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<title>World Malayalee Voice &#45; : KERALA NEWS</title>
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<title>Onam brings families together as Kerala celebrates Thiruvonam</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala is now officially ‘Keralam’ as Union govt notifies name change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerala is officially ‘Keralam’ with effect from August 25 after the Union Home Ministry notified the new name of the southern state and brought the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026 into force. The notification comes just ahead of Onam, which is the traditional harvest festival of Kerala and one of the state’s most widely celebrated festivals.In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, August 25, the Home Ministry said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026, the Central government hereby appoints the 25th day of August, 2026, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.”President Droupadi Murmu had earlier this month given her assent to the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, turning it into law. The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on August 11, followed by the Rajya Sabha on August 12. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said during the Rajya Sabha debate that the Kerala Assembly had passed a resolution in 2024 urging the Union government to change the state’s name to Keralam.“The Bill provides that the State of Kerala will be known as the State of Keralam, and hence there is a proposal to rename Kerala to Keralam,” Nityanand Rai said.The Kerala government had forwarded the Assembly’s resolution to the Union government in June 2024. Subsequently, President Murmu referred the Bill to the state legislature for its views, following which the Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution agreeing with the proposal.The name-change process was initiated after the Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on June 24, 2024, seeking to replace ‘Kerala’ with ‘Keralam’, the name used in Malayalam. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal in February 2026, after which the legislative process moved forward.The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act provides for the change of the state’s name to Keralam and makes the necessary consequential amendments to the Constitution. The legislation was introduced in Parliament after the state legislature’s views were obtained under the constitutional procedure for altering a state’s name.The change means that the name ‘Keralam’ will now be used officially in place of ‘Kerala’ in relevant government and constitutional references. The change follows the Assembly’s resolution that the state’s name in Malayalam is Keralam. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>എല്ലാ മലയാളികളുടെയും അഭിമാനകരമായ ആഘോഷം; ഓണാശംസകള്‍ നേര്‍ന്ന് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>LDF rift deepens as Sivankutty hits back at CPI’s attack on Pinarayi Vijayan</title>
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<title>Transgender woman moves HC after being stopped from Sabarimala pilgrimage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala High Court on Monday, August 24, sought responses from the state government and other authorities on a plea by a transgender woman who alleged that she was stopped from proceeding to the Sabarimala temple because of her gender identity.A Division Bench of Justices P Gopinath and S Manu issued notice to the State, the Pathanamthitta District Collector, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and Sabarimala thantri. The matter has been posted for further hearing on September 3.The petition was filed by Sathyashri Sharmila Rehemathali, who identifies as a transgender woman and says she is a regular Sabarimala pilgrim.According to her petition, Sharmila reached Pamba on August 20 after observing the 41-day Mandala Vratham and carrying out the rituals associated with the pilgrimage. However, she was stopped by police near the Pamba Ganapathi Temple and told that she would not be allowed to proceed to the Sabarimala shrine because she was a transgender person.The petitioner alleged that officers at the Pamba police station told her that the TDB had instructed the police not to allow transgender persons to proceed to Sabarimala. When she asked to see the written order, circular or notification imposing such a restriction, she was allegedly told that it could not be shown to her.Sharmila has argued that there is no statutory provision or notified order prohibiting transgender devotees from undertaking the pilgrimage. She contended that, in the absence of a lawful restriction, she could not be denied access to the shrine solely based on her gender identity.She also pointed out that she had previously undertaken the pilgrimage and had darshan at Sabarimala on January 3 and April 15 this year, both before and after her gender transition.The petition relies on Section 3(e) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, which prohibits discrimination against transgender persons in access to public places and religious institutions. Sharmila has sought directions to the authorities to disclose and publish any order or notification restricting the entry of transgender devotees and to take action if officials are found to have violated the statutory protections.She had also sought permission to visit Sabarimala on August 26, the day of Thiruvonam, to fulfil an offering to Lord Ayyappa. However, the High Court did not issue any direction permitting her to undertake the pilgrimage on that date.The TDB has taken the position that it cannot interfere in the issue of women&#039;s entry to the temple, as the matter is currently before a nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court. ]]></description>
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<title>As Kerala mulls Muvattupuzha district, IUML renews demand to split Malappuram</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. The demand to bifurcate Kerala’s Malappuram district has gained renewed momentum, with Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and Tanur MLA PK Navas calling for the creation of a new district to improve administrative efficiency.The demand, which has been around for decades, has resurfaced after the Kerala government announced plans to examine the possibility of splitting Ernakulam district and creating a new district centred around Muvattupuzha.Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan had earlier announced that the state would constitute a Delimitation Commission to examine the proposal for a new Muvattupuzha district.In a Facebook post, Navas said the same rationale should apply to Malappuram, which he said has a greater administrative burden because of its population and geographical spread.“With a population of 41.13 lakh, an area of 3,550 square kilometres, and a population density of 1,157 people per square kilometre, the demand for a new district in Malappuram is also well justified (2011 Census),” Navas said.IUML state general secretary PMA Salam has also backed the demand, arguing that Kerala should increase the number of districts in proportion to its population.“Malappuram has a population of around 45 lakh, while there are other districts with populations of only 10 to 15 lakh. Yet, resource allocation and distribution, and development activities are carried out more or less on an equal basis across these districts. That is an injustice,” Salam told the media.The demand has also received support from within the administration. Tirur Sub-Collector Dilip K Kainikkara had publicly advocated for bifurcating Malappuram in May, citing the need to improve administrative efficiency.In a Facebook post, Kainikkara argued that excessively large districts could make it difficult for people to access government services and that smaller administrative units could improve service delivery.The Malappuram bifurcation demand comes as the Kerala government prepares to examine district reorganisation across the state. Revenue Minister AP Anil Kumar said steps to constitute the Delimitation and District Reorganisation Commission would begin after Onam.The proposed commission is expected to examine demands for the creation and reorganisation of districts, including the proposal to create a new district centred around Muvattupuzha.The renewed demand has once again brought attention to the size and administrative challenges of Malappuram, Kerala’s most populous district. Supporters argue that dividing the district could bring government services and administration closer to residents, while the broader question of how Kerala’s districts should be reorganised is now likely to be examined through the proposed commission. ]]></description>
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<title>പാലക്കാട് റെയിൽവെ ഡിവിഷൻ വിഭജനം പുനഃപരിശോധിക്കണം&amp;apos; പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിക്ക് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി കത്തയച്ചു</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>സ്റ്റേഷനിലെ ഓണാഘോഷം; ഇഡി ആക്രമണക്കേസ് പ്രതികളുടെ ജാമ്യം റദ്ദാക്കാൻ പോലീസ്</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Govt okays euthanasia of rabid, dangerous dogs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerala government has approved a standard operating procedure (SOP) for implementing Supreme Court guidelines in the euthanasia of stray dogs.  Considering the increasing cases of stray dog attacks, the Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognisance of the issue and, in its May 19 judgment, allowed euthanasia in cases involving rabid, ill, or demonstrably dangerous and aggressive dogs. Accordingly, the SOP has stated that stray dogs subjected to euthanasia should be of specific categories such as incurably ill, mortally wounded, rabid, violent or ferocious.  The respective local bodies should form a stray dog management committee to monitor activities such as control and management of stray dogs, implementation of euthanasia and conduct local-level audits. The head of the local body will be the chairperson of SDMC while the secretary will be the convenor. Committee members should include ward councillor, veterinary officer,  project-in-charge of the animal birth control (ABC) centre, medical officer and a representative of the State Animal Welfare Board. As per the SOP, euthanasia should be conducted only in a humane manner and on the basis of a specific written recommendation of the SDMC. Only a qualified veterinary surgeon should carry out the procedure, it said. The SOP also prohibits euthanasia in the presence of other dogs.  The SOP allows only intravenous use of two drugs, sodium pentobarbital and thiopental sodium, for the procedure. It has strictly barred use of other chemicals that cause pain or mechanical methods for euthanasia. The SOP makes it mandatory for local bodies to maintain a separate register exclusively for euthanasia. The register should record details of the dog, location from where it was captured, photograph or identification tag, and the specific reason (illness/aggressive behaviour) for euthanasia.  For safe handling of aggressive dogs, the SOP suggested sedation before they are loaded into vehicles for transportation.  “After being captured, stray dogs identified for euthanasia shall be shifted for observation for a period of 2 to 3 days to an isolation kennels under the respective local self government institution or to the nearest ABC shelter. During this period, recognised animal welfare organisations or individuals who express interest in adopting the dogs, may take custody of them within the specified period of 2 to 3 days after capture. Information relating to stray dogs captured or identified for euthanasia shall be published on the local body’s notice board or through another appropriate mechanism. After taking custody, the person or organisation accepting the dogs shall have full responsibility for their care and related matters,” the SOP said. The officials implementing the order will be entitled to due protection and no FIR, criminal case or coercive proceedings will be initiated against them for performing their duty. The expenses related to euthanasia of stray dogs should be borne by concerned local bodies and the State ABC Implementation and Monitoring Committee should conduct a monthly audit of the accounts, it said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Rain threat looms over Kerala’s Onam celebrations</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Temple worker alleges suspension after daughter marries outside caste</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-temple-worker-alleges-suspension-after-daughter-marries-outside-caste</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.A temple worker in Kannur has alleged that he was suspended from his duties after his daughter married a man from another caste. CV Rajan, a 58-year-old resident of Karivellur, who has worked as an upakarmi (temple assistant) at the Karivelloor Muchilot Bhagavathi Temple for three decades, has approached the Malabar Devaswom Board with a complaint alleging that the temple trust and executive committee discriminated against him over his daughter’s marriage. The allegation, meanwhile, has been disputed by the temple authorities, who have cited alleged violations of temple practices and misconduct as the reasons for the action.Rajan&#039;s family has been associated with the temple for generations, and he took up the job after his father. He told TNM he has not been working at the temple for about four months now. He was initially suspended in March and asked to explain the allegations against him by April 1. The temple later issued a formal suspension order effective June 15, stating that his explanation was unsatisfactory.Rajan’s daughter married a man from the Pothuval community on March 15. Rajan belongs to the Vaniya community, which is classified as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in Kerala, while Pothuval is classified under the general category, according to the state’s classification. The temple Rajan worked at is dedicated to Muchilot Bhagavathy, the chief deity associated with the Vaniya community.Rajan said the issue was discussed at the temple’s general body meeting in 2025, around the time of his daughter’s engagement, and that it was decided that he could continue working at the temple. “During the engagement time of my daughter, the temple general body discussed this matter and decided that I could continue my job. Later, in 2026, the new executive committee and trustee asked me to stay away from the job without initially giving any formal letter,&quot; he said.According to Rajan, the temple’s trust and executive committee orally asked him to stay away from his duties three days before his daughter’s wedding.On March 21, the temple managing trustee sent a letter seeking Rajan’s explanation over allegations that he had been following “a lifestyle that deviates from the established temple customs and practices.”The letter also alleged that, as an upakarmi, Rajan had failed to the required discipline, punctuality, and temple procedures, and had responded “in a highly defiant and disrespectful manner” when these issues were raised by the trust. The temple further said it had been receiving complaints alleging that Rajan had behaved disrespectfully and in a manner insulting to the dignity of the temple.The temple later issued a suspension order stating that Rajan was suspended from service with effect from June 15 after his explanation was found unsatisfactory.Rajan, however, has rejected the allegations against him, calling the reasons cited by the temple authorities baseless. He said the disciplinary proceedings were a pretext for action taken against him because of his daughter’s marriage.“I joined the temple after my father, and it has been 30 years since I have been working there. No written rule allows an employee to be suspended because that person’s child married someone from a different community. It is the autocratic decision of the trust members,” Rajan told TNM.He has therefore approached the Malabar Devaswom Board alleging discrimination. The board oversees the administration of temples under its jurisdiction, including matters relating to temple employees and disciplinary proceedings.“My daughter is well educated and she wanted to marry a person. I never thought about caste there. After I filed the complaint, the temple authority has not yet filed any explanation from their side,” Rajan said. According to Rajan’s lawyer, Pramod K, the case is scheduled to be heard on September 10 at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Malabar Devaswom Board at the Civil Station in Kozhikode. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>DYFI protests in DRM office over Palakkad railway division split</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], launched a protest on Monday, August 24, against the Indian Railways Board&#039;s decision to split the Palakkad Railway Division. DYFI blocked the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) office in Palakkad as part of the protest.The Railway Board decided to detach the Mangaluru region from the Palakkad Railway Division and merge it with Mysuru. The decision will take effect from October 1. The move is expected to significantly undermine the operational and financial importance of Palakkad Division.DYFI protesters raised slogans against the Union government and the Railway Board, calling the bifurcation an anti-people move that harms Kerala. DYFI began their protest at 7.30 am, and police tried to stop them from entering the officers&#039; building. “We will continue our protest. We have decided to continue the protest by detaining the officials here. No matter how large a police force is deployed, we have the strength to overcome it,” a DYFI leader told the media.The Railway Board’s decision has sparked opposition in Kerala, with many political leaders, including Chief Minister VD Satheesan, openly criticising the move. Chief Minister Satheesan said the Railway Board&#039;s unilateral decision is unacceptable.CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas urged the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to completely withdraw the planned transfer.Meanwhile, speaking with the media on Sunday, August 23, Kasaragod MP Rajmohan Unnithan said that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Kerala MPs that he was unaware of the Railway Board decision. “The Minister told us he came to know about the issue only after the Kerala government informed them of their protest over the decision. He also said he will recheck the decision. But we will not believe what he said, as a decision like this won&#039;t come without informing the Minister. Railway cannot take this decision alone,” he added. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Actor Devan poised to head TVK’s Kerala unit; Vijay meeting on Sept 10</title>
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<title>Curbs on Thamarassery Ghat Road</title>
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<title>Kerala mulls new district with Muvattupuzha as headquarters</title>
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<title>Expat in Dubai dies after suspected rat fever during vacation in Kerala</title>
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<title>Railways to separate Mangaluru region from Palakkad: Kerala upset, K’taka BJP hails move</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. The Railway Board has decided to merge the Mangaluru railway region with the South Western Railway’s Mysuru division with effect from October 1. The move is expected to significantly undermine the operational and financial importance of the Palakkad division.The Railway Board’s decision has sparked opposition in Kerala, with many political leaders, including Chief Minister VD Satheesan, openly criticising the move. The move would cause revenue and operational losses to the Palakkad division, they said. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka is celebrating the Railway Board decision.The Palakkad railway division is headquartered in Olavakkode, Palakkad, and forms one of the six administrative divisions under the Southern Railway zone. Established in 1956, it is one of India&#039;s oldest railway divisions, managing transit networks across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.Formed as the Olavakkode division by dissolving the Podanur division in 1979, it spanned nearly 1,248 route km. In November 2007, the creation of the new Salem division further trimmed Palakkad&#039;s operational map, first losing around 550 route km. Now following the latest Railway Board order, it faces another route loss.Chief Minister Satheesan said the Railway Board&#039;s unilateral decision is unacceptable. &quot;It heavily impacts revenue and development of Southern Railway and Keralam. We will take this up urgently with the Prime Minister and the Railway Minister,&quot; he said. Unilateral decision by Railway Board to detach Mangaluru Junction from Palakkad Division &amp; merge with South Western Railway is unacceptable. It heavily impacts revenue &amp; development of Southern Railway &amp; Keralam. We will take this up urgently with Prime Minister &amp; Railway…— V D Satheesan (@vdsatheesan) August 22, 2026 Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas urged the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to completely withdraw the planned transfer. John Brittas sent a letter to the Railway Minister saying, “Keralam was sought to be assuaged with the Kanjikode Coach Factory. That project has now been officially dropped by the Centre, without any concrete alternative commitment. Keralam has waited for decades for the railway commitments made to it to translate into durable institutions, manufacturing capacity, infrastructure, and a separate railway zone for the state. It would be deeply unfortunate if yet another restructuring were to leave the state with a smaller railway footprint, even as its long-standing demand for a separate railway zone remains unaddressed and the assurances made in the aftermath of the earlier restructuring remain unfulfilled.” First, Palakkad lost around 550 route km to the creation of Salem Division in 2007. Keralam was sought to be assuaged with the Kanjikode Coach Factory. That project has now been officially dropped by Centre, without any concrete alternative commitment. Palakkad, which began with… pic.twitter.com/Et6nZsytjR— John Brittas (@JohnBrittas) August 22, 2026 Former Karnataka minister and BJP leader Pramod Madhwaraj urged the Karnataka government and MPs to stand by the decision cutting across the political party. “We have suffered enough and justice has been done after decades of struggle. Let the government of India and the government of Karnataka not succumb to the pressures from the Keralam government,” he said. Govt of Karnataka and all Karnataka MPs cutting across party lines should stand by the decision taken to free Manglore from Palakkad division . We have suffered enough and justice has been done after decades of struggle . Let GOI and GOK not succumb to the pressures from Keralam… https://t.co/8Lu1vGPjeu— Pramod Madhwaraj (@PMadhwaraj) August 22, 2026 ]]></description>
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<title>നെഹ്റു ട്രോഫി: കന്നിയങ്കത്തിൽ  കപ്പ് തൂക്കി അരോമ ചുണ്ടൻ</title>
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<title>Kerala court restrains ‘Anali’ makers from portraying Jolly Joseph as culprit in web series</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A court in Ernakulam has issued an interim injunction restraining the makers and distributors of the web series Anali from releasing, publishing, streaming or otherwise disseminating content that identifies a character with Jolly Amma Joseph. Jolly, currently facing trial in the murders of her family members, had approached the court stating that the series creates an impression about her being guilty of the alleged crimes before a court verdict on the cases.The interim order was issued by the Additional Munsiff Court I, Ernakulam, in an interlocutory application filed by Jolly in a civil suit. The order, dated August 20, Thursday, names several respondents, including the production companies associated with the series, its creators, and social media and streaming platforms.According to the order, the restraint applies to the web series Anali and promotional material connected to it, insofar as such content identifies the petitioner with the principal female character and portrays her as the person responsible for the alleged offences that form the subject matter of the case.The court has specifically restrained the respondents from releasing, publishing, exhibiting, streaming, circulating, uploading, hosting, reproducing, sharing or otherwise disseminating such content.Jolly, who is currently lodged in a women&#039;s prison, is facing criminal proceedings in connection with the deaths of members of her family in the Koodathayi cyanide poisoning case. The case had attracted widespread public attention and was later adapted into various fictional and non-fictional works.The order was passed on an application filed by Jolly on August 19, 2026. The court considered the petition and supporting affidavit before granting the interim relief.The injunction does not, on the face of the order, prohibit the entire web series from being released or distributed. The restriction is specifically directed at content that, according to the petitioner, identifies her with the lead female character and presents her as the actual culprit.The respondents include Dharmatic Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Asiaville Studios, Chambers Mithun Manuel, Manuel Movie Makers and technology platforms including Meta Platforms Technologies India, X Corp and Google LLC (YouTube).Earlier in March 2026, the Kerala High Court had declined to halt the release or streaming of Anali on JioHotstar. Jollyamma Joseph, who is in jail in connection with the Koodathayi deaths, had alleged that the series drew substantially from the incidents linked to the criminal cases against her and could damage her reputation and prejudice her trial. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas declined to entertain her plea, noting that she had an alternative remedy under Rule 12 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, and allowed her to pursue that route.The alternative remedy under Rule 12 of the IT Rules allows an aggrieved person to pursue a grievance through the prescribed digital media oversight mechanism after the platform’s grievance process is exhausted. The mechanism can recommend measures including a warning, disclaimer, reclassification or modification of content, and in certain cases, deletion or alteration of the material. ]]></description>
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<title>SC closes petitions against Kerala Story, allows fresh challenge on CBFC certification</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court closed proceedings in petitions concerning the 2023 film The Kerala Story, while keeping open the broader legal question of whether and how the certification granted to a film by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) can be challenged.On August 21, Friday, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana dealt with three petitions related to the film. One petition, filed by its producers Sunshine Pictures Pvt Ltd and Vipul Amritlal Shah against the West Bengal government’s decision to prohibit its screening, was withdrawn. The Supreme Court had earlier stayed the ban in May 2023.The other two petitions were filed by Qurban Ali and BR Aravindakshan, seeking cancellation of the film’s CBFC certificate. Their counsel, advocate Nizam Pasha, argued that the issues raised in the petitions had not become irrelevant merely because the film had already been released. He also pointed out that The Kerala Story remains available on OTT platforms. The movie, which had many violent scenes, including sexual violence, had received a U/A certification, which means even children can watch the movie with parental guidance.Pasha told the court that the petitioners had initially moved the Supreme Court in connection with an interim order of the Kerala High Court. The High Court later disposed of the case after taking note of the fact that the matter was already before the Supreme Court.The lawyer also drew attention to a larger legal issue: while a producer has a statutory avenue to challenge CBFC certification, people who object to the content of a certified film may not have a similar statutory remedy. He sought the court’s intervention on this question and also called for broader safeguards against films that promote hate speech.“Guidelines have to be laid down for films that promote hate speech,” Pasha submitted.Chief Justice Surya Kant suggested that a separate, comprehensive writ petition could be filed if general guidelines were being sought.The bench observed that since the film had already been released, the immediate petitions had become infructuous. However, it specifically recorded that the legal question surrounding challenges to film certification would remain open, allowing the parties to pursue appropriate proceedings in the future.The Kerala Story, directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amritlal Shah, became the centre of intense political and social controversy after its release in 2023. Its original promotional claim that 32,000 women from Kerala had been converted to Islam and recruited into ISIS was widely disputed and criticised. ]]></description>
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<title>Aroma chundan makes history, wins Nehru Trophy 2026</title>
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<title>ബംഗാള്‍ ഉള്‍ക്കടലിന് മുകളില്‍ ചക്രവാതച്ചുഴി; സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് മഴ ശക്തമാകും</title>
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<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/chintha-133734</link>
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<title>Lok Bhavan&amp;apos;s public library with 10,000 books opened</title>
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<title>Muthanga struggle: Kerala HC suspends sentence of Geethanandan, 3 others</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala High Court on Friday, August 21, suspended the sentence of four, including social activist M Geethanandan, in the Muthanga land struggle case of 2003. Justice A Badharudeen also granted bail to the four convicts who were awarded five years rigorous imprisonment by a trial court on July 31 in connection with an attempted murder of two government officers during the agitation.  The order came on the appeal filed by Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha founder Geethanandan and other three convicts Binu, Sundaran, and Rameshan. The sessions court, Kalpetta had found the four guilty of abduction and attempts to murder police officer Abdul Salam and forest officer Sasidharan during the Muthanga agitation. The trial court verdict had triggered discussions over tribal communities’ unresolved struggles for land. While hearing the appeal on August 6, Justice Badharudeen had remarked that the judgement would require “thorough scrutiny”.  The Muthanga tribal agitation was launched by Adivasi families under the banner of the Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha after the government delayed the distribution of five acres of land for landless tribal families, which it had promised in 2001. The agitation was led by Geethanandan and tribal leader CK Janu. It turned violent on February 19, 2003 when police and the Forest Department launched a joint operation to evict the protesters who had occupied parts of the Muthanga reserve forest in an attempt to claim the land promised to them. In the ensuing clash, policeman KV Vinod and tribal protester Jogi died while multiple persons suffered injuries. The trial court had let off the accused, including Geethanandan, in the Vinod murder case. It found only one tribal activist - Ashokan - guilty of Vinod’s murder. However, Ashokan had passed away during the trial. ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala offers Tamil Nadu all water from new Mullaperiyar dam, agrees to bear full cost</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerala has assured Tamil Nadu that it is ready to provide the State with the entire water from a proposed new Mullaperiyar dam, provided Tamil Nadu agrees to the project. Kerala has also offered to bear the entire cost of constructing the new dam, while leaving its location, design and construction to Tamil Nadu.Chief Minister VD Satheesan made the assurance at the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting held in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday, August 20.Kerala has maintained that the existing 130-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki needs to be replaced with a new structure. Satheesan reiterated the State’s willingness to move ahead with a new dam while assuring Tamil Nadu that its existing water interests would not be affected.The proposal comes against the backdrop of the long-running dispute between the two States over the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam and Tamil Nadu’s use of its water.Satheesan also raised a series of issues concerning Kerala and the wider southern region at the meeting, calling for greater cooperation among the States.He sought regional cooperation for Kerala’s plans under Mission Samudra, aimed at strengthening the State’s development as a port-oriented region. He also urged the union government to annul the amendments to the Mineral Act, while reiterating Kerala’s concerns over offshore mining of mineral resources along its coast.On offshore mineral mining, Satheesan said Kerala was cooperating with the Geological Survey of India and the Union Ministry of Mines in auctioning mineral blocks, including those containing bauxite, beach sand and critical minerals. However, he opposed the auction of offshore mineral blocks off the Kerala coast until a scientific assessment is conducted and a robust standard operating procedure is put in place, citing possible environmental and social impacts on coastal ecosystems and fishing communities.The Chief Minister also called for greater representation of women in Parliament. He suggested that one-third reservation for women could be provided without increasing the overall strength of Parliament.Among Kerala’s other demands was greater financial support from the union government for the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Satheesan said Kerala spent around Rs 1,493 crore under the scheme in the last policy year, while it received only around Rs 151 crore from the National Health Authority, leaving the State to bear nearly 90% of the expenditure.He sought State-specific premiums instead of a uniform national premium, alignment of eligibility with the National Food Security Act database, and an increase in the union government’s share based on actual expenditure on centrally sponsored beneficiaries.Satheesan also sought exemption or concessional toll rates for State road transport undertakings. He pointed out that the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation paid more than Rs 2.16 crore in toll charges in June 2026 despite providing an essential public service, including services to remote areas.Kerala’s concerns over coastal erosion also figured in his speech. Satheesan said around 63% of the State’s 586-km coastline was classified as eroding, with nearly 30% of the population living along the coast. He sought permission to undertake coastal protection and resettle families displaced by erosion using the National and State Disaster Response and Mitigation Funds.On connectivity with neighbouring States, he sought cooperation from Karnataka and the union government to finalise the alignment and Detailed Project Report for the Thalassery-Mysore and Nilambur-Nanjangud railway lines.He also called for a review of night traffic restrictions on forest roads connecting Kerala with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, suggesting scientifically determined least-sensitive time windows and regulated convoy movement instead of blanket restrictions.Satheesan sought the continuation of the Fast Track Special Courts Scheme and assured funding for it, noting that Kerala has operationalised 54 of the 56 sanctioned courts, including 14 e-POCSO courts. He also proposed stronger inter-State cooperation in sharing forensic reports and producing witnesses in cases involving sexual offences and crimes against children.On security, he proposed that each southern State designate a senior police officer as an Inter-State Police Nodal Officer to facilitate real-time intelligence sharing, prisoner information exchange, joint operations and coordinated patrolling along State borders.Satheesan said the Southern Zonal Council should remain a model of cooperative federalism by enabling States to resolve disputes through dialogue and work together on development and security issues. ]]></description>
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<title>പുതിയ അണക്കെട്ടിന്റെ നിർമാണച്ചെലവും വഹിക്കും;  മുല്ലപ്പെരിയാറിൽ നിലപാട് ആവർത്തിച്ച് കേരളം, വഴങ്ങാതെ തമിഴ്നാട്</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Makeup artist Jaanmoni arrested on complaint of insulting PM, gets station bail</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/makeup-artist-jaanmoni-arrested-on-complaint-of-insulting-pm-gets-station-bail</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Celebrity makeup artist Jaanmoni Das was arrested on Thursday, August 20, in connection with a complaint that she insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The arrest was recorded by Kozhikode cyber police station. Jaanmoni had made certain remarks against the PM while talking to the media in connection with the Jantar Mantar protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party recently.  As per the FIR, police have charged her under sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) and 356 (2) (criminal defamation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 12 (o)(causing a nuisance to any person through any means of communication)of Kerala Police Act 2011. “The accused has made defamatory and insulting remarks through various social media platforms against Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with an intent to create communal unrest and disrupt public peace,” said the FIR. Since the offences were bailable, Jaanmoni was released after recording her arrest.   The cyber police had registered a case based on a complaint filed by BJP Mahila Morcha state president and Kozhikode councillor Navya Haridas to the city police commissioner. The case was registered a day after she publicly apologised for the remarks she made against the PM and his mother. She had then said that her limited fluency in Malayalam might have caused the misunderstanding. Jaanmoni hails from Assam.  Jaanmoni was among some of the celebrities from Kerala who attended the anti-NEET protest at Jantar Mantar, which eventually led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. ]]></description>
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<title>പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിയെ അവഹേളിച്ചെന്ന കേസ്: സെലിബ്രിറ്റി മേക്കപ്പ് ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റ് ജാൻമണി  അറസ്റ്റിൽ</title>
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<title>ED claims to have seized handwritten notes of Veena Vijayan in CMRL case</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/ed-claims-to-have-seized-handwritten-notes-of-veena-vijayan-in-cmrl-case</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that handwritten notes of Veena Vijayan, daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, containing details of around Rs 85 lakh allegedly transferred to Dubai were seized by them. The agency has also alleged that the notes record transactions involving around Rs 20.05 crore in Indian currency.The claims were made in a statement issued by the agency on Wednesday, August 19, a day after it conducted searches at nine premises in Kozhikode in connection with its investigation into alleged corporate fraud and bribe payments involving Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL).According to the ED, the handwritten notes were seized during an earlier search conducted on May 27 at premises linked to Veena and CMRL promoters. The agency said the notes contained names of people, amounts handled or spent, and details of money allegedly transferred to Dubai. It said the Dubai transactions recorded in the notes amounted to about 3.49 lakh AED, or approximately Rs 85 lakh.The ED has also claimed that the notes contained details of around Rs 20.05 crore in Indian currency. The agency said these amounts were allegedly over and above the money Veena received from CMRL.The agency further claimed that a photograph of a SIM card was found on digital devices seized from Veena. According to the ED, the SIM had been obtained in another person&#039;s name for use in a Wi-Fi router. The agency said it suspects that the SIM and router were obtained in another person&#039;s name for communication through internet-based calls.The ED said its latest searches resulted in the seizure of several digital devices and the recording of statements. It also claimed to have found evidence relating to money transfers through hawala channels.The agency&#039;s investigation stems from the findings of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), which had investigated alleged corporate fraud and payments made by CMRL. The SFIO had filed a prosecution complaint in April 2025.“SFIO investigations revealed that fictitious cash expenses of Rs. 182 Crore was done by CMRL over a span of 15 years which was used for bribing various persons. One of the fake expenses booked by CMRL is towards the payment to Smt. Veena, daughter of Shri P Vijayan, Ex Chief Minister of Keralam,” ED alleged in the statement.  The agency has also alleged that Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, a company owned by Veena, received Rs 2.78 crore from CMRL under the guise of IT consultancy services.The ED has previously alleged that Veena received money from CMRL without providing services. It has also referred Rs 50 lakh in loans extended by Empower India Capital Investment Private Limited, operated by CMRL managing director S N Sasidharan Kartha, to Exalogic.“It is suspected that the SIM and wifi router was obtained by her in the name of another person so as to use the same for communications through internet based calls,” the statement said. Veena and her family have previously rejected allegations of wrongdoing in connection with the CMRL payments, maintaining that the money received by Exalogic was payment for services rendered.Responding to the latest ED claims, Beypore MLA and Veena Vijayan&#039;s husband PA Muhammad Riyas said on Wednesday that the allegations would be dealt with both politically and legally.“We have earlier discussed receiving money through a bank account for a service provided. People who have received the service also said services were received, whoever was given also said that,” Riyas said.Riyas said several raids had taken place but alleged that nothing illegal had been found. He also accused the Union government of using central agencies for political purposes.“We have already talked about ED and how the Union government uses the agency. Many allegations are coming, I don&#039;t have to address all of them. We will face it legally, we are not scared of anything,” he said.Referring to allegations of people joining the BJP after facing pressure from the ED, Riyas said he would not follow such a course.“Many have joined BJP, after threatening using ED and I won&#039;t do that. I will face this politically and legally,” he said.The ED said its investigation is continuing and that it would take further legal action in accordance with law. ]]></description>
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<title>സിഎംആർഎൽ എക്‌സാലോജിക് ഇടപാട്: 85 ലക്ഷം ദുബായിലേക്ക് കടത്തി, ഹവാല ഇടപാടിന്  തെളിവുകൾ; വീണയ്ക്കെതിരെ  ഗുരുതര ആരോപണങ്ങളുമായി ഇ.ഡി</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Governor Arlekar turns Good Samaritan, stops convoy to help ailing man on road</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/governor-arlekar-turns-good-samaritan-stops-convoy-to-help-ailing-man-on-road</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>മായ രാഹുൽ പാലാ ചെയർപേഴ്സൺ</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Chennithala says neither govt nor police requested Meta to remove news</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-ramesh-chennithala-says-neither-govt-nor-police-requested-meta-to-remove-news</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Tuesday, August 18, that neither the state government nor the Police Department has requested Meta to remove from Facebook any news critical of Chief Minister VD Satheesan or the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government.Meta recently sparked a major political controversy in Kerala by removing and restricting multiple news cards and social media posts critical of Chief Minister Satheesan and the UDF government.“The Kerala government or the Police have not asked Meta to remove any news cards. They themselves did it. We have not officially or unofficially requested anything. If we were to spend time asking about such things, that would be the only thing we would have time for,” Ramesh Chennithala told the media.When the Reporter news channel raised grievances, Meta replied that the takedown was executed in compliance with “local legal requirements, rather than due to a technical error”. “Regardless of whether the content was removed or restricted automatically, Meta is required to comply with local law, and the nature of the restriction here is a &quot;local legal requirement.&quot; Since your page is based in India, a formal grievance process is necessary,” the Meta reply read.The incident occurred in mid-August, and major Malayalam news channels, including Reporter TV and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] mouthpiece Kairali News, reported that Meta had taken down more than 20 news updates from their Facebook page.The removed content reportedly included critical political reports, such as the arrest of Youth Congress workers in a synthetic drug (MDMA) peddling case. Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan had said that his post questioning the government over the arrest of a person who claimed to be the CM’s social media coordinator in an MDMA case was also removed from social media.The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) condemned the alleged removal of news reports critical of the government from social media platforms, calling the practice undemocratic and a threat to press freedom.The Chief Minister denied these allegations and said the government had no involvement in this, stating he lacked any influence over Meta.According to reports, Meta initially told the news organisations that the blocks were enacted due to restriction requests from the legal system and India&#039;s IT rules. Later, Meta said that it was a technical glitch. ]]></description>
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<title>മുല്ലപെരിയാർ കേസിൽ സ്പെഷ്യൽ കൗൺസിലിനെ കേരളം നിയമിച്ചു</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/mullaperiyar-133563</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Arunachal student’s death in Kerala raises questions over college’s 22&#45;credit rule</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/arunachal-students-death-in-kerala-raises-questions-over-colleges-22-credit-rule</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.For months, 20-year-old Michi Marpu stayed in Kerala, away from his family in Parum Pare of Arunachal Pradesh, after being held back from the next semester at his engineering college. His classmates say they repeatedly sought help from the management to change the credit rule that had left him a year behind. On August 15, Michi was found dead in his rented room. His death was ruled a suicide. His remains were transported to Arunachal Pradesh on Monday. Higher Education Minister Roji M John said a police investigation and a department-level inquiry would be conducted on the student’s death. &quot;If the management had listened to our concerns, we might not have lost him,&quot; said a student at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE) in Kothamangalam, Ernakulam, who was a classmate of Michi Marpu.According to his classmates and other college students who spoke to TNM, Michi died by suicide after failing to meet the 22-credit requirement needed to progress from the fourth to the fifth semester at the college.MACE is an autonomous institution affiliated with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) in Kerala. The minimum credits used by other state colleges under KTU is 18. However, MACE used its autonomous power to set it at 22. Michi was among the 22 students who were held back a year in the fourth semester. According to his classmates, he scored 20 credits.The students who had lost a year met with the college management on August 14 to request a reduction in the credit score. However, the students didn’t receive any positive response. Michi killed himself a few hours later.The students said they had met Roji M John a few days before the incident to address this issue, and even after the minister spoke with college authorities, they were reluctant to listen. “If they had said ‘we can consider’, he would be with us now. But we didn’t receive any positive note from them. They dismissed our concerns, saying they can decide things as it&#039;s autonomous,” said one of Michi’s classmates who went to the management to request.Michi was in Civil Engineering and, according to his classmates, the only non-Malayali in the class and an introvert.“He was very quiet and did not speak much,” said a classmate. He also said that no one knew what difficulties he faced after being held back for a year. For the last one and a half months, Michi had stopped attending classes as he was held back, but he did not return home or inform his family. He continued to stay in his rented room. When Michi’s classmates spoke to his family, they found that the family was not aware of the academic issues he was facing. “His father told us that if they had known about this, he might have called him back to Arunachal and found another course for him,” a classmate said. Michi’s classmates told TNM that during their fourth semester, they noticed wounds on his hand, which they believed were self-inflicted. &quot;We informed the faculty and sought help for him, but they did nothing. If they had intervened at that time, we might have been able to help him,&quot; said a student.Student’s multiple attempts to change the credit score issueAdhil Rasheed, a final-year mechanical engineering student and president of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) unit, stated that they made several efforts to have the credit rule removed. They met with Minister Roji M John on August 7, who contacted the college to discuss the issue. However, the college remained persistent in its decision. Adhil said, “The college had refused to make any changes, citing its status as an autonomous institution. In reality, it misused this autonomous status, which ultimately contributed to the loss of a student’s life. If they had handled the situation properly, understood the students&#039; demands, and supported them, a student’s life could have been saved.”The decision to introduce a fifth semester year-back system was taken by the Board of Studies in 2024. “The fifth semester of the 2024 batch falls in 2026. It was at this point that many students began facing difficulties related to this decision,” Roji M John said.The year-back scheme was temporarily withdrawn on August 12 during the first meeting of the newly formed KTU Syndicate. But MACE stuck to their decision and did not withdraw it. “The explanation is that it is supposed to maintain industry standards. This particular ‘industry standard’ seems to exist only in this college,” said Adhil.Student protest and management decision change Following Michi’s death, college students, including Student Federation of India (SFI) and KSU members, held protests. The students raised multiple demands, including withdrawal of the year-back system and reinstatement of all students who had not been able to attend classes as a result. The college management has agreed to the demands, as per Minister Roji M John.“Students were simply pushed into such a difficult and distressing situation, and it was onl ]]></description>
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<title>മാസപ്പടി കേസിൽ വീണ്ടും പരിശോധനയുമായി ഇഡി; എട്ടിടങ്ങളിൽ വ്യാപക റെയ്ഡ്</title>
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<title>Kerala becomes Keralam. Kera means coconut tree and Alam means land or realm, meaning the land of coconut trees</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-becomes-keralam-kera-means-coconut-tree-and-alam-means-land-or-realm-meaning-the-land-of-coconut-trees</link>
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<title>Vizhinjam port begins export&#45;import ops, opens new gateway to global trade</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/vizhinjam-port-begins-export-import-ops-opens-new-gateway-to-global-trade</link>
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<title>Pinarayi Vijayan family back in focus as ED searches aides of Mohammed Riyas</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/pinarayi-vijayan-family-back-in-focus-as-ed-searches-aides-of-mohammed-riyas</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>HC quashes 2015 case against four UDF MLAs on Left MLAs&amp;apos; complaint</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/hc-quashes-2015-case-against-four-udf-mlas-on-left-mlas-complaint</link>
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<title>Granddaughter, 13, among four minors held for man’s murder in Alappuzha</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 13-year-old girl allegedly plotted the murder of her 67-year-old grandfather in Karuvatta in Alappuzha district, with the intention of stealing gold ornaments and cash, police said. Four minors, including the girl, have been taken into custody in connection with the murder of Sivankutty Chettiar, who was found dead inside his rented house on the night of Saturday, August 15.According to police, the girl roped in three friends from Paravoor in Kollam district to carry out the killing. The three boys are reportedly aged below 18 years. Police took the suspects into custody from Paravoor railway station on August 18.Sivankutty was found dead on Monday, August 17, after the 13-year-old informed neighbours that he was not responding when she called out to him.How the alleged murder plot unravelledVK Nathan, president of the Haripad block panchayat, said the initial suspicion was that Sivakutty had been killed during a robbery. Around six to eight sovereigns of gold are suspected to be missing from the house. Household articles had been scattered and cupboards were found broken open, initially strengthening the suspicion of a robbery.“The girl told the neighbours that Sivankutty had not opened the door to the house for two days. The neighbours informed the police and we all reached there. When we found the body, his hands and legs were tied. There were no clothes on his body,” Nathan told the media.However, police later noticed inconsistencies in the girl&#039;s statements.“When the police took the statements of the girl, they realised that there were inconsistencies in what she said. After conducting a proper inquiry with her friends, it was found that the murder was planned,” Nathan said.The murder is suspected to have taken place on Saturday night. Police believe the accused tied Sivankutty&#039;s hands and legs using cloth from inside the house before strangling him. His neck bore marks consistent with the tightening of a cloth, and investigators had earlier said that more than one person appeared to have been involved.Police also suspect that the attackers deliberately attempted to destroy traces of the crime. Chilli powder, which police found had been taken from the kitchen of the house, had been spread in the bedroom and hall.The house is located in a relatively isolated area. Another building was under construction in front of the rented house, reducing visibility from the road. During the initial investigation, a police dog reportedly followed a scent towards the under-construction building, prompting investigators to question those associated with the construction work.Sivan Kutty&#039;s family were away at the time of the murder. His wife Saraswati was at Vandanam Medical College Hospital with their daughter Sreekala, who had been admitted there for childbirth. Their granddaughter, the 13-year-old girl, was staying at a friend&#039;s house, according to relatives.The family had moved to Karuvatta from Kollam around two years ago and had been living in a rented house. The minor boys are believed to be her friends from the time the family lived in Kollam. Sivankutty had purchased land nearby, where he was constructing houses for his two daughters, Sasikala and Sreekala. One of the houses was nearing completion while construction on the second was under way.The four accused are being questioned separately. Police said the 13-year-old will be questioned after she is given counselling, considering her age, and the suspects will subsequently be questioned together.Ernakulam Range DIG Yathish Chandra and Alappuzha district police chief TK Vishnu Pradeep were among the senior officers who visited the scene. The scientific investigation team conducted an extensive examination of the house and collected evidence as part of the probe. ]]></description>
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<title>Vizhinjam Port ready to make Kerala a global trade gateway</title>
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<title>‘കർഷക ബന്ധു’വാണ് യു.ഡി.എഫ്: സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് റബർ  വില 300 രൂപയാക്കും;  വി.ഡി. സതീശൻ</title>
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<title>അറബിക്കടലിൽ പോര, അഴുക്കുചാലിലേക്ക് വലിച്ചെറിയണം; പിഎം ശ്രീ പദ്ധതിക്കെതിരെ വീണ്ടും കടുത്ത നിലപാടുമായി കെ.എം. ഷാജി</title>
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<title>‘Go to Pakistan’: School owner faces protest over remarks to students</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/go-to-pakistan-kerala-school-owner-faces-protest-over-remarks-to-students</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The owner of a private school in Kerala sent a message to a parents’ WhatsApp group telling students who missed the Independence Day celebrations to “go to Pakistan” and saying they did not deserve to live in India. Raju Davis, the owner of Dr Raju Davis International and Sainik School in Mala, Thrissur, sparked outrage with his comments.The voice message was reportedly sent after the Independence Day celebration.“This is a really bad thing, and it&#039;s unbearable. When celebrating a country&#039;s Independence Day, staying at home in defiance of it is very wrong. Such people should go and live in some other country like Pakistan. They do not deserve to live here,” he said in the voice note.He also warned that students who failed to attend the celebrations would be barred from entering their classrooms and would have to provide a formal explanation. “I won&#039;t allow them in my class tomorrow unless the parents come directly and give me an explanation,” he said. He also says that such behaviour is among the reasons children grow up to be disrespectful.The Student Federation of India (SFI) conducted a protest march to the school after his remarks became public.Despite the criticism, Raju defended his remarks, stating in a clarification that he stood by his comments. “I never mentioned any religion. I didn’t say go to Bangladesh, Arab countries or Sudan. I said Pakistan because of my patriotism. Because Pakistan is an enemy country for India. I am not thinking it&#039;s wrong, because I never made any communal remarks,” he told Media One.He then clarified that the students would be barred from attending only one class period. “During this single period, the school will conduct a lesson on Indian independence, as the students missed Independence Day,” he said.Meanwhile, Fayis AH, president of the Fraternity Movement in Thrissur district, has filed a police complaint against Raju in Thrissur. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Actor Devan quits BJP, resigns as state vice&#45;president</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/actor-devan-quits-bjp-resigns-as-state-vice-president</link>
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<title>Millions of views: Meta shuts down ‘Kutti Sakhavu’ account</title>
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<title>Government ready to declare Thrippunithura a heritage city</title>
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<title>Nithin Raj suicide: Kerala HC suspects bid by police to shield accused</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala High Court has questioned the conduct of the police in the investigation into the death of Nithin Raj, a student of Anjarakandy Dental College, stating that the sequence of events raises suspicion that senior officials tried to protect the prime accused, Dr MK Ram.Justice A Badharudeen, on July 22, Wednesday, while hearing a petition filed by Nithin&#039;s parents, observed that the manner in which Ram, a former faculty member of the college, was arrested appeared to have paved the way for his release on bail. The court said the mandatory safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court during arrest did not appear to have been followed, raising serious doubts about the police&#039;s handling of the case.The court ordered a thorough inquiry into the circumstances that led to Ram securing bail from the Thalassery Special Court dealing with cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It cautioned that if the police failed to conduct a credible probe, the High Court would consider initiating its own inquiry, which could include scrutiny of the phone records of those allegedly involved.Justice Badharudeen directed the Investigating Officer to appear before the court on Friday with the complete records placed before the Sessions Court at the time of remand. The officer has also been asked to submit a sworn statement explaining whether the Supreme Court&#039;s directions on informing an accused of the reasons for arrest were complied with. The High Court further sought a copy of the bail order and called for a report from the Special Court on whether it had verified compliance with the apex court&#039;s arrest guidelines before granting bail.The court also cast doubt on the investigation&#039;s earlier conclusion that Nithin&#039;s death was linked to harassment over app-based loans, indicating that the available materials required closer examination. It further remarked that the decision to replace the original investigation team immediately after criticism from the court gave the impression that attention was being diverted from alleged lapses in the probe.A newly constituted Crime Branch team, headed by Mohanchandran MP,  Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Malappuram, formally assumed charge of the investigation on Wednesday, July 22. The officers met members of the previous investigation team at the Kannur Crime Branch office before beginning the fresh inquiry.Dr MK Ram, the principal accused in the death of first-year BDS student Nithin Raj, was arrested by the Kerala Crime Branch from Kodagu, Karnataka, on July 20, after evading police for several months. His arrest followed the Supreme Court&#039;s refusal to grant him anticipatory bail.Nithin, a 22-year-old Dalit student from Thiruvananthapuram, died on April 10 after falling from the fifth floor of a college building. Before his death, he allegedly circulated an audio message claiming he had endured sustained caste discrimination, repeated humiliation inside the classroom, intimidation over his academic assessment and offensive remarks targeting his mother. Based on these allegations, police booked Ram under charges of abetment of suicide and relevant provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Another accused, a loan recovery agent from Noida, was arrested separately for allegedly harassing Nithin over borrowed money. The student&#039;s death sparked widespread protests and demands for a fair investigation across Kerala. If you are aware of anyone facing mental health issues or feeling suicidal, please provide help. Here are some helpline numbers of suicide-prevention organisations that can offer emotional support to individuals and families.Tamil NaduState health department&#039;s suicide helpline: 104Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre - 044-24640050 (listed as the sole suicide prevention helpline in Tamil Nadu)Andhra PradeshLife Suicide Prevention: 78930 78930Roshni: 9166202000, 9127848584KarnatakaSahai (24-hour): 080 65000111, 080 65000222KeralaMaithri: 0484 2540530Chaithram: 0484 2361161Both are 24-hour helpline numbers.TelanganaState government&#039;s suicide prevention (tollfree): 104Roshni: 040 66202000, 6620200SEVA: 09441778290, 040 27504682 (between 9 am and 7 pmAasara offers support to individuals and families during an emotional crisis, for those dealing with mental health issues and suicidal ideation, and to those undergoing trauma after the suicide of a loved one.24x7 Helpline: 9820466726Click here for working helplines across India. ]]></description>
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<title>VC’s Vande Mataram remarks at RSS event trigger controversy</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-vcs-vande-mataram-remarks-at-rss-event-trigger-controversy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. A speech by a Kerala University Vice-Chancellor at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event has sparked a political controversy in the state after he said that those who oppose singing Vande Mataram do not know who their mother is.Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) and acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kerala, made the remarks while delivering the Independence Day message at Sankalp 2026, an RSS-organised gathering of youth, in Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, on Saturday, August 15.In his speech, Mohanan Kunnummal said that the mother holds an important place in Indian culture, which is why India is referred to as Bharatamba (Mother India) and why Vande Mataram is sung. He added that those who oppose saying Vande Mataram are people who do not know their mother.“In India, the mother is of paramount importance; hence, we refer to India as ‘Bharat Mata’ (Mother India). That is why we pray by saying Vande Mataram. Those who oppose saying Vande Mataram are people who don’t know who the mother is. Those who know who the mother is and understand what a mother means will always say Vande Mataram,” he said.Mohanan Kunnummal later told The Hindu that his reference to “mother” was part of a longer speech and referred to the motherland.The Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], and the All India Students&#039; Federation (AISF) criticised the Vice-Chancellor&#039;s remarks. Mohanan Kunnummal has previously faced criticism for attending events organised by the RSS.His remarks come amid a political controversy in Kerala over the full rendition of Vande Mataram. The controversy began after Kerala Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha directed that the Union government’s instructions on singing the national song in full be followed at physical events held as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has prescribed an official six-stanza version of Vande Mataram for occasions when the national song is sung or played. The later stanzas, which have not traditionally been part of the standard public rendition, have drawn objections over their religious imagery.Vande Mataram was not sung at the Kerala government’s Independence Day celebrations at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sang the full version of Vande Mataram at multiple events across the state. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>No Vande Mataram in Kerala govt’s Independence Day celebrations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India’s national song, Vande Mataram, was absent from the Kerala government’s Independence Day celebrations at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, August 15. The omission triggered a controversy since the Chief Secretary had issued a directive, calling for it to be sung in its entirety, as part of the Union’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. The Independence Day programme, attended by Chief Minister V D Satheesan, featured the National Anthem.The omission assumes significance as Satheesan had earlier said that the Kerala government and the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) have a clear position on the issue and that it would be evident during the celebrations.The Chief Secretary’s direction had triggered a political row after government departments were asked to ensure the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram. However, an August 11 circular issued by Director of General Education Snehil Kumar Singh to school head teachers and senior education officials, including Deputy Directors of Education and District Education Officers, did not refer to Vande Mataram.The school-level instructions instead called for the national flag to be hoisted and the National Anthem to be sung as part of the 80th Independence Day celebrations. The circular also asked schools to organise patriotic song renditions and other programmes, follow the Flag Code of India, 2002, and observe green protocol. An earlier August 4 circular issued by the General Administration (Protocol) Department had also not referred to Vande Mataram.The absence of the national song from the official function comes against the backdrop of Satheesan’s earlier remarks that the Chief Secretary’s directive was linked to the Union government’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. He had also said that the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, had become law, while maintaining that the UDF government had a clear position on the matter.In his Independence Day address, Satheesan did not refer directly to the Vande Mataram controversy but placed his remarks in the broader context of democracy, constitutional rights, secularism and equality.“Democracy is a continuous process of communication and engagement. Dissent, questioning, open dialogue and correction rejuvenate democracy,” he said.Warning against an environment in which differences are suppressed, Satheesan said democracy should not become a space where people are expected to share the same beliefs and way of life.“Let us become guardians and fighters who protect a strong democracy rooted in open-mindedness, tolerance, dialogue, correction and renewal,” he said.A substantial part of his speech focused on the Constitution and what he described as growing challenges to constitutional principles. “There is nothing like the Constitution of India. It is the pride, assurance and hope of a people, and a driving force that shapes their future,” Satheesan said.He said the country was witnessing a period in which values including secularism, equality, freedom of expression and freedom of action, along with protections for minorities and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, were being questioned.Referring to the recent alleged caste-based humiliation of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Satheesan said it was disturbing that a senior national leader who had held constitutional positions had faced such treatment.“What message does this send to the country?” he asked, warning that India should not return to a period marked by caste prejudice and untouchability. “We must not return to those dark times. If such attempts are made, it is our duty and responsibility to oppose them tooth and nail,” he said.Satheesan called for vigilance in protecting constitutional principles, specifically mentioning “secularism, equality, freedom, socialism and democratic rights”. He also appealed for people to stand united in defence of the Constitution and the “unity, integrity and secular character of India”.He invoked the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad, saying their ideals and methods had gained greater relevance in contemporary India.The Chief Minister also spoke about concerns being raised by young people across the country, saying that ignoring them would be an “unforgivable mistake”.“Our youth are not devoid of political awareness. They see, hear and understand everything. They have the strength to become a force for correction and to lead the country with clarity in the future,” he said.Satheesan also linked the meaning of Independence to social and economic freedoms, saying political independence alone was not sufficient. He said freedom must extend to liberation from poverty, illiteracy, inequality and social discrimination.He called for Kerala to overcome caste, religious and gender discrimination as well as political hatred and intolerance. Welfare measures, he said, should be treated as rights rather than charity.His speech also outlined ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala agrees to PMAY logo, beneficiaries may have to pay up to Rs 1 lakh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala government has decided to proceed with the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U 2.0), agreeing to conditions that the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had repeatedly opposed. This includes the display of the scheme’s logo on houses built for beneficiaries.The latest Cabinet decision also brings a financial burden for beneficiaries. Under the revised PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines, beneficiaries are required to bear 25% of the total project cost.The total assistance for each homeless beneficiary will remain at Rs 4 lakh. Of this, the Union government will contribute Rs 1.5 lakh and the Kerala government Rs 1 lakh. The remaining Rs 1.5 lakh will have to be shared between the municipality and the beneficiary, potentially taking the beneficiary’s contribution up to Rs 1 lakh.The decision was taken by the Cabinet on August 13, with the government opting to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union government to implement PMAY-U 2.0. The state government has said the MoU is necessary to access around Rs 450 crore in Union government assistance. An estimated 30,000 beneficiaries are expected to receive houses under the scheme.Chief Minister VD Satheesan said the state would accept the logo requirement as part of the agreement, while making it clear that the Prime Minister’s photograph would not be displayed.“That is their (union government’s) condition that a logo should be placed outside the house. We won&#039;t keep the PM&#039;s photo but the logo we should keep,” Satheesan said after the Cabinet meeting.The LDF government had consistently rejected the requirement to display Union government branding on beneficiaries’ homes. As of February 2026, around 5,00,364 houses had been completed under the LIFE Mission out of 6,04,046 sanctioned houses, according to official figures. The issue had been framed by the LDF as one concerning the dignity and ownership of beneficiaries, rather than merely a branding requirement attached to a housing scheme.In 2023, then Chief Minister and current Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan had rejected the proposal, arguing that housing was a basic human right and should not be turned into an advertisement for the Union government or the Prime Minister.“These are people’s own houses, and their dignity should not be questioned by placing logos on them,” Pinarayi had said.The issue resurfaced after Local Self Government Minister KM Shaji recently said the state was not opposed to displaying the PMAY logo on houses. The position drew criticism from the Opposition, following which Shaji issued a clarification a day later, saying the PMAY emblem did not carry Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph.After the LIFE project was launched by the LDF government in 2016, housing assistance in the state was standardised at Rs 4 lakh. The beneficiary contribution prescribed under the original PMAY framework was subsequently done away with in Kerala.Under the original PMAY arrangement, the Union government provided Rs 1.5 lakh, while the state and local body together contributed Rs 1 lakh and the beneficiary was required to provide Rs 50,000. Some local bodies also returned amounts collected earlier. The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, for instance, returned the beneficiary share to 1,500 PMAY beneficiaries in 2019.Under the existing PMAY-Urban LIFE arrangement, the Rs 4 lakh assistance for a homeless beneficiary who owns land comprises Rs 1.5 lakh from the Union government, Rs 50,000 from the state and Rs 2 lakh from the municipality, with no beneficiary contribution.The Union government’s share under PMAY-U 2.0 remains unchanged at Rs 1.5 lakh. The state will provide Rs 1 lakh, while the municipality and beneficiary together will have to meet the remaining Rs 1.5 lakh.The Cabinet has decided to begin preparations for the second phase as the first phase is scheduled to end on September 30, 2026. The government estimates that around 30,000 people in Kerala will benefit from the second phase.While the state has cited the prospect of Rs 450 crore in Union assistance as the reason for proceeding with the MoU, the decision also means accepting two conditions that had been contentious in Kerala: a mandatory beneficiary contribution under the revised guidelines and the display of the PMAY logo on the houses. ]]></description>
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<title>KSRTC Luxury Executive Class buses ready for launch</title>
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<title>Kerala Police personnel honoured with Independence Day medals</title>
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<title>‘My Police Station’ project launched, focus on making stations people&#45;friendly</title>
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<title>Kerala woos Arab tourists with eye on tourism boom</title>
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<title>Kerala plans AI&#45;powered shield against floods</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-plans-ai-powered-shield-against-floods</link>
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<title>Kerala BJP says it will sing full Vande Mataram at 15,000 centres on Independence Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala will organise programmes to hoist the national flag and sing the full version of Vande Mataram at 15,000 locations across the state on the occasion of Independence Day, state BJP president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar, announced on Thursday, August 13.The announcement comes amid a political controversy in Kerala over the full rendition of Vande Mataram at Independence Day-related events. The controversy began after Kerala Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha directed that the Union government’s instructions on singing the national song in full be followed at physical celebrations held as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has prescribed an official six-stanza version of Vande Mataram for occasions when the national song is sung or played. The later stanzas, which have not traditionally been part of the standard public rendition, have drawn objections because of their religious imagery.According to a BJP press note, party workers will organise the programmes at the booth, panchayat, constituency, and district levels. “The objective of the programme is to build strong public resistance against attempts to insult Vande Mataram, a symbol of the country’s independence and national unity, and against positions that support anti-national forces,” the press note said.Why did the Congress object to the full version of Vande Mataram? TM Krishna writesThe directive issued by the Chief Secretary was linked to the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, which is being observed from August 9 to 17. The campaign calls for the hoisting and display of the national flag as part of Independence Day celebrations. The Chief Secretary’s order mandated that “instructions of the Government of India for recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’ will be followed in full” for the singing of the National Song. The directive triggered criticism from Opposition leaders and others in Kerala, with questions being raised over the singing of all six stanzas.The BJP said its programmes in Kerala are part of a nationwide initiative being held at “lakhs of centres” across the country.“BJP will remain at the forefront of the struggle to uphold the national flag, protect India’s unity and sovereignty, and build a developed India. The patriotic people of Kerala will recognise the positions of the CPI(M) and Congress, which provide political support to forces attempting to weaken the country,” Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. ]]></description>
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<title>CPI(M)&#45;backed Islamic Bank depositors in fix as plaints mount; CM promises probe</title>
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<title>‘Attempt to silence criticism’: Kerala Opposition, KUWJ allege social media censorship</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has alleged that social media posts and news reports critical of the state government are being blocked on Meta platforms, with senior CPI(M) leaders questioning the alleged use of the Union government’s IT Rules to restrict access to such content.The allegations of social media restrictions come in the context of claims by two Kerala television news channels that Meta removed nearly 20 posts critical of Chief Minister VD Satheesan following legal requests. Kairali News, associated with the CPI(M), and Reporter TV made the claims.Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan said his statement questioning the government over the arrest of a person who claimed to be the CM’s social media coordinator in an MDMA case was also removed from social media.Pinarayi said the Opposition had supported Operation Toofan, the government’s campaign against drug trafficking, and welcomed action against anyone involved in the drug trade. He, however, questioned the government’s alleged response after the arrest of a person close to the Chief Minister.“But when a person close to the Chief Minister is arrested, questions are now being raised about whether the state government has switched sides and begun to favour the drug trade,” Pinarayi said.He alleged that reports about the case were being restricted on social media in a manner that prevented users in India from accessing them.“While Operation Toofan is being celebrated outside as a campaign against drugs, inside there appears to be wholehearted support for drug traffickers. What kind of farce is this? Is the criminal being protected in this manner with the knowledge of the Home Minister? The Home Department must explain,” Pinarayi said.Pinarayi also alleged that the government was attempting to silence criticism by preventing even statements by the Opposition from reaching the public.“The Chief Minister and the UDF are attempting to use the brute force of power, as during the Emergency, to suppress the media, the Opposition, and freedom of expression,” he said.The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) has also condemned the alleged removal of news reports critical of the government from social media platforms, calling the practice undemocratic and a threat to press freedom. The journalists’ body said reports by organisations, including Reporter TV and Kairali News, along with their social media cards, were allegedly being removed after complaints through government agencies.“Such actions, which amount to media censorship, are contrary to constitutional values. The government must be prepared to explain the alleged undeclared restrictions on the media,” KUWJ said. It also argued that if a report is incorrect, the appropriate response is to challenge it through legal mechanisms rather than use government machinery to suppress it.“Attempting to use government machinery to remove a news report from social media merely because the government does not like it is a fascist act,” KUWJ said, stressing that the right of media organisations to publish critical news is fundamental to democracy.KUWJ President KP Raji and General Secretary Suresh Edappal demanded that the government immediately abandon what they described as an undemocratic practice.CPI(M) Central Committee member P Rajeev alleged that the state government was misusing the IT Rules, 2021 to restrict criticism.“The state government is attempting to misuse the Union government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 to suppress criticism and public voices raised against it,” Rajeev said.He alleged that posts criticising the government and Satheesan, along with reports published by media organisations critical of the government, were being geo-blocked on Meta platforms and made inaccessible to users in India.Rajeev said the IT Rules were intended to deal with content involving national security, fake news, and threats to law and order, and questioned their alleged use against criticism of the government.“Media reports criticising the government’s corruption and administrative failures as well as opinions expressed by ordinary people that neither constitute fake news nor create any law and order problem are being removed in an attempt to silence them,” he said.He accused the government of finding an indirect way to restrict media organisations.“Instead of directly banning media outlets, the government is attempting to undermine press freedom through the back door by blocking their social media posts,” Rajeev said.He also referred to reports that the alleged restrictions were being implemented with the involvement of the Modi government.“If this is true, it makes clear how carefully the Modi government is protecting the UDF government,” he said.Rajeev said the ability to criticise those in power was a fundamental right in a democracy and warned against attempts to silence such criticism.“In a democracy, the Constituti ]]></description>
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<title>Messi in Kerala: Sports dept finds procedural lapse, demands probe into money trail</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/messi-in-kerala-sports-dept-finds-procedural-lapse-demands-probe-into-money-trail</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala Sports Department has recommended a vigilance inquiry into the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government&#039;s efforts to bring football legend Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team to the state. In its report submitted to Chief Minister V D Satheesan, the department has also recommended that Central agencies examine the money trail linked to the proposed exhibition match and the contract with a private sponsor.In 2024, then Sports Minister V Abdurahiman had announced that Messi and the Argentina team would visit Kerala for an exhibition match in Kochi in 2025. However, Messi&#039;s India tour in 2025 included only Kolkata, Hyderabad and Jamnagar.The report, prepared by N Prasanth, Special Secretary in the Sports Department, found that the selection of the sponsor, Reporter Broadcasting Company (RBC), was carried out in a “non-transparent and arbitrary manner”. It also recommended an anti-money laundering examination by competent Central financial investigation agencies into the alleged foreign remittance of 15 million USD through TourProdEnter LLP, described in the report as a questionable foreign intermediary.Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Sports Minister O J Janeesh said the issue was not merely whether the government had suffered a financial loss, but whether government machinery had been used to benefit a private entity.“The question is not whether the government incurred financial loss. After allowing a private person to gain profit using government machinery, there is no point in checking whether the government has lost money. There were procedural lapses,” he said.Janeesh also questioned the circumstances under which GoatAD became involved in the proposed event. He said the first email regarding the event came from the company, which had been incorporated only 20 days before the communication. GoatAD is an advertising and event-related company that became involved in the proposed Kerala exhibition match involving Lionel Messi and the Argentina football team.“Has any inquiry been conducted into their experience in conducting such international events, their financial stability etc?” he asked.The report has recommended that the Registrar of Companies under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and if necessary, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), examine the source of capital and possible related-party links between RBC and GoatAd Global Limited. The report cited their shared address and business ecosystem as grounds for scrutiny.The report also found that several steps were taken despite there being no formal agreement confirming Messi or the Argentina team&#039;s visit to Kerala.It said a document submitted by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) was neither a formal commitment letter addressed to the Kerala government nor a legally binding assurance. The report described it as a brochure or commercial requirement sheet and said treating it as confirmation of the event and proceeding with further action was “wholly erroneous, contrary to facts and untruthful”.The report flagged lapses in the government&#039;s decision to make the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi available to the sponsor without final confirmation of the match. It also questioned the then Chief Minister&#039;s decision to waive the stadium&#039;s security deposit, rent and other charges, which together were worth more than Rs 5 crore.Questions were also raised over the financial viability of the proposed event. According to the report, the estimated expenditure was Rs 210 crore, while projected revenue was only Rs 82 crore, leaving a gap of Rs 128 crore. The AFA&#039;s match fee alone was reportedly estimated at Rs 198 crore.Former Sports Minister V Abdurahiman, however, denied any procedural lapses in the deal with the AFA. He said the state government had not lost any money and claimed that the steps to bring the Argentina team to Kerala were taken after obtaining consent from the Union Finance and Sports Ministries.Anto Augustine, Managing Director of RBC, also disputed the findings. He said the company had documents establishing its agreement with the AFA and claimed that the association had confirmed receipt of the payment and agreed to bring the team to Kerala for an exhibition match.On questions regarding the intermediary, TourProdEnter LLP, Augustine said a Dun &amp; Bradstreet (D&amp;B) report on the firm&#039;s financial standing had been obtained and that no cases against the company were found.Augustine said RBC had also approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking recovery of the money paid to the AFA. ]]></description>
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<title>Muttil tree&#45;felling case: Two accused surrender before court, get bail</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/muttil-tree-felling-case-two-accused-surrender-before-kerala-court-get-bail</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Two of the three Augustine brothers, key accused in the 2020 Muttil tree-felling case in Wayanad, surrendered before the Chottanikkara Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Ernakulam on Tuesday, August 11,  in a separate cheating case linked to the alleged sale of illegally felled timber. Jose Kutty Augustine and Anto Augustine, the second and third accused in the case, surrendered after the court issued non-bailable warrants against them for failing to appear. Their elder brother and the first accused, Roji Augustine, did not surrender before the court on Tuesday.According to reports, the magistrate court recalled the warrants against Jose Kutty and Anto after they appeared and granted them bail. The court directed all three accused to appear before it for the formal framing of charges.The three brothers are key accused in the 2020 Muttil tree-felling case, in which rosewood trees were allegedly cut down from assigned land in Wayanas. The cheating and fraud case, registered by Ambalamedu Police in Ernakulam, relates to the alleged sale of timber from the trees.According to the prosecution, the brothers allegedly cheated MM Aliyar, proprietor of Malabar Timber Industries, of Rs 1.4 crore. They allegedly collected the money in multiple advance installments after agreeing to sell him 54 pieces of timber. The timber, however, allegedly consisted of protected rosewood and teak that had been illegally cut from the Meppadi Forest Range in Wayanad without the necessary permissions from the Revenue or Forest departments.The FIR was registered against the brothers under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Kerala High Court later quashed the charge under Section 406, while retaining the cheating charge.In July 2026, the High Court dismissed the brothers’ discharge petitions, allowing the criminal proceeding on the cheating charges to continue.The Augustine brothers also took control of Malayalam news channel Reporter TV in July 2023 and relaunched it. Around the same period, they filed a civil suit before a Bengaluru City Civil Court against Google, Meta, X, and 12 major media outlets, including The News Minute, Asianet News, and Manorama News, over reports concerning the criminal cases against them. The court initially issued a temporary gag order restraining the defendants from publishing certain material about the brothers. In January 2026, however, the Bengaluru court dismissed the suit. ]]></description>
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<title>Expat from Dubai dies at Hyderabad airport on way home to Kerala for Onam</title>
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<title>Lok Sabha passes Bill to rename Kerala as &amp;apos;Keralam&amp;apos; without debate</title>
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<title>Only 60 freedom fighters left in Kerala, HC seeks welfare fund be set up</title>
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<title>Kerala cooperative buys bus for KSRTC in historic public support move</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-cooperative-buys-bus-for-ksrtc-in-historic-public-support-move</link>
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<title>LP school PSC rank holders end hunger strike following talks with govt</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-lp-school-psc-rank-holders-end-hunger-strike-following-talks-with-govt</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Rank holders on the Kerala Public Service Commission’s (PSC) list for appointment to lower primary schools ended a 13-day indefinite hunger strike on Tuesday, August 11, following talks with the government. The hunger strike was part of a 37-day-long protest organised by the All Kerala Lower Primary School Teacher (LPST) PSC Rank Holders&#039; Association.S Valarmathi, the association secretary, broke her fast by accepting a drink of water from General Education Minister N Samsudheen. The government has sought 45 days to examine the protesters&#039; demands. “I am happy that we were able to conclude the discussions on a positive note. The hunger strike has now been called off,” said Valarmathi after the meeting with the Minister.The rank holders’ indefinite protest outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, demanded immediate appointment orders from the May 2025 Kerala PSC rank list. They also demanded extending the validity of the rank list, as many of the rank holders on the current list have not got jobs.They also demanded a reduction in the teacher-student ratio from 1:30 to 1:25. Additionally, they demanded that the government fill Head Teacher Vacancy (HTV) posts in schools. In schools with more than 150 students, head teachers do not have to teach; instead, they can appoint another teacher to take their place, typically on a daily-wage basis.The protesters further demanded that teacher appointments to aided schools be conducted through the PSC. Currently, the government pays teacher salaries in aided institutions while appointments are made by the school managements.Minister N Shamsudheen told the media that reviewing some of the demands will require time. He stated, “Notifications and postings should align with the actual number of vacancies available. This rank list is valid for one-and-a-half years. A decision has been made to begin the procedures for further extending the validity of the list.”On head teacher vacancy appointments, he said, “Some time has been requested to examine and decide on the matter. A study should also be conducted on what could happen when the teacher-student ratio reduces to 1:25. We have requested time for that as well,” he added.The government has also assured the PSC rank holders that no one who has secured a job through the PSC rank list will lose it due to division fall, resulting from a drop in the number of students in a year.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>കേരളത്തിന്‍റെ പേര് ‘കേരളം’; ബിൽ പാസാക്കി ലോക്സഭ</title>
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<title>‘Savarkar most punished freedom fighter’: School quiz question sparks row in Kerala</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/savarkar-most-punished-freedom-fighter-school-quiz-question-sparks-row-in-kerala</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.On August 6, a question in a school quiz in Kerala’s Kasaragod district sparked a major political row and led to the suspension of the teacher who set the quiz. Which freedom fighter received the &quot;most severe punishment&quot; from the British, the quiz master Guru Prasad asked, to which the students were expected to answer, VD Savarkar.Guru Prasad, a teacher at AUP School Pallathadukka in Kumbla, has been suspended pending inquiry by the Kerala Education Department. General Education Minister N Samsudheen has ordered an inquiry, stating the question lacked official departmental authorisation.The Director of General Education (DGE) has also directed the Deputy Director of Education, Kasaragod, to initiate departmental disciplinary proceedings against the teacher and conduct a detailed inquiry into the matter.Reports suggest that Guru Prasad plans to approach the Kerala High Court over the state government&#039;s action.The news received sharp criticism from the Opposition, with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] blaming the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government of aiding the saffronisation of education, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) extending support to the teacher and protesting his suspension.CPI(M) veteran and Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan strongly protested the question, alleging an attempt to saffronise education and promote a specific political narrative. Pinarayi also alleged that &quot;the move to glorify Savarkar is part of the UDF government’s collusion with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).&quot;Meanwhile, the Kasaragod district leadership of the BJP held a demonstration against the action taken against Guru Prasad. On Monday, August 10, BJP workers also staged a protest during an event at Kasaragod attended by Minister N Shamsudheen. BJP Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar demanded the immediate revocation of his suspension, claiming the teacher asked a “historically accurate” question about Savarkar. “It is a stark wake-up call exposing the conspiracy to rewrite and erase the true history of our land. Today, the Muslim League is using state power to punish an educator for teaching documented historical facts. This proves what we have said all along: the weak VD Satheesan government is entirely held hostage by the Muslim League,” he wrote on X.VD Savarkar was a controversial figure, known as the ideologue of right-wing Hindu nationalism. He spent around 14 years in prison, on various charges relating to subversion and incitement to war. However, he filed multiple clemency and mercy petitions during his time in prison to get released. He was also an accused in the assassination of MK Gandhi and was acquitted because of the lack of evidence. ]]></description>
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<title>Kochi set to emerge as India&amp;apos;s next AI and deep tech hub</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kochi-set-to-emerge-as-indias-next-ai-and-deep-tech-hub</link>
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<title>Kerala, US explore stronger ties in education, tourism and maritime sectors</title>
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<title>MVD staff&amp;apos;s &amp;apos;unique&amp;apos; protest forces government to retreat, suspended duo reinstated</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/mvd-staffs-unique-protest-forces-government-to-retreat-suspended-duo-reinstated</link>
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<title>Three fishermen still missing as govt faces anger over delayed rescue</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/three-kerala-fishermen-still-missing-as-govt-faces-anger-over-delayed-rescue</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As three fishermen who went missing at sea on July 31 remain untraceable, Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan announced that they would release a standard operating procedure (SOP) shortly for the safety of the coastal community.  The CM was responding to protests about state apathy by the coastal community. Delegations led by the CM and other ministers on Monday, August 10, visited the houses of fishermen who went missing during accidents in Vizhinjam, Muthalapozhi and Neendakara.  VD Satheesan and Minister of Forests Shibu Baby John visited the house of 26-year-old Gautam Krishna, who was among the 11 fishermen on board the boat ‘Miomi’ when it capsized near Neendakara on July 31. Gautam’s father, Radhakrishnan, 48, and grandfather, Rajeevan, 76, were killed in the accident, while the search for Gautam has entered Day 11.  Incidentally, the search for Gautam intensified only when his mother Reshma, while grieving for her husband and father, conducted a sit-in protest in front of the coastal police station at Neendakara, questioning the apathy.  Similar was the situation in Vizhinjam and Muthalapozhi, where the search for fishermen John Matthias, 54, and Shijin, 32, remains unsuccessful. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Fisheries Minister VE Abdul Gafoor visited the houses of Shijin and John.  During the visit, John’s daughter, Jiji, conveyed the family’s displeasure with a recent statement by VD Satheesan, which, according to them, hurt the coastal community. When asked about the delay in visiting the coastal region, Satheesan asked whether anyone remembered what happened during the former CM’s visit. He was referring to the protest by the fishermen community when Pinarayi Vijayan visited the region after the devastating accidents caused by Cyclone Ockhi in 2017.  John’s daughter Jiji said she faced a cyberattack after demanding an apology from the CM over the statement. The family has demanded the search be extended to the Tamil Nadu coast.  The Ministers also went to the house of Shijin in Perumathura, whose fishing boat capsized at Muthalapozhi harbour on July 31. While the body of Sreemon, who went missing along with Shijin, was found the next day, the search for Shijin entered the eleventh day on Monday.  Delayed search The Navy began the search on Sunday, August 9, with the vessel INS Kalpeni and a scuba team joining the operations. Currently, multiple agencies, such as marine enforcement, coastal police, the Fisheries Department and the Coast Guard, are part of the search operations. The CM said that the coastal region was witnessing an unprecedented search operation to trace the missing fishermen.  However, the coastal community alleged that the rescue agencies were unresponsive during the initial hours of the accident. Jiji told the media that the marine ambulance ran out of fuel ahead of the search. She also said that lack of coordination among the agencies had affected the rescue operations.  In the case of Gautam, advanced resources were deployed only after Reshma conducted a sit-in on August 5. The family alleged that no one from state leadership, barring Forest Minister Shibu Baby John, visited them. There were protests, especially against Fisheries Minister Abdul Gafoor, who visited the coastal region only after ten days.   Bridge the gap Untrustworthy weather prediction and issues in disaster preparedness have been plaguing the coastal community for a very long time. According to coastal activist Vipin Das Thottathil, localised weather warnings have been a demand of the community for a very long time. He said that generic warnings often lead to loss of working days without any unusual weather event, causing distrust among the community.  The coastal community is also miffed over the lack of disaster preparedness by the various agencies. “Due to lack of an SOP, nobody knows whom to alert first at the time of an accident. There is no proper training to effectively utilise the golden hours. Fishermen try to survive for several hours by clinging to whatever they get to stay afloat. These golden hours are very crucial. The government should spend its money to purchase equipment to communicate about accidents, GPS to track boats, life jackets and other safety features. The life jackets available are difficult to keep in their cramped vessels and also not compatible to use during their work. Instead of spending money on unnecessary studies and work, funds should be allotted to purchase equipment that could save lives,” Vipin said.  Vipin said that community participation is often overlooked while thinking about solutions for fishermen&#039;s safety. “We have always requested to include community members in search and rescue operations, as they have a better idea about the currents, wind, etc. Even in weather prediction, community members can provide valuable inputs. Proper policy intervention is needed in these aspects,” he said.  ]]></description>
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<title>Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas receives bail</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/hindutva-ideologue-tg-mohandas-receives-bail-from-kerala-court</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Nearly 24 hours after the arrest of Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Thiruvananthapuram granted him bail on Monday, August 10. The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police arrested him on Sunday, August 9, over his derogatory and violent comments about student protesters at Jantar Mantar who were protesting over the NEET paper leak.According to reports, in his bail plea, Mohandas argued that he was exercising his right to freedom of expression and alleged that the case was politically motivated. He was granted bail on the condition that he cooperate with the investigation and not repeat the alleged offence.TG Mohandas, a former head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Intellectual Cell in Kerala and a political commentator, had published multiple videos about the student protests on his YouTube channel, Pathrika. In two of the videos, he said the protesters at Jantar Mantar would have been shot and killed if he were in control. He also said that the women participating in the protest “liked” to be raped and would not even complain if it happened.When Mohandas was brought to court, the Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], held a protest against him.Following Mohandas’ arrest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed the arrest discriminatory. BJP state general secretary S Suresh alleged that the arrest was a “drama” intended to divert public attention from the government’s failures in flood-relief operations and protests by people in coastal areas.Mohandas has been charged with wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot, making statements conducing to public mischief, as well as computer-related offences and causing nuisance and violation of public order. ]]></description>
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<title>TG Mohandas arrested over derogatory comments about NEET protesters</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-tg-mohandas-arrested-over-derogatory-comments-about-neet-protesters</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala Cyber Police arrested Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas on Sunday, August 9, over his derogatory and violent comments about student protesters at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak.Mohandas, a former head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Intellectual Cell in Kerala and a political commentator, was arrested at his residence in  Ernakulam district on Sunday evening. The investigation team has detained him to examine his digital equipment and to question him about the videos he uploaded to his YouTube channel, Pathrika. He will be presented before a magistrate on Monday, August 10.The arrest comes a whole week after Mohandas was booked for the comments. The delay invited severe criticism, with Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala saying that the decision regarding an arrest should be taken by the investigating officer.The videos that led to his arrestMohandas uploaded multiple videos to his YouTube channel Pathrika, about the student protests. In two of the videos, he said the protesters at Jantar Mantar would have been shot and killed if he were in control. He also said the women who were part of the protest “liked” to be raped and would not even complain if it happened.Following widespread outrage over his remarks, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) distanced itself from his statements, saying they were his personal opinion and that he holds no official rank in the organisation.He was booked on July 29, after multiple complaints were filed against him. An FIR was registered under Sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot) and 353(1)(b) (statement conducing to public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 66 (criminal offence of computer hacking/tampering) of the Information Technology Amendment Act, and Section 120(o) (causing nuisance and violation of public order) of the Kerala Police Act.   Meanwhile, BJP has termed the arrest discriminatory. BJP state general secretary S Suresh said that the police taking TG Mohandas into custody on a holiday was highly condemnable. He alleged that the arrest was a “drama” intended to divert public attention from the government’s failures in flood-relief operations and the protests by people in coastal areas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>വിദ്യാർഥികളെ അധിക്ഷേപിച്ചെന്ന കേസ്;  ടി.ജി. മോഹൻദാസിനെ പൊലീസ് കസ്റ്റഡിയിലെടുത്തു</title>
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<title>Feminist alliance asks RSS to sever ties with TG Mohandas over Jantar Mantar remarks</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/feminist-alliance-asks-rss-to-sever-ties-with-tg-mohandas-over-jantar-mantar-remarks</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA), a platform of women, transgender, and non-binary persons, has written to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, demanding action against Hindutva ideologue TG Mohandas over his derogatory remarks about students and women who protested at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.In an open letter issued on August 9, ALIFA accused Mohandas of making “violent, aggressive, and obnoxious” statements in videos published on his YouTube channel Pathrika between July 24 and 26. The alliance has demanded that the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly condemn his statements and sever any remaining association with him.In a video published on July 26, Mohandas spoke about what he would do if he were “in charge” of the students gathered at Jantar Mantar. He described imposing a curfew around the area, asking protesters to disperse, and subsequently opening fire, saying that some people would die and others would be permanently disabled.“The bodies would be collected and taken to hospitals… This is a solution. Clean,” he said. Mohandas even said that “mass rapes” would occur at the protest site and that some women “like rape”. Kerala: Hindutva ideologue says he would have shot CJP protesters
ALIFA has demanded that the RSS and BJP take action over the remarks, pointing to Mohandas’ past association with the BJP and Sangh organisations. According to the letter, he had served as the Kerala BJP’s state convener of its Intellectual Cell and as a television spokesperson for the party. It also said he had been general secretary and later vice-president of Bharatiya Vichara Kendram, and had managed Ayodhya Printers and Janmabhumi.“The BJP&#039;s Kerala unit has distanced itself from Mohandas and his statements,” the letter said, while arguing that his long association with the organisation warranted greater accountability.The alliance’s four demands include a written and public condemnation of Mohandas’ statements by the RSS and BJP; severing of “every remaining platform and courtesy” extended to him by Sangh Parivar organisations and publications; support for the legal process against him; and removal of the videos from public circulation while preserving copies for investigation.ALIFA has also questioned the RSS’ institutional responsibility, invoking its public statements on women and sexual violence, including its reference to women as “Matru Shakti”. The alliance said Mohandas’ remarks were incompatible with these stated positions.The alliance has asked the RSS and BJP to respond to its demands by August 14. “If this 15th August passes in silence, we will read the silence as an answer,” the letter said, adding that it would consider silence from the RSS to be “complicity”.The Kerala police had booked Mohandas on July 29, under Sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot) and 353(1)(b) (statement conducing to public mischief) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Section 66 (criminal offence of computer hacking/tampering) of the Information Technology Amendment Act and Section 120(o) (causing nuisance and violation of public order) of the Kerala Police Act. There has been no arrest or questioning yet. ]]></description>
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<title>UDF govt faces flak over directive to sing Vande Mataram as part of Har Ghar Tiranga</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/udf-govt-faces-flak-over-directive-to-sing-vande-mataram-as-part-of-har-ghar-tiranga</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. The Kerala Chief Secretary’s August 6 order instructing that the National Song “Vande Mataram” be sung at all physical celebrations in association with the Union government’s Har Ghar Tiranga campaign has led to a significant political controversy in the state. Har Ghar Tiranga is to be celebrated from August 9 to 17, and is a campaign to hoist the national flag across the country. “All physical celebrations during this period shall combine the collective singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ with the hoisting/display of the National Flag,” Chief Secretary Bhishwanath Sinha ordered. Physical celebrations during this period include Independence Day parades. The Chief Secretary’s order mandated that “instructions of the Government of India for recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’ will be followed in full” for the singing of the National Song. The issue lies in the fact that the official version of the National Song, as per a July 9 order issued by the Union MInistry of Home Affairs, contains six stanzas, including four controversial stanzas considered to be communally-charged. The MHA order said that “the official version only shall be recited in mass singing” whenever the National Song is sung. Singing of the National Song in full is politically contested, as the last four stanzas are communally-charged. Why did the Congress object to the full version of Vande Mataram? TM Krishna writesFollowing this circular, the UDF government faced criticism from the Opposition. Criticising the circular, Leader of Opposition and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] veteran Pinarayi Vijayan said the UDF government has reached a point where it has complexly surrendered to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) agenda.“The song Vande Mataram in its entirety is not compatible with secularism. There is nothing wrong with reciting the opening stanzas. Insisting on reciting Vande Mataram in full is the RSS’s policy. It is part of their agenda. This government has reached a point where it has completely surrendered to that agenda,” Pinarayi said.Speaking with the media, N Shamsudheen, the Minister for General Education and leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), said the Chief Secretary’s circular was issued following Lok Bhavan’s instruction. “This is not something decided by the state government. It was an instruction from Lok Bhavan and the Governor,” he said.Meanwhile, reports say the Governor’s office denied that it issued such instructions to the chief secretary.Earlier, the UDF government in Kerala decided against playing the full six-stanza version of Vande Mataram in the state Assembly, opting for only the first two stanzas. In July, the Parliament of India passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, which grants “Vande Mataram” the same statutory protections as the National Anthem, making any deliberate disrespect or disruption during its singing a punishable offence.Vande Mataram Bill explained: What changes, and can you be forced to sing it? ]]></description>
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<title>Driver and conductor killed as Kozhikode&#45;Bengaluru KSRTC bus overturns near Bidadi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two people were killed and 25 others injured after a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus travelling to Bengaluru overturned after crashing into a directional signboard on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway near Avaragere Gate in Bengaluru South district on Saturday, August 8.The deceased have been identified as Mithan and Arun Kumar, the conductor and driver of the bus, respectively. Both were from Kerala and were in their 40s. A senior police officer from Bidadi said one of the 25 injured passengers is in critical condition after suffering severe head injuries.The accident occurred around 6.30 am when the bus veered to the left and rammed into a directional signboard before overturning. A passenger alerted the police, following which personnel from the Bidadi police and fire department launched a rescue operation.The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. Several passengers suffered injuries to their hands, legs and upper body, though most were reported to be out of danger.Police suspect the driver may have felt drowsy, as the bus veered sharply toward the side of the road, indicating a possible loss of control. However, officials said the exact cause of the accident would be established after a detailed investigation.The Bidadi police have registered an FIR under the relevant provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to causing death by negligence.The bodies of the driver and conductor have been kept at nearby hospitals, and their families have been informed. The bodies will be handed over to their families after they arrive in Bengaluru.Traffic on the highway was briefly disrupted after debris from the bus fell onto the road, posing a risk to other motorists. Police and emergency personnel cleared the debris and restored traffic movement, the officer said. ]]></description>
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<title>മദ്യപിച്ച് വാഹനം ഓടിച്ച യൂട്യൂബർ &amp;apos;ഹെലൻ ഓഫ് സ്പാർട്ട&amp;apos;യുടെ ലൈസൻസ് സസ്പെൻഡ് ചെയ്തു</title>
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<title>Opposition questions govt move to end doorstep social welfare pension delivery</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/opposition-questions-kerala-govt-move-to-end-doorstep-social-welfare-pension-delivery</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala government’s decision to stop distributing social security and welfare pensions through cooperative societies at beneficiaries’ homes has drawn strong criticism from the CPI(M). Most beneficiaries will now be shifted to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former finance minister BN Balagopal said that the move could weaken the welfare pension system and exclude vulnerable beneficiaries.The government has ordered that pensions for all beneficiaries, except those who are completely bedridden, be transferred to their Aadhaar-linked bank accounts through DBT. Completely bedridden beneficiaries will continue to receive their pensions at home.The government order cites the higher cost of distributing pensions through cooperative societies, delays in returning undistributed pension amounts, and lapses in recording distribution details on the service portal among the reasons for the decision.The order argues that there are difficulties such as pensions being paid to ineligible beneficiaries or more than once to the same person due to the incomplete implementation of Aadhaar-based pension distribution.The government has further said that continuing doorstep distribution could result in Kerala losing financial assistance from the Union government because of non-compliance with its directions on DBT-based pension payments.Around 62 lakh people in Kerala receive social security pensions, including elderly persons, widows, persons with disabilities, agricultural labourers among others. According to Balagopal, around half of the beneficiaries have opted to receive their pensions through bank transfers, while the remaining beneficiaries depend on doorstep delivery.Balagopal said, “Nearly 25 lakh people in Kerala are currently receiving their pensions directly through cooperative banks. Asking all of them to open bank accounts and receive the pension only through digital transactions is a challenge to elderly and vulnerable people.”He also rejected the government’s justification that the Union government’s requirements on DBT necessitated the change. Balagopal said only around eight lakh pension beneficiaries in Kerala receive financial assistance from the Union government, with their contribution ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 500.“We have already brought those eight lakh people under the required system. There is no issue with that. Cooperative bank accounts are also Aadhaar-linked,” Balagopal said, alleging that the decision was an attempt to weaken the social welfare pension scheme.Pinarayi said, “Those who receive doorstep pensions without DBT are outside the banking service network. The vast majority of them belong to economically weaker sections and face health-related difficulties. The new order is therefore a major blow to people who need the care and support of society. It is this system that the UDF government is attempting to weaken,” Pinarayi said.He also questioned the extent of the Union government’s financial contribution to Kerala’s social security pensions. According to Pinarayi, the Union government’s share accounts for only around 1% of the total amount distributed as social security pensions in Kerala each month and covers around 13.5% of the beneficiaries.“The state government bears the entire amount for the remaining 86%. Therefore, the LDF government had proceeded by rejecting the Union government’s directives on the mode of pension distribution. However, the UDF government is using the Union government’s directive as an opportunity to weaken the pension scheme itself,” Pinarayi said.The government order says the decision followed a recommendation from Kerala Social Security Pension Limited to make DBT mandatory for all beneficiaries except completely bedridden persons and those for whom doorstep delivery cannot be avoided.The order also refers to existing directions requiring cooperative societies to return undistributed pension amounts within a stipulated period and complete the related data entry. The government says that although the service portal is opened for 10 days after monthly pension distribution to allow societies to record repayment details, several societies fail to complete the process within the prescribed period.The state government had earlier permitted primary agricultural credit societies and other cooperative societies to distribute social security pensions at beneficiaries’ homes.  ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala history&#45;sheeter Arjun Ayanki remains on the run, brother arrested</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-history-sheeter-arjun-ayanki-remains-on-the-run-brother-arrested</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.History-sheeter Arjun Ayanki remains on the run as Kerala Police intensifies their search for him across the state. His brother Akhil Ayanki was arrested, and two of his associates were taken into custody on August 7, Friday, for allegedly helping Arjun evade arrest.A special police team has been searching for Ayanki across Kerala after he openly challenged State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on social media and dared the police to arrest him. The action comes amid multiple cases against him, including allegations of threatening police officers through social media.Akhil was taken into custody in Thrissur on Friday, while Ayanki’s associates Saud and Ismail were also detained on suspicion of assisting him. Police have been searching locations linked to Ayanki, as well as his relatives and associates, as part of the operation to trace him.The manhunt followed a Facebook post by Ayanki on August 7, in which he challenged Chennithala to order a fresh investigation into a case in which he and his friends were arrested and jailed. Ayanki alleged that the case was fabricated and demanded action against Circle Inspector Prashanth if a reinvestigation established that he was innocent.He also referred to Chennithala’s warning that those threatening police officers would face action and said he was ready to honour the minister if he ordered a fresh probe. Ayanki ended the post by telling the minister not to try to intimidate him.Following the post, the Home Minister directed the police to arrest Ayanki at the earliest. A special team was formed by Ernakulam Rural Police, with the search subsequently expanded to multiple locations.Police traced Ayanki’s mobile phone location to Thrissur on Friday and obtained visuals purportedly showing him crossing the Paliyekkara toll plaza. Ayanki later claimed on social media that he was waiting at the Vadakkunnathan Temple grounds, taunting the police searching for him.The police are also investigating allegations of Ayanki threatening the Kothamangalam Station House Officer after being released on bail in a case registered against him. The Kerala High Court recently rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the matter.He was subsequently accused of targeting Oonnukal Inspector B S Adarsh, who was investigating the alleged threats against the Kothamangalam officer. Police said Ayanki sent the officer a voice message containing abusive and threatening remarks and later shared it on social media. Another case was registered based on this.A special investigation team was formed to arrest Ayanki in connection with the alleged threats against the Kothamangalam and Oonnukal station house officers. The team is headed by Muvattupuzha Deputy Superintendent of Police K R Manoj and includes officers from the Oonnukal and Kuttampuzha police stations.The Ernakulam Rural Cyber Police have also registered a case against Ayanki over a Facebook post in which he allegedly made derogatory remarks about former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Police have invoked provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act, alleging that the post was intended to provoke public disorder.Ayanki, a native of Azhikode in Kannur district, came to wider public attention in 2021 in connection with an alleged gold smuggling network operating through Karipur airport. In May, Ernakulam Rural Police had taken him and five others into preventive custody following a pre-dawn raid at a resort in Kothamangalam, alleging that they had assembled to plan criminal activities.Ayanki has denied the allegations and maintained that he and his associates were falsely implicated in the case. His latest social media posts have triggered an intensified police operation to trace and arrest him. ]]></description>
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<title>സർക്കാർ ആശുപത്രികളിലെ പേ വാർഡുകൾ ലഭിക്കാനുള്ള വരുമാന പരിധി ഒഴിവാക്കും:  മന്ത്രി കെ.മുരളീധരൻ</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>കെഎസ്ആർടിസിക്ക് ഇനി കസ്റ്റമർ കെയർ നമ്പറും  എഐ അധിഷ്ഠിത  വാട്സാപ്പ് ടിക്കറ്റും</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/ksrtc</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Plus Two no longer mandatory for degree admission in Kerala</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/plus-two-no-longer-mandatory-for-degree-admission-in-kerala</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Passenger arrested for attempting to open emergency exit on Kochi&#45;bound flight</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/passenger-arrested-for-attempting-to-open-emergency-exit-on-kochi-bound-flight</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ബിരുദ പ്രവേശനത്തിന് ഇനി പ്ലസ്ടു നിര്‍ബന്ധമല്ല; ഉത്തരവിറക്കി സര്‍ക്കാര്‍</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>From force to service, Kerala announces ‘My Police Station’ policing reform</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/from-force-to-service-kerala-announces-my-police-station-policing-reform</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hero of Kerala floods gives away life jacket, dies trying to save drowning farmer</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/hero-of-kerala-floods-gives-away-life-jacket-dies-trying-to-save-drowning-farmer</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Flood death toll rises to 26, govt announces relief package</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/flood-death-toll-rises-to-26-govt-announces-relief-package</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Second SIT for Sabarimala as HC tightens vigil on temple scandals</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/second-sit-for-sabarimala-as-hc-tightens-vigil-on-temple-scandals</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ASHAs in less populated areas get relief as Kerala delinks performance and honorarium</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/ashas-in-less-populated-areas-get-relief-as-kerala-delinks-performance-and-honorarium</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala government has decided to remove the minimum performance incentive required for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) to receive their full monthly honorarium. Workers in sparsely populated regions say this has brought them relief, as they believed the performance targets unfairly penalised despite carrying out their routine duties.Under the earlier guidelines, ASHA workers had to earn at least Rs 500 a month through performance-based incentives to qualify for the full state honorarium of Rs 12,000. If the total incentive earned in a month fell even slightly short of Rs 500, the worker&#039;s honorarium was reduced by half to Rs 6,000.The incentives were linked to specific tasks, including accompanying pregnant women for antenatal care, ensuring institutional deliveries, and facilitating immunisation of children. For instance, an ASHA worker received Rs 50 for each pregnant woman and Rs 20 for every infant brought for vaccination. ASHA workers say the system disproportionately affected those posted in areas with low populations, where the number of pregnancies and children requiring immunisation was naturally lower.Rani, an ASHA worker from Kasaragod district, said the change addresses a long-standing concern for workers in hilly and sparsely populated regions.&quot;Even if an ASHA worker earned Rs 400 or Rs 450 as incentive, the honorarium would be reduced to half. That was not right. With this order, that condition has been removed, which will benefit workers in less populated areas. I work in a hilly region in Kasaragod where I am sometimes unable to meet the target because the population is very small and families live scattered. There are not many cases to attend in a ward. This is a relief,&quot; she said.Sajesh Eliyar, ASHA coordinator for Wayanad district, said the revised order would particularly benefit workers serving tribal settlements.&quot;Some ASHA workers from tribal regions faced the issue of lower incentives, and this will help them. In tribal settlements in Wayanad, where there are fewer houses, workers used to face this problem. It is not a question of ASHA workers not attending cases or not working, because they have to perform their routine duties to receive the honorarium. Most workers got lower incentives only because the population was less, which was not their fault,&quot; he said.However, the impact of the decision is expected to be limited in urban areas where ASHA workers generally have no difficulty meeting the minimum incentive threshold.&quot;Reaching the Rs 500 incentive has always been easy for me. I don&#039;t think it is difficult for ASHA workers in urban wards because there are enough pregnant women, infants, and other cases. In the last 10 years, I have never faced a problem in reaching the minimum incentive,&quot; said Anitha Kumari, an ASHA worker from Anchuthengu in Thiruvananthapuram.The revised government order, issued on August 4, removes both the requirement to earn a minimum of Rs 500 as performance incentive and the provision introduced earlier that required medical officers to certify cases where workers could not meet the target due to reasons beyond their control.The move follows repeated representations by the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association (KAHWA), which argued that linking the honorarium to performance indicators unfairly affected workers in regions with fewer beneficiaries. The association had also opposed the certification mechanism introduced earlier, saying it created unnecessary administrative hurdles.With the latest order, the state has delinked the payment of the monthly honorarium from performance-linked criteria, ensuring that ASHA workers will receive the full honorarium irrespective of the number of cases in their assigned areas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>പ്രിയദര്‍ശിനി സൗജന്യ യാത്ര: ആരേയും അടച്ചാക്ഷേപിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചിട്ടില്ല,  വിവാദപരാമർശത്തിൽ ഖേദം പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ച് മന്ത്രി സിപി ജോൺ</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>കാലവർഷക്കെടുതിയിൽ അടിയന്തരസഹായം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി; വീടും സ്ഥലവും നഷ്ടമായവർക്ക് 12 ലക്ഷം രൂപ, മരിച്ചവരുടെ കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങൾക്ക് 8 ലക്ഷം</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/rain-132862</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Minister apologises for remarks on women using free bus scheme</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-minister-cp-john-apologises-for-remarks-on-women-using-free-bus-scheme</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.  Kerala Transport Minister CP John on Wednesday, August 5, apologised for his remarks questioning the choices of women who use the state&#039;s free bus travel scheme, saying he had no intention of hurting anyone.&quot;I shouldn&#039;t have said that. It should end there,&quot; the minister told reporters. &quot;I have no ego when it comes to expressing regret. If anyone was hurt or offended by my statement, I sincerely apologise. It was never my intention to cause any problems for anyone,&quot; he said.The apology came a day after John sparked a controversy with comments made at a programme organised as part of the Kerala Bus Transport Association (KBTA) state conference, where he said he did not understand the economic behaviour of women who availed free bus travel but chose to educate their children in private schools.&quot;They want to rush into a transport bus which offers cheap travel, but their children will be enrolled in schools with a fee. If they are sick, they are scared to go to a public hospital because they don&#039;t have money. After the Priyadarshini service was started, they began to abandon your buses and board the crowded buses, not because they are against you or because they like me more. It is because the married women in our state do not have money,&quot; he had said.The Priyadarshini scheme, introduced by the UDF government, allows women to travel free of cost on ordinary Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses.John&#039;s remarks triggered widespread criticism, with the All India Democratic Women&#039;s Association (AIDWA) describing them as &quot;anti-women&quot; and an insult to ordinary women who depend on public transport.While initially, amid the backlash, the minister had refused to withdraw his remarks, maintaining that they had been misinterpreted and insisting that he stood by what he had said.However, a day later, John clarified that he fully supported the Priyadarshini scheme and said his intention was to highlight the persistence of poverty in Kerala rather than criticise women who use the service.&quot;&#039;Priyadarshini&#039; is an initiative that we started, and our biggest commitment is to carry it forward. It is the right of its beneficiaries to receive it. What I meant to say is that poverty exists in Kerala; that was the political point I was making. Earlier, there were statements claiming that poverty no longer exists in Kerala, and that is simply not true,&quot; he said. ]]></description>
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<title>Air India flight delay: How Kerala man won ₹136,000 compensation after 9&#45;year legal battle</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/air-india-flight-delay-how-kerala-man-won-136000-compensation-after-9-year-legal-battle</link>
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<title>CM tours flood&#45;hit areas, assures affected people of full support</title>
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<title>Govt takes first step to set up AYUSH University</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/govt-takes-first-step-to-set-up-ayush-university</link>
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<title>Floods revive 2018 trauma as thousands return to relief camps</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-floods-revive-2018-trauma-as-thousands-return-to-relief-camps</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerala is once again bracing for a brutal August. Relentless rain since August 1 has left large parts of central Kerala underwater, with Ranni, Thiruvalla and Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district among the worst hit. For many residents, the flooding has stirred painful memories of lost homes and livelihoods in the devastating 2018 floods. They now find themselves facing the same nightmare all over again. Sasikala Sreeraj, 38, moved to her father&#039;s house in Ezhikkad Unnathi, Aranmula, after floodwaters began entering her home on August 1. Her father, Reghunandan, lives in a house sponsored by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi after they lost everything in the 2018 floods. Soon, the family was forced to move again, this time to a relief camp in Vallana in the early hours of August 2, when floodwaters surged through the back door of the house.  “In 2018, we got time to pack some items before leaving. The water was gushing through the back door. I only got some clothes, certificates and my kids’ school bag. It is scary to go through everything again,” Sasikala said.  By August 2, floodwaters had risen to the roof of Reghunandan&#039;s house. With the water now finally receding, the family is preparing to return and take on the herculean task of cleaning up what&#039;s left. &quot;I went back home to check on things. One of the cots we&#039;d bought after the 2018 flood — made of paper pulp — was completely destroyed, and the mattress was just floating in the water. We&#039;ll have to replace everything in the house from scratch,&quot; she told TNM. Murugan R Achari, who runs a shop of Aramula mirrors, has not left his shop located near the Sree Parthasarathi temple since rain intensified in the area on August 1. Reeling from the memories of the 2018 flood, Murugan is not ready to take chances this time. “I have not left the shop. Currently, water is only till the knee level. I am sleeping in the shop to shift items in case there is any sudden surge in water,” he said.Murugan&#039;s shop in AranmulaMurugan said he lost items worth Rs 25 lakh during the 2018 flood. &quot;The government helped some families, but not traders like us. Thankfully, an organisation called Habitat helped me restart my business back then. It&#039;s hard to imagine going through that experience all over again,&quot; he said. He added that the situation could have been far worse had it coincided with high tide. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pathanamthitta received the highest amount of rainfall from August 1 to 3 in the state. Against a long-period average of 40 cm rainfall, the district witnessed 253.2 cm rainfall in the three days, resulting in heavy waterlogging and damage to properties. Around 6,400 people were shifted to 133 relief camps in Pathanamthitta district alone.  Savitha Ajayakumar, district panchayat member of Kulanada division in Pathanamthitta, said several houses in Aranmula, which also witnessed the 2018 floods, are underwater again this time. &quot;Several areas in Aranmula panchayat, including Edasserimala, Kulamakkuzhi, the town area, Arattupuzha, Thurthimala, Vallana and Ezhikkadu, are inundated. Water levels began rising on August 1, and by now, almost half of the ground floor in many houses is submerged,&quot; she said. Ranni town was among the first places to face waterlogging when rainfall intensified on August 1. Former Ranni MLA Pramod Narayanan said residents who were hit by the 2018 and 2021 floods are now facing a similar ordeal. &quot;Traders had stocked up heavily for the Onam sale season. Had there been specific alerts about the intensity of the rainfall, they could have moved their goods to safer places in time,&quot; he said. Pramod also pointed out that several interior parts of the district remain prone to landslides and landslips and stressed the need for a proper mechanism to monitor these areas closely.As water levels rose, the gates of the Moozhiyar and Maniyar dams were opened on August 3, further raising the water level in the Pampa river. According to the government, 11,018 people were moved to 316 temporary relief camps across various parts of the state.On Tuesday, August 4, Chief Minister VD Satheesan said Pathanamthitta was affected mainly due to the accumulation of sand in the Pampa river from previous floods.&quot;There has been a lack of proper follow-up after the 2018 and 2021 floods. Huge amounts of sand have accumulated in rivers, including the Pampa, since those floods, which have significantly reduced their water-carrying capacity. Immediate priority will be given to clearing accumulated sand from the river beds. Multiple landslides and landslips have also occurred in the interior forest areas of Pathanamthitta, further contributing to the rise in water levels,&quot; the CM said after visiting a relief camp in Kozhencherry on Tuesday. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Women opt for free buses but pay for private schools’: minister&amp;apos;s remark sparks row</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/women-opt-for-free-buses-but-pay-for-private-schools-kerala-mins-remark-sparks-row</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Kerala Transport Minister CP John has sparked a controversy with remarks that he does not understand the economic behaviour of women who rely on free bus travel and public hospitals because they can’t afford the cost but prefer sending their children to private schools.The row began after John, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Marxist Party (CMP), while addressing the Kerala Bus Transport Association (KBTA) state conference, was seen questioning the choices made by women who use free bus services. KBTA represents private bus owners in Kerala, an organisation which has been critical of the Priyadarshini scheme launched by the Kerala State Transport Corporation (KSRTC), because of concerns over loss of revenue. The scheme allows women to travel in ordinary KSRTC buses free of charge.“Seats are lying vacant in government schools. Instead of sending their kids to these schools, they are sending them to institutions with a fee burden. When it comes to hospitals, the same woman prefers to stay in the verandah of a government hospital with her husband or father. The behaviour exhibited by people in Kerala in three sectors - public health, public transport, public education - make me wonder. If a bus comes, they want to rush into a transport bus which offers cheap travel but their children will be enrolled in schools with a fee. If they are sick they are scared to go to a public hospital because they don&#039;t have money. After Priyadarshini service was started, they began to abandon your buses and board the crowded buses not because they are not against you or because they like me more. It is because the married women in our state do not have money,&quot; John said, while speaking at the KBTA conference held in Palakkad.The All India Democratic Women&#039;s Association (AIDWA) said the minister&#039;s remarks were &quot;anti-women&quot; and an insult to ordinary women who depend on public transport.Responding to criticism, CP John said he stood by his observations but clarified that free bus travel for women is a right, while speaking to reporters on Tuesday, August 4.&quot;It was self-criticism. Including me, many political leaders failed to recognise the aspirations of the working class. They are sending their children to private schools because they do not want them to live the same poverty they experienced. I stand by what I said. Free bus travel is women&#039;s right,&quot; the minister said.AIDWA statement said the minister&#039;s comments humiliated women who use public transport facilities and is a reflection of the attitude of both the minister and the government towards women and the public.AIDWA said portraying women&#039;s freedom of movement and the benefits available to them with contempt was unbecoming of a minister. It also accused the government of first restricting the free travel scheme promised to women to only ordinary buses and then insulting the very beneficiaries of the scheme.The organisation demanded that CP John withdraw his remarks immediately and apologise to the women of Kerala. ]]></description>
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<title>Govt suspends Under Secretary over letter favouring jailed BJP councillor</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-govt-suspends-under-secretary-over-letter-favouring-jailed-bjp-councillor</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Days after a letter from the United Democratic Front (UDF) government department aided a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ward member in securing his councillor position, the government took action against the Under Secretary. On Monday, August 3, the Local Self Government Department suspended Chithra P Arunima, a Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) officer. The government letter, signed by Chithara P Arunima, was used by the BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to secure six months’ leave for BJP councillor R Sugathan, who was arrested under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA) and is currently lodged at the high-security Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur.A meeting of the Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation held on July 31, granted Sugathan six months’ leave after the council put it to a vote and passed it with 51 votes in the 101-member council.The letter from the Home Department, dated July 20 and signed by the Under Secretary on behalf of the Additional Chief Secretary, outlined how he could protect his councillor position from disqualification. It noted that while he would not be able to participate in person at the Corporation Council meetings and related proceedings, he is permitted to submit a leave application to the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Council through the Superintendent of the jail. If the Corporation Council considers and approves his leave application by vote, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, his position as a councillor will be protected from disqualification.The Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala had expressed displeasure after it became known that a Home Department letter helped the BJP councillor secure a six-month leave. KAAPA was invoked against Sugathan following an attempt-to-murder case. He was arrested on July 10. On July 14, he took his oath from inside the Viyyur Central Prison. The oath was administered after securing permission from the Kerala High Court. ]]></description>
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<title>സംസ്ഥാനത്തെ പി എസ് സി പരീക്ഷകള്‍ മാറ്റിവെച്ചു</title>
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<title>‘We left with only the clothes we wore’: flood survivors recount escape</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/we-left-with-only-the-clothes-we-wore-kerala-flood-survivors-recount-escape</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. “We left our house with only the clothes we were wearing. We couldn’t take anything,” says Reji, a 50-year-old daily wage worker in Ranni grama panchayat in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, one of the areas worst affected by the torrential rain that has battered the state over the past three days.Reji and his family are among more than 11,000 people displaced across Kerala after exceptionally heavy rainfall triggered widespread flooding, landslips, and minor landslides, leaving 15 people dead and seven missing. The state government has opened 316 relief camps across multiple districts to shelter those forced to flee their homes.“By around 4.30 am, the water was up to our waist. We couldn’t take our certificates or any other belongings. We just left wearing whatever we had on,” says Reji, recalling the early hours of August 1, when floodwaters from the swollen Pamba river inundated his home and the surrounding area. “Only after we reached the relief camp were we given a change of clothes, and that’s what we’re wearing even now.”Reji, his wife Mini, and their son are among 26 people from 10 families staying at a government school in Ranni that was converted into a relief camp on August 1. “We lost everything. Here, we are getting food and other essential supplies,” he says.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kerala received an average of 184.2 mm of rainfall between August 1 and 3, against the normal 55.4 mm — an excess of 232%. Almost every district recorded rainfall more than 60% above normal.Pathanamthitta worst affectedPathanamthitta has emerged as the worst-affected district, with floodwaters entering hundreds of houses in Ranni, Aranmula, and nearby areas. While many families have shifted to relief camps, others continue to stay on the upper floors of their flooded homes, relying on local bodies and volunteers for food, drinking water, and other essentials.For Reji&#039;s family, the latest floods have reopened old wounds. They were still recovering from the devastating 2018 floods, which destroyed nearly everything they had in their house. After slowly rebuilding their lives, they were hit again by floods in 2019. Now, they have lost their belongings once more.”During the 2018 floods, everything in our house was destroyed. We spent almost 14 days in a relief camp. Then our house flooded again in 2019, and now this has happened,” says Mini. According to Ranni gram panchayat president Sasikala Rajasekharan, more than 300 houses in the panchayat had been affected by flooding, while one house had collapsed. “All essential supplies, including food, are being provided to those staying in the relief camp,” she says.She adds that many residents had begun cleaning the ground floors of their homes on Monday morning, but fresh warnings of heavy rain forced authorities to advise them to remain cautious.“We are now ensuring food and drinking water reach families who are still staying on the upper floors of their houses. Drinking water is the biggest issue because wells have been contaminated by floodwater,” she says.According to the state government’s natural calamity report, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta have the highest number of relief camps, with 23 and 22 camps respectively.Rainfall far above normalIMD data showed that Pathanamthitta recorded the highest rainfall anomaly in the state, receiving 533% more rain than normal between August 1 and 3. Other districts also recorded exceptionally high rainfall, including Thiruvananthapuram at 457%, Kozhikode at 326%, Malappuram at 310%, Kollam at 302%, and Kottayam at 300%, Palakkad at 268%, Ernakulam at 223%, Thrissur at 213%, Alappuzha and Kannur at 207%, Idukki at 168%, and Wayanad at 96%. Kasaragod was the only district classified as having ‘excess’ rather than ‘large excess’ rainfall, at 52% above normal.Addressing a press conference on Monday, August 3, Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan stated that, according to the reports he received, the situation was under control in all districts. However, floodwaters had not yet receded in some areas of Pathanamthitta district. He also said 14 boats operated by fishermen from Kollam had been brought to Chengannur, and if necessary, would be deployed for rescue operations in Pathanamthitta.Government assistance announced The Kerala government has announced financial assistance for families affected by the floods and landslides. Families of those who died will receive Rs 8 lakh in compensation, along with Rs 10,000 as immediate aid for funeral expenses. Families returning from relief camps will receive Rs 10,000 to help clean flood-damaged homes. The government also announced Rs 12 lakh for families who lost both their house and land in landslides, and Rs 6 lakh for rebuilding houses that were completely destroyed. ]]></description>
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<title>9 CPI(M) workers accused of attacking ED officials granted bail</title>
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<title>‘Why the hurry?’: HC raps govt over under&#45;probe IPS officer’s promotion</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/why-the-hurry-hc-raps-govt-over-under-probe-ips-officers-promotion</link>
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<title>കശുവണ്ടി കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍ അഴിമതിക്കേസ്: മുന്‍ എംഡി കെ എ രതീഷ് രാജിവെച്ചു</title>
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<title>Businesses face setback as flood waters submerge towns in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in parts of Kerala have affected hundreds of shops and businesses, particularly in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. In the early hours of August 1, flood waters entered many towns in both districts, bringing everyday life to a standstill. Ranni town in Pathanamthitta was largely cut off from surrounding regions because of the flooding. Local residents told TNM that the water came without warning, making it impossible for them to move valuables and other objects from shops and other establishments within town limits. They said that most shops had stocked up to meet the Onam rush. These too are among the goods damaged by the mud and water that flowed in.Water entered more than 500 shops in the Ittiyapara bus stand area in Ranni, according to Abdul Salim, who runs Chinku Silks. “Onam is just 20 days away. The shopping for the festival starts weeks ahead, so everyone had already bought stocks for that. Most of that is gone,” he said.Abdul said that while an exact amount can’t be fixed to the losses suffered yet, he estimates it to be over Rs 50,000. “With recurring floods in the region, I am reconsidering whether I should continue with this business here,” he added.Another trader in Ranni whose shop was spared from the flood told TNM that textile and gadget shops were the worst hit, as their stocks have been completely damaged.One widely circulating video from Cherukovil in the district showed an auto garage that is submerged. Speaking to TNM, Binoy, the owner of the Paruvanickal Tours and Travels and Auto Garage, said that two buses in running condition and three that were under maintenance were fully submerged by the floodwaters.“All the tools I had in the workshop, the motors of some machines, and computers in the office have been destroyed. I have incurred losses to the tune of Rs 6 lakh,” he said, adding that the full extent of the loss can be determined only after the water recedes completely.According to Binoy, the water that entered the town early morning on Saturday, August 1 had begun to recede by Sunday night. However, with relentless rains in the Sabarimala region, the Pampa river began to flow in spate again in the early hours of Monday, causing floodwaters to reenter the buildings in Ranni and surrounding areas.This is the second time Binoy’s property has been affected by floods, the first time being in 2020. Both Binoy and Abdul said that the lack of dredging in the Pampa river had reduced its capacity, causing it to overflow after one heavy rain.        View this post on Instagram            
Shop owners in Kottayam’s Pala told TNM that they had moved their stocks and equipment in the early hours of August 1, as soon as they received news of flooding and landslides upstream in Erattupetta.Amal Jacob, who runs Asado Resto Cafe in Pala’s Kottaramattom, said that the shop suffered losses between Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000. “Frozen meat, cheese, and other raw materials we had stocked were completely damaged,” he said.He added that they were able to save some of the equipment, including the refrigerator and freezer, before the water entered the buildings. “Around 1.15 am on August 1, friends in Erattupetta told us that there had been a landslide there. We knew that that meant flooding in Pala town. So we quickly put equipment atop tables. The next day, we saw that water levels were continuing to rise, so we moved everything to a room on the first floor,” he said. The owner of another shop that sells stationery items said that they too were able to move things to the first floor and prevent major losses. However, they had to undertake strenuous cleaning on August 2, as the flood waters had brought large amounts of silt and mud. Making matters worse, the water that had receded on August 2 started rising again on August 3 morning. ]]></description>
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<title>Pathanamthitta reels under floods; Kerala flood toll 15</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. The flood situation in Pathanamthitta remained critical on Monday, August 3, after another spell of intense overnight rain battered the district, prompting the Kerala government to step up rescue efforts and issue fresh warnings to people living along riverbanks.Kerala Tourism Minister PC Vishnunadh said the district was facing an alarming situation after the heavy rain throughout the night. &quot;An alarming situation is prevailing in Pathanamthitta following the heavy rain overnight,&quot; he said, adding that the government machinery was closely monitoring developments.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had warned of a high possibility of flash floods in Pathanamthitta as heavy rain caused the Pampa river and its tributaries to swell. Authorities issued repeated alerts asking residents living along the banks of the Pampa and Kakkattar rivers to move to safer places or relief camps without delay.Pathanamthitta bore the brunt of the torrential rain that began on Friday evening and intensified through Saturday, triggering flash floods, landslips and widespread inundation across several parts of the district. The Sabarimala forest region received around 300 mm of rain, while Vadasserikkara recorded 339 mm in the 24 hours ending Saturday morning, leading to a sharp rise in river levels.Ranni remained the worst-hit region, with large parts of the town submerged under nearly two to two-and-a-half feet of water. Floodwaters entered homes and commercial establishments within minutes, forcing many residents to move to upper floors. Several families were stranded inside their houses, while others took shelter on the upper floors of buildings at Ittiyappara as rescue teams worked to reach them.The Disaster Management Authority and Fire and Rescue Services continued rescue operations using dinghies and coracles, while the district administration arranged additional rescue boats for flood-hit areas. As a safety measure, electricity supply was disconnected in Ranni and nearby places.The overflowing Pampa and Manimala rivers submerged several major roads, disrupting connectivity across the district. The Arayanjilimannu causeway went under water, while flooding was reported from Kozhencherry, Cherukolpuzha and Aranmula, forcing authorities to evacuate residents from low-lying areas.With the Pampa in severe flood, authorities cancelled the Palliyodam (snake boat) procession linked to the Aranmula Vallasadya ritual and prohibited boating in the river until further notice. The Travancore Devaswom Board also advised devotees planning to visit Sabarimala for the Niraputhari festival on August 2 and 3 to reconsider their pilgrimage due to the prevailing weather conditions.Water levels in the Achankovil and Kakkattar rivers also crossed the danger mark, while travel to Gavi through Angamoozhi and other high-range routes was prohibited because of the risk of landslips. Despite the heavy inflow, officials said water storage in the district&#039;s major reservoirs remained within safe limits.Across Kerala, the heavy rain over the past two days has claimed 11 lives, while six people remain missing. As of Sunday evening, 273 relief camps were functioning across the state, providing shelter to 7,674 people. Authorities said 30 houses had been completely destroyed and another 293 partially damaged in rain-related incidents. Although rain eased in many parts of the state on Sunday, the downpour intensified again during the night, prompting officials to urge people to remain vigilant as rivers continued to swell. ]]></description>
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<title>CM criticised for attending private engagements during flood crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.As Kerala grapples with widespread flooding, the CPI(M) has accused Chief Minister VD Satheesan of failing to lead the State&#039;s disaster response, citing his participation in private engagements and alleging lapses in flood preparedness, rescue operations and relief management. The criticism intensified after a video surfaced showing Satheesan attending a private lunch hosted by a Congress leader in Malappuram during the flood crisis.Sharing the video, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim said, &quot;At a time when the entire State is gripped by fear and anxiety, giving priority to personal engagements over official responsibilities is both ill-timed and a challenge to the people.&quot; He urged the Chief Minister to cancel all other engagements and personally coordinate flood relief operations.In separate statements issued on Sunday, August 2, the CPI(M) state secretariat and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan alleged serious shortcomings in flood preparedness, rescue efforts and relief management. They also questioned the alleged use of a government-rented helicopter for the Chief Minister&#039;s private engagements.The CPI(M) state secretariat said the Chief Minister, who also chairs the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, should directly lead the government&#039;s response instead of delegating responsibility to Ministers.&quot;The Chief Minister, who is also the chairperson of the State Disaster Management Authority, should not stand aside by merely assigning responsibility to Ministers. The foremost duty of an administrator is to protect the lives and property of the people. Failing to do so can only be seen as a challenge to the people,&quot; the statement said.The party also criticised the alleged use of the government-rented helicopter for a private engagement during the disaster.&quot;The use of the government-rented helicopter for private purposes and reports of a feast while people were suffering have triggered strong public criticism. The State had rented the helicopter for disaster management operations and emergencies. When the LDF government had rented a helicopter, the then Leader of the Opposition criticised it as a wasteful expenditure. He is now the Chief Minister,&quot; the statement said.The CPI(M) said Kerala was facing an extremely serious situation because of heavy rain, floods and sea erosion, with landslides and flooding damaging homes, causing widespread crop losses and affecting thousands of families. It said people looked to the government and the Chief Minister for leadership during such crises, particularly with forecasts predicting more heavy rain in the coming days.Criticising the government&#039;s handling of the situation, the party alleged that authorities had failed to act in time.&quot;The government must realise that even minor lapses during a natural disaster can come at a huge cost. Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts, which received the highest rainfall, remained under an orange alert until Saturday morning. By the time the red alert was issued, many areas were already submerged. No steps were taken to move people to safer locations or evacuate those living in vulnerable areas,&quot; it said.The party further alleged that residents living along the Pamba river were not relocated despite flood risks and warnings of extremely heavy rainfall in the eastern high ranges. Referring to the Muthalapozhi boat accident, it claimed that the Coastal Police reached the spot only 13 hours later to rescue fishermen, describing it as another instance of official negligence.The CPI(M) also criticised Satheesan&#039;s response to questions from the media.&quot;When journalists sought the Chief Minister&#039;s response on the disaster, he adopted an indifferent approach by saying that his office would brief them. During previous flood situations, the Chief Minister used to interact with the media regularly, which helped reassure people and keep them alert,&quot; the statement said.Reiterating its support for rescue and relief efforts, the party said LDF workers were already involved in relief operations and urged all its units to actively assist those affected by the monsoon disaster.In a separate statement, Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan said, &quot;Kerala is once again facing a flood disaster,&quot; noting that 209 relief camps were sheltering 5,792 people, while eight people had died and eight others remained missing. He urged the government to intensify search operations for the missing and expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.&quot;The negligence and lack of coordination in disaster management, which has worsened the suffering of the people, can never be accepted,&quot; Pinarayi said. He alleged that a dam near Ranni had been opened without adequate warning, leaving traders with no time to move their goods to safety.He also alleged shortcomings in the management of relief camps.&quot;The negligence in the relief camps is also a matter of concern. The government mach ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala rain fury: death toll rises to 11 as heavy downpour continues</title>
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<title>Rain fury: 8 dead, several missing as landslides and floods batter state</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerala remained on high alert on Sunday, August 2 after days of relentless rain left at least eight people dead, triggered landslides and flash floods, and caused extensive damage across several districts, particularly in the state’s high ranges. According to the latest official disaster assessment, the fatalities include three children; four of the deaths were caused by landslides. Search operations are continuing for six fishermen, four from Thiruvananthapuram and two from Kollam, who went missing in the Arabian Sea, as well as two Kannur residents who were swept away after falling into a river.Heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Kerala on Sunday, triggering fresh landslides that claimed four lives in Kottayam and Idukki districts, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for 12 districts warning of continued intense rainfall.The orange alert has been issued for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod on August 2. No weather alert has been issued for any district on August 3.On Sunday, two women were killed after a landslide struck a house at Payyanithottam near Erattupetta in Kottayam’s Meenachil taluk. The victims were identified as Josephine Johny (28) and Regina Johny, who were trapped under the debris.In Idukki, two more deaths were reported in separate landslides. Sumathi, 69, died in a landslide at Kudayathoor in Thodupuzha taluk, while 72-year-old Prabhakaran Nair, a native of Vaikom, was killed in another landslide at Vagamon in Peerumedu taluk.The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said 64 relief camps are functioning across Kerala as of Sunday morning, housing 1,349 people. The largest number of camps are in Kottayam (23) and Pathanamthitta (22), followed by Idukki (6), Malappuram (4), Kozhikode (3), Thiruvananthapuram (2), Alappuzha (2), and one each in Ernakulam and Kannur.The number of camps has come down slightly from Saturday evening, when the state had 65 relief camps accommodating 1,465 people, indicating that some families have been able to return home as conditions improved in certain areas.The SEOC said all taluk-level control rooms across the state are functioning round the clock to coordinate rescue and relief operations.The IMD has also advised fishermen not to venture into the seas off the Kerala, Karnataka, and Lakshadweep coasts on Sunday because of rough weather conditions.Despite the recent spell of heavy rain, Kerala continues to record a rainfall deficit this southwest monsoon. Between June 1 and August 2, the state received 928 mm of rainfall against the seasonal normal of 1,323.2 mm, a deficit of 30%.The cumulative disaster assessment released by the SEOC for the period ending August 1 recorded eight deaths, four missing persons and one injured person. It also reported that 17 houses had been completely destroyed and 127 were partially damaged. Agricultural losses were reported from Palakkad, where 21.09 hectares were affected, and Ernakulam, where 2.42 hectares of farmland suffered damage due to heavy rain and strong winds.Following the widespread damage caused by the rain over the past two days, Chief Minister VD Satheesan had convened an emergency review meeting on August 1 and directed ministers overseeing affected districts to remain on the ground to coordinate relief measures. The government had also said financial assistance would be provided to families of those killed and to people who lost homes, farmland or livelihoods. ]]></description>
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<title>CPI(M) accuses Satheesan of misusing govt helicopter for personal trip</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A political row has erupted over Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s reported use of a state government helicopter for a personal trip to Kochi. The CPI(M) has accused Satheesan of misusing the helicopter, which was hired primarily as an air ambulance and for emergency operations, to visit his father-in-law, who was undergoing treatment.The controversy stems from reports that Satheesan attempted to travel from the Golf Club helipad in Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi on July 31, Friday. According to reports, the aircraft was unable to land in Kochi due to bad weather and returned to Thiruvananthapuram. The journey was reportedly completed later.Former minister and CPI(M) State committee member MB Rajesh criticised the Chief Minister in a Facebook post, alleging that the helicopter flew from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi twice for a private purpose instead of being used for flood relief or any official duty.“There is a government helicopter in the sky. It flew from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi. Not once, but twice. Not for flood relief. Not for any official purpose. Entirely personal,” Rajesh wrote.He also took a swipe at the media, questioning why there was no public outrage or prime-time debate over the incident. Rajesh alleged that had a Communist Chief Minister undertaken a similar trip, the media would have reacted with “moral outrage.”Former Education Minister and CPI(M) veteran V Sivankutty also weighed in on the issue. Sharing a video of a helicopter on Facebook, he wrote, “As times change, a helicopter flies…”Health Minister K Muraleedharan, meanwhile, defended the Chief Minister, dismissing the criticism over the use of the helicopter. “When times change, people choose helicopters instead of cars. What is wrong in that? No one has ever objected to the use of helicopters,” the minister told reporters.The controversy has also revived memories of an earlier political dispute over the use of government helicopters. While in the Opposition, the Congress had criticised former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for using a helicopter to visit areas affected by Cyclone Ockhi, accusing the LDF government of wasteful expenditure. The CPI(M), however, defended the decision, arguing that the helicopter was being used for official disaster-response duties. ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala panchayats battle to become model solar villages</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Across Ernakulam district, eight panchayats are competing to become the district&#039;s first Model Solar Village, and Kumbalangi panchayat is currently leading.The transformation is being driven by the Union government&#039;s push to expand rooftop solar through initiatives such as the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. With government subsidies and lower power bills, more households are embracing clean energy.For many families, rooftop solar has become more than an environmentally friendly choice. Residents who once hesitated to use air conditioners or induction stoves say they can now use them without worrying about electricity bills. ]]></description>
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<title>Home minister says unaware of department letter favouring jailed BJP councillor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has expressed displeasure after it became known that a Home Department letter helped R Sugathan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Thiruvananthapuram, to secure a six-month leave.Sugathan, arrested under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA) is currently interred at the high-security Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur. Reports said Ramesh Chennithala stated that it was issued without his knowledge and the incident will be probed.KAAPA was invoked against Sugathan following an attempt-to-murder case linked to a clash at a temple festival. He was arrested on July 10. On July 14, he took his oath from inside the Viyyur Central Prison. The oath was administered after securing permission from the Kerala High Court.The letter dated July 20, signed by an Under Secretary, on behalf of the Additional Chief Secretary, said Sugathan’s request for escort parole to attend the Council meetings was declined. It explained how he could secure his councillor position from disqualification.“Although you will not be able to participate in the Corporation Council meetings and related proceedings in person, you are permitted to submit a leave application to the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Council through the Superintendent of the jail so that you do not experience disqualification from your position as a councillor. If the Corporation Council considers and approves the leave application by vote in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, your position as a Councillor will be protected from disqualification,” the letter instructs.A meeting of the Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation held on Friday, July 31 granted Sugathan six months of leave after the council put it to a vote and passed it with 51 votes in the 101-member council. The number was achieved with the help of an independent councillor and the casting vote by Mayor VV Rajesh.Mayor VV Rajesh held up the letter issued by the Home Department and told the UDF councillors to listen to what their own government was saying, when the Opposition voiced protest while the council took up Sugathan’s request.With only 50 seats in the 101-member council and a single independent keeping it in power, the BJP wants to ensure Sugathan continues as councillor. Uninformed absence of a councillor from more than two meetings could lead to disqualification.The  Left Democratic Front (LDF) has alleged this is another instance of a Congress having a deal with the BJP.  ]]></description>
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<title>‘Prison&#45;like, if not worse’: HC on Thrissur mental health centre’s ‘cells’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The conditions of the government Mental Health Centre in Thrissur are “shocking and dehumanising”, a bench of the Kerala High Court noted after a personal inspection of the facility. “Words fail us when we try to describe the situation and conditions of the centres in question. They belong to at least a century past and not to the modern times,” the division bench comprising Justices Devan Ramachandran and Basant Balaji wrote in an order directing the state government to file a detailed affidavit on the corrective measures taken by August 18.The same bench had inspected the Mental Health Centre in Thiruvananthapuram a few days earlier and issued separate directions on July 21.The judges spent over three-and-a-half hours inspecting the 14-acre Thrissur campus on July 26. The court said the condition of the campus showed years of neglect. It observed, “The front elevation, gate, and name boards are in a totally unkept manner, with paint having pealed, algae having grown all over, tall shrubs having captured most of it – the perfect setting for a scene from a horror movie.”‘Prison-like cells’The court was particularly critical of the isolation and confinement areas referred to as ‘cells’. These small, segregated spaces were found to be worse in the women’s wards than in the men’s wards.The court noted, “The &#039;cells&#039; were prison-like, if not worse, with iron grills, tiny, dark, and poorly ventilated cage-like structures. The design of the cells are unmistakably colonial and belong to centuries past, with the atmosphere in them being turbid, soiled, and revolting.”The judges said many patients kept in these spaces appeared to be in distress. They noted, “The patients who are in the segregation/isolation facilities called &#039;cells&#039;, were mostly exhibiting signs of deep fear and panic, most of them with loss of touch with reality; and we were told by the doctors that many of them were also prone to self-harm, including suicide.”The court said it was not medically qualified to decide whether segregation was clinically necessary and left that decision to doctors. However, it said such spaces must be suitable for human habitation and patients must be “given accommodation fit for humans.”Staff shortage across the boardThe court also found a serious staff shortage at the centre. The vacancies include nurses, nursing assistants, attenders, security personnel, and doctors, including psychiatrists. The court was also told that posts such as cooks and washer-staff had been abolished altogether.The bench recorded the difficulties faced by the existing staff. On transporting food, it observed, “They are forced to use a hand-drawn cart, the wheels of which are already dodgy and loose, on which heavy vessels carrying food sit very perilously.”The court also raised concerns about the lack of security infrastructure.A young psychiatrist told the bench that police assistance was unreliable, especially at night. The court noted that the police aid post at the centre “caters only to the outpatient department” and functions only until the afternoon.The court therefore called for the police aid post to function round the clock.Unused buildings, overcrowded wardsThe court found that some usable buildings at the centre are lying vacant even though existing wards are overcrowded.It identified at least three buildings that could be restored and used. One of them is a former COVID-19 isolation ward. The building cannot currently be used because an electric transformer in the premises does not have the fencing required to safely use it.The bench observed, “There is no fencing around the transformer and hence that energisation is not possible. A classic case where a horse is lost, for want of a shoe!”Another building, said to be the former ward number 1, has been declared unfit by the Public Works Department because of a lack of routine maintenance.The judges criticised the delay in repairing and using the buildings. They wrote, “We have little doubt that, in any other scenario, such buildings would have been immediately repaired and put to use; but, in the case of these poor and hapless patients, we saw that the response is pachydermic and so slow, that snails would be put to shame.”The court also noted an unfinished five-storey building intended to be used as the Modern Male Psychiatric Ward. No official could allegedly explain the reason for the delay or provide clarity on its current construction status.Other safety concernsParvathy Menon, coordinator of the Victim Rights Centre (VRC) under the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), told the court that she had visited the facility a week earlier and had found snakes and stray dogs moving freely around the campus. The court referred to an incident in which a snake was found in the Out Patient Department. It recorded, “In the Out Patient Department, a snake was found hanging from its roof, which fell on one of the doctors ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala battered by heavy rain, landslips and flash floods; 8 districts on red warning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Heavy rainfall triggered widespread landslips, flash floods, and severe waterlogging across central Kerala on Saturday, August 1, leaving at least three people dead. The fatalities were reported from Idukki and Kottayam districts. According to reports, several people remain trapped under debris in landslip-hit areas of the two districts.Several landslips have been reported from the eastern parts of Kottayam district. The Pamba, Manimala, and Meenachil rivers have overflowed their banks, inundating major roads and several low-lying areas in Ranni, Manimala, Erattupetta, and Pala.In Payyanithottam in Poonjar panchayat, a house was hit by a landslip, and two people were reported missing.Ranni in Pathanamthitta district has also witnessed severe flash floods after torrential overnight rain caused the Pamba and Manimala rivers to overflow. According to reports, waist-deep water inundated several commercial areas, submerging roads, entering shops and houses, and cutting off access to nearby interior villages.Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan said the Revenue Minister will coordinate disaster management and relief operations. &quot;A meeting of all District Collectors has been convened by the Revenue Minister at 11 am. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the police, and other emergency agencies are fully prepared to respond to any situation,&quot; he wrote on X.He added that the government has decided to ensure the injured receive the best possible medical treatment while expediting rehabilitation and relief efforts.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning for eight districts in Kerala for Saturday, August 1, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall. The districts are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod. A red warning indicates the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall, defined by the IMD as more than 204.4 mm of rain within 24 hours.Educational institutions in nine districts—Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kasaragod, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Pathanamthitta—have been declared closed for the day.The IMD has also issued an orange warning for Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Palakkad districts. An orange warning indicates the possibility of very heavy rainfall, ranging between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm within 24 hours.IMD&#039;s advisory for the publicPeople living in landslide-, mudslide-, or flash flood-prone hilly areas should move to safer locations during daylight if necessary.Residents of low-lying areas that are prone to flooding should be prepared to shift to relief camps if advised by authorities.Those living in weakly built or poorly roofed houses should exercise extra caution and move to safer shelters if conditions worsen.Secure or report dangerous trees, utility poles, signboards, and unstable walls that could pose a hazard.Do not attempt to cross flooded rivers or streams, and avoid swimming, fishing, or entering rivers, lakes, or other water bodies during heavy rainfall.Avoid non-essential travel during periods of intense rain. Postpone trips to waterfalls, reservoirs, and hilly tourist destinations until weather warnings are withdrawn.Exercise caution while driving, particularly on roads near water bodies or stretches under repair, as heavy rain increases the risk of accidents.Coastal residents in areas vulnerable to sea erosion or rough seas should remain alert, relocate if instructed by authorities, and secure fishing equipment.In districts under red and orange warnings, relief camps should be kept ready in advance. Residents should identify the nearest designated relief camp and the safest route to reach it.People living in disaster-prone areas should prepare an emergency kit in advance.  ]]></description>
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