The Latest Breaking News from Wayanad

Forest dept. prepares to capture big cat suspected of killing farmer in Wayanad. Irate mob demands govt. intervention to kill man-eater. Chief Wildlife Warden issues order to capture/tranquillise animal, or kill it if it's a man-eater. Combing operation yields no results, but pug marks of tiger identified. Mobile squads, surveillance…

Binu Thomas, a farmer from Wayanad, found success in passion fruit cultivation after recurring losses in ginger. He now cultivates the crop on 5 acres of rented land, earning an average profit of ₹2.5 lakh a year. The low cost of production, low pest attacks and steady demand make passion…

A farmer was killed in an alleged tiger attack at Koodallur near Vakery in Wayanad district on Saturday.

75-yr-old farmer E.S. Sudhakaran found dead in Wayanad. He had borrowed ₹2.58L from bank & ₹50K from fin. inst. for cultivation, but crop loss prevented repayment. Bank asked for ₹5.30L, incl. interest, by Jan 27. He tried to sell land but failed. Debt likely caused suicide. 2 children survive. Disha…

Kerala Agri Univ & Dept of Agri Dev & Farmers' Welfare join forces to host 'Poopoli', an int'l flower show & agri-fest in Wayanad. Event to impart latest agri tech & sensitise farmers to potential of horticulture & floriculture. 200 stalls, classes, seminars & cultural progs.

Congress has upped the ante with repeated attacks on the functioning of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s government in Parliament

LDF march to Kerala-Karnataka border in protest against Karnataka govt's ban on transportation of fodder. Convener E.P. Jayarajan said ban was to protect corporate interests, urged Rahul Gandhi to intervene. He said Congress yet to resist RSS, candidature of Gandhi in Wayanad not a subject of LDF.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the State will extend help to flood-hit Tamil Nadu. He also welcomed T.N. Prathapan MP’s notice for adjournment motion in Parliament against Centre’s “hostility”. He said the LDF will have a candidate in Wayanad and BJP won’t make any impact in Thrissur. To improve…

CM Vijayan questions Congress: decide if CPI(M) or BJP is primary foe in 2024 LS polls. He says BJP barely in reckoning in Kerala, making CPI(M) primary enemy. LDF to field candidate in Wayanad. INDIA bloc not an alliance, only to ensure BJP's defeat. No say in candidate selection of…

Man sentenced to double life imprisonment for sexually abusing minor girl in Wayanad. Accused found guilty by Special Court judge K.R. Sunil Kumar, ordered to pay ₹5.10 lakh penalty and serve 65 years in prison. Prosecution case revealed abuse occurred from 2016-2019. Special public prosecutor G. Babitha appeared for prosecution.

Kerala MLA Siddique seeks intervention of Karnataka Chief Minister and Speaker to repeal ban on transport of fodder from Karnataka to Kerala, saying that thousands of farmers in Malabar region, especially Wayanad, depend on Karnataka for fodder.