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Idukki Dam alert: With water level almost at capacity, government says no need to panic; 2 more dead in rain-related incidents

The government machinery in Kerala continued to be on alert with the water level in the Idukki dam inching towards the maximum, even as rain lashed many parts of the state, claiming two lives on Tuesday.

Protests mount in Kerala’s coastal villages as Cyclone Ockhi leave behind death, devastation; fisherfolk cry govt apathy

Anger towards the state and central govt is rising across coastal villages in Kerala as families of fishermen, who went missing after Cyclone Ockhi hit the Arabian Sea, fear an uncertain future

CPI downplays differences with CPM, dubs move to skip Kerala Cabinet meet as "differences in family"

CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy downplayed the alleged differences with CPM, and dubbed move to skip a cabinet meeting in Kerala as "differences inside the family".

Kozhikode farmer ends life outside govt office after alleging harassment; two officials suspended

A 57-year-old farmer committed suicide outside a government office in Kozhikode alleging harassment by its staff, triggering outrage following which two officials were suspended.

Pinarayi Vijayan: Conscious effort to depict Kerala settlers as encroachers

Idukki: Kerala kick-started its ambitious programme of handing over title-deeds to around 5,500 persons of the high range Idukki district. Speaking at the function to distribute the 'pattayams' (title deeds) at Kattapana, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said there was a conscious effort to portray settlers who have been living in the high ranges for decades, as encroachers.

Kerala against land mafia: 100-ft iron cross halts eviction drive in Munnar even as Christians reject its holiness

The removal of a 100-ft iron cross has halted the eviction drive in Kerala's Munnar even as illegal encroachment continues to put its unique biodiversity at risk