Sunday, July 13, 2025

Topic: palakkad

“This is not Gujarat”: Youth Congress, DYFI protest naming of municipal building after RSS founder Hedgewar in Kerala

Youth Congress and DYFI activists staged a protest during the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a skill development centre for intellectually challenged children in Palakkad, opposing the municipality’s decision to name the centre after RSS ideologue and founder K.B. Hedgewar.

Kerala: Christmas crib vandalised in school days after VHP leaders arrested for disrupting school Christmas event

A Christmas crib arranged for celebrations at Government Boys School at Thathamangalam in Kerala's Palakkad was found vandalized on Monday days after three local...

Palakkad bypoll: Congress retains seat, widens lead over BJP

Congress retained the Palakkad Assembly seat in the bypoll, with the party’s youth wing’s Kerala chief Rahul Mamkootathil defeating BJP's C. Krishnakumar by 18,840 votes. The victory also marked an increased margin for Congress compared to previous elections in the constituency.

Kerala: DYFI hoists tricolour after BJP unfurled murder cry ‘Jai Shree Ram’ banner on govt office

Workers of CPI(M)'s youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) hoisted Indian flag in Palakkad Municipality office in Kerala after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers unfurled the banner of Hindu chant 'Jai Shree Ram' that became a murder cry on government building.

Madhu lynching case: Kerala removes special prosecutor

Minister for Law and Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes A K Balan announced the appointment of a Special Public Prosecutor after the mob lynching of Madhu grabbed national attention. Various tribal organizations had also raised this demand.