The Latest Breaking News from Wayanad

Navakerala Sadas held in 3 Wayanad constituencies Thurs. CM Pinarayi Vijayan to interact with 200 people. 10 counters set up to submit grievances. District collector & police chief inspect arrangements.

P. Valsala, a significant Malayalam novelist, introduced readers to the lives of tribal people in Wayanad with her masterpiece, Nellu. Her other works include Thakarcha, Nizhalurangunna Vazhikal, Venal, Palayam, Gauthaman, Kanal and Melppalam. She was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala’s highest literary honour. She…

KALPETTAA: Depositors of defunct BDS in Wayanad march, stage dharna to demand repayment of ₹68 crore deposits. CPI(M)-controlled entity mismanaged funds, leaving 600 depositors in a fix. Interest payments stopped in July, depositors unable to withdraw money. Committee to intensify agitation if demands not met.

LDF pins hopes on Navakerala Sadas in Wayanad to strike better chord with people. UDF has upper hand in constituency since 2009, but Rahul Gandhi's victory margin made quantum jump in 2019. LDF alleges Gandhi indifferent to issues of common man, while UDF dismisses Sadas as "gimmick". Gandhi has interacted…

75-yr-old Vellan of Paliyana, Wayanad, burnt alive in house fire; wife Theyi, 70, injured. Fire suspected to be caused by kerosene lamp. Vellan suffering from age-related ailments, children living far away.

Soon after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by indirectly blaming him for India's loss to Australia in the World Cup Final, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned the usage of such a word for the Prime Minister and…

The police arrested Babu, 58, in connection with the death of his wife Ammini, 55, at Sasimala near Pulpally in Wayanad on Saturday

An Excise team on Friday arrested two youths and seized 11.3 kg of ganja, worth more than ₹6 lakh, from them at Pozhuthana in Wayanad.

KALPETTAA, a platform for depositors of defunct Brahmagiri Development Society (BDS), is preparing to launch indefinite agitation for repayment of deposits. 600+ depositors, including farmers, retired hands, Kudumbashree units, and daily wage workers, invested ₹1-1cr with BDS offering 9-10.5% interest. Monthly interest stopped in July, leaving depositors unable to withdraw…

Kerala's Wayanad district has become the first in India to complete Aadhaar enrolment of children below five. On Children's Day, District Collector Renu Raj announced the achievement at Poothadi.

Thunderbolts special forces team seized 3 guns from suspected Maoists in Kannur firefight. No casualties/injuries reported, but police searching hospitals/clinics & inspecting vehicles. Earlier, police engaged Maoists in Wayanad, arresting 2 & seizing AK-47 & 2 shotguns. Suspected Maoists escaped.