Kollam

Fathima Beevi, India's First Woman Supreme Court Judge, Dies In Kerala's Kollam At 96

Fatima Beevi also served as the first chairperson of the Commission for Backward Classes and a member of the first Central Human Rights Commission. She was honoured with the Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala in 2023.

Nov 23, 2023, 16:07 PM IST

Indian Railways: Train journeys that will make you fall in LOVE with beauty of Southern India

Indian Railways enables travellers to cover multiple beautiful tourist destinations like Ooty, Coonoor, Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, and many others, read on to find more.

Sep 17, 2022, 13:46 PM IST

Kollam Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Kollam Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala.

Apr 10, 2019, 15:32 PM IST

Kollam Lok Sabha Constituency

This year, the Left has named KN Balagopal from the seat whereas NK Premachandran will once again contest the seat on Revolutionary Socialist Party ticket. 

Apr 09, 2019, 14:37 PM IST

Senior Kerala cop involved in murder commits suicide

Harikumar's body was found hanging in his home in Kollam district.

Nov 13, 2018, 12:36 PM IST

Cricketer Chris Gayle takes break, goes fishing in Kerala

After setting the cricket pitch afire with batting pyrotechnics in the IPL, swashbuckling West Indian Chris Gayle is cooling down, literally. Enjoying a holiday with his family here, he preferred a wet pitch to test his talents -- fishing in the Kerala backwaters.

Apr 30, 2018, 16:53 PM IST

Kerala woman strangles 14-year-old son for teasing her, sets body on fire

Identified as Jithu Job, the 15-year-old victim was missing for two days.

Jan 19, 2018, 09:53 AM IST

Class 10 girl jumps from school building in Kerala, dies

A class 10 girl student of a private school in Kerala has died two days after she jumped from the third floor of the institution.

Oct 23, 2017, 11:03 AM IST

Ship collides with fishing boat off Kerala's Kollam coast

The accident occurred 35 to 40 nautical miles away from the coast in the International shipping channel.

Aug 26, 2017, 17:44 PM IST

Youth Congress leader, who criticised Rahul Gandhi, AK Antony in FB post, quits party

A day after criticising Rahul Gandhi and A.K. Antony in his Facebook post, Kerala Youth Congress Vice President C.R. Mahesh on Wednesday announced his decision to quit the party.

Mar 22, 2017, 18:59 PM IST

Now free Wi-Fi service at 100 railway stations

With Kollam in south India becoming Wi-Fi-enabled, railways have completed the task of equipping 100 stations with free Wi-Fi service across the country by the end of 2016.

Dec 27, 2016, 13:30 PM IST

90-yr-old woman harassed, minor girl raped in Kerala

A 15-year-old girl, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, was lured by her lover and taken to a place in Thodupuzha, where he allegedly raped her.

Sep 21, 2016, 22:28 PM IST

Rail traffic hit in Kerala due to derailment of goods train

A goods train derailed at Karunagappalli Station near here last night, disrupting rail traffic between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam sections.

Sep 20, 2016, 11:01 AM IST

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan warns people against fundamentalists

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday asked the people of the state to be watchful against fundamentalists and sought public support to stand against subversive thoughts and activities.

Aug 15, 2016, 13:24 PM IST

KM Mani asserts his Kerala Congress not looking for allies

A week after his party parted ways with the Congress-led United Democratic Front, severing three decades old ties, Kerala Congress-Mani supremo K.M. Mani on Sunday reiterated his party will not align with any political front.

Aug 14, 2016, 19:21 PM IST

82-year-old brain-dead Kerala man becomes oldest liver donor

An 82-year-old man who hails from Kerala has given a new lease of life to a patient about half his age with his family donating his liver.

Jul 05, 2016, 22:36 PM IST

Sabarimala management disallows 3-day chartered accountants' meet at temple

The Sabarimala temple management in Kerala has disallowed a three-day 'residential meeting' of chartered accountants after the organisers made all arrangements and posted the invitation on their website.

Jul 03, 2016, 16:12 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah to attend party meet to review Kerala Assembly election result

A two-day leadership meeting of BJP will be held here from Wednesday to review the results of the May 16 Assembly elections in which the party opened its account in the state legislature.

Jun 21, 2016, 20:07 PM IST

Kerala: One injured in low-intensity blast at Kollam Collectorate

The police have suggested that the explosion was well planned. 

Jun 15, 2016, 13:34 PM IST