Kerala PWD minister and CPI-M leader G Sudhakaran said the do not appear to have any attachment or concern towards Lord Ayyappa. read more

The 96-year-old woman received an “Aksharalaksham certificate” from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as a token of recognition for her achievement. read more

Sadasivan Nair, a lottery-seller-and tea stall worker, saved at least 30 people with the help of a tyre tube during the Kerala floods. read more

For raising the other Rs 20,000 crores, the Kerala government is likely to approach the Centre and pressurise them to give the nod for borrowings and such modes. read more

The Chief Minister said the Meteorological department gave out adequate warnings regarding the rains but the unprecedented showers led to a deluge. read more

Hospitals have readied anti-venom and flood victims returning home in Kerala have been told to stay alert as receding waters leave behind a glut of snakes. After several cases of snakes being found inside houses, Vava Suresh, a well-known snake handler, has been brought in.

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Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kerala on a two-day visit where he met people at relief camps. read more

Twenty families took refuge in t Kainakary’s cemetery as flood waters rose due to heavy monsoon rains in Kerala. read more

Nearly 1.5 lakh return to their flood-ravaged homes; schools, colleges to reopen on August 29. read more

Onam is celebrated with great pomp across the state, but this time around festivities are the last thing on people’s minds as they come to grips with the devastation. read more

Kerala flood survivors say Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s visit to relief camps was “customary in nature” and policemen prevented them from airing their grievances. read more

This unaddressed aspect of the plight of children in relief camps, traumatised by the horrors of murderous flood, has forced a city-based NGO to launch a unique ‘toy collection’ drive for them read more

Kerala floods: Sights of death and destruction are all around. Many areas in Pandanad near Chengannur in Alappuzha district are still covered in mud and slush as animal carcasses are strewn around and their stench has filled the air. read more

Officials said there was no dearth of food and essential supplies as the relief material from across the country had begun pouring in. They admitted co-ordination remained a problem given the sheer magnitude of the disaster. read more

The floods were triggered by 10 days of an unusually heavy bout of rains in Kerala, taking the death toll to 239, and more than 400 since the monsoon started in June. read more