Nijeesh Narayanan

Nijeesh has been in journalism since June 2008. After working with two leading English dailies, he is now Special Correspondent with The Times of India, Kochi bureau. With over a decade of experience independently handling district bureaus, he has reported across beats including current affairs, crime, health, culture, education, transport, and agriculture. His investigative story on encroachment in the Kakkadampoil hills of the Western Ghats created significant impact. He has also covered major events such as the 2018 and 2019 Kerala floods, the Nilambur landslide (2019), Karippur airplane crash and the Nilambur Maoist-Police encounter.