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An outbreak of H1N1 viral infection was reported in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Periya, Kasaragod.
 

The miscreants barged into the house, damaged the doors and other household materials of CPI(M)'s former local committee member A Peethambaran who was arrested in Periya Youth Congress activists’ double murder case
 

Within a couple of hours of CPI(M) Periya local area committee member A Peethambaran's revelation, his wife and daughter have issued strong statements in the twin murder case in Kasargod, Kerala

CPI(M) Periya local area committee member A Peethambaran confessed to the killings to the police that he has direct involvement in the murder of two Youth Congress activists in Kasaragod district
 

Sarath Lal (21) and Kripesh (19) — two Youth Congress workers — were hacked to death on February 17 when they were returning on a two-wheeler from a function. According to reports, a car-borne gang attacked them at Periya near Kasaragod.

Police sources say that corpse of the unidentified woman was found floating on the surface of the River Periyar. Prima facie, the police suspect she was murdered.

 

During PM Narendra Modi's visit to Madurai, MDMK chief Vaiko staged a protest near Periyar bus stop accusing Modi of betraying the interests of Tamil Nadu.

A video of Anliya and her father Hygenous singing a movie song on her wedding day has gone viral. Anliya was found missing on August 25, 2018. Later, on August 28, her body was found decomposed in Periyar river near Aluva. 

Jo Stalin is the son of powerful CPI(M) leader R Jothiraj in Tamil Nadu. He, along with freelance journalist AR Raja, have been arrested for sexual harassment.

Dravida Kazhagam party workers began to protest after seeing a garland made of slippers hanging on Periyar's statue. Periyar was a social activist, who founded the Dravidar Kazhagam movement in Tamil Nadu.

Especially Idukki and Wayanad, that were flooded resulting in displacement of thousands of families, are facing acute drought. Rivers including Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pampa and Kabani are dried up and cracks can be seen on the surface.

Karunanidhi is known as an atheist. He had said that there is no God and he was the follower of great Tamil leaders Periyar and Annadurai, who too did not believe in God. He started following Periyar from the young age of 14 and joined the Justice Party, which fought hard for Dalit rights and anti-Hindi agitation campaign.