Pilgrims seek shelter from rain beneath the flyover and the light-roofed elevated approach leading to the Ayyappa temple premises at the <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article5383136.ece?token=-887088229> Sabarimala Sannidhanam.</a>
A three-star <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/article5383139.ece?token=1496654563> bar hotel</a>, Aramana, functioning at Karadiyil near Thamarassery on the Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway in the district, was set on fire by miscreants. Photo: Biju Govind
The dawn-to-dusk <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article5383137.ece?token=-1889332873>shutdown</a> called by the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Monday was almost total and by and large peaceful across the State. (In picture) Passengers, including foreigners, at Kozhikode mofussil bus stand. Photo: K. Ragesh
<a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article5383130.ece?token=-1905767781>'Shetaxis'</a> have been launched — cabs that cater only to women, driven by women. (In picture) Annie Surendran, second from right, leading the first batch of Shetax' drivers: Jaicy Ramesh, Resiya Beegum Noushad, Asha Kumari and Heera at the inaugural drive. Photo: S. Gopakumar
The entire state came to a standstill amidst hartals against the <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article5383127.ece?token=-1271247553> Kasturirangan panel report</a> on the Western Ghats. The report has thrown open the ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats to mindless exploitation which would seriously hazard ecology, according to its critics.
As protests against the establishment of an airport at <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article5383124.ece?token=503363662> Aranmula</a> reached boiling point, the DYFI staged a march to Aranmula from Pathanamthitta town. Photo: Leju Kamal
SAT hospital in Thiruvananthapuram achieved a rare milestone when the first babies to be conceived through advanced <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article5383122.ece?token=1241186443> Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)</a> in a public sector hospital were born.
Alavi, a marginal farmer in Kalpetta, with a <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article5383118.ece?token=-1002126919> bush pepper plant</a> raised using a grafting method to make the crop resistant to slow and quick wilt diseases.