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Mahakavi Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri. (DC Image)

Legendary Malayalam poet Akkitham passes away

The 94-year old poet died two weeks after he was conferred with the Jnanpith award

15 Oct 2020 10:50 AM

Three other persons who were with Sanoop at the time of the incident sustained injuries in the attack

Local CPM leader hacked to death in Kerala

Party holds RSS-Bajrang Dal responsible for the killing

06 Oct 2020 1:48 PM

Elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran pushes open the southern gopuram of Vadakkumnathan Temple during the Pooram festivities. (DC File Image)

Lockdown effect: Kerala's famous Thrissur Pooram cancelled

The Pooram exhibition which usually begins on April 1 and ends in the last week of May has already been cancelled

15 Apr 2020 1:40 PM

Representational Image. (AFP)

Two men in Kerala commit suicide for not getting liquor

Those with withdrawal symptoms instructed to make use of de-addiction centres in their own districts

29 Mar 2020 5:42 PM

Representational Image. (Image released by Kerala collectorate)

Catholic priest in Kerala arrested for conducting Holy Mass despite Covid19 advisory

The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council had earlier advised to suspend church services owing to the situations in the country

23 Mar 2020 1:59 PM

Guruvayur temple during the Sheeveli ritual in connection with the Ekadasi festival. (PTI File Image)

Devotees banned at Guruvayur temple in Kerala from March 21

Daily poojas and rituals to be held as usual

20 Mar 2020 6:07 PM

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Kerala doctor loses job for reporting suspected coronavirus case?

Dr Shinu Syamalan said the patient had come to the clinic recently with suspected symptoms of the virus

11 Mar 2020 2:14 PM

The three doors have one board each, written 'Women', 'Men' and 'Brahmins' respectively (Twitter)

This Kerala temple has a separate toilet for Brahmins

Authorities remove the board after picture goes viral on social media

07 Mar 2020 6:03 PM

Sreekanth Karanath, the oracle arrested by the Kerala police.

Man arrested for driving woman to suicide under the guise of temple prophesy

Posing as a Komaram (oracle), the man allegedly shamed her in public

03 Mar 2020 5:43 PM

Guruvayur Padmanabhan file picture

Elephant king Guruvayur Padmanabhan dead

Padmanabhan was a celebrity ever since he was donated to the temple in January 1954

26 Feb 2020 5:07 PM

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Kerala’s first coronavirus patient recovers, swab test negative

The medical student from Wuhan University admitted in the isolation ward of government medical college Thrissur will be discharged soon

10 Feb 2020 1:16 PM

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India's second coronavirus case confirmed in Kerala's Alappuzha

The patient's condition is stable and he is being closely monitored in isolation ward in the hospital

02 Feb 2020 11:24 AM

A man wearing a surgical mask makes a child wear one outside the Government General Hospital in Thrissur where a medical student who had been in Wuhan is being kept in isolation. (AP)

Three men arrested for spreading false info about coronavirus case in Kerala

Virus-positive medical student is in stable condition under observation in Thrissur

01 Feb 2020 11:04 PM

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Coronavirus patient moved to Thrissur medical college, more quarantined in Kerala

Thrissur medical college has been equipped with isolation ward with all facilities where 24 patients can be treated at a time

31 Jan 2020 1:15 PM

South Indian Bank is raising funds through bonds to finance its business expansion.

South Indian Bank to raise Rs 500 crore from bonds

Rs 300 crore through Basel III-compliant tier 1 bonds with Rs 200 crore greenshoe option

20 Jan 2020 6:34 PM

Thrissur Corporation

Thrissur: Residents up in arms against move to fill up paddy fields

The United Residences’ Association (URA) is planning to protest before the civic body office on Tuesday.

02 Dec 2019 2:36 AM

Vinayakan

Thrissur: 2 cops booked for torture of Vinayakan in custody

The accused cops were reinstated after a suspension of six months.

16 Nov 2019 3:14 AM

Guruvayru Temple Police Station CI C Premanandakrishnan told DC that as it was a used bullet the matter need not be seen as a major security threat.

Thrissur: Used bullet found in temple offering box

Guruvayur Temple police have registered a case over the matter after the chief security officer of the temple informed the police on it.

13 Nov 2019 4:07 AM

Various parts of the protected heritage monument Southern Nada have been desecrated with inscriptions. (Photo: DC)

Govt turns blind eye to monument desecration

The plastering on the wall of the tower has been done using a special mix of limestone.

13 Nov 2019 2:14 AM

In the death of younger minor sister, there was neither direct witness to her being subjected to unnatural sexual torture nor scientific evidence which made the court to acquit Madhu of all the charges including rape and abetment to suicide.

Walayar case: Court finds holes in prosecution story

According to judgment, there was no scientific evidence to prove that the accused had committed such a crime on the victim.

02 Nov 2019 2:35 AM

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T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

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