Latest Athirappilly News & Updates

Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) The death of a 65-year-old man in a wild elephant attack at Athirappilly in Thrissur district early on Saturday has become the third fatality linked to human-wildlife conflict in Kerala this week, intensifying pressure on the government and the Forest Department to address the growing crisis along the state’s forest fringes.Mohanan, 65, a resident of Pullerkattu house at Vaishery in Athirappilly, was killed early on Saturday after coming face-to-face with a wild…

Malappuram, April 18 (IANS) Kerala on Saturday remains in deep mourning after the devastating Valparai road accident that claimed nine lives, leaving an entire village and a school shattered.The bodies of the deceased were brought to their hometown in Perinthalmanna near here on Saturday morning, where thousands gathered in grief to bid a final farewell.The ambulances carrying the victims reached the Pang Ambalapparamba Government Higher Secondary School at around 9:15 A.M. after postmortem proc…