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‘Subiksham Thrikkakara’ breakfast scheme launched to feed over 7,000 schoolchildren in Kerala
Farmers’ plea prompts action to save Pokkali crop in Kochi’s Chellanam

Andhra Pradesh to implement new excise policy; aims to prioritise public safety over revenue generation
Kerala to introduce guidelines for child-friendly emergency care
MP Hibi Eden flags delay in lighting up Container Road in Kochi; Centre cites KSEB-NHAI row
Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team’s Kerala visit officially cancelled
Congress protest in Bengaluru against ‘voter fraud’ deferred to 8 August following demise of Shibu Soren
Prime minister to inaugurate Namma Metro’s yellow line
Emergency vehicles get green light: EVPS trial successful in Thiruvananthapuram
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for National Highway projects in Andhra Pradesh
Kerala Police registers suo motu case against five Bajrang Dal members for allegedly threatening a tribal youth
Malayalam critic and scholar Prof MK Sanu passes away
Adivasi man dies in forest officials custody in Tamil Nadu; family alleges custodial death
71st National Film Awards: ‘Nekal – Chronicle of the Paddy Man’ receives special mention
Bengaluru metro yellow line receives statutory safety clearance
Telangana Police rescued 7,678 children in a month
Leopard tries to drag away sleeping toddler, child escapes with injuries
KSEB issues disconnection notices to 71 Kochi apartments over lack of sewage plants
SUV driven by college student hits multiple vehicles before crashing near Panambalam
Opposition protests against CISF presence in Rajya Sabha
Doctor who flagged lapses at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital breaks down before media
Dr Haris Chirakkal, Head of Urology at Thiruvananthapuram MCH, issued show cause notice
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks at the inaugural ceremony of the Quantum India Bengaluru 2025
Kadakkad Sugarcane Seed Production Centre in Kerala gears up for Pandalam jaggery production
Kochi couple arrested for extortion bid against IT firm owner using false sexual assault threats
Chandrababu Naidu showcases Andhra’s investment potential on final day of Singapore visit
Three migrant workers die in Kerala after falling into sewage pit

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Sreeji allegedly demanded ₹10,000 from a woman for issuing a licence, and instructed her to bring the money to his rented room. — Official in Keralam arrested after flushing bribe cash down the toilet