Bus catches fire, pilgrims escape unhurt

Kerala health department mandates people to wear masks while visiting hospitals In the wake of increasing cases of infectious diseases such as H1N1, dengue and viral fevers with heavy rains continuing across the state, the Kerala Health Department has made masks mandatory for people visiting hospitals.

Kerala : Youth congress slam leadership over ‘black magic’, says few live in fool’s paradise A week after the controversy erupted over the visuals of copper plates and figurines related to black magic that were recovered from Congress state president K Sudhakaran’s house in Kannur, a large section of the partymen, mainly from the Youth Congress are unhappy and have openly denounced the top party leadership. A leader close to Sudhakaran told News9 that they suspect one of his former personal staff members behind the act.

SFI joining protests over Plus-1 allocation keeps government in the backfoot The ruling LDF (Left Democratic Front) in Kerala has been red-faced after its own student’s wing – the SFI (Student Federation of India) has led a major protest against the government for allegedly failing to address the issue of non-availability of Plus-1 seats even though the state government reiterating that there are vacant seats left in many government- aided colleges.