Kerala News

A 45-year-old man, Manoj, died after allegedly giving poisoned juice to his two daughters in Mannar, Alappuzha. The girls, Shivaganga (Class 6) and Shivakeerthana (Class 2), were found unconscious with him inside a car near a bridge.

A differently-abled man was brutally assaulted in Kochi after being lured to a hotel by a woman who befriended him online. When he refused to have sex, he was attacked by a group. The victim, Amal Dev, suffered broken ribs and remains hospitalised.

CM Pinarayi Vijayan proposed renaming Kerala to “Keralam” to match the state's original Malayalam name and protect its linguistic and cultural identity. He said the English form “Kerala” does not fully represent the region’s history or language.

Kerala Police arrested 2 men for allegedly raping a girl, filming the assaults and blackmailing her using the videos. The case occurred in Konni. Abhijith first assaulted the girl and shared the video with Ananthu, who also threatened and raped her.

A 24-year-old mother of two from Nalathaduka died after consuming poison in Kasaragod, Kerala. Her family alleges she was driven to suicide by false gold theft accusations, public humiliation and mental harassment by neighbours and police.

A youth suffered serious injuries after a car overtook on a two-way road and collided with his motorbike in Kerala’s Edathua area. CCTV footage shows the overtake near a zebra crossing and curve in a busy market zone.

A 17-year-old student from Kochi was found dead after he went missing on February 19. CCTV showed him walking towards the sea before his body washed ashore at Elamkunnapuzha beach. Police suspect he may have acted under an online game task.

A 35-year-old woman died by suicide at her husband’s home in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, on Valentine’s Day. Police first questioned the husband but later found a death note naming Youth Congress state secretary Suhail Ansari.

Social media influencer Chinnu Pappu, 24, was found dead in her rented home in Kasaragod, with police confirming death by hanging. Days later, her live-in partner Santhesh, 29, was also found dead after reportedly suffering mental distress.

Kerala MVD honoured Prabhavathi Amma of Kozhikode after she stopped a scooter rider from using a footpath to avoid traffic near the Eranjipalam signal. A viral video showed her blocking the rider and recording him until he returned to the road.