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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)

Congress in Kerala bans Tharoor and Thomas from attending CPI(M) seminars

Congress' Kerala unit has said the party had barred its leaders from attending the programme as it was strongly fighting the CPI(M)-led government over the proposed K-Rail project

Covid-19: Kerala records 596 fresh cases, 24 deaths in last 24 hours

Kerala on Sunday recorded 596 fresh COVID-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,27,194. The southern State reported 24 deaths and took the fatalities to 67,339 so far, according to an official press release. Of the deaths, four occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 20 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 908 more people recovering from the virus since Saturday, the total recoveries reached 64,53,172 and the active cases dropped to 5,812, the release said. As many as 18,590 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the most with 122 cases followed by Thiruvananthapuram (75) and Kozhikode (55), the release said. Of the new cases, three were those of health workers and 568 got infected through co

Kerala CM terms anti-Silver Line agitations as 'anti-development'

The CM also accused the opposition Congress and BJP of adopting a stand against the progress of the state, but warned them that the common people were aware of their motive

Congress names Ripun Bora, Jeby Mather as RS candidates from Assam, Kerala

The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday approved the candidature of Ripun Bora and Jeby Mather as the party's Rajya Sabha candidates from Assam and Kerala.

Kerala logs 847 new Covid cases, three deaths in last 24 hrs

While 1,321 people turned negative, the total number of active cases came down to 6,464, of which 10.5% were admitted at various hospitals in the state

181 new companies, 10k jobs created in IT sector despite Covid: Kerala CM

The Chief Minister mentioned several ongoing construction activities and new projects coming up in the sector

Kerala records 922 new Covid-19 cases, 130 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala on Thursday recorded 922 new Covid-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,25,032.

Kerala reports 966 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in 24 hours

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Wednesday again dropped below 1,000 after crossing that mark a day ago. The State recorded 966 fresh infections which raised the total to 65,24,066 till date.

Kerala: CPI(M) and CPI to share Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant next month

The CPI later announced former national general secretary of the All India Youth Federation (AIYF), P Santhosh Kumar, as the party's candidate for one seat