut short its three-day conference in Kerala's northern most district of Kasaragod as the High Court ordered there would be no meetings in the district that allow participation of more than 50 people.

A day after the Kerala government imposed fresh restrictions to contain rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Health Minister Veena George said 100% of the targeted population above the age of 18 years have been given the first dose of vaccine.

Former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan was admitted to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram today after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to include Kerala's tableau in the coming Republic Day parade.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala has imposed a series of new restrictions amid all-time high Covid cases that include allowing only essential services on two Sundays, starting January 23.