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George Poikayil

Kerala, Kozhikode

Kasaragod Correspondent at The New Indian Express

@Onmanorama Reporter for Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram & Wayanad. Kasaragod correspondent for @xpresskerala from Aug 2014 to Sept 2022

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  • Nov 15, 2024 | onmanorama.com | George Poikayil

    Thrissur: A sepia-toned document — at least three decades old, split at the cross-folds and stitched together by cello tape, its edges gnawed away by silverfish — tells the tale of John E J and his wife Lovely's long struggle to legally own a 55-cent plot in their possession since 1975. The couple's land sits on the edge of Machad forest in the northeastern part of Thrissur district's Elanad village.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | onmanorama.com | George Poikayil

    Dr P Sarin, who left the bureaucracy to enter active politics, is now the CPM candidate for Palakkad in the upcoming Kerala Assembly bypolls. In an interview with Onmanorama, he shares his expectations and insights on the challenges ahead in this election.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | onmanorama.com | George Poikayil

    Chelakkara: Nearly one month of pitched campaigning for the November 13 byelection culminated in Kalashakottu -- the carnival of song, dance, political camaraderie, and one-upmanship -- in Chelakkara at 6 pm on Monday. Supporters cutting across party affiliations, age and gender said they had never seen such an intense election campaign in Chelakkara, an Assembly constituency reserved for Dalit candidates.

  • Nov 10, 2024 | onmanorama.com | George Poikayil

    In two days, more than 4,500 people have approached Anvar's party seeking house in Chelakkara The housing scheme has exposed the underbelly of Chelakkara and the LDF government's big claims of development says DMK candidate Sudheer N K Chelakkara: For 36-year-old Smisha K S, Nilambur MLA P V Anvar is nothing short of a godsend. On Sunday, she visited the office of Anvar's Democratic Movement of Kerala (DMK) near the Chelakkara bus stand, hopeful after hearing his promise to build 1,000 houses...

  • Nov 9, 2024 | onmanorama.com | George Poikayil

    Chelakkara: Thencheeri, a small village in Chelakkara's Panjal grama panchayat, blends the old and the new. Retired from big corporate houses in big cities, several natives have returned to settle here. Some retired as high priests from Guruvayur and Sabarimala, while their children have moved on to work at Apple and Google. Yet, the past lingers: farmhands and domestic workers still respectfully call them thamburan and thamburatti.

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