The Latest Breaking News from Kerala

Important developments from Kerala to watch out on september 4, 2023

Kerala govt hopes high-level meetings later this month will move AIIMS project in Kozhikode forward. Land acquisition from local residents underway; 150 acres of govt land ready. Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare said proposal not approved in current phase.

Nine-year-old boy visits famous temple in Kerala, despite protests. Father, a non-believer, declines to join. Crowds throng narrow passage to deity, boy's face mashed against someone's back. Priestly litany of "move on, move on" fills air. Boy emerges, blinking in sunlight, asking "Where is the God?"

Kerala will be made rabies-free: Minister Chinchurani

Kerala government misleading public on paddy farmers’ issue, says K. Sudhakaran

Kerala University launches cell to verify degree certificates for admission. Cell to 3 months to verify certificates. Fee of ₹2000 for outside state certificates. Colleges to appoint nodal officer, audit existing students. Univ. to be responsible for admissions, colleges to report any suspicion.

SW Monsoon active in Kerala; 4 dist. on yellow alert. Ranni (Pathanamthitta) highest rainfall (13 cm) in 24 hrs. IMD predicts isolated heavy showers in south/central Kerala for 5 days. Orange alert for Alappuzha (Mon/Tue) & Idukki (Wed). El Nino intensifying, IOD needs to amplify to balance.

Trial finds no anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin in people with rheumatoid arthritis; curcumin as effective as placebo. A small trial in Kochi, Kerala found no anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Curcumin-piperine combo drug given to intervention arm, placebo to control. No difference in remission rates, median…

Kerala's 2021-22 agri stats: Paddy, other food crops' area, production down; coconut production up.