Kollam

Naked assault on dignity of girl students, says Kerala govt after aspirants asked to remove bra before NEET exam

Various student outfits in Ayur town in Kollam district of Kerala carried out protest marches, which turned violent, towards the private educational institute where girl students appearing for NEET were forced to remove their innerwear

Rattle and hum: Of a man who murdered his wife with a cobra and the danger of fetishizing money

At a time when the Supreme Court has said that there’s a ‘new trend’ of snake bite murders, a case of a man killing his wife with a cobra is hogging the limelight in Kerala

'Need to reform marriage system', says Pinarayi Vijayan as Kerala mulls helpline for dowry harassment after woman's death

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, strongly condemning the incident, urged the public to take an 'uncompromising stand' against the archaic practice of dowry

Kerala woman found hanging day after she complained of domestic harassment in Kollam district

Based on media reports, the Kerala Women's Commission registered a suo motu case and sought a report from the police

Kerala cabinet gives nod to Semi-High Speed Rail corridor project, Silver Line that aims to cover about 530 kms in four hours

The Kerala cabinet has given its approval for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod Semi-High Speed Rail corridor, Silver Line, which aims to cover about 529.45 km in four hours.

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Kerala, issues oranger alert in Kozhikode, yellow alert in seven districts including Kannur, Kollam

India Meteorological Department has predicted that the southwest monsoon, which officially set in over Kerala yesterday, is likely to be active over the state on Tuesday.

Kerala man bought snakes to kill wife, police reveal after woman dies of cobra bite

The woman was first bitten by a viper on 2 March at her husband’s home and then again by a cobra within a week.

Fathima Latheef suicide: IIT Madras professors named in student's suicide note quizzed by Central Crime Branch

Ten days after the suicide of first-year IIT Madras student Fathima Latheef, the Central Crime Branch has finally questioned three faculty members from the premier instituted who were named in the deceased's notes, media reports said

Fathima had no friends, Akhlaq no neighbours: IIT-Madras suicide, Dadri lynching linked by mainstream's lack of engagement with Muslims

In the wake of the suicide of IIT-Madras student Fathima Latheef, it is important to remember the story of Mohammed Akhlaq.

IIT Madras suicide: Victim Fathima Latheef's father alleges religious discrimination at institute as protests seeking 'transparent probe' continue

As political parties including the DMK staged protests on Friday pressing their demand for "a transparent" probe into the suicide of an IIT Madras student, the institution said it is extending full cooperation to the police investigation, now transferred to the Central Crime Branch.