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HISTORICAL FACTS: Nilambur - The Untold Story

Electrification of Shoranur-Nilambur rail line completed

Palakkad Railway Division completes electrification of 65.12-km line, paving way for new trains and reducing emissions.

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V. D. Satheesan received ₹150 crore to sabotage SilverLine project, alleges P.V. Anvar in Assembly

Nilambur MLA P. V. Anvar on Thursday alleged that IT companies outside the State had paid ₹150 crore to Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan to sabotage the SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project.

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Kadakam football tourney evokes enthusiasm from tribal youth

The Kadakam football tournament in Malappuram, organized by Janamaitri Excise Squad, has gained popularity among tribal youth, promoting anti-drugs efforts.

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Model assistive villages for differently abled to come up at five places in Kerala

Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said that five places in the State have been identified for model assistive villages, where differently abled children can live with their parents. The facility would be set up at Muliyar and Uduma in Kasaragod district, Nilambur in Malappuram district, Punalur in…

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Cholanaikar basket, broom to be displayed in Delhi exhibition

Cholanaikar tribespeople from Nilambur to showcase 18 tribal products at NABARD exhibition in New Delhi.

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Pinarayi elated over ‘unexpected, warm response’ to Navakerala Sadas in Malappuram

LDF govt's Navakerala Sadas in Malappuram concluded with 70,000 memorandums received from 16 constituencies. CM Pinarayi Vijayan said people's response was unexpected & warm. Land deeds to be distributed to 568 families in Nilambur before Jan 31. Opp. afraid of Centre's negative attitude.

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NABARD scripts success story in tribal hamlets of Nilambur

NABARD and JSS are helping tribal families in Malappuram to achieve financial stability through integrated development project. Supervised by hamlet councils, the project is promoting goat rearing, medicinal plant cultivation, duck and rabbit farming, beekeeping, and cultivation of various fruits and vegetables. It also offers job training to youth.

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Kerala High Court directs Malappuram Legal Services Authority to inspect houses built by government for tribals at Nilambur

Kerala High court directs Malappuram Legal Services Authority to visit tribal hamlets in Nilambur & file report on habitability & allotment of houses. State Attorney submits Kerala govt doing all possible to address tribals' issues & permission for bridge construction to be issued in a week. Petitioner alleges tribals living…

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Guinness officials felicitate editor of the thickest book in the world

Dr. Umesh, an associate professor of commerce at Amal College of Advanced Studies, Nilambur, was recently felicitated by Guinness World Record officials for his key editorial role in compiling the thickest unpublished book in the world. The 5.80-metre-thick book comprises research articles from universities in the UK and India and…

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Five remanded in judicial custody on charge of abduction

Five men arrested for kidnapping Kalikavu native in failed financial deal. Victim rescued from poultry farm near Nilambur. Allegedly, victim delayed repayment of ₹4 lakh to accused. Police informed by autorickshaw driver and witnesses.

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Two boys drown at Mampad

Two boys, Rayyan (11) and Aftab Rahman (14), cousins and students of MES School, Mampad, drowned while bathing at Odayikkal Kadavu, Mampad, near Nilambur, on Sunday. Despite local people rushing them to hospital, they were declared brought dead.

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Nilambur tribespeople celebrate ‘Nankonam’ with dance, music

Tribespeople celebrated Onam with joy, thanks to NABARD-JSS project. MP P.V. Abdul Wahab, NABARD district manager A. Mohammed Riyas, JSS director V. Ummer Koya, Kalikavu block panchayat president P. Thankammu, Karulai grama panchayat president Jayasree Ancheriyan attended the event. Participants showcased their talents, received gifts, and enjoyed a sumptuous feast.…

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YouTube channel editor Shajan Skaria arrested in forgery case

Team from Thrikkakara police arrested Shajan Skaria, editor/publisher of YouTube channel Marunadan Malayali, in forgery case from Nilambur. Arrest was made after he failed to appear before Nilambur SHO as per High Court directive. Skaria accused of forging BSNL bill to register company, booked under IPC Sections 420, 468, 471.…

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Conservationists call for study after rare spotting of lion-tailed macaques in Nadugani

Conservationists spot endangered Lion-tailed macaque in Nilgiris district, TN for first time. Azad Kamil, founder of Ongil Nature Trust, shocked to see single animal in 2021. British explorers described it as "shy" in 1880's manual. B. Ramakrishnan, Head of Wildlife Biology Dept, Govt Arts College, Udhagamandalam, believes sightings are of…

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In a first, forest dept. erects statue of a tribal chieftain

Forest dept. honours Cholanaikan tribal leader Mathan, trampled to death by elephant, with statue in Nedumkayam, near Karulai, Nilambur. Plaque erected by side speaks of tribe's culture. Museum planned to showcase life & culture of Nilambur's tribespeople. ₹7 lakh spent to erect statue. Karikka & Mathan special guests at 2005…

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Kerala High Court asks govt. to come out with concrete proposals for welfare of tribals in Nilambur

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the State government to come out with concrete proposals to address the pathetic condition faced by the tribal people in the Vaniyampuzha, Tharippapetti, Iruttukuthi, Thandamkallu and Kumbalappara hamlets in forests across the Chaliyar river at Munderi in Nilambur

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Tribal children engaged in plantation labour

The exploitation of tribal children in farms and plantations near Nilambur continues unabated in spite of the efforts by the government to ensure that all tribal children reach schools.

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101 tribal youth among volunteers trained in disaster response

As many as 101 tribespeople from different hamlets in the Nilambur forest were among the 4,300 people given training in disaster response in the State as part of a nation-wide programme named Aapda Mitra (meaning friends during disasters).

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Railways to conduct final location survey of Nilambur-Nanjangud line

Railways will conduct a final location survey (FLS) for the proposed new rail line between Nilambur and Nanjangud via Wayanad. The Railway Ministry has sanctioned ₹5.90 crore for it

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Five years after floods, Munderi tribal families still remain marooned

Dozens of tribal families living in squalid conditions in Vaniyampuzha, Tharippapotti, Iruttukuthy, Thandamkallu and Kumbalappara hamlets in an isolated swathe of forest across the Chaliyar river at Munderi near Nilambur are on the warpath

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Kerala govt. sabotaged Nilambur-Nanjangud rail, alleges Sreedharan

Technocrat says pertinent facts were not placed before Karnataka CM so as to push for the ‘financially unviable’ Thalassery-Mysuru rail line

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UNESCO learning city status for Nilambur, Thrissur

They are among three Indian towns to join GNLC this year

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Veteran journalist Sreevatsan no more

Former News Editor of The Hindu in Hyderabad, Sivadas Sreevatsan passed away on Sunday. He was 60 years old. Popularly known as Vatsan among his friends and in journalist circles, he suffered a head injury and was admitted in a hospital in Kozhikode where he died while undergoing treatment. Hailing…

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When mud football gave tribal youth in Nilambur ‘kicks’

Tournament held as a drive against liquor and drug abuse

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Rahul demands speedy execution of Nilambur-Nanjangud rail project

‘Delay in project execution has hampered the economic prospects of Wayanad’

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