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<title>World Malayalee Voice &#45; : KERALA NEWS</title>
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<title>ശശി തരൂര്‍ ഹോട്ടലിലെ ലിഫ്റ്റില്‍ കുടുങ്ങി; ഫയര്‍ ഫോഴ്‌സെത്തി പുറത്തിറക്കി</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Congress leader questions CM over lack of access and Hindu Aikya Vedi meeting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The controversy over Chief Minister VD Satheesan&#039;s meeting with leaders of the Hindu Aikya Vedi has resurfaced. A Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) leader questioned why party functionaries were allegedly denied appointments while the Hindutva outfit&#039;s representatives were received by the Chief Minister.Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson VR Anoop on Thursday, July 16, criticised Satheesan after Kerala Students Union (KSU) state president Aloshious Xavier and KPCC general secretary PM Niyas were allegedly unable to secure appointments with the Chief Minister despite repeated requests.In a Facebook post, Anoop said PM Niyas had sought time to meet the Chief Minister to present his concerns over the alleged Sangh Parivar links of a person appointed as an Election Commissioner but was not granted an appointment. He also claimed that Aloshious Xavier, who had raised complaints regarding the appointment of government pleaders, was yet to be given an opportunity to meet the Chief Minister.Anoop said that if the Chief Minister could extend a &quot;sympathetic approach&quot; to Hindu Aikya Vedi leaders KP Sasikala and RV Babu, the same courtesy should have been shown to the KPCC general secretary and the KSU state president. &quot;They deserve it. It is their right. This is their government too. This is our government too,&quot; he wrote.The criticism comes amid an ongoing row within the Congress over the appointment of government pleaders. A section of the party, led by the KSU, had objected to the appointments, alleging that some appointees had links with rival political parties.Responding to the criticism earlier, Satheesan defended the appointments, saying the names were recommended by the state committee of the Indian Lawyers&#039; Congress and the High Court Unit Committee before being finalised after consultations with the Advocate General.Rejecting the KSU&#039;s objections, the Chief Minister had remarked, &quot;Does the unit committee of Thiruvananthapuram Law College decide government pleaders?&quot; He also asserted that the KSU had no role in deciding government pleader appointments.The Chief Minister&#039;s meeting with Hindu Aikya Vedi leaders on July 10 had already triggered criticism from within and outside the Congress. The delegation included KP Sasikala, Subrahmanyan Mussath, Mohan Triveni, Prof Gopinathan, KV Sivan, Sushikumar, and K Prabhakaran, who met Satheesan during the government&#039;s public grievance hearing.Following the backlash, Satheesan defended the meeting, saying, &quot;I did not meet the Hindu Aikya Vedi leaders as Pinarayi Vijayan did. I met them openly. They met me during public visiting hours. I am the Chief Minister of the state, not just of the Congress or the UDF.&quot;Hindu Aikya Vedi leader RV Babu later said the delegation met the Chief Minister to submit a representation adopted at a Hindu Leadership Conference.This is not the first time the meeting has drawn political criticism. The Indian National League, the CPI(M), and the National Service Society (NSS) had earlier questioned the Chief Minister&#039;s decision to meet the Hindu Aikya Vedi delegation.On June 20, NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair alleged that the Chief Minister had twice declined requests for an appointment from the NSS.The controversy also revived earlier allegations made by RV Babu in March 2026, when he claimed that Satheesan had sought the RSS&#039;s support in the 2001 and 2006 Assembly elections after losing to CPI leader P Raju in the 1996 Assembly polls. Satheesan had denied the allegation at the time. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh lose the most sleep as nights get hotter</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India has emerged as one of the world&#039;s hotspots for climate-related sleep loss, with southern states recording the highest disruption as rising nighttime temperatures increasingly erode sleep, according to a new global analysis by Climate Central.The study, which examined 1,338 major cities worldwide, found that climate change has at least doubled temperature-related sleep loss since the early 1970s in nearly every city analysed. Globally, people lost an average of nearly 56 hours of sleep every year between 2020 and 2025 due to high nighttime temperatures, with more than 10% of that loss directly attributed to climate change driven largely by fossil fuel use and deforestation.Within this global picture, southern India has emerged as one of the regions most affected outside the Middle East. Cities across southern India recorded between 78 and 91 hours of annual sleep loss due to high nighttime temperatures, including eight to nine hours directly attributable to climate change.The report identified Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana as India&#039;s hotspots for heat-related sleep disruption, noting that persistently hot and humid nights are increasingly reducing sleep while climate change is amplifying these losses across some of the country&#039;s hottest regions.Among states and union territories, Puducherry recorded the highest annual sleep loss at 92 hours per person, followed by Andhra Pradesh (88.6 hours) and Kerala (88.3 hours). Tamil Nadu ranked fourth with 84 hours of annual sleep loss but emerged as the state most affected by climate change, with an additional 7.9 hours of sleep lost per person every year because of climate-driven warming. Karnataka followed closely with 72 hours, of which 7.8 hours were climate-attributable sleep loss, while Rajasthan recorded seven hours despite experiencing lower overall sleep loss than the southern coastal states.Kerala, which had four cities included in the analysis, recorded an average annual sleep loss of 88.3 hours per person, of which six hours were linked directly to climate change.The study also found that Maharashtra, represented by 22 cities in the dataset, recorded an average annual sleep loss of 76.3 hours, including 5.8 hours attributable to climate change, suggesting that heat-related sleep disruption is widespread across the state. Uttar Pradesh, despite having 11 cities in the analysis, recorded a comparatively lower climate change signal of 4.9 hours, although residents still lost nearly 69 hours of sleep annually because of high nighttime temperatures.Among India&#039;s eight major metropolitan cities, Chennai recorded the highest overall sleep loss, with residents losing an average of 93 hours of sleep annually, including five hours directly attributable to climate change. Mumbai followed with 84 hours and Kolkata with 80 hours, reflecting persistently warm and humid nights.Bengaluru stood out for recording the strongest climate change signal among the country&#039;s major metros. Residents lose an additional eight hours of sleep every year because of climate change, accounting for nearly 12% of all temperature-related sleep loss in the city. Hyderabad recorded seven additional climate-driven hours of sleep loss annually, while Ahmedabad and Pune each recorded six hours. Delhi had the lowest overall sleep loss among the eight metros at 66 hours a year but still lost an estimated five hours annually due to climate change.The report warned that high overnight temperatures are becoming a growing public health concern because they prevent the body from cooling and recovering from daytime heat. Poor sleep is associated with impaired cognitive performance, poorer mental health, weakened immunity, cardiovascular diseases, reduced productivity, increased risk of accidents and, over time, higher risks of diabetes, hypertension and premature death.The health burden is expected to be particularly severe in India, where millions live in densely populated cities affected by the urban heat island effect, which traps heat and keeps urban areas warmer after sunset. Older adults, women, infants, pregnant women, low-income households and people without access to adequate cooling are among those most vulnerable to heat-related sleep disruption.Globally, the highest climate change-attributable sleep loss was recorded in cities across the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, where residents lost between 55 and 87 hours of sleep annually, including 12 to 16 hours directly linked to climate change. Southern India and parts of Southeast Asia were identified as the next most affected regions, underscoring the growing impact of warming nights on public health.Calling sleep loss a &quot;hidden but growing consequence&quot; of climate change, Climate Central vice president for science Kristina Dahl said the findings show that the impacts of fossil fuel-driven warming extend beyond extreme weather and are now undermining one of the mos ]]></description>
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<title>‘Non&#45;Muslim members absent’: HC restrains Waqf Board from major decisions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala High Court on Wednesday, July 15, issued an interim freeze to the Kerala State Waqf Board, directing it not to exercise any major functions, incur capital expenditure, or take policy decisions without the court’s express permission. The court made the intervention after determining that the Board’s current composition prima facie violates the newly enacted Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act, 2025. The interim order came while hearing four public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the constitution of the Board following the enactment of the amended law. The UMEED Act mandates that every State Waqf Board include two non-Muslim members and one Shia member. However, the current Kerala Waqf Board has nine members, none of whom belong to the non-Muslim or Shia communities.One of the PILs, filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shone George, sought a direction to the state government to nominate two non-Muslim members to the board in accordance with the Act. Another petition challenged the appointment of KS Hamsa, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], as the chairperson of the Board.A division bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice VM Syam Kumar observed that the provisions of the UMEED Act must be followed unless stayed or struck down by another court. “In view of the fact that admittedly, two non-Muslim members have not been included in the Waqf Board and also, as urged by some of the writ petitioners that one Shia member should also be included, we hold that the constitution of the Board prima facie appears to be not in conformity with Section 14 of the said Act,” the court said in its interim order, according to LiveLaw. The court also directed the state government to ensure that the government representative serving as an ex officio member of the Board is appointed in accordance with the Act. Until further orders, it said the Board would function under the supervision of the Joint Secretary of the state government department dealing with Waqf matters.The Kerala State Waqf Board is a statutory body established by the Government of Kerala under the Wakf Act, 1995. Its primary purpose is to manage, supervise, and ensure the proper administration of all registered Islamic religious and charitable endowments (Waqf properties) in the state, including mosques, madrassas, orphanages, and graveyards across the state. ]]></description>
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<title>ഇ. ശ്രീധരന്റെ അതിവേഗ പാത; മാറ്റങ്ങൾ നിർദ്ദേശിച്ച് വിദ​ഗ്ധ സമിതി</title>
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<title>Kerala pauses on high&#45;speed rail, won&amp;apos;t repeat K&#45;Rail&amp;apos;s mistakes: CM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala government will not proceed with the proposed Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur High-Speed Rail corridor until independent studies establish its financial viability, Chief Minister VD Satheesan said on Wednesday, July 15. An expert committee that reviewed the interim report submitted by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) found the Rs 60,000-crore proposal could not be approved in its present form, citing a narrow project framing and the absence of environmental and social impact assessments, Satheesan said while briefing the media after a Cabinet meeting.The high-speed rail project was proposed by Metro Man E Sreedharan as an alternative to the Left Democratic Front government&#039;s Silver Line.&quot;Taken as a whole, the proposal cannot be approved in its present form,&quot; the Chief Minister posted on X, citing the findings of a four-member expert committee headed by the Secretary, Transport (Railways), which also included environment experts. The panel flagged a &quot;narrow project framing&quot; and an &quot;absence of environmental and social impact assessment&quot; in the DMRC submission.&quot;As an immediate first stage, our government will ensure that no field surveys, land acquisition notifications, or ground-level preparatory works be undertaken at this point. We will commission independent studies to establish a viable financing model and a broader multimodal growth strategy before progressing to a Detailed Project Report,&quot;  Chief Minister VD Satheesan posted on X.Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Satheesan said passenger revenue alone would not make the project economically sustainable and that the government would examine additional revenue streams, including freight and logistics movement, before committing further. &quot;The mistakes made in the much-publicised K-Rail project of the previous Left government, which ultimately had to be shelved, would not be repeated,&quot; Satheesan said.DMRC&#039;s interim report envisages a 473.20-km standard-gauge corridor connecting Poojapura in Thiruvananthapuram to Mundayad in Kannur, largely elevated with a 6.5-km underground stretch within Thiruvananthapuram city. The alignment has 23 stations and is designed for train speeds of up to 200 kmph. The project is estimated to cost Rs 60,000 crore.The UDF government had decided against pursuing the Silver Line, the LDF&#039;s semi-high-speed rail project, soon after taking office and appointed Sreedharan&#039;s team to draw up an alternative. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>After alleged snub by Nair society, Vice President inaugurates Mannam statue in Delhi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Six months after allegedly being denied permission to pay tributes to Nair Service Society (NSS) founder Mannathu Padmanabhan at his final resting place in Kerala, Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan inaugurated his statue in New Delhi on July 12.The statue is located at the Mannam International Centre. The facility is run by the Nair Service Society in Delhi, which shares the name but functions independently of the NSS in Kerala, a dominant caste organisation of Nairs, headquartered in Changanassery.Mannathu Padmanabhan Pillai founded the Nair Service Society in 1914. The organisation has a wide network of local units called karayogams and runs more than hundred schools and several higher education institutions.In February 2026, Radhakrishnan had visited Changanassery for the centenary celebrations of SB College and expressed a wish to offer floral tributes at the Mannam Samadhi. Mannathu Padmanabhan gets his first name from the place Mannam and his final resting place is referred to as Mannam samadhi.The Kerala NSS, led by general secretary G Sukumaran Nair, did not permit the visit. The organisation&#039;s stated reason was that bomb-squad dogs accompanying the Vice-President&#039;s security detail would enter the premises and defile its sanctity.Speaking at the Delhi event, Radhakrishnan appeared to allude to the earlier episode: &quot;Never think that you are everything, that I am the president, I am the general secretary; so you should not come or he should not come. That should not be our aim.&quot; The remark was widely read as a veiled dig at Sukumaran Nair, who has a history of restricting political leaders&#039; access to the Mannam Samadhi to prevent parties from using it to project closeness to the organisation.Union Minister Suresh Gopi, also present at the event, told reporters: &quot;In Perunna, we will move forward boldly with our steps... We need to find an alternative. This is an alternative... Time will act to transform it into an organisation that you desire.&quot;MKG Pillai, president of NSS Delhi, said the chapter had planned to install the statue since the centre&#039;s inauguration but had been unable to due to funding constraints. &quot;There were several instances in which access was denied to people who wished to pay tributes to Mannam. This place will be open to all,&quot; he said.Pillai said the event has no political connotations and they have no connection with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). &quot;None of us are politicians and we maintain good relations with all communities,&quot; he said.When asked whether they had help from CV Anandabose to realise the project, he said the foundation stone was laid by the former West Bengal Governor three months ago.The NSS Delhi chapter was formed in 1984 and now represents roughly 25,000 families, according to Pillai. The Mannam International Centre in Dwarka was inaugurated by former President Pranab Mukherjee in 2012.Several public figures have spoken about allegedly being denied access to the Mannam Samadhi and the NSS office in Perunna.In January 2026, CV Anandabose, speaking at a Mannam Jayanthi event organised by NSS Delhi, alleged he too had been refused permission to pay floral tributes at the Samadhi. He proposed installing a memorial to the community leader in Delhi instead, pledging one month&#039;s salary toward the project.In 2015, Suresh Gopi said he faced a similar rebuff from Sukumaran Nair while attempting to attend the organisation&#039;s budget presentation at NSS headquarters, during a period when he was campaigning for the BJP in the Aruvikkara bye-election. ]]></description>
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<title>High Court refuses to suspend Pulsar Suni’s sentence in actor assault case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, July 14 refused to suspend the sentence of Pulsar Suni, an accused in the 2017 actor assault case.Dismissing Suni’s plea, a division bench comprising comprising Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and KV Jayakumar said, “Having regard to the role attributed to the applicant, the nature of the offence, the manner in which it was committed, the gravity and seriousness of the crime, the sentence imposed by the trial court, the criminal antecedents of the applicant in as many as 11 grave crimes, his alleged involvement in another criminal case while he was on bail in the present case, and his violation of the conditions of bail imposed by the court, we are of the considered view that no exceptional circumstance has been made out warranting the suspension of the sentence.”On December 8 last year, the Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam, had sentenced six accused, including Suni, to 20 years imprisonment in the case. It had also acquitted actor Dileep, who had been arraigned as the eighth accused and was alleged to have conspired in commissioning the offence.After hearing Suni’s plea for suspension of his sentence, on July 9, the court had reserved its decision. Suni was represented in court by senior advocate Sasthamangalam S Ajithkumar. Special public prosecutor (SPP) V Aja Kumar appeared on behalf of the state, with advocate Vrinda Grover additionally appearing for the survivor. Advocate Ajithkumar argued that Suni had already spent 8.5 years in prison and that it amounts to a substantial portion of the 20-year sentence. He also contended that Dileep’s acquittal substantially weakened the prosecution’s case, as it removed the alleged motive behind the offence.Opposing Suni’s plea, advocate Vrinda Grover told the court that his conviction had followed a rigorous trial based on oral, documentary, and electronic evidence. Suni had not completed even half of the sentence imposed for an offense that had “shocked the conscience of the society,” she stated. She also said that the case involved a continuing crime because the sexual assault had been recorded and copied onto memory cards.SPP Aja Kumar too opposed Suni’s plea, referring to the violations of his bail conditions that Suni committed after the Supreme Court granted him bail in 2024. The prosecutor also raised the issue of the memory card containing the assault visuals, stating that the investigation into the alleged copying of the memory card containing visuals of the crime was still pending.Refusing to suspend the sentence, the court observed, “We are of the considered view that the applicant has failed to make out any exceptional or sufficient grounds warranting the suspension of the execution of the sentence imposed by the trial court.” ]]></description>
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<title>Humiliating student on stage: Kerala child rights panel books former edu minister</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR) has registered a case against KT Jaleel, former Minister for Higher Education of Kerala on Monday, July 13, for allegedly humiliating school students in a public function. Jaleel, a four-time MLA had recently joined the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM).The suo motu action against Jaleel stemmed from a viral video showing him scolding and pinching the ear of a student on stage at a felicitation event in Mannarkkad in Palakkad district. The event was held to honour high-scoring SSLC Plus Two students.In the video, he asks a student to write in Hindi and later scolds the student for making mistakes. The video also shows him pinching the student&#039;s ear, all of this happening on the stage.The video invited widespread criticism, and Muslim Students Federation (MSF), the student wing of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), demanded an apology.Kerala Minister for Women and Child Development Bindu Krishna strongly condemned the act. “His behaviour toward the children was completely inappropriate and humiliating. In front of others, the child was insulted by being told that they didn&#039;t even know the alphabet, and I understand that the child&#039;s ear was pinched as well. Such behaviour is never acceptable. Children have rights, and those rights must be respected. They may not be fully aware of children&#039;s rights,&quot; she told the media. In response to the criticism, the student clarified that Jaleel had asked him to write some words in Hindi. When he made a mistake, Jaleel helped him as a teacher. The student emphasised that he had no issues with that. “We didn&#039;t feel it was an insult; he acted like a teacher,” one student stated in a video.Jaleel has denied the allegations. In a Facebook post, he emphasised his background in education, stating that he used to be a teacher who was always friendly with his students and wanted the best for them. “I do not believe in delivering boring, one-sided speeches at felicitation programs. Instead, I prefer to engage students and parents through interactive questions and conversations to identify both their strengths and weaknesses,” he said. Acknowledging that he held the student&#039;s ear, he explained, “I held the child’s ear while smiling, and the student was also smiling. Since the circulating video showed the child’s face blurred, it was not clear.” ]]></description>
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<title>NIA arrests two more accused in Praveen Nettaru murder, BJP asks who shielded them in Kerala</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more accused who had been absconding in connection with the 2022 murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 24.The arrested men have been identified as Abdul Nasir P. and Naushad. Abdul Nasir was taken into custody in Kochi, while Naushad was arrested from Hosur in Tamil Nadu during a coordinated operation carried out on Saturday based on inputs received from the Andhra Pradesh Police, the agency said.According to the NIA, both had already been named in the chargesheet and were booked under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The agency alleged that they had sheltered the main accused involved in the killing of Nettaru, who was a district executive committee member of the BJP Yuva Morcha in Dakshina Kannada.The NIA said lookout circulars and open-dated arrest warrants had been issued against the two by the NIA Special Court in Bengaluru after they went into hiding. A reward of Rs 4 lakh had also been announced for information leading to the arrest of each accused.Following Abdul Nasir&#039;s arrest in Kochi, BJP workers staged a small protest in Ernakulam demanding action against those who had allegedly provided shelter to him.Kerala BJP president and Nemom MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar also reacted to the development in a post on X. Referring to Abdul Nasir&#039;s arrest, he wrote: &quot;How could a NIA-wanted fugitive live in the heart of Kochi for years without being detected? Who gave him shelter? Who protected him? Is it believable that the State Home Department and Keralam Police had no knowledge of his presence?&quot;In the same post, Rajeev alleged that the CPM and the Congress had pursued &quot;appeasement politics&quot; at the cost of national security and claimed that both parties had enabled extremist networks to function in the state. The parties have not responded to the allegations.The NIA said three accused in the case remain absconding, while efforts are continuing to trace them. It added that rewards have been announced against six accused who are yet to be apprehended.The agency, which took over the investigation from the Karnataka Police in August 2022, said its probe found that the Popular Front of India (PFI) had formed covert groups known as &quot;PFI Service Teams&quot;, allegedly trained in surveillance and the use of weapons to carry out targeted killings, including that of Nettaru.Investigators have also alleged that Nettaru was killed in retaliation for the death of a Muslim youth in a road rage incident.Earlier, the NIA had filed a 1,500-page chargesheet before the NIA Special Court in Bengaluru against 20 accused, supported by statements from 240 witnesses. Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne assailants at Bellare village in Dakshina Kannada district in July 2022. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala joins nation in mourning on demise of Qatar’s former Amir</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-joins-nation-in-mourning-on-demise-of-qatars-former-amir</link>
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<title>In a first, BJP councillor to take oath from inside Kerala jail</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/in-a-first-bjp-councillor-to-take-oath-from-inside-kerala-jail</link>
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<title>Youth Congress workers’ assault: govt seeks legal advice to prosecute AGDP Ajith Kumar</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/youth-congress-workers-assault-kerala-govt-seeks-legal-advice-to-prosecute-agdp-ajith-kumar</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala has sought legal advice to prosecute MR Ajith Kumar, the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), as per reports. Ajith Kumar is accused of obstructing the investigation into the assault charges against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s personal security personnel. They are accused of assaulting Youth Congress leaders during a protest in Alappuzha during the Nava Kerala Sadas event in 2023.In May, the government had suspended the security personnel involved in the incident. However, All India Service rules restrict the state government from suspending or prosecuting an IPS officer.The probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by SP AP Shoukathali, reportedly found that the security personnel had no reason to attack the protesters as the former CM’s convoy was never under attack and the special bus ferrying the cabinet had no damage.According to reports, the SIT discovered instances of blatant subversion of the law, including “creation of incorrect records, suppression, and substitution of evidence” by “previous investigating and supervisory officers”. However, the SIT did not name any officer. The SIT also found that the act was conducted to “protect the accused from prosecution and disciplinary action.” Ajith Kumar was the ADGP of Law and Order at the time.After the UDF government came to power, it decided to constitute an SIT at its first cabinet meeting held on May 18.The alleged assault took place in December 2023, when members of the Kerala Students’ Union (KSU), the student wing of the Congress, staged a black-flag protest against Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of splurging public money on vanity events while the state was facing a financial crisis.In the incident, Congress activists Ajay Jewel Kuriakose and AD Thomas, the present legislator of Alappuzha who was then the KSU district president, sustained injuries.Initially, a case was registered against five gunmen at the Alappuzha South police station. However, later the Crime Branch denied that any assault had taken place and attempted to close the case. In November 2024, the Alappuzha Judicial First Class Magistrate Court rejected the police findings and ordered a fresh investigation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ലഹരിമരുന്ന് ഉപയോഗവും അശ്ലീല പ്രചാരണവും;  യൂട്യൂബർ  &amp;apos;തൊപ്പി&amp;apos;യുടെ  ചാനൽ പൂട്ടിച്ച് പൊലീസ്</title>
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<title>കള്ളാടി മണ്ണിടിച്ചിൽ: മരിച്ചവരുടെ കുടുംബങ്ങൾക്ക് 6 ലക്ഷം വീതം; പരിക്കേറ്റവർക്കും നിര്‍മ്മാണ കമ്പനിയുടെ സഹായം</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kalladi-131570</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Talrop lays off 300+, in Kerala; employees protest salary arrears</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Employees laid off by Kochi-based ecosystem development company Talrop marched to the company’s head office in Thrikkakara on July 11, 2026, demanding payment of pending salaries. A day earlier, on July 10, the company announced on Instagram that it was laying off more than 300 employees.The Instagram post said, “The AI era demands a complete systemic shift. You either upgrade from the horse carriage to the automobile, or you get left behind. We chose to upgrade.” It described the decision as “a painful but necessary base change”, adding, “Transforming an entire institution is hard. It disrupts real lives. This is not a localized incident. It is a complete structural overhaul.”Talrop also said it would begin settling salary dues for all affected fresher employees from July 15, and would pay an additional ₹300 per day as compensation for any delay in settlement. The company framed the layoffs as part of a broader restructuring to make room for a “massive, decentralized tech expansion” across Kerala. It said it plans to convert 100 of its Village Parks into AI Hubs over the next six months, which it claims will create up to 2,000 new jobs within a year. Meanwhile, Talrop CEO Jones Joseph defended the company’s restructuring, arguing that Kerala needs globally successful entrepreneurs. “How did Mark Zuckerberg create Facebook from Silicon Valley? How did Elon Musk become Elon Musk? How did Steve Jobs become Steve Jobs? Naturally, we also need a Steve Jobs, we also need a Mark Zuckerberg, we also need these world-renowned entrepreneurs. If you ask how they will emerge, we don’t have an answer to that. Searching for that answer is what we have been working on here for the last nine years,” he told the media.Joseph also claimed that the company had raised ₹250 crore in investments over the past decade and denied any financial impropriety or personal enrichment by its founders. “We have raised ₹250 crores. If we have raised it, we have also invested it here. We haven’t created even a single rupee’s worth of personal assets from it. In fact, we are inviting investigations,” he said.Employees, however, staged a protest alleging that the company had failed to pay salaries for months. One employee told the media that he had not received his salary for 11 months. Joseph did not directly respond to these allegations. Instead, he said disagreements were inevitable because the company did not have a loss of pay policy. He also claimed that funding had been affected by the conflict between the United States and Iran.The layoffs at Talrop come just weeks after the termination of nearly 800 employees at CorroHealth Infotech Private Limited, a medical coding firm, raising fresh concerns over job security in Kerala’s private sector. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala organ trafficking: ED questions doctors in major private hospitals</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-organ-trafficking-ed-questions-doctors-in-major-private-hospitals</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has widened its money-laundering probe into a multi-crore organ trafficking racket in Kerala by summoning and questioning senior doctors at major private hospitals in the state. The doctors now being summoned are reportedly members of internal transplant evaluation committees, mandated to examine the medical, ethical, and legal aspects of transplant cases before forwarding them to the district authorisation committees for final clearance at their respective hospitals.As part of the investigation, the ED questioned Dr Mohammed Iqbal, a senior consultant at Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi, on Saturday, July 11, to determine whether doctors received illegal commissions to fast-track approvals for illicit surgeries.According to reports, the ED had questioned the Lakeshore Hospital MD, SK Abdulla, the previous day as part of the investigation. The ED investigation reportedly stemmed from the arrest of Kasargod native Mohammed Najeeb Kallatra from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh by a Kerala police team on charges of organ trafficking. The First Information Report (FIR) was registered in May this year.According to reports, medical certificates were forged and even police No Objection Certificates (NOCs) were fabricated to create false altruistic links between donors and recipients. Under organ transplant rules, donors unrelated to recipients must be cleared by a government-authorised district authorisation committee. Hospitals can proceed only after receiving the committee’s approval and supporting documents.According to reports, the police suspect that around 20 transplants were carried out across hospitals through this racket. The donors reportedly received a smaller amount, with middlemen pocketing it, while recipients are believed to have paid between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh for a transplant. ]]></description>
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<title>Listed 57 times, still no verdict: Letter to CJI flags Kerala HC delay in cancer drug case</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/listed-57-times-still-no-verdict-letter-to-cji-flags-kerala-hc-delay-in-cancer-drug-case</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A cancer patient died while her writ petition to access life-saving Ribociclib was pending, but the Kerala high court continued hearing the case in the public interest. Now, two-and-a-half years later, a ‘working group on access to medicine’ has requested the Supreme Court to do something about it: The case has been listed 57 times since January 2023 and yet a final hearing has not materialised.In a letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, the group’s co-convenors, Jyotsna Singh and K.M. Gopakumar write that “every stakeholder has been heard. Every report sought by the court has been placed on record. Every scientific development has been brought before [the court]. The pleadings stand completed. Yet the constitutional questions on the obligations of the government under Article 21 with regard to access to medicines remain unaddressed”.The working group comrpises lawyers, doctors and patient advocates pushing for affordable cancer care. The parties that have appeared in the case include expert witnesses to drug manufacturers and government bodies, from the Department of Trade Promotion and Policy to the Controller General of Patents, the drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novartis, the Union of India itself, the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).Yet the patient died in September 2022, a week after the petitioners informed the high court that she was critically ill, and without the assistance she sought. A brief case history, also shared by the working group with the CJI, shows that a first order in the case was passed on June 14, 2026, and in it the government was asked to consider the matter within four weeks.The second order said that the patient’s files were being “pushed from one department to another”. Thereafter, delays resulted from “incomplete orders posted” (a claim of the respondent government) and a failure – again of the government – to file a statement (affidavit) from July 18, 2022 to weeks after the woman had died.Still, the hearings continued and the matter was posted for a “final” hearing on November 30, 2022. That hearing has yet to take place.A snail&#039;s pace in courtSingh and Gopakumar share with their letter the long journey of the petition since it was filed on February 6, 2022. Its status remains “pending” since then.Some of the hearings after the patient’s death were limited in scope: such as the high court having to ask the government to provide the addressess of the manufacuturers of these drugs. In one hearing (March 2023), the local unit of Novartis informed the court that the international (parent) company needed to be impleaded.In another, the counsel for Novartis India Ltd. was asked to furnish the email id of Novartis AG, Switzerland and the registry was directed to serve notice, narrates the timeline shared by the working group.As per news reports on the case, the companies told the high court that sales of their drugs were high despite their prices.Ribociclib, for which Novartis holds the licence in India, and a very few other drugs are known to be beneficial in the treatment of women with breast cancer detected in early stages. The disease is one of the most common causes of deaths in female cancer patients.In April 2023, the “Ministry of Health and Family Welfare [was directed] to collect the details of different types of breast cancer in India from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi”.In May 24, 2025, “both the companies had not appeared and there was no objection for the matter to be posted for hearing”, as per the working group’s timeline. The other company is Eli Lilly, which holds the licence for another breat-cancer drug, Abemaciclib.As per a September 2023 report in The Print, in its affidavit in the high court, Novartis argued that Ribociclib was priced at Rs 23,625 for 21 tablets, among the “lowest in the world”.The working group informs the CJI that the monthly cost of Ribociclib treatment was Rs 78,468.75 and for Abemaciclib it was Rs 47,752 to Rs 95,504 per month.On June 16, 2023, Novartis AG appeared and sought to be impleaded in the case. The company said it saw the notice sent by the court’s registry late because “the mail was in the spam box”.Later that year, the companies offered using their Corporate Social Responsibility targets to fulfil the needs of Indian patients. The court asked for the Union government’s response to the offer.A month and a half later, the Union government told the court in a written statement that the patent of one of the three medicines [Palbociclib, maufactured by Pfizer] related to the writ petition had expired, thus generics were available and no further steps were required to make the other two medicines affordable.To this, the amicus curaie appointed by the court said scientific papers did not accept the notion of “interchangability” of these drugs. That is, “the expiry of the patent of one medicine [Palbociclib] does not have any significant impact on the access to medicines ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala govt forms five&#45;member expert panel to probe Kalladi mishap</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-govt-forms-five-member-expert-panel-to-probe-kalladi-mishap</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala government has constituted an Expert Committee to inquire into the reasons behind the July 7 landslide at Kalladi, near Meppadi in Wayanad district. They have been asked to submit a report within one month. A government order issued by the Disaster Management Department said the committee will examine the causes of the &quot;Kalladi Phase 3 debris collapse mishap.&quot; The five-member panel includes geologist Dr CP Rajendran, ecologist Dr Vishnudas CK, Chief Wildlife Warden Dr P Pugazhendi, Secretary of the Public Works Department, and Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, who will serve as convener. The committee has been tasked with identifying the causes of the mishap. It will also investigate whether the contractor Dilip Buildcon Ltd violated contract conditions, and will also examine the Environmental Clearance granted by the state government and the Union government along with the Forest Clearance granted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The convenor can co-opt experts as members if necessary Separately, Kerala has appointed a three-member expert committee to submit a report on the safe removal of soil accumulated during construction of the Wayanad Kalladi twin tunnel project. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting attended by Chief Minister VD Satheesan, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, and Public Works Minister P K Basheer. This committee comprises Dr Santhosh G Thampi (Professor, NIT Calicut), Dr Jude Emmanuel (Environmental Scientist, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change), and a representative from the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram. The committee will visit the site and guide the District Disaster Management Authority in the safe removal of the debris to disposal sites identified by the Public Works Department. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Oil sardine population to take a hit as El Nino strengthens, say marine experts</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/oil-sardine-population-to-take-a-hit-as-el-nino-strengthens-say-marine-experts</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Just as Kerala&#039;s oil sardine population has been recovering from the sharp decline witnessed over the past decade, scientists have warned that another setback could be on the horizon. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has cautioned that the strengthening of El Nino could reduce oil sardine recruitment in 2027, potentially reversing the gains made in recent years and affecting overall marine fish production.CMFRI director Grinson George said oil sardine, one of the most climate-sensitive marine fish species, is expected to bear the brunt of the warming of sea surface waters associated with El Nino. The institute has advised fishermen to prepare for the likely impact on catches next year.“Oil sardine stock is abundant this year, but the resource is likely to be affected in 2027 if the projected warming occurs. Small pelagic fishes, especially oil sardine, are the most vulnerable species to heatwaves and ocean warming”, Dr Grinson said, adding that it would lead to a reduction in overall marine fish production.El Nino, which is marked by unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, affects the Indian Ocean through changes in atmospheric circulation, wind patterns and ocean currents. Heat is transferred from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean through the Walker circulation mechanism.Grinson George made the remarks while opening the National Fish Farmers Day celebrations at CMFRI on July 10, 2026, Friday. “Sustained warming could adversely affect coral reefs, resulting in coral bleaching and reducing the natural abundance of reef-associated species such as red snapper”, Dr Grinson added.He said there is usually a four-to-six-month lag before the warming reaches the Indian Ocean. With El Nino forecast to peak during November and December this year, its impact on marine fisheries is expected to become evident during April and May 2027.Although oil sardine stocks are plentiful this year, CMFRI said the projected warming linked to El Nino could weaken the population in 2027. Grinson George noted that small pelagic fish, particularly oil sardine, are among the marine species most vulnerable to ocean warming and marine heatwaves, making them especially susceptible to changes in sea conditions. He added that the phenomenon could also lead to a decline in India&#039;s overall marine fish production.Based on existing projections, the institute expects a higher likelihood of marine heatwaves, elevated sea surface temperatures and increased salinity during April and May 2027. Prolonged warming could trigger coral bleaching, affecting reef ecosystems and reducing the abundance of species such as red snapper. The director also warned that heavy rainfall after extended hot and saline conditions could cause abrupt changes in coastal salinity, disrupting aquaculture operations. He said CMFRI would begin issuing El Nino advisories to fishermen and fish farmers this year and stressed the need for continuous monitoring of ocean conditions and adaptive management to reduce the impact on marine resources and coastal livelihoods. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>വൈലോപ്പിള്ളി ശ്രീധരമേനോൻ സ്മൃതി സാഹിത്യ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ പുരസ്കാരം  രഞ്ജി ഏറാമലക്ക്</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/ranji</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>HC orders immediate relief as Wayanad toll rises to seven</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/hc-orders-immediate-relief-as-wayanad-toll-rises-to-seven</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Reports allege Rs 12 crore election fund irregularities in Kerala BJP, party denies claims</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/reports-allege-rs-12-crore-election-fund-irregularities-in-kerala-bjp-party-denies-claims</link>
<guid>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/reports-allege-rs-12-crore-election-fund-irregularities-in-kerala-bjp-party-denies-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing allegations of large-scale misappropriation of election funds meant for the 2026 Assembly election campaign. According to multiple reports, the party’s national leadership intervened after it emerged that nearly Rs 12 crore in campaign funds could not be accounted for. The allegations have reportedly been levelled against three state office-bearers, though the Kerala BJP has denied any financial irregularities.Following these allegations, the BJP national leadership has reportedly directed the Kerala unit to initiate an internal organisational inquiry. As per reports, the irregularities involve expenditure on hiring helicopters and vehicles for election campaigning, as well as spending on social media advertisements.After the elections, several district units and candidates reportedly complained that they had received inadequate funds for campaigns. Yet another allegation is that, although the national leadership had reportedly supplied party flags to all state units, some leaders in Kerala procured flags through a private agency instead. It has been alleged that this resulted in large commissions being paid.According to a MediaOne report, an old photograph of a BJP worker associated with one of the office-bearers facing the allegations began circulating on social media after the reports emerged, putting the party on the defensive. The image shows the worker taking a selfie with a bag containing bundles of cash.Responding to the reports on July 9, Thursday, BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar denied any wrongdoing, stating that “no financial irregularities of any kind were found in the party in connection with the Assembly elections.” He said the party had completed audits at the national, state, district, and constituency levels within days of the elections.In a press note, Chandrasekhar said disciplinary action at different levels was a normal part of the functioning of a democratic political party. “As an internal matter of the party, this does not affect the public or the media. We have the leadership and cadres capable of resolving such issues accurately. The party has decided to take legal action against those who fabricate and spread such fake news,” the statement said.In the 2026 Kerala Assembly election, the BJP won three Assembly seats for the first time in the state’s history. Rajeev Chandrasekhar won Nemom, V Muraleedharan won Kazhakkoottam, and BB Gopakumar won Chathannoor. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Educational excellence: Kerala soars to new heights</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-climbs-to-prachesta-1-grade-in-latest-school-education-index</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Kerala has improved its standing in the latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) for school education, securing 716.8 out of 1000 points and moving up to the ‘Prachesta-1’ grade. Among states, Kerala ranks second behind Punjab, which scored 723.6 points. Across both states and union territories, Chandigarh topped the rankings with 766 points and was the only administrative region to achieve the ‘Uttam-3’ grade.The Performance Grading Index, prepared by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) using data from the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), evaluates school education across 28 states and eight union territories. The assessment is based on 70 indicators grouped under two categories and six domains, with a maximum score of 1000.Kerala’s overall score improved from 687.7 in 2024-25 to 716.8 in 2025-26, enabling the state to move up from the ‘Prachesta-2’ to the ‘Prachesta-1’ grade.The state performed particularly well in the Access and Teacher Education and Training domains, achieving the highest ‘Utkarsh’ grade in both. Kerala scored 73.8 out of 80 in Access, reflecting strong student retention and transition rates. It also scored 92.4 out of 100 in Teacher Education and Training, making it one of only two administrative regions in the country to achieve the highest grade in that domain. Kerala also recorded 140.3 out of 240 in the Learning Outcomes and Quality domain, outperforming Chandigarh, which scored 110.6 out of 240.Despite the improvement, the report says Kerala still has “considerable ground to cover” to reach the maximum score of 1000 points and the ‘Utkarsh’ grade. It identifies governance and infrastructure as key areas requiring attention, including faster administrative processes, wider implementation of digital attendance systems for students and teachers, and further improvements in school infrastructure.The report also notes that while Kerala scored 220.3 points in the Equity domain, it continues to trail top performers such as Delhi and Chandigarh. It recommends continued efforts to bridge learning outcome gaps across different social groups and improve student transition rates.Among other south Indian states and union territories, Lakshadweep scored 672.8 points and received the ‘Prachesta-2’ grade, while Tamil Nadu scored 628.4 points, placing it in the ‘Prachesta-3’ category. Overall, the report notes that southern states continue to perform strongly in domains of student retention, learning outcomes, teacher education, access, and equity, while emphasising the need for continued improvements in digital governance and infrastructure.The article was written by a student interning with TNM.One of Kerala’s lowest paid professionals: The private school teacher ]]></description>
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<title>വൈറൽ കുംഭമേള പെണ്‍കുട്ടിക്കുള്ള പൊലീസ് സംരക്ഷണം കേരള ഹൈക്കോടതി റദ്ദാക്കി</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Student killed in Uzbekistan, family alleges torture and conversion bid by classmate</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-student-killed-in-uzbekistan-family-alleges-torture-and-conversion-bid-by-classmate</link>
<guid>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-student-killed-in-uzbekistan-family-alleges-torture-and-conversion-bid-by-classmate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The death of a 22-year-old Kerala medical student in Uzbekistan has prompted an investigation by Kerala Police, after her family alleged that she was brutally assaulted and murdered by a fellow student from the state. The incident is alleged to have taken place on July 3.Based on a complaint filed by her father, Haripad police in Alappuzha district have registered a case to investigate the death of Savariya Basanth, a native of Pallippad near Haripad, who was pursuing her MBBS at Bukhara State Medical Institute in Uzbekistan.As per reports, Savariya and her male classmate, Sadarul Anam, 22, from Pulamanthole in Malappuram district, were involved in a heated altercation when he struck her with a laptop, reportedly leading to her death. Uzbek authorities have reportedly taken Anam into custody.However, Savariya’s family alleged that the injuries on her body suggest she was subjected to a far more brutal assault than a single blow. They alleged she had injuries on several parts of her body, raising suspicion that she was severely assaulted before her death.Janeesh, Savariya’s uncle, who travelled to Uzbekistan to bring her mortal remains back to Kerala, further alleged that she had been tortured because she refused to convert to Islam.Savariya had completed her Plus Two education at VV HSS Naduvattam in Pallippad, after which she enrolled in the MBBS programme at Bukhara State Medical Institute in December last year. She and the accused were part of the same batch and were staying in a hostel that accommodated several students from Kerala, including both men and women.Her relatives said they grew anxious after repeated attempts to contact her on July 3 went unanswered. When they reached out to the university, they were informed that she had been attacked.Her father, Basanth, who is employed in Kuwait, returned to Kerala after being informed of the incident. He later approached the Alappuzha District Police Chief with documents received from Uzbek authorities, requesting a detailed probe into the circumstances surrounding his daughter&#039;s death.After her body was flown to Kerala, doctors at Alappuzha Government Medical College Hospital carried out a second post-mortem examination. Her last rites were conducted at her family home in Pallippad on July 9. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ മെഡിക്കൽ കോളേജിന് കെ കരുണാകരന്റെ പേര്; ഉത്തരവിറക്കി സർക്കാർ</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/k-karunakaran</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Wayanad landslide: Death toll climbs to five after 2 more bodies recovered; search on for missing three</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/wayanad-landslide-death-toll-climbs-to-five-after-2-more-bodies-recovered-search-on-for-missing-three</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Historic clock tower at Kozhikode railway station crashes</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/historic-clock-tower-at-kozhikode-railway-station-crashes</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala’s first Senior Standing Counsel appointment in SC mired in controversy</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/keralas-first-senior-standing-counsel-appointment-in-sc-mired-in-controversy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Kerala cabinet has appointed Advocate M R Ramesh Babu as the state’s first-ever Senior Standing Counsel in the Supreme Court, creating a new position that has triggered controversy over its legal validity.Critics have questioned the appointment, arguing that the post of Senior Standing Counsel does not exist under the current government rules and that no amendments have been made to create it.Ramesh Babu will represent the state in river water dispute cases before the Supreme Court. These cases were previously handled by advocate G. Prakash, who discharged similar responsibilities without being formally designated as Senior Standing Counsel.Ramesh Babu currently serves as counsel for the Reserve Bank of India. He has previously been Kerala’s Standing Counsel in the Supreme Court during 2001–2006 and 2011–2016, and has also represented the Andhra Pradesh High Court before the apex court.The cabinet also appointed four Standing Counsel to represent the Kerala government in the Supreme Court: P.S. Zulfiker Ali, a former KSU Palakkad district vice-president; Aljo K Joseph, Joint Secretary of the AICC Legal Cell; Marsooq Thangal, the first member of the Thangal family and the first IUML leader to be appointed as Standing Counsel for the state government in the Supreme Court; and James P Thomas, who has been practising in the Supreme Court since 2012.This story was written by a student interning with TNM. ]]></description>
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<title>HC reserves verdict on Pulsar Suni’s plea to suspend sentence</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-hc-reserves-verdict-on-pulsar-sunis-plea-to-suspend-sentence</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala High Court, on Thursday, July 9, reserved its verdict on the sentence suspension plea filed by Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni, the prime accused convicted in the 2017 actor assault case, after hearing extensive arguments from the defence, the State and counsel representing the survivor.A Division Bench comprising Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and KV Jayakumar said it would first decide Suni’s application before taking up similar pleas filed by the other convicted persons.The Bench orally observed, “We will pass orders in the first accused&#039;s. Others have asked for time. So we will post the matter after some time and after passing orders so far as the first accused is concerned, then we will hear other applications.”Senior Advocate Sasthamangalam S Ajithkumar, appearing for Suni, argued that his client had already spent around 8.5 years in custody, including the period before he was granted bail in 2024 and the incarceration after conviction, amounting to a substantial portion of the 20-year sentence.The defence further contended that the acquittal of actor Dileep, who had been arraigned as the eighth accused and was alleged to have conspired in commissioning the offence, had substantially weakened the prosecution&#039;s case. Counsel argued that since the prosecution had projected the incident as a quotation crime allegedly orchestrated by Dileep, his acquittal removed the alleged motive behind the offence.The defence also submitted that the appeals arising from the Sessions Court judgment involve voluminous records, witness statements, exhibits and material objects, making an early disposal unlikely. It argued that suspension of sentence at the appellate stage would not prejudice the prosecution because the trial had concluded and there was no possibility of influencing witnesses. It was also submitted that Suni had not interfered with the prosecution case while on bail during the trial, apart from his alleged involvement in an unrelated dispute with a tea vendor.Counsel urged the court not to be influenced by media attention surrounding the case or the status of the parties while considering the plea for suspension of sentence.Opposing the plea, Advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for the survivor, submitted that the case involved a continuing crime because the sexual assault had been recorded and copied onto memory cards.Relying on judicial precedents, she argued that the considerations governing suspension of sentence after conviction are different from those applicable while granting bail before conviction, as “the presumption of innocence no longer attaches” after a conviction.She submitted that the court must examine whether there were clear grounds to doubt the conviction, whether there existed a fair possibility of acquittal and whether any serious lacunae had been demonstrated. She further argued that the conviction had followed a rigorous trial based on oral, documentary and electronic evidence and that Suni had not completed even half of the sentence imposed. She described the offence as one that had “shocked the conscience of the society.”Special Public Prosecutor V Aja Kumar who appeared for the survivor also strongly opposed the plea, contending that Suni had violated bail conditions soon after being released by allegedly committing another offence and by publicly discussing the case despite restrictions imposed by the court.On September 17, 2024, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court granted Suni bail, subject to what it described as &quot;stringent terms and conditions&quot;. During the nearly 15 months he spent out of prison, Suni violated at least two of those conditions.One of the conditions required that he not involve himself in any other criminal activity. However, within five months of his release, he was booked in a separate case under provisions relating to criminal intimidation, mischief and obscene acts.The court had also expressly barred Suni from speaking to the media. Yet, within weeks of his release, he began meeting journalists, including reporters from The News Minute. In April 2025, Reporter TV aired a series of conversations with Suni, describing them as part of an undercover investigation. Suni also gave multiple interviews to The News Minute, in which he spoke at length about the crime and the events surrounding it. In view of the bail condition prohibiting media interactions, The News Minute chose not to publish the interviews while the trial was underway. The interviews were published only after the trial court pronounced its verdict.The prosecutor further submitted that the Sessions Court had awarded only the minimum sentence prescribed for the offences and that the State&#039;s appeal seeking enhancement of punishment and challenging the acquittal of the alleged conspirators required the sentence suspension plea to be viewed differently.He also pointed to the statutory requirement for expeditious disposal of appeals involving gang rape offences and informed the court that the Sta ]]></description>
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<title>വൈലോപ്പിള്ളി ശ്രീധരമേനോൻ സ്മൃതി സാഹിത്യ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ യുവപ്രതിഭ പുരസ്കാരം പ്രശാന്ത് പഴയിടത്തിന്</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/prasanth-pazhayidom-131329</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>വിഴിഞ്ഞം തുറമുഖം; ഓഹരി കൈമാറ്റം നടന്നിട്ടില്ല, എന്ത് തെറ്റാണ് സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ചെയ്തതെന്ന് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Wayanad landslide: Search for 5 missing people hampered by soil instability, rain</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/wayanad-landslide-search-for-5-missing-persons-hampered-by-soil-instability-rain</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Continuous rain and fears over unstable soil at the landslide site are major challenges faced by teams engaged in search for five workers missing since the disaster struck Kalladi near Meppadi on July 7.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had declared Yellow alert in Wayanad on Wednesday, July 8, with heavy rainfall of 7–11 cm likely at isolated places.The region where the landslide happened had received around 265 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on July 7.The missing men, all employees of Dilip Buildcon Ltd, have been identified as construction manager Vikram Rana, engineer Rahul, excavator operator Mohammad Imran, and surveyors Rakesh Guchait and Azharuddin Ansari. While Vikram and Rahul belong to Himachal Pradesh, Imran is from Bihar. Rakesh hails from West Bengal, and Azharuddin Ansari is a native of Uttar Pradesh.At the site, earthmovers have now fully cleared the debris and mud that had piled up on the Meenakshi bridge and the approach road, which had cut off connectivity in the area. &quot;PWD officials have examined the bridge and have said it is safe to use. The bridge has lost railings. Temporary arrangements would be made to ensure safety,&quot; a senior official with the district administration said.Rescue teams were continuing to search for missing persons but without luck since July 7. More vehicles and heavy machinery moved in through July 8 but the progress is slow. &quot;A major concern is soil stability. We would temporarily stop the work if the weather is adverse. We are giving utmost priority to the safety of workers engaged in search operations,&quot; the official said.Sources said the search operation would continue through the night but only National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, which have been split into two, would be involved. &quot;Currently the 64-member NDRF team has been split into two and are taking turns. Search operation would be called off temporarily only if the rain situation worsens,&quot; an official said.The affected area has been split into four zones, each placed under a designated officer to coordinate the search operation. Cadaver dogs and Ground Penetrating Radar units have been deployed across these zones to trace bodies still buried under the debris.Meanwhile, the bodies of three workers who died in the landslide — machine operator Chandra Bhan of Madhya Pradesh, civil foreman Bikash Kumar of Bihar, and worker Anmol of Jharkhand — have been embalmed at Kozhikode Medical College and are being arranged to be flown to their home states, reports said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Adani port row: CM says LDF was aware of deal, Opposition calls it misleading</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-adani-port-row-cm-says-ldf-was-aware-of-deal-opposition-calls-it-misleading</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan, who earlier announced that no prior approval of the state government was sought by Adani Port Limited for its deal with a foreign shipping company in Vizhinjam port, on Wednesday, July 8, alleged that the previous Left Front Government was aware of the move.  Quoting a month-old report of Communist Party of India (Marxist)-owned daily Deshabhimani, the CM alleged that the LDF government was the source of the article which covered the impending deal. The LDF retorted saying that the relevant question is whether the state government had given prior approval for the deal and if not, had it taken steps to challenge the breach of contract.  Speaking to the media after the Cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister said that Deshabhimani had reported about the deal between Adani Port and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on June 5.  “How did this news come? What is their source? The report also says that representatives of MSC had attended the Vizhinjam conclave organised by the LDF government,” the CM asked, adding that it came before the UDF government appointed a managing director for the port. He further said that Adani Port has given a letter seeking approval for the deal after the state government expressed its displeasure over the developments.  The CM also said that the Cabinet discussed the letter sent by Adani ports seeking approval for its deal with MSC. “A final decision will be taken only after a Chief Secretary-headed empowered committee conducts a detailed review of the agreement and takes into consideration the interests of the state,” he said.  LDF leader and former minister P Rajeev said that Deshabhimani was not the first newspaper to report about the Adani-MSC deal. He added that the question was not whether there were talks between the two companies, but whether a prior approval was sought from the government ahead of the deal.  “As per letter sent by Adani Port to SEBI, the agreement was signed on June 29. The CM was trying to mislead by changing focus into trivial things,” Rajeev said.  Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan sent a letter to the Chief Minister seeking a comprehensive examination into the Adani Port’s plan to sell 49 % stake to MSC. Vijayan sought a clarity on whether the state government has received a letter seeking approval from Adani Port.  He asked how the state government expressed its displeasure as there was no such move done through the Ports Department or through the Chief Secretary. He also sought clarity regarding how the new agreement would affect the concessionaire’s agreement with the state government or the clause enabling handing over the project to the state government after designated time etc.  As per a media statement issued by Adani Port on June 30, Terminal Investment Limited, terminal arm of MSC, would invest 49 % stake in the port. The statement said that an agreement was signed between Adani Ports and MSC in this regard. “The transaction is subject to customary approval, including regulatory ones,” it added.  This announcement became a major political controversy after the CM stated that the Adani Ports had not sought any prior approval. The CM added that the government expressed its displeasure over the move. Opposition parties alleged that Adani Ports had violated concessionaire agreement by not seeking prior approval for the deal. ]]></description>
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<title>മാസപ്പടി കേസ്; വീണയുടെ പിണറായിയിലെ ഭൂമി പരിശോധിച്ച് ഇഡി</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Wayanad tunnel project builders deny responsibility, say landslip occurred in forest area</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/wayanad-tunnel-project-builders-deny-responsibility-say-landslip-occurred-in-forest-area</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. A day after the landslip at the Wayanad twin tunnel project site in Kalladi, the construction company claimed that the tragedy actually occurred in a forest area 12 metres away. Speaking with the media on July 8, Sebastian, the general manager of Dilip Buildcon Limited, denied responsibility and said, “The above land belongs to the forest department. We cannot do anything there. We protected the site till the boundary.” Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd is implementing the twin tunnel project. Dilip Buildcon is carrying out the construction work. The landslide occurred on July 7. Pilled-up soil removed for tunnel construction was reportedly washed downhill due to heavy rains. At least three migrant workers have been confirmed dead. Their bodies were shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital and are to be sent to their home states. On July 8, Chief Minister VD Satheesan announced financial aid of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased. He also said that the state government would techno-legal study of the disaster and conduct an investigation. “There will be two investigations to set the cause of the accident and whether the strict conditions attached to the Union Government&#039;s environmental clearance were followed,” he added. Satheesan further said that the state government had received initial reports that a minor landslide had occurred above the construction site. The ongoing construction will be resumed only after an assessment confirms that there are no further risks, he said.  The state government has blamed both Konkan Railway and Dilip Buildcon for failing to remove excavated soil despite multiple warnings. Kunju, an engineer working on the tunnel project, also told Manorama News that the landslip did not occur where the soil was piled up. “It was forest land, not PWD area. A small landslip occurred nearly 10 minutes before the larger one,” Kunju said. He is currently undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Wayanad.Meanwhile, Kozhikode and Wayanad are experiencing heavy rains, and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning for both districts. Collectors in both districts have issued leave for educational institutions, including Anganwadis, religious education classes, tuition centres, special classes, and professional colleges.Wayanad’s district collector also said that the schools presently functioning as relief camps will remain closed until further notice.Warnings ignored: How a man-made debris pile turned deadly at Wayanad tunnel site ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>മണ്ണിടിച്ചിൽ ദുരന്തം : അഞ്ചുപേർക്കായി തിരച്ചിൽ തുടരുന്നു; നാളെ കൂടുതൽ ദൗത്യസംഘങ്ങൾ എത്തും</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/landslide-131239</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Landslip at Wayanad tunnel site: Govt blames contractor, death toll  3</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/landslip-at-wayanad-tunnel-site-govt-blames-contractor-death-toll-rises-to-five</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.More than seven hours after a landslip hit Kerala’s Wayanad, the death toll has risen to five. Three persons remain missing in the disaster that struck the twin tunnel construction site in Kalladi in Wayanad’s Meppadi panchayat on Tuesday, July 7. The incident occurred before noon on Tuesday. According to reports, the soil removed for the tunnel construction was piled on one side of the site. Following heavy rains, this was washed downhill, causing the landslip. Speaking with the media, state’s Minister of Public Works PK Basheer confirmed the death toll. He said that rescue operations will continue to find the missing persons. The deceased are reportedly migrant workers engaged in the tunnel construction work.Ministers T Siddique and AP Anil Kumar reached the landslip site by 7.15 pm on Tuesday evening and spoke with rescue personnel.According to reports, around 100 personnel from the Fire and Rescue Services are engaged in rescue operations. The operation also includes National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Civil Defence teams. A fire and rescue official named Arun told Asianet News that rescue personnel will continue the operation for as long as possible through the night and resume again in the morning if necessary. “Our current plan is to deploy about five excavators simultaneously and work continuously to clear the debris,” he said. Describing the rescue efforts, he said, “We were initially blocked because a large amount of soil had accumulated near the [Meenakshi] bridge. We have been working to remove that blockage. At first, excavators couldn&#039;t get through, but now we have almost completely cleared the bridge area and opened up a path. Once that&#039;s done, we&#039;ll move in the excavators one by one. That will allow us to carry out a much deeper excavation.”Rescue equipment arriving from Meppadi direction has to cross the Meenakshi bridge in Kalladi on the Meppadi-Chooralmala road, to reach the landslip location. Arun also said that in many places, the debris piled up to around 10 to 20 feet in some areas, and even more in others. “It consists of boulders, rocks, concrete, and other rubble,” the official added. A bus stop, mosque, and house have reportedly been submerged by the landslip.As search and rescue operations progress, residents from the vicinity of the landslip area have been shifted to a relief camp at the Government Polytechnic College in Meppadi. More than 80 persons from over 25 families have reportedly been moved to the camp. Government blames contractorEarlier in the day, Chief Minister VD Satheesan had said that the project contractor had failed to remove the mud that had accumulated as a result of the tunnel construction, despite instructions from both the district collector and the Disaster Management authorities regarding the timely. The twin tunnel project is being executed by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, with construction works carried out by Dilip Buildcon. Minister Basheer too placed responsibility on the project contractor, recollecting that he had recently conducted a meeting with Konkan Railway Corporation. “I used to see the soil piled on one side of the site while traveling. On June 25, officials visited the site and instructed them to halt the construction during monsoon season. Later I chaired a meeting in Thiruvananthapuram. What happened now needs to be checked,” he added. He added that the low number of labourers at the site during the landslip was due to the government’s earlier instruction to halt work during heavy rains.  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the government and PWD cannot shirk responsibility by placing the blame on the contractor. “The government admitted that the tragedy was caused by the large quantity of soil. They must explain where the officials responsible for the supervision were,” he wrote on Facebook.     Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan said that a serious investigation is needed to identify any lapse or negligence on the part of the authorities responsible. In a social media post, he expressed his grief to the family. He urged the government to ensure immediate financial assistance to the families of the deceased and provide free treatment for those injured.Notably, the tunnel opening site in Kalladi is a little over 2 km from Puthumala where 17 people died in a landslide in 2019 and 5 kms from Choorlamala where more than 250 people died in landslides in 2024. ]]></description>
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<title>വയനാട്ടിൽ തുരങ്കപാത നിർമാണ മേഖലയിലുണ്ടായ  മണ്ണിടിച്ചിലിൽ 5 പേർ മരിച്ചു, ഏഴ് പേരെ കാണാനില്ല</title>
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<title>Major landslide hits Wayanad after heavy rains; over 30 feared trapped</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/major-landslide-hits-wayanad-after-heavy-rains-over-30-feared-trapped</link>
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<title>100 additional trains announced for Kerala during Onam</title>
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<title>Revathy, Padmapriya resign from A.M.M.A.</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/walking-away-is-self-respect-revathy-padmapriya-resign-from-amma</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Actors Revathy and Padmapriya resigned from the primary membership of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A.), on Monday, July 6. In a joint statement shared on Instagram, the actors said, &quot;This may look like one more chapter in the ongoing A.M.M.A. saga. It is not. Our resignation is not in haste and not about a single incident.&quot;The actors, who are founding members of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), said A.M.M.A. was meant to serve as a collective voice for all actors but has increasingly become shaped by patriarchy and power politics, weakening its founding ideals. &quot;Walking away now is not defeat. It is self-respect,&quot; the statement said.&quot;For nearly a decade, the ask was simple: safer workplaces, dignity, accountability, equal treatment — the minimum every member deserves, and values we genuinely believed all of us could unite around,&quot; the statement read.The actors said the cost of making these demands was silence and exclusion. &quot;The cost was silence and distance. From colleagues, from friends, from spaces that once felt like home. Still, we stayed. For hope has a remarkable ability to survive disappointment,&quot; they wrote.Referring to the developments following the release of the Justice Hema Committee report, they said the resignations that followed were &quot;not an act of principle, but an escape from accountability.&quot;&quot;Power keeps finding new ways to protect itself. The faces change. The methods change. But the structures enabling inequality remain untouched,&quot; the statement added.The actors said they continue to believe in the possibility of a more equitable Malayalam film industry. &quot;We have unwavering faith that the Malayalam film industry can become what it should be — a place where women do not have to fight the same battles their seniors did. That belief never depended on membership,&quot; they said.         View this post on Instagram            A post shared by Revathy Asha Kelunni (@revathyasha)
The actors, the key members of the WCC, a prominent advocacy group in the Malayalam film industry formed in 2017, are continuing the battles for gender parity, fair pay, and safe workplaces. The WCC spearheaded the historic campaign resulting in the landmark Justice Hema Committee report.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>പ്രിയദർശിനി&amp;apos; സൗജന്യ യാത്ര; സ്വകാര്യ ബസുകളുടെ പ്രതിസന്ധി പഠിക്കാൻ പ്രത്യേക സമിതിയെ നിയോഗിക്കുമെന്ന് ഗതാഗത മന്ത്രി</title>
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<title>പിഎസ്‍സിക്ക് കനത്ത തിരിച്ചടി; ആസൂത്രണ ബോർഡ് പരീക്ഷാ രേഖകൾ പുറത്തുവിടാൻ വിവരാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ ഉത്തരവ്</title>
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<title>Mohanlal under trial for possessing ivory, declares ownership of 10 elephant tusks</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/mohanlal-under-trial-for-possessing-ivory-declares-ownership-of-10-elephant-tusks</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Actor Mohanlal, who is facing trial for illegal possession of two pairs of tusks, has declared that he possesses 10 elephant tusks and 13 ivory idols under a recently launched government amnesty scheme. Mohanlal began facing legal trouble over ivory after four elephant tusks were found from his house during an Income Tax raid in his house in 2011.The State Forest Department had issued a notification in March 2026 enabling the general public to declare the wildlife trophies in their possession by invoking Section 40(4) of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Those applying for amnesty need to declare that the artefacts were acquired through legal means and also give consent for fixing identification marks on each of the items.The ivory idols, which were declared previously, include representations of Lord Krishna, Lord Rama and Tirupati Balaji and weigh approximately 46 kg according to reports. Mohanlal has claimed that the tusks came from family inheritance or were given to him as presents, according to reports. While the actor was booked for the possession of ivory tusks, no case was registered for keeping ivory idols.Section 40 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 obliges a person having control, custody or possession of such government property to declare the same within the prescribed time limit if 30 days of the Act&#039;s commencement. If no such declaration is made by such persons, their continued control, custody or possession of such animal articles would be unlawful.In October 2025, the Kerala High Court had quashed ownership certificates issued to Mohanlal. It said the state government failed to follow the mandatory statutory procedure of publishing the notifications permitting the actor to declare the ivory items  in the official gazette. The state argued that the lapse on its part, in not publishing the notifications in the official gazette, was a mere technical irregularity. The court however said the state government is at liberty to issue a fresh notification, as per Section 40(4)of the 1972 Act, for conferring the immunity.The original deadline for Indian citizens to declare the possession of wildlife trophies and ivory had expired on September 30, 1991. ]]></description>
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<title>Venugopal faction unhappy over Satheesan&amp;apos;s control over govt in Kerala, urgent party meeting sought</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/venugopal-faction-unhappy-over-satheesans-control-over-govt-in-kerala-urgent-party-meeting-sought</link>
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<title>AMMA feud escalates as actresses slam Shwetha Menon; MLA Pisharody quits ad hoc panel</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/amma-feud-escalates-as-actresses-slam-shwetha-menon-mla-pisharody-quits-ad-hoc-panel</link>
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<title>One more plea filed against constitution of Kerala State Waqf Board</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/one-more-pil-filed-against-constitution-of-kerala-state-waqf-board</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.A new public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the constitution of the Kerala State Waqf Board, including the appointment of former MLA and CPI(M) leader Kunhammed Kutty Master as a board member.This is the latest in a series of petitions challenging the constitution of the Kerala State Waqf Board. Earlier, similar PILs were filed by BJP leader Shone George and the Assembly of Christians Trust Services (ACTS).The latest petition has been filed by Stalin VM, a retired Junior Warrant Officer of the Indian Air Force and a former Under Secretary in the state’s Finance Department. The petitioner also claimed to be involved in the Munambam land dispute, reportedly supporting residents and landowners.The petitioner has questioned the continuation of Kunhammed Kutty Master on the Board, contending that he was nominated under the category reserved for a sitting MLA and continued in office after ceasing to be a legislator following the Assembly elections. The petition argues that this is not in accordance with the provisions of the Waqf Act.The PIL also challenged a government order issued on February 2, 2026, through which nine of the 11 members of the Board were nominated. It alleged that the appointments do not comply with the amended Waqf Act, which provides for representation of two non-Muslims and members from Shia, Sunni, Bohra, Aghakhani, and other backward Muslim communities. The petitioner has similarly raised objections to the appointment of several other members, citing alleged non-compliance with statutory requirements.The petition sought directions to the state government to reconstitute the Waqf Board in accordance with law. It also sought to quash the government orders appointing the present members, set aside the Board&#039;s decisions, and restrain it from exercising its statutory powers pending disposal of the case. The plea has been filed through advocate Lakshmi Sreedhar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>വയനാടിന്റെ മെഡിക്കൽ കോളേജ് സ്വപ്നം ഒരു വർഷത്തിനകം യാഥാർത്ഥ്യമാകും; മന്ത്രി കെ. മുരളീധരൻ</title>
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<title>Audit reviews coming for Kerala&amp;apos;s sports associations: A new era of transparency</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/audit-reviews-coming-for-keralas-sports-associations-a-new-era-of-transparency</link>
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<title>ഇഡി ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ ആക്രമിച്ച കേസ്; സിബിഐ അന്വേഷണം വേണ്ടെന്ന് ഹൈക്കോടതി</title>
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<title>CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar seeks CAG audit, judicial probe into Ram temple trust</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/cpi-mp-p-sandosh-kumar-seeks-cag-audit-judicial-probe-into-ram-temple-trust</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a comprehensive audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and an independent judicial inquiry into alleged irregularities involving the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.In the letter dated July 2, Sandosh Kumar referred to reports of alleged financial irregularities, the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT), the registration of criminal cases, and the arrest of individuals allegedly connected to the counting of cash and valuables offered by devotees. He also cited reports claiming that gold jewellery, silver bricks and other valuables donated to the temple remain unaccounted for, while the findings of the official inquiry have not yet been made public.&quot;The Babri Masjid was demolished, and the RSS, the VHP and the BJP transformed Lord Rama from the embodiment of justice, compassion and righteousness into the centrepiece of a political project of polarisation. The Ram Temple became less a sacred space than an instrument for mobilising votes, consolidating power and expanding the influence of the Sangh Parivar,&quot; he wrote.He added: &quot;From allegations of irregularities and commissions in the temple&#039;s construction to the inauguration of a temple that was still under construction for electoral gain, those who claimed to be Lord Rama&#039;s greatest devotees repeatedly treated Him as a political asset rather than an article of faith.&quot;Sandosh Kumar said the issue was not merely about alleged financial wrongdoing but also about protecting the faith of millions of devotees. He alleged that the BJP, RSS and VHP had politicised Lord Rama and the Ram temple for electoral gain and claimed that the controversy had raised serious questions about the management of devotees&#039; offerings.&quot;The Sangh Parivar invoked Lord Rama to accumulate political power; now it stands accused of tainting His temple with greed,&quot; the letter said.The Rajya Sabha MP urged the Prime Minister to order a CAG audit of all donations received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust—including cash, gold, silver and other valuables—from its inception and to make the audit report public.He also sought an independent judicial inquiry into all alleged criminal activities related to the temple, its construction and the management of devotees&#039; offerings, saying that anyone found guilty should be brought to justice regardless of their position or organisational affiliation.Concluding the letter, Sandosh Kumar said devotees had entrusted their prayers, hopes and offerings to Lord Rama, not to any political organisation, and appealed for greater transparency to protect the sanctity of the temple and the faith of millions. ]]></description>
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<title>HC refuses to extend transit anticipatory bail for Monalisa’s husband Farman</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-hc-refuses-to-extend-transit-anticipatory-bail-for-monalisas-husband-farman</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala High Court refused to extend the transit anticipatory bail granted to Farman Khan, the husband of viral Kumbh Mela girl Monalsia Bhosle. On Thursday, July 2, the court said that Farman’s application to extend the one-month transit anticipatory bail is not maintainable.Farman was granted a one-month transit anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court on June 3. This was to enable him to approach the appropriate court in Madhya Pradesh for pre-arrest bail. However, on July 1, a jurisdictional POCSO Court in Mandleshwar, Madhya Pradesh denied him bail. Hearing the application for extending the transit anticipatory bail on Thursday, Justice Kauser Edappagath of the Kerala High Court noted that Farman had “exercised the liberty granted to him by this court” to apply for bail in Madhya Pradesh, and hence, “The present application is not maintainable. Accordingly, it is dismissed.&quot; Citing the Supreme Court&#039;s decision in Priya Indoria vs State of Karnataka, Justice Kauser reportedly said, “Once you approach there, get an order favourable or against, this court&#039;s jurisdiction is over.”Monalisa married Farman Khan on March 11 this year, at a temple in Thiruvananthapuram. At the time, she had approached Kerala police, stated that she was acting of her own will, and produced documents showing that she was an adult. The marriage was subsequently registered through official channels.However, the wedding soon became the centre of a larger controversy after allegations emerged from Madhya Pradesh questioning Monalisa’s age. A complaint before the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) claimed that she was a minor at the time of the marriage, following which a hospital birth register showing a different date of birth surfaced. Monalisa and Farman have maintained that she is an adult and that the marriage happened with her consent.How old is Monalisa Bhosle? Two states &amp; many truths behind an interreligious marriageLater, in an exclusive interview with TNM, Monalisa alleged that she and Farman continue to receive death threats. &quot;We keep getting threats that we&#039;ll be killed, chopped up, or shot if we return to Madhya Pradesh,&quot; she said. &quot;I don&#039;t want to go back. They can only take my dead body there.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title>Shwetha Menon says she is still A.M.M.A. president, challenges ad hoc committee</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/shwetha-menon-says-she-is-still-amma-president-challenges-ad-hoc-committee</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Weeks after the entire administrative committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A.) resigned, actor Shwetha Menon declared on Thursday, July 2, that she remains A.M.M.A.&#039;s president. She challenged the legitimacy of the newly formed ad hoc committee in a Facebook post.“Some people continue to claim that an ad hoc committee exists, saying it was formed based on a General Body decision. I have a few simple questions for them. Where in A.M.M.A.&#039;s bylaws is there any provision for an ad hoc committee? How can a committee that has no basis in the bylaws come into existence?” she questioned.On June 21, the entire administrative committee of A.M.M.A., led by president Shwetha Menon, resigned amid escalating internal disputes and public controversies that have rocked the organisation. Shwetha said she refused to be a &quot;puppet&quot; and had resigned over self-respect. Later, an ad hoc committee led by Ramesh Pisharody was elected.In her Facebook post, Shwetha cited the bylaws, which state, “If an elected committee officially resigns, the same elected committee must continue to function until a new committee is elected and assumes office.”Stating that her committee was legally required to continue in office, she wrote, “According to A.M.M.A.&#039;s bylaws, there can be only one committee at any given time. Until the next election is held and a new committee takes charge, it is our committee that is legally required to continue in office. Therefore, the ad hoc committee has no legal legitimacy. They are misleading the members of A.M.M.A.”She said the very same provision was followed when Mohanlal’s committee resigned. She questioned why a different rule was being applied to her committee. “Whose interests are now being placed above A.M.M.A.&#039;s own bylaws?” she asked.Shwetha’s committee resignations come less than a year after assuming office following the association’s elections held in August 2025. Shwetha had then become the first woman president of the organisation, while actor and dubbing artist Kukku Parameswaran was elected general secretary, marking the first time women occupied the association&#039;s top two positions. ]]></description>
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<title>ഓപറേഷന്‍ തൂഫാന്‍: ഒരുമാസം കൊണ്ട് പിടികൂടിയത് 30 കോടിയുടെ നിരോധിത ലഹരി </title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/toofan-130935</link>
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<title>മദ്യപിച്ച് വാഹനമോടിച്ചു: ഇൻഫ്ലുവൻസർ &amp;apos;ഹെലൻ ഓഫ് സ്പാർട്ട&amp;apos; പോലീസ് പിടിയിൽ</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/helen-130933</link>
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<title>Kannur Airport faces fresh scrutiny as shareholders seek Vigilance probe; approach CM</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kannur-airport-faces-fresh-scrutiny-as-shareholders-seek-vigilance-probe-approach-cm</link>
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<title>After HC heat, govt clears prosecution of top two officers in cashew import &amp;apos;scam&amp;apos;</title>
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<title>MLA Fathima Thahiliya raises cyber harassment issue in Assembly</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-mla-fathima-thahiliya-raises-cyber-harassment-issue-in-assembly</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Perambra MLA Fathima Thahiliya raised the issue of cyber harassment in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, July 1, highlighting the growing misuse of social media platforms and the abuse faced by public figures, particularly women.Speaking in the Assembly, Thahiliya said social media had reached a stage where &quot;anyone can say anything&quot; and had become a platform for countless anonymous users to target and abuse others. Referring to her own experience, she said she had been subjected to sustained harassment on social media.Fathima Thahiliya, the elected representative from the Perambra constituency in Kozhikode district, is the first woman candidate fielded by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). She said that social media has increasingly become a space where anonymous users can harass individuals without accountability.She further said that nearly everyone using social media has witnessed or experienced the platform&#039;s misuse, with online abuse becoming increasingly common.The MLA also drew attention to the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), which has made it easier to create and circulate misleading or manipulated content using photographs and other digital tools.&quot;We are living in the age of AI. Anyone can sit anywhere and create posts using someone&#039;s photograph. Every woman should have the freedom to speak in public and on social media without fear or intimidation,&quot; she said.Following her speech, Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan directed Thahiliya to submit the screenshots of the alleged cyber abuse that she had displayed in the House. He assured her that Assembly officials would collect the material and forward it to the cyber police for appropriate action.Thahiliya had faced a severe wave of abusive, derogatory and communal remarks on social media after being announced as the IUML candidate from the Perambra constituency. She was also subjected to online attacks when she contested the local body elections from Kuttichira ward in the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation.Thahiliya made history by becoming the first woman MLA from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). The 34-year-old advocate won the Perambra constituency in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, defeating senior CPI(M) leader TP Ramakrishnan by a margin of 5,087 votes. Her candidature was widely viewed as a significant milestone for the IUML, a party that has historically offered limited opportunities to women in electoral politics. She was one of only two women candidates fielded by the party in the election.Throughout her election campaign, Thahiliya was subjected to large-scale cyber harassment, with her social media accounts flooded with abusive, sexually explicit and communal remarks. She was also targeted over her identity as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman, with many questioning her ability to serve as a legislator. During the campaign, she told TNM that &quot;living as a woman requires effort, and living in a hijab requires extra effort.&quot;The article was written by a student interning with TNM.  ‘Was tough but I crossed many barriers’: IUML’s Fathima Thahiliya ]]></description>
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<title>Stray dogs, pending waste plan, councillor in jail: BJP’s 6 months in TVM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Six months after it ended the 40-year rule of Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation promising change, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is struggling to run the local body due to mounting troubles. Its most pressing priority, according to the Opposition, is protecting a councillor facing multiple attempt-to-murder cases and lodged in jail under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA). With only 50 seats in the 101-member council and a single independent keeping it in power, the party simply cannot afford to lose one. The KAAPA is preventive detention law used against habitual offenders. The Opposition has alleged that the BJP, which came into power with a motto ‘marathathu maarum (what hasn’t changed, will change) was not able to introduce any major policy decisions on issues like waste management or stay dog menace. It had promised to introduce Indore-model waste management in Thiruvananthapuram and provide a permanent shelter for stray dogs.  The BJP has ignored demands by the Opposition to convene a special council meeting to discuss the case of R Sugathan, a councillor of Vazhottukonam ward who is in custody under KAAPA.  After an intensive protest by the LDF and UDF councillors, Mayor VV Rajesh convened a council on July 29, that too after a gap of 47 days. The council used to meet at least once in a month during the previous terms. The recent council meet ended up with councillors engaging in physical assault over an attendance register. UDF leaders alleged that BJP was trying to manipulate the register in order to protect Sugathan. As per rules, a councillor can be disqualified if he abstains from three consecutive council meetings without the consent of the council.  Sughathan went absconding in May 2026 after police booked him for physically assaulting a man during a temple festival in March. On June 10, police dramatically arrested Sugathan from his house. They had to fire warning shots allegedly to disperse a gang which tried to prevent the arrest. Sugathan, who was produced at court, was then remanded and shifted to Viyyur jail. Due to this, Sugathan has missed the last two council meetings and an uninformed absence in the next council meeting could lead to a disqualification. Though the Opposition had formally requested Mayor VV Rajesh to convene a special council meeting, it was not considered.  LDF parliamentary party leader SP Deepak wrote a letter to Chief Minister VD Satheesan seeking urgent intervention of the state government over alleged violations of the Kerala Municipal Act citing delay in convening the council. The LDF has also launched an indefinite satyagraha in front of the Corporation office demanding the removal of Sugathan from the council.  UDF parliamentary party leader KS Sabarinathan told TNM that the Corporation has delayed convening the council meeting for more than 40 days to protect Sugathan.  “They were forced to call the council meeting after realising that he can’t easily come out because KAAPA ha been invoked. In Sugathan’s case, Congress believes that law should take its course. Our opposition is to BJP’s attempts to violate rules to protect him. Even in the recent council meeting, BJP members tore apart the attendance book, which, we suspect, was an attempt to help Sugathan,” he said.  Sabarinathan alleged that governance in the Corporation has collapsed because of one councillor. “File movements have come to a standstill, waste is mounting. They have not met their promise to tackle the stray dog menace. They have not released their vision for the city. The BJP has not been able to govern. They are only concerned about Sugathan and his freedom,” Sabarinathan said.  Mayor VV Rajesh told media that the governing council had promised to address issues of stray dog menace, availability of drinking water, waste management and water logging in the first year.  “We were able to provide shelter for street dogs as a pilot project in the first month. Waste management, drinking water and water logging need intervention from state and central governments,” he said.  The ruling BJP has also faced troubles after Kerala High Court on June 24 ordered fresh swearing in of 20 councillors who had taken oaths in the name of various deities and martyrs. After the court declared the oaths invalid, 19 councillors, excluding Sugathan, retook their oath, this time in the name of God. The court order came following the petition of LDF parliamentary party leader Deepak who sought action against councillors alleging that their oaths were invalid. As per rules, oaths should either be in the name of God or a solemn affirmation.  Though the court has directed 20 councillors to retake the oath, Sugathan, lodged in the prison, has not been able to do it so far.  No-confidence motion Though the UDF tried to move a no-confidence motion, it failed to get support from the LDF. Left front leaders later said that they could not support UDF as it would ]]></description>
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<title>Appointment of state Election Commissioner was Cabinet decision: Minister</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/appointment-of-state-election-commissioner-was-cabinet-decision-minsiter</link>
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<title>Former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally meets Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala amid Sabarimala probe heat</title>
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<title>Kerala Assembly passes Finance Bill after face&#45;off</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-assembly-passes-finance-bill-after-face-off</link>
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<title>Adani to sell 49% stake in Vizhinjam port to international company, Kerala says not informed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala government has said it has not been officially informed about Adani Ports&#039; decision to sell 49 per cent stake in Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd to Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)’s terminal arm, Terminal Investment Limited (TiL). They also made it clear that no change in ownership can take place without the state&#039;s approval.Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), is set to acquire a 49% stake in Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL), the company operating the Vizhinjam International Seaport, for USD 1.397 billion (around Rs 12,000 crore).The deal, announced on June 30, Tuesday, is being described by the company as the largest foreign private investment in India&#039;s port infrastructure. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.Responding to the concerns raised by Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan in the Assembly on July1, Wednesday, Chief Minister VD Satheesan said the government came to know about the proposed transaction only through newspaper reports.&quot;Adani Ports has not sent any letter or officially informed the government about the proposed transaction,&quot; the Chief Minister said.Referring to the concessionaire agreement, he said, &quot;Clause 5.3 of the agreement clearly states that the concessionaire shall not undertake any change in ownership without the prior approval of the authority. In this case, the authority is the Government of Kerala. The agreement also specifies that the sale of more than 25 per cent of the stake constitutes a change in ownership. Therefore, they cannot effect an ownership change without the Kerala government&#039;s approval,&quot; Satheesan said.The Vizhinjam International Seaport Project is being developed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model between the Government of Kerala (GoK) and Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL) on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis.The first phase of the project saw an investment of around ₹8,867 crore, with the Kerala government chipping in around ₹5,600 crore and the Adani Ports contributing  roughly ₹2,500 crore.&quot;They have not approached us so far. When they do, we will examine the proposal. We will also take into consideration the concerns raised by the Leader of the Opposition,&quot; he said.Earlier, raising the issue in the Assembly, Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan questioned the implications of allowing MSC, the world&#039;s largest container shipping company, to acquire a major stake in the port, warning that it could create a monopoly and undermine competition.&quot;The concern is that MSC is a shipping company. Whenever a project of this scale is undertaken, national security and public interest must be safeguarded. Following the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, the Union government classified Vizhinjam Port as highly critical infrastructure,&quot; Pinarayi Vijayan said.He argued that the partnership between Adani Ports and MSC would concentrate control over cargo movement. &quot;When MSC collaborates with Adani, it effectively creates a monopoly. Exporters from Kerala will be able to ship their goods only through the cargo services of a single company. As a result, entrepreneurs will have no choice but to accept the freight rates fixed by that company,&quot; he alleged.The Opposition Leader also said the development would affect the prospects of public sector entities and other operators. &quot;We had earlier signed MoUs with several public sector establishments, but with this monopoly taking shape at Vizhinjam, none of them will have any scope for growth. Such a monopoly destroys market competition and will seriously affect the development of Kerala&#039;s ports,&quot; he added.The Chief Minister said the government shares the concerns over national security and competition. &quot;There are national security concerns. That means, apart from the state government&#039;s approval, the Union government&#039;s approval will also be required. Another major concern is public interest. The government must ensure that no monopoly is created. There should be a common-user facility at the port. It should not become the monopoly of a single company,&quot; he said.He added that the government would balance these concerns with the port&#039;s development. &quot;Along with addressing these concerns, we will also ensure fair competition, promote investments and support the development of Vizhinjam Port,&quot; the Chief Minister said. The port currently has a handling capacity of 1.6 million TEUs, with work underway to increase this to 5.7 million TEUs by 2028.A statement from Adani Ports said the partnership is expected to increase cargo volumes and strengthen Vizhinjam&#039;s role as a transshipment hub in the Indian Ocean. The company also said the collaboration would bring additional cargo from Bangladesh, East African trade routes and relay traffic.The agreement marks the third collaboration between Adani Ports and MSC after their joint ventures at Mundra and Ennore ports. ]]></description>
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<title>Free bus travel prompts private operators to take call on strike on July 6</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/kerala-free-bus-travel-prompts-private-operators-to-take-call-on-strike-on-july-6</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bus operators’ associations in Kerala held a joint consultative meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, June 30, to decide on a statewide motor strike and raise demands. A detailed meeting of bus operators, auto-taxi operators, and tourist bus operators will meet again on July 6 to take a call on the strike.  The operators are alleging that the Priyadrashini free bus travel scheme for women and transgender people has significantly affected their earnings, forcing them into financial distress.  The Priyadarshini scheme was introduced under the Congress-led UDF government’s Indira Guarantees and is currently being implemented on 3,125 ordinary KSRTC buses across Kerala. According to the Transport Department, an additional five lakh women have started using KSRTC ordinary services because of the scheme.  Although private operators are not opposed to the scheme, they said that the state government should still address the fall in passenger numbers and revenue that they have suffered due to its implementation.  In response to this issue, Kerala Transport Minister CP John said that the government would hold discussions with the stakeholders involved to rectify the problem. He urged them not to suspend their services and that the government is willing to hold discussions before the issue escalates.  The Minister said that the motor vehicle tax burden on private buses has already been reduced by 59% to provide relief to the operators. He also suggested that private bus operators explore advertising as an additional revenue source, similar to the KSRTC buses.  The Minister said that the problem is most prominent on routes where both KSRTC buses and private services move simultaneously and that this issue can be fixed through better scheduling and route coordination, thus avoiding direct conflict between the two sectors.  This article was written by a student interning with TNM. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>എഫ്‌സിആര്‍എ നിയമ ഭേദഗതി പിന്‍വലിക്കണം; പ്രമേയം പാസാക്കി നിയമസഭ</title>
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<title>Third edition of Wayanad Literature Festival to be held from December 20</title>
<link>https://worldmalayaleevoice.com/third-edition-of-wayanad-literature-festival-to-be-held-from-december-20</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The third edition of the Wayanad Literature Festival (WLF), India&#039;s first and largest rurally held literature festival, will be held at Dwaraka, Mananthavady, from December 20 to 23, 2026, organisers announced.The biennial festival, which debuted in 2022, was inaugurated by former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, bringing together over a hundred speakers and 20,000 attendees. By 2024, participation had expanded to over 400 speakers with attendance crossing 110,000, while festival content reached nearly 70 million people online. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the 2024 edition.The WLF organising committee comprises representatives from various sections of Wayanad, with 260 public libraries across the district serving as community partners.“A literature festival in a remote agrarian landscape—one without railways or airports or proximity to big city centres—draws its strength from the community itself. By default, it becomes more grounded and more life-giving; it becomes a celebration of ordinary people—their resilience, expression, and need for representation,” said WLF founder and director Dr Vinod K Jose, at a press conference in Kalpetta.Besides literary sessions, the festival will feature an international academic conference, film festival, book fair, food fair, farmers&#039; market, heritage walks, arts and crafts fair, children&#039;s arena, masterclasses, literary quiz and the Best College Magazine Award.Senior journalist and curator Leena Gita Reghunath said the affection the festival had received reflected its independence, quality of programming and commitment to meaningful public discourse. Curator VH Nishad added that WLF has evolved into a major cultural gathering through the participation of people from diverse communities. He also said that signature events such as the Heritage Walk and Campfire Readings distinguished it from other literature festivals.The festival has previously hosted prominent personalities including Arundhati Roy, Justice Jasti Chelameshwar, Adv Shyam Divan, Christophe Jaffrelot, John Keay, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prakash Raj, Basil Joseph, K Satchidanandan, M Mukundan, NS Madhavan, KR Meera, Benyamin, Santhosh George Kulangara, PC Musthafa, Amitava Kumar and S Hareesh, among others. The list of speakers for the 2026 edition will be announced in the coming months.Early bird delegate passes are priced at Rs 799, while day tickets for adults cost Rs 50 and can be purchased through the festival website.  ]]></description>
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<title>HC directs 20 Thiruvananthapuram councillors to retake oath, here’s why</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Kerala High Court has held that the oath taken by 20 councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, who invoked the names of deities, martyrs, political movements, and other figures while assuming office, was invalid. The court directed the councillors to take the oath again within four weeks.Justice PV Kunhikrishnan directed the State Election Commission to make arrangements for a fresh swearing-in ceremony for the councillors. The court, however, refused to cancel their election, observing that the issue was with the manner in which the oath was taken and not with the election results.The case was considered on a petition filed by Left Democratic Front (LDF) council party leader SP Deepak. He argued that elected representatives can either take oath in the name of god or make a solemn affirmation while assuming office, but several councillors had deviated from the prescribed format.According to the petition, some of the councillors took oath invoking names such as Gurudeva, Udayannoor Devi, Kavilamma, Bhagavathi, Sree Padmanabha Swamy, Bharathamba, Bharat Mata, Attukal Amma, Ayyappa, and other deities. The petitioner also contended that the oath is a pledge connected to the Constitution and public office, and should not be linked to political organisations, leaders, or martyrs.After examining the issue, the court found that the form of oath used by the 20 councillors did not match the options permitted under the law, and declared the oath-taking process invalid.The court clarified that the decisions and proceedings involving these councillors until the date of the judgment would remain protected and would not be affected by the finding on the oath issue.The judgment also dealt with a separate petition involving a member of the Vadakkenchery Grama Panchayat, who had taken oath in the name of former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.The court observed that the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act too allows only two forms of oath — swearing in the name of god or making a solemn affirmation. It said that using any other form goes against the prescribed procedure.However, the court also pointed out that unlike the provisions governing municipal councillors, there is no similar protection available for panchayat members. Therefore, the actions carried out by the Vadakkanchery panchayat members until the date of the judgment were held to be invalid. The member, however, was given time to take a fresh oath and continue in office after completing the required formalities. ]]></description>
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<title>CM seeks Southern Alliance to break drug cartels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow TNM&#039;s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Escalating his government&#039;s crackdown on the narcotics menace, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has reached out to his counterparts in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, seeking a coordinated regional offensive against interstate drug trafficking networks that have increasingly turned South India into a major transit and distribution corridor. In letters sent to the three Chief Ministers, Satheesan called for stronger cooperation under Kerala&#039;s flagship anti-drug campaign, &#039;Operation Toofan&#039;, which has intensified intelligence-led policing, targeted financial networks of traffickers and moved to seize illegally acquired assets.The Chief Minister pointed out that drug syndicates now operate seamlessly across state borders, making isolated action inadequate.Border regions linking Kerala with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, along with major highways, tourist hubs, student networks and urban distribution centres, have emerged as vulnerable points exploited by narcotics mafias.Kerala Police have in recent months arrested several interstate and international drug traffickers.However, Satheesan stressed that real-time intelligence sharing, joint operations and coordinated planning among neighbouring states are essential to dismantle organised trafficking networks and choke supply chains.As a first step, he proposed a high-level meeting of senior officials from Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to formulate a common action plan against interstate drug smuggling.The proposed mechanism is expected to focus on intelligence exchange, surveillance of trafficking routes and coordinated enforcement operations.Satheesan also informed the neighbouring governments that State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, State Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar and Tactical Commander Putta Vikramaditya are prepared to hold discussions with police chiefs and senior home department officials of the three administrations.The move signals the first major attempt by the new Kerala government to build a regional coalition against narcotics trafficking, an issue that has emerged as one of the state&#039;s most pressing law-and-order challenges.With drug networks increasingly operating beyond state boundaries, the government believes only a united southern front can effectively curb the growing menace. ]]></description>
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