Vijayakrishnan

Nenmara, a CPI(M) stronghold in Kerala's Palakkad district, boasts high voter turnout and a history of LDF dominance. The constituency, nestled near the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, is set for a contest influenced by eco-tourism, agrarian issues, and tribal outreach. As 2026 nears, the CPI(M) faces challenges from UDF and BJP in this key seat.

CPM took action against branch committee member Vijayakrishnan and party member Sinaf in Alappuzha. Both are close aides of CPM leader A Shanavas who is facing allegations of ties with drug mafia. Vijayakrishnan was expelled from the party while Sinaf was suspended.

Panic gripped Vennala after two elephants ran amok during a temple festival at a Durga temple near Chalikkavattom on Sunday.

A plastic bottle filled with water, thrown innocuously from a speeding train might have cost the vision of an assistant loco pilot.

The punitive transfer of an All India Radio (AIR) executive for harassing his woman colleagues has been quashed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

The health department has amended the leaves of healthcare workers on Covid duty to create a reserve pool. Seven-day offs that were given after ten days of consecutive duty at Covid ICUs and wards have been abolished.

The doctors of the health service will go on an indefinite hunger strike before the secretariat from September 9, in protest against the government’s lackadaisical attitude over the promises given to the doctors on various demands including PG deputation and filling up of promotion posts.

The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) will be organising a virtual get together of doctors today, to ease their stress.

The decision to open more first-line Covid treatment centres in places with super spreads has brought up a new crisis for the health department – a serious shortage of manpower. The respective district administrations have started opening these centres, leading to widespread criticism of the move.

Attempts of local DMK strongman and district panchayat vice-president E Anandan to be bailed out of jail has failed yet again as Coimbatore rural police made him prime accused in another land scam case worth 3 crore on Friday.

In a milestone for the over-a-century-old cooperative movement in the state, the country's first five-star resort in the sector will start functioning near Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad on Tuesday. The formal inauguration is scheduled in January.

The new government medical college, which will be inaugurated on Wednesday, will be opened inside the General Hospital compound amidst confusions.This will be the second medical college in the city.

Sanu John Varghese has been selected for the 30th Aravindan Award for the Best Debutant Filmmaker of 2021 for his film ‘Aarkariyam’.

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority will initiate action against developers of illegal layouts under its limits. The town and country planning wing of the APCRDA has started serving notices and demolishing illegal layouts that were recently developed.

The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) has protested for the delay in filling up the vacancies of the doctors in the health service, including that of the director.

If Kerala stood out in 2020, this year it was a mixed bag

The health service doctors in the district have threatened to go for a strike on Wednesday if the people involved in the attack against Dr G Nijju, charge medical officer, Vellanadu community health centre, are not arrested before August 20.

\Doctors with government hospitals in the state will observe National Doctor's Day, on July 1, as tolerance day (sahana dinam) by doing one hour's extra duty.

Jury member Vijayakrishnan lets on about the differences of opinion between the State Awards jury chairman and its members

The event was held in Trivandrum

The screening of the film was held in Trivandrum

They will start on February 12

When the Covid-19 patients are being provided with facilities for voting in the local body polls, the doctors and other healthcare workers who are treating them are denied of this constitutional right.