April 2026 political temperature, issue swing, and regional heat.

Guruvayur temple to introduce virtual queue for devotees twice a week from August 4

The temple will permit 300 devotees every hour through the virtual queue, enabling around 2,400 people to have darshan each day under the system.

Kerala Spacepark: Common Facility Centre, Research and Development Centre to be ready by January 2028

Through the initiative, the State government plans to unlock Kerala’s ‘space economy’ potential by encouraging private satellite manufacturing and launching enterprises to set up shop

Political parties, Hindu groups divided over Kerala High Court ban on meetings at Thekkinkadu Maidan

Most political parties favour appeal against verdict while Hindu organisations back ruling prioritising temple rituals at Cochin Devaswom Board meeting. BJP says temple rituals should not be disrupted but a solution should be found to ensure a public place for people

Pinarayi Vijayan rejects allegations linking him to Exalogic case

Pinarayi Vijayan rejects claims made by S.N. Sasidharan Kartha, the former MD of CMRL, that payments were made to T. Veena due to her relationship with the then CM.

TCCI urges immediate FCI market intervention to prevent rise in rice prices

The chamber has urged the FCI to release rice stocks under the open market sale scheme to stabilise prices and ensure sufficient supply.

UDF coordination committee in Kerala to meet on July 30

It will discuss appointments to corporations, boards, says UDF convener Adoor Prakash

Minister Shibu Baby John issues directives for complaint-free operations of IRE and KMML

The Minister instructed that both PSUs must resolve pressing local challenges, including land disputes and coastal erosion, while carrying out their operations.

Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala to look into case over Vedan’s meet backing student protests

The event, attended by activists and celebrities including rapper Hirandas Murali, has faced scrutiny after the Ernakulam Town South police charged one organiser and 99 participants with unlawful assembly and obstruction of public way.

45% of Indian exports to the U.S. will not face new 10% tariffs, Commerce Ministry says

The remaining 55% will attract the new 10% ‘forced labour’ tariffs but lower than that imposed on most of the other countries that were investigated by the U.S.

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The unfinished business of the India-U.K. trade deal | Explained

While the India-U.K. CETA eases trade barriers, important questions on investment protection, patent rules and carbon border taxes have been left for future negotiations

Pukasa holds protest meet in solidarity with Delhi students in Kerala’s Kochi

Left-leaning collective of writers and artists expresses solidarity with the ongoing student agitation in Delhi

Bus driver booked for allegedly trying to assault lawyer

Bus driver booked for allegedly trying to assault lawyer

Kerala HC directs KSDMA to conduct hazard checks at places similar to Wayanad debris slip site

Kerala HC directs KSDMA to conduct hazard checks at places similar to Wayanad debris slip site

‘Kafir’ screenshot case: SIT arrests DYFI leader Ribesh Ramakrishnan

SIT had arraigned Ribesh as the second accused in the case pertaining to the distribution of a fabricated image that allegedly aimed to undermine LDF candidate K.K. Shailaja ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Power crisis: CPI(M) announces candle light protest on July 26, Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph calls it 'politically motivated'

Minister describes the move as mistimed and adds that the people will reject it

Vacancies for Plus One school/combination transfer to be published on Saturday

Vacancies and other details after school/combination transfer will be published for second supplementary allotment on August 1

Strike by a section of online taxi operators continues in Kerala

Drivers resume services on Kerala Savari, Rapido and other mobility apps, but continue the offline strike against Uber

Refinery expansion plans will not be affected by temporary flare-up, confident of recouping losses: Bharat Petroleum

Senior executives at BPCL expect oil prices to cool off after the latest flare-up which is expected to be temporary.

Kerala nurses association withdraws petition against Jubilee Mission and Amala hospitals

Petitioners reach a settlement with Amala Institute and conciliation talks are ongoing with Jubilee Mission.

Kerala University faces scrutiny over repeated questions in exam question paper

The duplication effectively reduced the number of unique questions available to students

More cases registered against MBBS student for allegedly morphing images of female students at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College

With the latest FIRs, the total number of criminal cases against the accused has risen to five

Judicial panel visits Thiruvananthapuram Mental Health Centre, expresses concern over vital infrastructure deficiencies

The court highlighted the shortage in personnel as ‘woefully insufficient’ and noted that the centre was surviving with only 127 attenders against 158 sanctioned posts

CET constituent college proposal to be finalised after detailed deliberations, panel assures stakeholders

Kerala State Higher Education Council vice-chairperson Achuthsankar S. Nair stated that numerous speculative reports and varying interpretations regarding the proposal have been circulating even before the panel has held its first official meeting