The Latest Breaking News from Kozhikode

CM Pinarayi Vijayan & Cabinet to review development works in Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod & Wayanad. Top State officials to attend meeting at Cheruvannur. Issues such as fast-tracking & timely completion of projects, national highways, hill highway, coastal highway, tunnel road to Wayanad, Kovalam-Bekal inland navigation project & LIFE Mission schemes…

Kozhikode reports African swine fever, a highly contagious viral disease, for the first time. No pig farms in the affected area, so Animal Husbandry and Wildlife Depts. plan to train pig farm owners in 10-km radius. No threat to humans, but no vaccines or treatments. Training session in Kozhikode on…

Kerala Police Cyber wing takes down 70+ illegal money lending apps used to steal personal data & blackmail borrowers. Hundreds of people cheated using quick loans & job opportunities. 300+ people in Kozhikode district alone have sought help to recover lost money.

6,055 garbage 'hotspots' identified in Kerala since March 2023; 5,715 cleared by September-end. 2,888 on vacant lands, 2,683 along roads, 484 along water bodies; 94.3% cleared by local bodies to make State garbage-free by 2025. Ernakulam (812), Kozhikode (625), Thiruvananthapuram (564) had highest spots; Wayanad (63) lowest. Fines imposed, CCTV…

Kozhikode to set up Nipah research centre under One Health programme. Preliminary discussions underway. Centre to study source of infection, spillover mechanism from fruit-eating bats. Recurring Nipah episodes in 2018, 2021, 2023.

RJD Kerala State committee yet to receive official communication from national leadership on proposed merger with LJD. State president John John announced after meeting. 7-member team met national leaders in Patna, no decision taken yet. RJD to remain alliance partner of UDF, LJD attempting to strike bargain with LDF. Merger…

Nagaland native lost a foot while trying to board a train in his early teens. Undeterred, he passed the All India Pre-Medical Test and did his MBBS and MS from two govt. medical colleges in Kerala, inspiring many in the process.

Accused Sharukh Saifi charged for terror act in Kozhikode train arson case. He allegedly poured inflammable liquid on passengers, killing 3 and injuring 9. He self-radicalised through online material and followed radical Islamic preachers.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced that four people, including a 9-year-old, who were under treatment for Nipah in Kozhikode, have recovered after testing "double negative". Of the six infected, two died, incl. the index case. Kerala government withdrew containment and restrictions in Kozhikode district, urging people to remain vigilant.

Kozhikode Govt Cyberpark leases land for long-term use by IT, ITeS, investors & developers. New facilities, IT building & football turf being constructed. 85 companies, 2,100 employees & ₹105 crore exports generated in FY.

As many as 216 people have been removed from the contact list of Nipah-infected persons in Kozhikode.