Idukki District

Kerala govt orders judicial probe into alleged custodial torture of prisoner who died in Idukki jail

The Kerala government on Friday ordered a judicial probe into the alleged custodial torture and death of a remand prisoner in a jail in Idukki district, days after the issue rocked the state.

Cochin airport to reopen on 29 August, officials say 90 percent staff got affected by Kerala floods

Cochin International Airport which was shut on 15 August due to Kerala floods, will reopen on 29 August

Unrelenting rains force Kerala authorities to open dams' shutters; experts blame poor planning for scale of spate

The rain fury that left a trail of destruction across Kerala since 8 August has subsided but the water that it has brought to reservoirs of many major and minor dams continues to haunt a large segment of people in the state.

Half of Kerala reels under floods as death toll rises to 29, over 53,000 people left homeless

Northern and central Kerala have been battered by heavy rains of the Southwest monsoon since August 8, which has left 29 people dead, including three today.

Kerala rains updates: Death toll rises to 29, over 54,000 displaced; 11 of 14 districts in state on high alert

Dam reservoirs and rivers overflowed, sections of highways collapsed and homes were swept away in severe flooding in more than half of Kerala, after days of incessant rains left nearly 54,000 people homeless and killed at least 29

Kerala rains: Centre will provide all possible help to flood-hit state, says Rajnath Singh; home minister calls for survey of affected areas

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Centre would provide all possible help to the flood-hit state of Kerala. He called for a survey on the affected areas

Kerala rains continue to wreak havoc: More dam shutters to be opened; army deployed for rescue operations

The heavy South West Monsoon has wreaked havoc in Kerala as water levels continue to rise in rivers and reservoirs. A third red alert was issued for the Idukki Dam reservoir on Thursday night.

Kerala: Idukki murders only tip of iceberg as black magic, occult practices take over India's most literate state

A huge demand for a law to deal with superstitious beliefs and occult practices echoed across Kerala last year, when a youth who was engaged in supernatural experiments brutally killed his parents, sister and aunt in Thiruvananthapuram

BSNL rolls out 4G mobile services in Kerala; to start off in five locations in Idukki district

Commissioning of the service in other districts in Kerala is expected by this year-end

Evicted from Kerala home, Dalit family become latest flashpoint in power struggle within ruling LDF

The tug of war between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the CPI, the two senior partners of Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), has taken a new turn with the latter offering protection to a Dalit family thrown out of their home, allegedly by CPM workers this week.