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At least nine lives have been lost in Idukki and Wayanad Districts in the last three months, and numerous others have been injured in wildlife attacks, particularly by elephants, tigers and wild boars, among others. Considering the recent surge in human-animal conflict, the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution on February 14 that called on the Centre to amend the Act …

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict

A protest erupted in Kerala’s Kothamangalam town on Monday over the surge in human-animal conflicts, as demonstrators carried the casket of an elderly woman who fell victim to a fatal elephant attack earlier in the day in the Idukki district. The protest, which took place in Kothamangalam, a town bordering Ernakulam and Idukki districts, was led by Congress legislator Mathew …

Thiruvananthapuram: Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Tuesday faced angry protests from the ruling LDF workers and CPM-led Students Federation of India during his visit to Idukki district to inaugurate the Karunavam Family Security Scheme of the Vyapyari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi, a prominent organisation of traders. The governor's visit took place amid hartal and black flag demonstrations organized by the Left-led …

K erala made history, giving a second term in office for a government after a gap of nearly four decades, thus endorsing, and simultaneously demanding a repeat of, the positive, people-friendly policies and efficient governance that had become the stamp of the Left Democratic Front administration led by Pinarayi Vijayan from 2016. As in the local body elections that were …

There is no denying what the results of the local body elections in Kerala indicate. Congress leaders, who were claiming that the exit of the Kerala Congress faction led by Jose K. Mani from the UDF would not affect the coalition’s prospects in the region, were taken by surprise when the results showed otherwise. Significantly, the LDF has now become …

A few months ahead of the Assembly elections, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front scores an emphatic victory in Kerala’s local body elections

The CPI-led Left Democratic Front has won a sparkling victory in the local body elections in Kerala, winning in at least 514 of the total 941 grama panchayats, 108 out of 152 block panchayats, 11 out of the 14 district panchayats, 35 out of the 86 municipalities and three of the six corporations. The main opposition, Congress-led United Democratic Front, …

Munnar Landslide Update: 8 tea estate workers were killed when a mound of earth caved in on a row of houses at Pettimudi in the high range Idukki district early Friday morning as heavy rains pounded the area triggering a landslide. Image Source : T RAGHAVAN Major landslide in Munnar, Kerala after heavy rainfall. CM Pinarayi Vijayan seeks IAF help …

Emergence of BJP, Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad, Sabarimala row alters vote bank politics for CPM-led LDF in Kerala

The Christian vote bank in Kerala was considered as a pocket borough of the Congress-led United Democratic Front until recently. LDF earned good dividends in the last Lok Sabha elections, in which it bagged three seats, which were traditionally held by the Congress, and the subsequent Assembly election in 2016. In Kerala’s political dashboard, Church is an influential pressure group, …