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Excerpt: The Corpse Collector; A True Story by Vinu P and Niyas Kareem

Author Vinu P (Courtesy the publisher)

books

Published on Apr 04, 2026 04:44 am IST

Case registered against taxi drivers for 'harassing' tourist in Munnar

"Everyone was saying you are not allowed to decide who you travel with," the tourist said.

india news

Published on Nov 03, 2025 03:28 pm IST

Jeep safaris to resume in Idukki from July 16 under strict safety rules

others

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:39 am IST

Special radio collar for ‘rogue elephant’

In March, the high court had stayed the forest department’s order to make Arikomban a ‘kumki’ (trainer) elephant after the intervention of animal activists and appointed an expert committee. (HT)

india news

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:09 am IST

IAS officer must face culpable homicide trial for road accident that killed journalist: Kerala high court

The Kerala high court said IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman should be tried for culpable homicide in a 2019 accident case (Agencies/Representative use)

india news

Updated on Apr 13, 2023 11:07 pm IST

Amidst Idukki landslide debris, 2 dogs search for their ‘best friends’

The dogs are seen at the landslide spot in Rajamalai of Kerala’s Idukki district where at least 45 people have died and 28 are still missing

india news

Updated on Aug 11, 2020 02:21 am IST

Massive landslide in Kerala where 80 tea estate workers were staying; 4 dead, many feared trapped

Rescuers help people to cross a flooded area after a landslide caused by torrential monsoon rains in Meppadi in Wayanad district of Kerala on August 9, 2019.

india news

Updated on Aug 07, 2020 11:40 am IST

Tourists missing, Kerala’s Munnar has elephants strolling the streets

Elephants seen strolling in Munnar. (HT Photo)

india news

Updated on May 27, 2020 06:40 pm IST

Why are young bureaucrats struggling to complete their tenures in Kerala’s Devikulam

One of the IAS officers Sriram Venkataraman stirred protests in the area and even a public threat from controversial Kerala minister and local strongman, MM Mani.

india news

Updated on Sept 28, 2019 09:40 am IST

‘100 Gandhis’ to meet in Kerala’s Munnar on Oct 2

India is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year and many events have been organised around the country to mark the occasion.

india news

Updated on Sept 25, 2019 09:00 pm IST

To celebrate the Mahatma, 100 ‘Gandhis’ to meet in Kerala’s Munnar on Oct 2

The country has been gearing up to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, which falls on October 2.

india news

Updated on Sept 25, 2019 09:01 pm IST

1-year-old falls out of moving car as parents doze off

The CCTV footage tweeted by ANI shows the vehicle moving through a deserted road at 9:42pm after which the toddler can be seen on the road.

india news

Updated on Sept 09, 2019 06:21 pm IST

Kerala lawmaker censured by CPI(M) for comment against woman IAS officer

Kerala legislator S Rajendran’s outburst came when she stopped the construction of a panchayat shopping complex that did not have proper permission

india news

Updated on Feb 14, 2019 02:59 pm IST

‘Doesn’t have brains’: Kerala CPI(M) MLA’s remark on woman IAS officer

india news

Updated on Feb 11, 2019 08:06 am IST

Promote ecotourism, but with required safeguards

Debris from a landslide sits in a river that runs near tea estates near Munnar, Idukki, Kerala, August 25, 2018. My recent travel to the highlands of Kerala for a geophysical survey of the landslide-affected regions in the outskirts of Munnar alerted me of the impending dangers of overtourism

analysis

Updated on Oct 09, 2018 01:59 pm IST

Kerala’s tourist footfall to decline by 4 to 5% due to floods

A man standing in floodwater shares a tray of tea with another man sitting in a canoe in Kainakary village in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala.

india news

Updated on Aug 26, 2018 11:55 pm IST

Cochin Airport shut for 4 days for the first time, Kerala floods worsen as 33 dam gates open

Houses destroyed by flood waters at Kannappankundu in Kozhikode, in Kerala.

india news

Updated on Aug 15, 2018 10:47 am IST

Kerala rains: 50 tourists, including foreigners, stranded in Munnar resort

People stranded at a flooded junction following a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, in Kerala.

india news

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 11:58 pm IST

Avoid Kerala, US tells citizens as rains, landslides kill 26 in state

A car is seen submerged in flood water after heavy rainfall, at Vythiri in Wayanad district of Kerala on Thursday.

india news

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 11:27 am IST

Kerala seeks ‘immediate relief’ from Centre, Ernakulam on alert as rains continue, drinking water supply affected in Kochi

Aluva Mahadeva Temple submerged in rainwater water after a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, in Kochi .

india news

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 11:26 am IST

Kerala rains: Idukki dam full to brim, army steps in for rescue ops

People stranded at a flooded junction following a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, at Palakkad in Kerala on Thursday, Aug 9, 2018.

india news

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 02:21 pm IST

Kerala rains highlights: Death toll rises to 30, four missing

A view of a residential area following a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, at Kodencheri in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Thursday, Aug 9, 2018.

india news

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 11:57 pm IST

Best places to visit in Munnar to witness blooming Neelakurinji

Starting late July, the Anamalai hills near Munnar in Kerala will be clad in purplish blue neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) which bursts into flower once in 12 years.

travel

Updated on Jul 29, 2018 02:52 pm IST