Top Kerala news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Kerala on February 23, 2022
The Opposition UDF will give notice to adjourn the House for an emergency debate on political murders and general breakdown of law and order in Kerala.
The body of actor KPAC Lalitha who passed away Tuesday night at Ernakulam will be brought to Wadakkanchery for cremation.
Tamil Nadu blocks movement of tourists to Manjoor and Ooty via Mulli in Attappady. The Tamil Nadu government says the narrow road through the forest cannot be allowed for normal movement of vehicles. However, vehicles can enter Kerala through Mulli.
A seminar on K-Rail is being organised by DYFI in Kozhikode. Elamaram Kareem, MP, will be speaking.
Operation Vahini, the Periyar clean-up drive by the Irrigation Department begins today. The department had identified 14 industrial waste dumping sites and over 100 solid waste dumping sites in the river system.
An appeal filed against a single judge’s order upholding the reappointment of Gopinath Ravindran as Kannur University VC to come up before a Division Bench of HC.
Read more news from Kerala here.
Shmuel T. Meyer's award-winning short story collection explores post-war Europe and New York, translated by Gila Walker.
Kozhikode Arts Festival faces delays in events, impacting schedule; competitions and performances rescheduled, audience remains engaged.
Kubaba Kuzhimandhi in Edappally offers authentic Yemeni mandi dishes in a kitschy Arabian ambiance, a must-try in Kochi.
Delhi engulfed in thick smog with 'very poor' air quality index, reaching 410 in some areas.
National Green Tribunal orders Forest Survey of India to report on alleged loss of tree cover in India.
S. Hussain Zaidi's espionage novel, The Black Orphan, blends Bollywood action with espionage tropes, but falls short in execution.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
Manu S. Pillai takes readers across four tumultuous centuries of colonial India in his new book Gods, Guns and Missionaries. Religious competition and conflict impacted the way Hinduism and the Hindu identity are defined today, says the author
Delhi's air pollution crisis explained: AQI, PM2.5 dominance, sources, health impacts, and ineffective government responses.
Honoring Raj Kapoor as a cultural ambassador, this article explores the enduring impact of Indian cinema in China.