KERALA

Parida, who also oversees the Women and Child Development Department, made this announcement after participating in an Independence Day event in Cuttack. Her declaration marks a progressive step towards addressing the needs of working women and promoting gender-sensitive workplace policies.

Two men, posing as KSEB employees, stole power lines worth Rs 4 lakh from 27 posts in Ranni in Pathanamthitta. They sold the stolen wires to a scrap shop and have been arrested by the police.

Kerala government has decided to release the Justice Hema Committee report on women's issues in the film industry on August 17. The said report, kept under wraps for four and a half years, will be published tomorrow with personal details redacted. 

Kerala is expected to receive widespread rainfall for the next three days, with heavy rainfall predicted on August 17. Orange alerts have been issued in several districts, including Kozhikode, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta, and Idukki, while yellow alerts have been issued in 12 other districts.

The Thiruvananthapuram police have rescued Umar, a 23-year-old man from Tirunelveli, who was kidnapped by a gold smuggling gang. The police have identified all five accused and recovered the abandoned car used in the kidnapping.

The price of gold in Kerala today (Aug 15) is Rs 6,555 per gram for 22 karat gold and Rs 7,151 per gram for 24 karat gold (also called 999 gold).

DYFI on Thursday (Aug 15) demanded an end to false propaganda against their leaders in connection with 'kafir' screenshot case and threatened legal action. The youth organization also accused UDF of misleading campaigns during Lok Sabha elections. 

The rainfall is predicted to intensify to very heavy levels, between 12 cm and 20 cm, in Kozhikode and Wayanad on Thursday. The alert highlights the potential for further disruption in an area already reeling from recent disasters.

Search for missing Kerala lorry driver Arjun in Shirur faces challenges due to thick mud and rocks in the riverbed. Navy recovered metal parts believed to be from a lorry, but owner disputes this. 

The Kerala government on Wednesday (Aug 14) announced financial aid for families affected by the recent Wayanad landslide disaster. Families of the deceased will receive Rs 6 lakh, with Rs 4 lakh from the State Disaster Response Fund and Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. Affected families are eligible for a Rs 6,000 monthly rental allowance unless they move into fully government-sponsored accommodations. 

Kerala is expected to receive widespread rainfall today (Aug 14), with isolated areas likely to experience heavy downpours. A yellow alert has been issued for 12 districts, while Ernakulam and Thrissur districts are under an orange alert. 

A Tamil Nadu native individual who arrived in Thiruvananthapuram from abroad was kidnapped by a gang of five . The incident occurred at 1 am when the victim was traveling in an auto-rickshaw from the airport. The police are investigating the incident and examining CCTV footage to determine the direction the kidnappers took.

According to officials, 349 body parts belonging to 248 individuals—121 men and 127 women—have been recovered. State Revenue Minister K Rajan said that 52 of these bodies or body parts were too decomposed for immediate identification and will require further testing.

Lotteries are legal in 13 states in India- Nagaland, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Mizoram, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Manipur, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam.

The price of gold in Kerala today (Aug 14) is Rs 6,555 per gram for 22 karat gold and Rs 7,151 per gram for 24 karat gold (also called 999 gold).