Neighbour killed during attempt to protect woman, baby from drunk man’s attack
The victim was identified as Lakshmanan of the Chikannamkudi tribal hamlet near Mankulam in Idukki district.
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Smuggling of narcotics in vegetable trucks rampant via Kambamettu
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Daring rescue in safety net, 70-year-old saved from flash flood in Idukki
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Over a year after his cow was killed, man hunts down leopard in Munnar
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Pettimudi tragedy: Teachers offer tributes to student victims on Teachers Day
Apart from laying flowers, the teachers from Little Flower School, Munnar lighted candles, prayed and erected...
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Sandalwood worth Rs 50 lakh stolen from Marayoor
The theft was reported just days after a tribal woman was shot dead by a gang of sandalwood smugglers, who suspected...
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Idukki shudders as tale of another child-killer emerge
According to the police, the woman was in a relationship with an official at the bank where she worked. Though her...
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Marayoor tribal woman’s murder: Witnesses threatened
Chandrika, 34, of Palappetty tribal settlement at Marayoor in Idukki district was shot dead by a sandalwood-smuggling...
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Woman sent to life imprisonment for suffocating one-and-a-year half son to death
The woman had tried to jump into a well and commit suicide. The court did not accept the defence’s argument that Roli...
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Idukki woman gives birth at hostel, kills newborn
Neither the woman's relatives nor the others staying at the hostel knew that the woman was pregnant.
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Tribal woman shot dead by sandalwood smugglers in Marayoor
Two weeks ago, the woman's nephew was arrested by the Forest department for his alleged links with a sandalwood-...
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Pettimudi tragedy: Pet dog Kuvi to be part of police squad
Eight days after a massive landslide struck Pettimudi in Idukki district, Kuvi had traced the body of two-year-old...
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Idukki govt official suspended for insensitive attitude towards cancer patient before death
Suneesh went to the Kattappana sub-registrar's office for land registration process on August 6.
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Rescuers take a cue from Kuvi, find Dhanushka’s body in Pettimudi
With this, the number of people dead in the accident rose to 56.
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This is the first time I couldn’t save anyone from a disaster, rescue worker at Pettimudi recounts
In the last two years, Ranjith had volunteered to take part in rescue work when Kerala was hit by floods during...
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Orphaned dog becomes haunting presence at Pettimudi | Video
A pet dog, that probably lost its home when the massive landslide struck the area, has become a haunting presence at...
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Canny thief steals 23 sovereign gold, keeps fake in place
This is the second robbery at Reji's house in six months. About 14 kg cardamom was stolen earlier.
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Elephant menace acute in parts of Idukki
Thodupuzha: Increasing conflict between humans and animals is proving disastrous for both. In a few parts of Kerala,...
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5 more arrested over midnight bash at Idukki resort
The licence of the resort has been cancelled. The panchayat also issued a stop memo to the resort.
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Belly dance party in Idukki: Six held for violating COVID-19 restrictions
The party was held at the resort as part of the inauguration of a private firm and many people took part in it...
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Politicians, cops attend night party organised amid COVID spread in Idukki
The police said over 250 people attended the party, including local bigwigs, leaders of the ruling and opposition...
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Two KSRTC employees save family of three from death
Two employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) have saved three members of a family certain...
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Idukki woman loses nearly Rs 4 lakh in online banking fraud
The victim's account statement reveals that amounts ranging from Rs 127 to Rs 5,000 were siphoned off from the...
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Children help unearth ancient burial urns in Kerala's Idukki
The urns were found on the premises of Zakir Hussain near Koottar town in Karunapuram panchayat during construction...
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'Pickle challenge' to spice up Idukki CPI unit's fund drive
Under the initiative kick-started by the CPI Idukki unit, a 'pickle challenge' has been devised, wherein activists of...
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Minister MM Mani, MLA PJ Joseph busy in their farms during lockdown
A hectic schedule as minister had so far prevented Mani from giving attention to the plants and trees on his 20-acre...
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Siblings open up home library to neighbours in Idukki amid COVID-19 lockdown
Manas, Neelina and Sheetal catalogued the books and set up the library at their home at Nariyampara in Kerala's...
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Strawberry sales slump, production of value-added products surge in Idukki
Strawberries are widely cultivated at Perumala, Kulachivayal, Kanthaloor, and Vettukad villages.
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After 8 hours of duty, nurse Arun takes up odd jobs at Idukki hospital
Arun had earlier set up a vaccine carrier at the casualty on his own and a table top organiser with emergency light.
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Idukki political leader tests negative for COVID-19
Test results of EP Usman from Cheruthoni in Kerala's Idukki district had come in positive on March 26.
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Woman, daughter charred to death in wildfire along TN-Kerala border
The deceased in Tuesday's incident were identified as Theni native Jayasree, a plantation worker, and her daughter...
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Tamil woman hacks ex-lover to death after calling him home
Tamil woman Valarmathi, 35, has been arrested over the crime. She herself called up the police after killing him as...
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Man says cop threw away the snacks he bought for his daughter
The father-daughter duo staged a sit-in by the roadside for two hours to protest the alleged police atrocity.
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Cleaner charred to death as bus gutted in fire at Kumily
The bus was parked by the wayside near a petrol bunk. A huge tragedy was averted as the fire did not spread to the...
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Mother of three killed as car ploughs into people at bus stop at Vimala City
Shaila was returning home after the Sunday mass at Bathel Marthoma Church when the tragedy struck.
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More burial urns found on Idukki plot excavation follows
The urns were unearthed from the plot belonging to Shajan Philip of Kochukunnel House.
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Youth detained over woman’s death at Vandiperiyar
Vijayamma, wife of Vikraman Nair, was found dead near her house at Dymukku on Sunday night.
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70-year-old astrologer killed, body dumped in a sack at Marayoor
The sack with the body was found near the electricity office at Marayoor around 6am on Monday.
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Ordeal for Idukki family for objecting to CI's rash driving
A five-member family, including a newborn baby and his mother, was detained at the Kattappana police station for...
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Cop goes berserk; 3, including 85-year-old, injured
People alleged that Kambamettu Station House Officer (SHO) G Sunil Kumar attacked them as they blocked the lorries...
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1MW of solar power to be generated at Ramakkalmedu from April
Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) director Amit Meena would visit the solar power plant...
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Stone Age burial urns found in Idukki district
Two burial urns of the same period have been unearthed from a residential plot near Santhanpara in Idukki district.
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Probe ordered as cops take retiring SIs for a ride with gold rings
It is estimated at least Rs 1.68 lakh was diverted from the total funds mobilised.
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Fire accidents on the rise in Thodupuzha
Almost half-an acre of land at Karimanoor was completely gutted in fire recently. The fire force and local people...
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Three of Adimali family found dead, suicide over debt likely
The only survivor of the family is the five-year-old daughter of the couple.
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Tribals on foot may surpass jeeps trundling on this forest path
Shoddy utilization of the funds allotted as per the package and the hurdles put forth by the forest department are...
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Staff in single-teacher school struggle, no pay hike in 7 years
Many teachers working at schools under ITDP hail from far-off places and hope that the government would provide...
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Odisha native takes Literacy Mission exam in Malayalam
Rajesh, son of Niranjan and Lilly Mohanty of Dhantaling village in Odisha, had to quit his studies in his home state...
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Tribal hamlet shuns plastic, embraces bamboo products
The indigenous people use cups, trays, kitchen stand, spoon and ladles all made of bamboo.
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