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News Capsule For The Month of October 2025

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Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  Mattanchery Water Metro Station inaugurated. A massive python clinging to a tree at the Post Matric Hostel near Maharaja’s College in Kochi was caught after a 10-hour siege.  LEDs haven't helped cut the power bill in Kochi.  Congress leader found hanging in Kochi lodge, suicide note recovered. International Calligraphy Festival 2025 kicks off in Kochi with a spectacular Kali-fashion show.  Duo was killed as a two-wheeler rammed into a metro pillar in Kochi.  Following a grand public celebration hosted by the Government of Kerala in his honour, Malayalam cinema icon Mohanlal took to social media to express his gratitude.  Kochi Corporation is planning to raise the waste collection user fee.  Three Opposition MLAs suspended from Kerala assembly on char...

What went wrong for LDF, Media and Pollsters in Thrikkakara?

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 On June 3rd 2022, an important result came in the Politics of Kerala, it had nothing to change the state socially, politically or even decide the future of the state. Yet, there has been an important result which has shook the political landscape in the commercial landscape of Kerala, ie Kochi. On one hand, some people underestimated their own strength while others overestimated the outcome, where did the change happen? Credits Onmanorama #opinion Here are a few things which I think whether it's political parties, leaders, media and even subject experts got it wrong in a single bypoll of a singled out constituency. In the last article, we discussed the hype involved in the election, and why ministers, MLAs and media are involved too much. LDF expected to be victorious with less than 5000 votes margin, while the Media predicted a tight fight, UDF cut down their expectation to less than 10,000 votes. With the declaration of voting, the percentage dipped below 70% which alarmed UDF b...

Newscapsule for the Month of May 2022

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  Kerala  Kerala's draft fintech policy unveiled.  Smriti Irani visits Rahul Gandhi's constituency Wayanad.  Thrikkakara election declared by ECI; candidates- UDF-Uma Thomas, LDF- Dr Jo Joseph, NDA- A N Radhakrishnan.  Voting ends in Thrikkakara after a month long campaigning and preparations.  Two killed in Chengannur after K-Swift bus, car collision.  KSRTC furore over as salary payment grows, govt pays salary as KSRTC couldn't  Twenty-Twenty not to contest Thrikkakara elections.  AAP leader Kejriwal visits Kizhakambalam, the turf of Twenty-Twenty and forms an alliance called as Janapaksham.  Silverline Project- Govt not to put survey pillars instead, opt for Geo tanning and GPS based survey methods.  Thrissur pooram festival held after two years in full swi...