Palakkad district

Kerala man who threw acid on nurse arrested

A 32-year-old man from Kerala has been arrested for allegedly throwing acid on a nurse here after she spurned his marriage proposal, a top police official said on Tuesday. 

May 15, 2018, 18:05 PM IST

Mahout dies after angry jumbo hurls stone at him

In a fit of rage, an elephant, which was taken for a temple festival to Palakkad district, hurled a stone at its mahout, causing serious head injuries and subsequent death.

May 03, 2017, 18:27 PM IST

UDF govt, KPCC at loggerheads over land issue

Ahead of the May 16 Assembly polls, Kerala's Congress-led UDF government and the Pradesh Congress Committee seem to be at loggerheads over an order to accept basic tax for 833 acres of land from a private estate owner.

Mar 16, 2016, 21:45 PM IST

Defence park approved for Kerala

The proposal for setting up a Rs 231 crore defence components park in Kerala`s Palakkad district, an official said on Tuesday.

Feb 02, 2016, 14:23 PM IST

NSG officer Lt Col Niranjan's body to be cremated in Kerala today

The body of Lt Col EK Niranjan of the National Security Guard, who was killed in the counter-offensive against terrorists at the Pathankot air base, will be cremated on Tuesday at his ancestral home.

Jan 05, 2016, 09:36 AM IST