Eight children drown as boat capsizes in Kerala riverMALAPPURAM - Eight schoolchildren were drowned Wednesday in yet another tragedy in Kerala when the boat they were travelling in capsized in Chaliyar river, officials said. Boat capsizes in Kerala river, eight children killedMALAPPURAM - Eight schoolchildren were drowned Wednesday when the boat they were going in capsized in Kerala’s Chaliyar river, officials said. Country’s largest Ramadan congregation held in KeralaMALAPPURAM - Around six people from across the country attended the country’s largest Ramadan prayers congregation at Swalatha Nagar in Kerala’s Malappuram district on Thursday morning. Country’s biggest Ramzan gathering in Malappuram Sep 16MALAPPURAM - Islamic charity organisation Ma’dinu Ssaqafathil Islamiyya is gearing up to host the country’s biggest Muslim prayer congregation Sep 16 at Swalatha Nagar near here. Kerala mourns Panakkad Thangal’s deathMALAPPURAM - The mortal remains of Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal, the spiritual leader of a major section of Kerala Muslims and the unquestioned leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), were laid to rest here Sunday with full state honours. Kerala mourns passing away of Panakkad ThangalMALAPPURAM - Thousands of people from different walks of life thronged the Malappuram Town Hall Sunday to pay their tributes to Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal, the spiritual leader of a major section of Kerala Muslims and the unquestioned leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), who passed away Saturday night. 1.5 lakh people affected from viral fever in North KeralaMALAPPURAM/KOZHIKODE - Lakhs of people in five districts of Kerala, especially the northern regions, are suffering from viral fever mainly caused by mosquito bite during monsoon season. At EMS centenary, CPI-M is downcastMALAPPURAM - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) celebrates the birth centenary of E.M.S. Namboodiripad, one of its tallest leaders, here Saturday as the party in Kerala goes through one of its worst periods - hit by factionalism, the poll drubbing and corruption charges against a top leader. Muslim art forms being revived in KeralaMALAPPURAM - In a bid to revive the Muslim art forms, a center for performing arts and culture at a district in Kerala has taken the initiative to impart training to the youth in such art forms. Kerala village has over 200 pairs of twinsMALAPPURAM - It was a phenomenon that had gone unnoticed for several years, even by the residents. But now a village in Kerala with over 200 twins and a few more on the way is in the limelight. E. Ahamed records sixth straight winMALAPPURAM - Minister for State for External Affairs E. Ahamed Saturday recorded his sixth straight win to the Lok Sabha from the newly constituted Malappuram seat by over 100,000 votes. Gulf expats come back to Kerala to join poll campaignMALAPPURAM - Thousands of Gulf expatriates are coming back home to Kerala to participate in the upcoming elections. E. Ahamed to contest from Kerala’s Malappuram seatMALAPPURAM - Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed was Friday nominated by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to contest elections from Kerala’s newly formed Malappuram Lok Sabha seat. |