Kochi: Two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.7 and 6.4 hit Myanmar on Friday, media reports said.Bangkok in Thailand experienced strong tremors. A high-rise building in Chatuchak district was razed to the ground.Strong aftershocks were also felt in Meghalaya and several northeastern states, Bangladesh, and China’s southwest Yunnan province.Two labourers were killed and 30 others are still …
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed petitions challenging the Vigilance Court order on CMRL scam against those including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and his daughter Veena Vijayan, media reports said.One of the petitioners is late Gireesh Babu who filed the revision petition in 2023 against the Muvattupuzha Vigilance Court order.Girish had sought a …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a chargesheet against former Kerala Minister K Babu of Congress in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.The charge sheet was submitted before the a Special court in Kochi on Mondaybased on the case registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) in which the …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Soccer Club (TSC) is conducting a summer vacation coaching camp for boys and girls from 5 years to 17 years boys and at different places in Idukki.The camps will be held at TSS opposite to Sulabha supermarket at Vengalloor in Thodupuzha on April 1, at Newman College ground from April 2, and at …
Kochi: Amidst Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland, ruled by Denmark for about three centuries, US Vice-President J D Vance and wife Usha’s visit to the largest island on Friday has made it more controversial.The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to meet members of US forces stationed there, BBC quoted the …
Kochi: Frustrated by the unending war, a massive number of Gaza residents took to the streets seeking the exit of Hamas from power in Northern Gaza for restoring peace in the region, BBC reported.Hamas militants in masks dispersed the protesters by assaulting several of them who marched in Beit Lahia on Tuesday, chanting “out, out, …
Kochi: Former SFI leader Kasthuri Anirudhan, son of CPM leader A Anirudhan was elected president ofHindu Aikya Vedi (HAV) of Thiruvananthapuram unit.Kasthuri, who is the brother of former MP A Sampath of CPM, accused the Left parties of destroying Indian culture.Kasthuri also blamed the CPM for not correcting its mistakes.Kasthuri’s father A Anirudhan was a …
Kochi: A court in Kannur in Kerala on Monday sentenced eight CPM leaders including Kerala Chief Minister’s press secretary’s brother to life imprisonment for murdering a BJP worker K Suraj, 32, murder on August, 7, 2005.The Thalassery Principal Sessions convicted Manoraj, T K Rajeesh, N V Yogesh, K Shamjit, Manoraj, Sajeevan, Prabhakaran, K V Padmanabhan, …
Kochi:Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be the new chief of the BJP in Kerala which is going to polls in about one year, media reports said.The party’s central leadership suggested his name as the president of the party’s Kerala unit which is presently led by K Surendran.The core committee meeting of the party, chaired …
Kochi: Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma said he had no idea of the cash seized from his residence while replying to High Court Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya who was asked by the Supreme Court of India to probe into the matter, media reports said.Justice Yashwant Varma claimed that the store room where the …
Kochi: A court in Kerala sentenced Shaibin Ashraf to 11 years and nine months, prison, in connection with the murder of a traditional healer Shaba Shareef of Mysuru.The Manjeri Additional District Sessions Court in Malappuram district sentenced second accused Shihabuddin to six years and nine months and sixth accused Nishad to three years and nine …
Kochi: Israel claimed that it had eliminated the head of Hamas’ military intelligence during its airstrike on Thursday, the army announced on Friday, media reports said.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that it had eliminated the head of Hamas’ military intelligence and head of Hamas’ surveillance and targeting unit, Osama.“Tabash was also responsible for formulating …
Kochi: A major blaze at an electrical substation on Friday has caused a prolonged power outage leading to shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport, media reports said.This has led to crowding of stranded passengers at airport, hotels and other places due todisruption of air travel across the globe.The airport management has warned passengers against travelling to …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has taken umbrage against police not acting against a person who desecrated Thulasithara, a sacred platform for the Hindus, media reports said.The court asked why the police had not taken any legal action against the person who had hurt the sentiments of a religion, media reports said.The judge made the observation …
Kochi: Supreme Court collegium members have urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to initiate an in-house inquiry against a Delhi high court judge discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence, media reports said.While a unanimous decision was taken to transfer the judge back to the Allahabad High Court, two judges argued that …
Kochi: The US has detained an Indian origin Green Card holder academic, Badar Khan Suri, who is facing the threat of deportation for suspect links to a terrorist outfit,media reports said.With his wife being a Palestinian and her father a former minister in the Hamas government, the US authorities suspect Suri having links to a …
Kochi: A court in Malappuram has convicted three accused in the abduction and murder of a traditional healer Shaba Sheriff to learn the formula of a potent herbal remedy.The Manjeri First Additional Sessions will announce the sentence on March 22.Shaibin Ashraf, Shihabudheen, and Nishad were convicted for the abduction and murder of Shaba Sheriff. Nine …
Kochi: Pratheeksha Bhavan Special School and Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) joined hands to hold a penalty shootout competition to mark Lockdown Syndrome Day at Thodupuzha on March 21.All the students and teachers took part in the shootout event which was aimed at rejuvenating mental and physical growth of the children.Principal Honey V Francis inaugurated.TSS director …
Kochi: Fahim Khan, president of the Minorities Democratic Party (MDP),and 50 others were booked in connection with the Nagpur riots, media reports said.They were produced before a city court which remanded them to police custody until March 21.Over 30 people including police personnel were injured in the riot.Khan, a key suspect in the case, is …
Kochi: A BJP leader’s brother was arrested in a fund misappropriation case in Maharashtra, media reports said.Javed Aazam, younger brother of BJP’s former Maharashtra secretary Hyder Azam was held by sleuths probing alleged misappropriation of Rs 122 crore cash from New India Cooperative Bank.The sleuths of the city Economic Offences Wing (EOW), probing the alleged …
