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Kerala govt will go ahead with SilverLine rail project, says CM Vijayan

Claiming that a vast majority of people were often out of development, Vijayan said the LDF government envisages a development that touches all aspects of life

Centre turns the heat on Kerala, asks state to update Covid numbers daily

State had stopped daily updates on infections; once numbers eventually became known, country reported 90% spike in fresh cases, 165% surge in positivity rate the past 24 hours

Former Kerala Health Minister M P Govindan Nair dies at 94

Former Kerala Health Minister M P Govindan Nair died here on Wednesday morning.

KPCC wants 'disciplinary action' against Congress leader K V Thomas

The AICC member was in touch with the Marxist leaders for the past one year, KPCC chief K Sudhakaran claimed in the letter.

K V Thomas defies Congress, to take part in CPI(M) seminar

Defying the edict of the Congress high command, senior party leader and former union minister K V Thomas said he would take part in a seminar being organised by the ruling CPI(M)

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala reports 361 fresh cases, 56 fatalities

Kerala reported 361 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 56 related deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 65,34,757 and the toll to 68,228.

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala records 354 fresh cases and 56 deaths

Kerala logged 354 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 56 related deaths on Tuesday, taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 65,34,396 and the toll to 68,196

Kerala Health Minister rejects reports over COVID-19 jabs for children

A coordinated drive of Health and Education Departments would be conducted for children as soon as the examinations are over, the minister added

Covid-19: Kerala reports 310 new cases in last 24 hours

Kerala reported 310 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of the infected to 65,33,786 and the death toll to 68,074 till date. Of the eight deaths, two occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and six were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the Health Department said. Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases with 83 followed by Thiruvananthapuram (66) and Thrissur (30). A total of 458 people recovered today. The department said there were 2,680 active cases.

Kerala records 331 new Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases at 69, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 48 cases and Kottayam 43

Kerala logs 418 fresh Covid-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 113 cases, followed by Kottayam (70) and Thiruvananthapuram (58)

Kerala records 429 fresh Covid-19 cases, six deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 89 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (66) and Kottayam (50)

LDF govt to hike bus, auto, taxi fares; private bus owners unhappy

Private bus owners had demanded increasing the minimum fare of the general public from Rs 8 to Rs 12 and the subsequent per kilometre charge to Rs 1.10 from 90 paise

Kerala tweaks liquor policy, IT parks now allowed to serve liquor

On expected lines, the Pinarayi Vijayan government tweaked the liquor policy enabling opening of more retail outlets and the biggest gainer appears to be the IT parks in Kerala

Kerala govt miffed with HC for asking it to declare strike 'illegal'

The two-day national strike was called on March 28-29 by the trade unions, except the BMS, against the Centre's "anti-people" policies.

Bharat Bandh: Kerala govt issues 'dies-non' order hours after HC directive

Hours after the Kerala HC directed the Left administration in the state to take steps to prevent its employees from abstaining from duty as part of strike, the government on issued a 'dies-non' order.

Covid-19: Kerala records 400 fresh cases, 25 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala on Sunday recorded 400 fresh infections which raised the total to 65,31,090 till date. The southern State reported also 25 deaths which raised the hitherto tally to 67,797, according to an official press release. Of the deaths, three occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 22 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said. No deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, it said. With 593 more people recovering from the virus since Saturday, the total recoveries until now was 64,58,586 and the active cases dropped to 3,833, the release said. As many as 14,913 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the most with 88 cases, Thiruvananthapuram saw 56 and Kottayam 55, the release said. Of the new cases, one was of a person from outside the State, three were health workers and

Congress leader Thalekunnil Basheer passes away at 79 in Kerala

Veteran Kerala Congress leader Thalekunnil Basheer passed away at his residence here on Friday morning. He was 79.

Kerala records 558 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 119 cases followed by Kottayam (69) and Kozhikode (61)

Kerala records 702 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 146 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (87) and Kottayam (76)