Russian Literary Festival 2024 opens in capital
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/russian-literary-festival-2024-opens-in-capital/article68171922.ece
Two more held in Akhil murder case, City police initiate steps to obtain custody of accused persons
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/two-more-held-in-akhil-murder-case-city-police-initiate-steps-to-obtain-custody-of-accused-persons/article68171676.ece
Hot and humid weather to prevail in Kerala as summer rain continues to elude
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hot-and-humid-weather-to-prevail-in-kerala-as-summer-rain-continues-to-elude/article68088147.ece
Malappuram is the largest rain deficit district in Kerala with a 97% shortfall in rains, followed by Kozhikode with 95%, Kannur, and Kasaragod with a 94% deficit in each district
Lok Sabha polls | 2.09 lakh complaints related to poll code violations filed via cVIGIL app so far in Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/lok-sabha-polls-209-lakh-complaints-related-to-poll-code-violations-filed-via-cvigil-app-so-far-in-kerala/article68087859.ece
2,09,661 complaints were filed after the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls on March 16 up till April 20 and action was taken on 2,06,152 complaints
LDF workers accuse Biju Ramesh of bribing voters in Aruvikkara
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-workers-accuse-biju-ramesh-of-bribing-voters-in-aruvikkara/article68085504.ece
Lok Sabha polls: Thiruvananthapuram Collector denies errors during mock polling in Kerala’s capital district
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/lok-sabha-polls-thiruvananthapuram-collector-denies-errors-during-mock-polling-in-keralas-capital-district/article68082823.ece
Collector lodges complaint with Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) against online media platform which allegedly published a report saying VVPAT slips displayed extra votes for BJP in mock poll
Polling team treks 18 km inside deep forest to record a home vote
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/polling-team-treks-18-km-inside-deep-forest-to-record-a-home-vote/article68079688.ece
A 92-year-old bedridden man at Edamalakkudy had applied for the ‘vote-from-home’ facility. The team undertook a five-hour trek to help him cast his vote
DMK expresses support for LDF in Idukki
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/dmk-expresses-support-for-ldf-in-idukki/article68076265.ece
DMK’s Idukki district committee has started campaign work for Joyce George, the LDF candidate in the Idukki constituency
4,476 persons cast vote from home in Thiruvananthapuram district
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/4476-persons-cast-vote-from-home-in-thiruvananthapuram-district/article68075779.ece
The facility for those above 85 years and differently abled voters with above 40% disability is open till April 22
CPI(M) will not do ‘political stupidity’ of having secret deals with BJP, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/cpim-will-not-do-political-stupidity-of-dealing-with-bjp-says-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan/article68071482.ece
Pinarayi Vijayan says NDA’s manifesto shows ‘communal agenda’ of Sangh Parivar
Dedication of renovated Shaktivinayaka Temple held in Thiruvananthapuram
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dedication-of-renovated-shaktivinayaka-temple-held-in-thiruvananthapuram/article68069430.ece
BJP sets its sights on community votes in Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-sets-its-sights-on-community-votes-in-kerala/article68053553.ece
The party has taken a leaf out of the Congress book to build bonhomie with the leadership of the Nair Service Society and the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam. To surpass the psychological threshold of 20% vote share in the State, the party is now deliberately engaging with various denominations of the Church.
Lok Sabha polls: postal vote for polling officials
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/lok-sabha-polls-postal-vote-for-polling-officials/article68062514.ece
Access of memory card in the custody of court “unfair and tragically shocking”: Survivor
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/access-of-memory-card-in-the-custody-of-court-unfair-and-tragically-shocking-survivor/article68061175.ece
In a social-media post, she said that her right to privacy was violated through the multiple changes in hash value of the memory card, indicating unauthorised access, while in the custody of the court.
PDP extends support to LDF in Lok Sabha election
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/pdp-extends-support-to-ldf-in-lok-sabha-election/article68057887.ece
Party says it decided to align with the Left since it offered the best political alternative to Sangh Parivar and fascism
Police officer assaulted, six arrested in Kazhakuttom
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/police-officer-assaulted-six-arrested-in-kazhakuttom/article68171899.ece
Amid avian flu fears, more birds culled in Alappuzha district
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/more-bird-deaths-reported-in-alappuzha/article68090967.ece
Over 17,480 birds, mostly ducks, within a one-km radius of bird flu hotspots, were culled earlier
In north Kerala, anti-incumbency and communal undercurrents likely to shape poll outcome
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/in-north-kerala-anti-incumbency-and-communal-undercurrents-likely-to-shape-poll-outcome/article68087798.ece
By fielding heavyweight candidates in its direct contest against the Congress, as is the case elsewhere in Kerala, the Left parties are clearly indicating that their alliance within the INDIA bloc holds little significance, but they are resolute in increasing the number of MPs in Parliament
Health dept. orders intensification of preventive drive against dengue
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/health-dept-orders-intensification-of-preventive-drive-against-dengue/article68084993.ece
Shashi Tharoor interview | ‘Only guarantee we have got from Modi is that his promises will all be broken’
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/shashi-tharoor-interview-only-guarantee-we-have-got-from-modi-is-that-his-promises-will-all-be-broken/article68083476.ece
Shashi Tharoor is seeking a fourth term in Lower House from Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Locked in a tight electoral fight with BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Central Working Committee member of Congress says NDA is in ‘panic mode’
Rajnath Singh all praise for ‘uncorrupt’ A.K. Antony
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/rajnath-singh-all-praise-for-uncorrupt-ak-antony/article68079972.ece
Defence Minister says Antony was the only Minister in the UPA government to not face any corruption charge. He asks Anil K. Antony to seek his father’s blessings on polling day
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says Congress is ‘B-team of BJP’, rejects pre-poll surveys as ‘paid news’
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-says-congress-is-b-team-of-bjp-rejects-pre-poll-surveys-as-paid-news/article68078723.ece
Pinarayi Vijayan says Congress party has ‘drastically deviated from its secular legacy’
LSGD clarifies order regarding NOC from Pollution Control Board for renewal of trade licence
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/lsgd-clarifies-order-regarding-noc-from-pollution-control-board-for-renewal-of-trade-licence/article68076005.ece
Not all commercial establishments need to produce NOC for annual renewal of licence from local bodies
Flights to be halted for 5 hours on April 21 at Thiruvananthapuram airport for religious procession
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/flights-to-be-halted-for-5-hours-on-april-21-at-thiruvananthapuram-airport-for-religious-procession/article68075640.ece
The Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd. (TIAL) said the flight services would be suspended from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 21
Pinarayi Vijayan counters PM Modi’s portrayal of Kerala as a State in decline
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-counters-pm-modis-portrayal-of-kerala-as-a-state-in-decline/article68071117.ece
Chief Minister says NITI Aayog findings belie Narendra Modi’s grim picture of Kerala and that BJP-ruled States, including Uttar Pradesh, compare poorly
EC issues warning to Tharoor over cash-for-votes allegations against Rajeev Chandrasekhar
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/ec-issues-warning-to-tharoor-over-cash-for-votes-allegations-against-rajeev-chandrasekhar/article68068551.ece
BJP should be voted out to protect the Constitution: D. Raja
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/bjp-should-be-voted-out-to-protect-the-constitution-d-raja/article68068790.ece
Supreme sacrifices were made to gain freedom from colonialism, he says, goes on to add that India needs liberation from BJP-RSS raj, which if continues there will be no democracy
Two arrested for hacking youth at Manaveeyam Veedhi
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/two-arrested-for-hacking-youth-at-manaveeyam-veedhi/article68062185.ece
Actor Sanju Sivram drops in on children at Kilikkoottam summer camp
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/actor-sanju-sivram-drops-in-on-children-at-kilikkoottam-summer-camp/article68058429.ece
Theme of the camp, which began on April 3 and will conclude on May 25, is an ‘India fit for children’
Close to 100 hectares of forest in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary gutted in fire
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/close-to-100-hectares-of-forest-in-wayanad-wildlife-sanctuary-gutted-in-fire/article68054563.ece
Around 150 persons took six hours to douse the flames
