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  Kerala prohibits all public gatherings for New Year celebrations

  India | December 31, 2020 8:31 IST

  The Kerala government on Wednesday issued an order prohibiting all public gatherings during New Year celebrations and directed that all celebrations in the state on Thursday should cease by 10.00 pm amid fears about the new coronavirus variant confirmed in the United Kingdom that has forced the government to take unprecedented precautionary measures.

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  Kerala: 26-year-old man taken into custody after 'suspicious' death of 51-year-old wife

  India | December 27, 2020 8:03 IST

  Kerala police arrested a 28-year-old man after his 51-year-old wife was electrocuted near Karakkonam in Thiruvananthapuram district on Saturday. As per the police's statement, Sakha Kumari (51) had married Arun (28) around two months ago.

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  Rape accused Bishop Franco features on official church calendar, believers burn it in protest

  India | December 14, 2020 12:53 IST

  A photo of Kerala Roman Catholic Church Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of sexually abusing a nun, featuring on the official calendar for 2021 by the Thrissur diocese in the State has triggered protests, with some followers of the church burning its copies at Kollam.

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  Kerala local body elections: 1st phase of polling in 5 districts today

  Elections | December 08, 2020 7:59 IST

  The first phase of Kerala local body polls began today. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.

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  Kerala puts on hold controversial Police Act following backlash

  India | November 23, 2020 13:38 IST

  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday clarified that the state government has put on hold the implementation of the Kerala Police Act Amendment following a political storm over the controversial amendment to the Police Act.

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  Kerala's first open varsity named after Sree Narayana Guru to be set up on October 2

  India | September 03, 2020 22:12 IST

  The Kerala government on Thursday announced that an Open University named after social reformer Sree Narayana Guru will be established in the state next month.

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  WATCH: Kerala man's 'lucky' escape from speeding vehicle by an inch

  India | August 24, 2020 15:51 IST

   The video shows the vehicle zipping past him, avoiding him by mere inches. For a split second, one would think the man has been run over by the vehicle. But, he had a close shave.

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  Boy dies after swallowing coin in Kerala, family say hospitals didn't admit on COVID-19 scare

  India | August 02, 2020 16:52 IST

  A three-year-old boy died after he accidentally swallowed a coin at his home near Aluva, with relatives alleging that government hospitals where he was taken to had refused to admit him as he came from a COVID-19 containment zone. 

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  Kerala to not go under complete lockdown immediately, confirms CM Pinarayi Vijayan

  India | July 24, 2020 23:52 IST

  After the government convened an all-party meeting to elicit the opinion of various leaders on another shutdown, Kerala decided to not go for another complete lockdown, but to strengthen surveillance in clusters as the state reported fresh cases.

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  Kerala's Anujith, who once saved hundreds of people in 2010, saved eight more after death

  India | July 22, 2020 16:53 IST

  Anujith, who had saved the lives of hundreds of people by averting a rail mishap 10 years ago, died in a bike accident in Kottarakkara. He donated his heart, kidneys, eyes, small intestine and hands.

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  Kerala photographer discovers 'dead man' is alive while clicking photos

  India | July 15, 2020 8:49 IST

  In a bizarre incident, a photographer saved a 'dead' man's life when he went to click the deceased's picture in Kerala. The cop's in Kerala's Ernakulam district had called photographer Tomy Thomas to photograph the body of the deceased, Sivadasan, who was presumed dead due to a lack of timely medical attention after receiving a blow to his head.

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  Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair sent to 14-day remand

  India | July 12, 2020 23:01 IST

  Special NIA court on Sunday sent accused Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair to 14-day remand. Swapna Suresh will go to a quarantine centre in Thrissur district and Sandeep Nair to a quarantine centre in Karukutty in Angamaly.

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  7-day triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram from 6 am tomorrow; Secretariat to be closed

  India | July 05, 2020 22:30 IST

  Triple lockdown (more restrictions) to remain in force in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation area from 6 am tomorrow for a week, Kerala Chief Minister's Office informed.

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  Man arrested for impersonating as navy officer and making TikTok videos in uniform in Kochi

  India | July 04, 2020 21:39 IST

  Kerala police on Saturday arrested a man for posing as an officer (Lieutenant) in Indian Navy near Naval Base, Kochi. The man, Raja Nath, 23 hailing from Nadia in West Bengal was travelling to various places in Naval Uniform. The individual has also uploaded videos on ‘TikTok’.

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  Kerala reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 2,460

  India | June 14, 2020 19:53 IST

  Kerala reported a marginal dip in fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 54 people, including three health workers, testing positive, taking the tally to 2,460.

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  COVID-19 negative certificates mandatory for Non Resident Keralites returning from Gulf

  India | June 13, 2020 22:27 IST

  The Kerala Government has made COVID-19 negative certificates mandatory from June 20 for Non Resident Keralites in the Middle East taking chartered flights to the state, a decision which drew flak from the opposition Congress led UDF.

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  New guidelines for quarantine, containment zones in Kerala

  India | June 11, 2020 22:19 IST

  Kerala has come out with new guidelines for COVID-19 related quarantine and redefined rules for declaring fresh containment zones as more people are expected to come to the state in the coming days. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, quoting experts, said the virus would not disappearsoon, hence it was difficult to predict when the intensity of its spread would decrease.

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  Kerala man dies in Dubai after sending his pregnant wife home for delivery

  World | June 08, 2020 20:06 IST

  Chandran and his 27-year-old wife Athira Geetha Sreedharan, who is also a Keralite, were in news after pregnant Sreedharan filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking help to return home for her delivery due in the first week of July, amidst the international travel lockdown imposed by India over the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Woman fed liquor, gangraped in front of 5-yr-old son; Five, including husband nabbed

  Crime | June 05, 2020 19:43 IST

  In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly forced to drink liquor by her husband and gang-raped by four of his friends in front of their five-year-old child near Thiruvananthapuram. 

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  Kerala govt releases guidelines for domestic flight passengers | Details here

  India | May 24, 2020 16:16 IST

  Kerala government on Sunday issued a list of guidelines to ensure that COVID protocols are followed in wake of the Ministry of Civil Aviation announcing that domestic flights will resume operation throughout the country from May 25.