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People residing in nearby areas were evacuated immediately. According to reports, goods worth Rs 1 crore were damaged in the fire.
 

Daughter of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Rashmi Gogoi, appeared for Mohanlal in the elephant tusk case. Rashmi Gogoi sought more time as there was a need for a senior lawyer  to represent Mohanlal

46-year-old Latha, who is alleged to be mentally-ill, was abandoned by her husband when she was 26 years. Latha was staying in a room which was constructed by cement bricks and her sister used to give her food once in a day through the window of the room where she was locked. She was rescued by Women’s Commission on Sunday (May 21)

Sarath and Kripesh, the two Youth Congress workers, were hacked to death while in conflict with CPM members at Periya near Kasaragod, Kerala, on February 17. The charge sheet says that many politicians are involved in the crime. 
 

The sixth and the 13th accused, Manu Muraleedharan and Shinu Naseer, who were out on bail, had allegedly attacked the witness in the Kevin murder case on Sunday at Punalur in Kollam,  Kerala.

In an affidavit submitted by the state government in the Kerala high court, the government said that amicus curiae Jacob P Alex’s report on the floods that ravaged the state recently is not scientific and added that no kind of judicial investigation is needed in the case
 

According to sources, 85% of votes have been polled in Kerala. Police said there were no reports of any major untoward incident in the areas where the repolls were held. 
 

BJP may capture one to three seats in Telangana and one seat in Kerala. However, the party finds no presence in the other states of the south. But, the party is all set to paint Karnataka saffron

Three policemen had their individual ballots taken back after facing allegations of tampering with postal ballots.
 

Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer, Teeka Ram Meena, spoke to the media on Saturday saying that people in Kerala would have to wait a little while longer to get the Lok Sabha results. He said that it might take about 9-10 hours to get the final result.

After complaints of bogus voting, repolling is taking place in Kasargod and Kannur districts in Kerala. While four booths in Kasargod have gone for repolls, three have gone in Kannur district.
 

COT Naseer, an independent candidate from Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency and a former CPM leader was attacked by two people on Saturday evening in Thalassery, Kerala.
 

Polling underway in four states. The south states which will go for polls are Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
 

15 male elephants are needed for the Ezhunallathu, the temple ritual, but as sufficient number of male elephants were not available, officials had to resort to last-minute hacks.
 

Officials who were tipped off about a smuggling operation, detained two persons with 3.3kg gold at Cochin Airport