COIMBATORE: The Palakkad Railway Division is planning to construct two more underpasses in the Madukkarai forest range on the Tamil Nadu side to further strengthen the protection of wild elephants and to facilitate their free movement. Two underpasses are already there beneath the railway line between Walayar and Ettimadai, but the risk of elephants getting hit by trains still persist as they move from one place to another in search of food and water. "We had completed the construction of two underpasses for Rs 9.8 crore. The cost of the proposed underpasses would come to more than Rs 10 cr. After consulting the Tamil Nadu forest department, we will confirm the places to build them where elephants frequent between Walayar and the Ettimadai forest. We are monitoring animal movements through CCTV cameras set up in both the underpasses," said an official of the Palakkad railway division. Railway sources said CCTV enables them to continue monitoring vulnerable sections. An alarm goes off in the room of the Walayar railway station manager if elephants are detected. Thereafter, loco pilots are alerted to operate trains with caution. The railway corridor between Kottekkad in Kerala and Madukkarai in Tamil Nadu (between the Palakkad and...

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A cabinet meeting convened today, Wednesday, took the decision to approve the compensation amount,

The Tamil Nadu Police have seized Rs 2.25 crore in cash and 1,900 lottery tickets from the residence of Nagaraj (42), a cashier at a lottery agency in Walayar, Palakkad district.

Palakkad, Dec 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday assured justice to the family of Ram Narayan, the migrant worker who was beaten to death by a mob at Attappallam in Walayar and said strict action would be taken against all those responsible for the crime that has shaken Kerala. In a statement on Monday, the Chief Minister said a special investigation team led by the Palakkad Superintendent of Police is probing the case and has been directed to examine all aspects of the incident and initiate appropriate legal action.

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has stayed the arrest of the parents who were accused in the tragic death of two sisters in Walayar.This decision follows ...

Kochi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named the mother and stepfather of the victims in three more cases related to the Walayar incident ...

Kochi: A major development has unfolded in the Walayar case as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a supplementary chargesheet, naming the ...

A man, who was booked in the lynching case of an interstate Dalit laborer from Chhattisgarh in December last year, was found dead near his home at Attappalam near Walayar in Palakkad district of Kerala on Wednesday. Man accused in lynching case found dead in Kerala: Police An official at Walayar police station, which registered a case of unnatural death, said the 54-year-old man was suspected to have died by suicide. His body was taken to Palakkad District Government Hospital for autopsy. The deceased was among nine people arrested by police for their involvement in the lynching of Ram Narayan Baghel, a native of Chhattisgarh, by a mob on December 17, 2025.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday assured strict action and justice for the family of Ram Narayan Bakel, who was killed in a mob assault in Walayar in Palakkad district, calling the incident unacceptable in a progressive society like Kerala.In a statement issued by the CMO, Vijayan said a special investigation team led by the Palakkad Superintendent of Police has been formed to probe the case. “Justice will be ensured for the family of Ram Narayan Bakel, who was killed following a mob assault in Walayar, Palakkad.

Baghel’s wife Lalita, their two children, and his brother arrived in Kerala on Sunday

Last Updated:December 20, 2025, 23:07 IST Kerala Mob Lynching: Ram Narayan of Chhattisgarh was beaten to death by a mob in Walayar, Palakkad, on suspicion of theft. Police have arrested Ananthan, Anu, C Prasad, C Murali, K Bibin on charges of murder. The post-mortem report has revealed that there were serious injury marks on the victim's body. He was beaten very badly, due to which he died.

Tusker, Codenamed PT-5, wandering near the forest edges of Velanchery in Kanjikode, Palakkad, recently. | Photo Credit: KK Mustafah The forest authorities in the state are waiting for an expert report to take decisive measures to handle the visually handicapped Tusker Tusker Codenamed PT-5. Wild Tusker has lived in the forest edges of Palakkada since 2013, especially in Walayar Range. For years it has been attacking crops, which encourages growing challenges to move it.

Tusker, Codenamed PT-5, wandering near the forest edges of Velanchery in Kanjikode, Palakkad, recently. | Photo Credit: KK Mustafah The forest authorities in the state are waiting for an expert report to take decisive measures to handle the visually handicapped Tusker Tusker Codenamed PT-5. Wild Tusker has lived in the forest edges of Palakkada since 2013, especially in Walayar Range. For years it has been attacking crops, which encourages growing challenges to move it.

Two women were killed and four other people were injured when their car hit a stationary truck from behind in Walayar on Sunday. The victims were identified as malar, 40, and Lavanya, 40. They came from Tamil over. They returned to Perumbakam, near Chennai, after participating in the children's music program in Kakkanad near Kochi when the accident occurred. The injuries were the driver of the Selvam, the husband of Lavanyy, Sayiram and two children Malar and Lavanya.

C On Wednesday, the High Court approved the provisional order for two petitions filed by the victims of Walayar, which challenges the CBI indictment, which accused them, as is accused in this case. "The High Court is convinced of the severity of the points raised by the parents. Therefore, the court said that parents do not now appear before CBI court and that they should not be arrested now," Vilayodi Venugopal, Samiti chairman said.

The Keral High Court ordered Wednesday (April 2, 2025) to die all the coercive steps, including the arrest against the parents of two smaller girls, to die in Walayar and which are later accused as accused at the death of the case, will be held in the section. The court approved the provisional order for two petitions filed by parents, which challenges the CBI charges that accused them, as charged in this case.

The toll level of the vehicles passing by the Walayar and the Panniyankara on the National Highway 544 Square will increase slightly since 1 April. Both tolls will have an average increase in their rates by two to three%. The tolls of the Panniyankara will increase by 5 GBP for small vehicles such as the car, Jeep and Van. Until now, small vehicles have been charged 165 GBP for up and down.

Unni due to financial problems becomes the renowned smuggler Valayar Paramasivam in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border check post Walayar.