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Heavy rains lash Kerala, red alert issued in Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur
• 3 years agoTorrential showers led to water level in various dams in the state rising to the red alert mark, prompting the government to open a shutter of Cheruthoni dam of Idukki reservoir
Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Thrissur profile: LDF backs CPI's P Balachandran against actor Suresh Gopi of BJP
Fp Research • 4 years agoThe UDF has fielded Congress general secretary and 2016 runner-up Padmaja Venugopal from the seat
COVID-19 tally in Kerala crosses 4 lakh with 7,020 new cases today; Thrissur district reports highest number
• 4 years agoChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said of the fresh cases, 168 people arrived from outside the state, 6,037 were infected through contact, and the source of infection for 734 was unknown
Malayalam poet Akkitham, a recipient of the Jnanpith Award, passes away at 94
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe Padma Shri awardee, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was regarded as a prominent figure in modern Malayalam poetry and produced 43 works of literature during his lifetime.
Landslide in Kerala Updates: Rescue ops to continue overnight, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan; NDRF team arrives at spot
Fp Staff • 5 years agoLandslide in Kerala LATEST Updates: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the rescue operations for those stuck in the debris of the Idukki landslide will continue during the night.
Kerala cabinet gives nod to Semi-High Speed Rail corridor project, Silver Line that aims to cover about 530 kms in four hours
• 5 years agoThe 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
• 5 years agoIndia 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.
Thrissur Pooram cancelled due to coronavirus crisis: What the festival means to a city and its people
Susheela Nair • 5 years agoThe cancellation of the Thrissur Pooram in the wake of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown has hit the city — which has a deep-rooted emotional and economic connection with the festival — hard.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Kerala to start clinical trial of plasma therapy by April-end, awaits approval from Drug Controller of India
• 5 years agoKerala is set to commence convalescent plasma therapy, which uses antibodies from the blood of cured patients, to treat critically ill coronavirus cases on a trial basis
Final test result of country's first coronavirus patient comes back negative; decision regarding discharge to be taken today
Fp Staff • 5 years agoTwo other students from Kerala, who had tested positive for the coronavirus in China's Wuhan, were discharged last week after two consecutive test results came back negative.