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In Keralam, ‘affordable’ private health care is easier said than done

October 6, 2026 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Keralam government’s announcement that it will make private health care more “affordable” through consultations with the private health sector, and that a Bill in this regard was in the offing, should be seen against the State’s seven-year legal battle before the Kerala High Court upheld the Kerala…

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Kerala HC says investigating officer can also be appointed as prosecutor in court-martial case as per Navy regulations

September 24, 2026 admin

The Kerala High Court (file) | Photo Credit: R K Nithin The Kerala High Court recently held that an investigating officer can be appointed as a prosecutor in a court-martial case as per the Navy (Discipline and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations, 1965, and that it would not violate the accused person’s fundamental right to a fair…

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Despite zoonotic diseases threat, Keralam’s proposed veterinary public health wing yet to take shape

September 19, 2026 admin

File image shows health workers in PPE kits at a Nipah isolation ward at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Over a decade ago, the Oommen Chandy Cabinet in Keralam approved the recommendations of the Gita N. Potty committee that mainly dealt with the wage disparities among veterinary officers in…

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Meta restricts access to viral AI video of Keralam CM dancing over power cuts

September 14, 2026 admin

Keralam Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan. File | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Meta has restricted access in India to a viral AI-generated video showing KeralamChief MinisterV.D. Satheesan dancing with KSEB officials related to the recent power cut issue, its creators said on Monday (September 14, 2026). The video, which was posted on the Instagram page…

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Centre asks Keralam to decide on PM SHRI scheme at the earliest

September 11, 2026 admin

Representational image only. (File) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Centre has written to Keralam government asking it to take a decision on the PM SHRI scheme at the earliest, General Education Minister N Samsudheen said on Friday (September 11, 2026). Mr. Samsudheen said the letter from the Union Education Secretary to the State Chief…

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Kerala Health Dept steps up vigil in Kanhangad after woman dies from H1N1

July 29, 2026 admin

Image for representation. A 56-year-old woman from Ajanur, Kasaragod, Kerala, died of H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mangaluru on Monday, prompting the Health department to intensify surveillance and preventive measures in the area. The deceased was identified as Yashoda. She had been undergoing treatment after developing…

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Kerala Revised Budget 2026-27 LIVE: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to present UDF government’s first budget

June 19, 2026 admin

June 19, 2026 07:07 Kerala Budget: Fiscal health, welfare, growth in focus as Congress-led UDF govt to present Revised Budget on June 19 The Congress-led UDF government’s Revised Budget for 2026-27, to be presented by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Friday (June 19, 2026) faces the challenge of finding the middle ground between re-aligning Kerala’s…

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Massive Row In Kerala After Hamas Leaders’ Photos Paraded On Elephants

February 17, 2025 admin

Palakkad: A procession in Kerala’s Palakkad district displaying images of Hamas leaders during an annual cultural fest drew sharp criticism on the social media. The banners, carried atop elephants by a group of youths, were part of the “Thrithala Fest” in Thrithala, Palakkad, on Sunday evening. One year ago, when @BJP4Keralam warned against a rally…

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YouTuber Asks Students To Skip School To “Avoid Wasting Time”, Faces Action

February 12, 2025 admin

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala General Education Department has initiated legal action against a YouTuber for allegedly encouraging students to skip school “to avoid wasting time”. Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Wednesday that the department has lodged a complaint with the police regarding the matter. According to a statement from the minister’s office, the YouTuber urged…

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Girl Sexually Abused By Friends, Classmates, Relatives In Kerala, 4 Arrested: Cops

January 25, 2025 admin

Pathanamthitta: In another case of alleged sexual abuse involving a minor girl in Pathanamthitta district, the police arrested four individuals on Saturday. The Adoor police have registered nine cases based on the statement of a 17-year-old girl and arrested four people in connection with four of these cases, according to a release issued by the…

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