Kochi: President Ram Nath Kovind had to fetch water from outside as the wash room used by him had no water at Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said. This happened during his visit to the state capital for the P N Panicker statue unveiling function, the reports said. There was a series of mess up during his …
Kochi: It was a Fakir who had whipped up the passion for music in Millenium singer Mohammad Rafi when he was only a boy born on Christmas eve in 1924 in Kotla Sultan Singh in British India. The young Rafi was so mesmerized by the song that he followed him for a long distance to …
Kochi: Noted film director K S Sethumadhavan, 90, who initiated great actors like Mammootty, Kamal Hassan, Suresh Gopi into the world of acting, passed away at Chennai on Friday media reports said. Born in 1931 at Palakkad, Sethumadhavan took to film after completing his graduation from Victoria College. He did some outstanding films with actor …
Kochi: Congress leader P T Thomas, 70, passed away at Vellore Medical College due to Cancer, media reports said. A straightforward leader, PT, as he was popularly known, had tremendous political maturity and acceptance among the public. Alas, the party which he represented did not acknowledge his abilities and his talent remained untapped in the …
Kochi: India has banned Pakistan’s 20 YouTube channels and two websites engaged in anti India campaigns, according to the Union government. The intelligence agencies and I and B ministry jointly found the contents factually incorrect affecting national security. “They belong to a coordinated disinformation network operating from Pakistan and spreading fake news about various sensitive …
Kochi: Netherlands have announced lockdown for over two weeks while UK has brought in restrictions due to surging Omicron cases which are also increasing in India, media reports said. Netherlands have imposed lockdown until January 4 while UK has brought in restrictions during Christmas and New Year celebrations among others due to a tremendous surge …
Kochi: A BJP leader was hacked to death within hours of killing a SDPI leader in Alappuzha district in the wee hours of Sunday. The OBC Morcha state secretary Ranjit Sreenivasan, 40, was attacked in front of his family within 12 hours of killing K S Shaan, 38, media reports said. The assailants barged into …
Kochi: Auctioning of a brand new Mahindra Thar by Guruvayur temple on Saturday ended up in controversy with the temple authorities mulling to re conduct the bidding.Bahrain based NRI businessman Amal Mohammad Ali of Edappally in Ernakulam had won the auction by bidding it for Rs 15,10,000, media reports said. Amal’s friend Subhash Pannicker participated …
Kochi: The Agriculture Department wouldl sell vegetables at an affordable price to people through mobile units called ‘thakkali vandi’ (tomato -cart) across the state. Twenty-eight vehicles would be used for this purpose, Agriculture Minister P Prasad told a press conference at Thiruvananthapuram. Tomato would be sold at Rs 50 per kg. Other vegetables would also …
Kochi: A possible rail mishap was averted when a track failure was detected between Ernakulam North and Tripunithura on Thursday, railway sources said. The train, which was running about three hours late, was delayed for more than one hour between Ernakulam Town and Ernakulam C cabin. The train was finally cleared at about 5.35 pm.There …
Kochi: There seems to be no end to the problems of the faction-ridden Congress as yet a fresh problem has cropped up from Sashi Tharoor, MP, who has backed the LDF government’s K-rail project counter to the stand of the Congress. Tharoor said that he had an enjoyable discussion with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on …
Kochi: Nonagenarian technocrat E Sreedharan of BJP has bid adieu to active politics citing age reasons. Increasing age was causing difficulty in becoming active in politics, he told reporters.However, he said that he will be there in politics, but not active. While stepping into the hustings there was tremendous confidence, he said. Sreedharan said he …
Kochi: Charge Sheet has been filed against three including dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi in a court in Thiruvananthapuram on different charges including assaulting YouTuber Vijay P Nair. The police filed a charge sheet against the dubbing artist, activists Diya Sanaa and Sree Lakshmi Arakkal for trespassing into youtuber’s lodge to abuse, splash ink and making life …
Kochi: In a bid to create large employment opportunities, the Lulu group will set up a marine export center to help fishermen to get attractive remuneration at Kochi. The marine products caught by the fishermen in Kerala will be sold in Lulu outlets abroad, founder and Managing Director M A Yusuf Ali told reporters at …
Kochi: In a setback to Kerala, the Supreme Court has rejected the state’s prayer to form a committee to decide on the release of water by Tamil Nadu from the Mullaperiyar dam. The Apex Court directed Kerala to take up the matter before the Apex Committee on Mullaperiyar. On Kerala’s complaint that the Apex Committee …
Kochi: In a veiled attack on the BCCI, India Test captain Virat Kohli has said that he was not part of the meeting held to select Rohit Sharma as one day captain. The chief selector had called him to inform him that Rohit was the consensus candidate of the selectors for the one day team …
Kochi: Twenty-one-year-old Harnaaz Sandhu brought home Miss Universe 2021 title after 21 years. Hailing from Punjab, Harnaaz nudged contestants from Paraguay and South Africa to win the title at Eilat in Israel. It was in 2000, Lara Dutta last won it for India.Harnaaz was crowned by Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico in the event live …
Kochi: World’s first Omicron death has been reported in the UK even as the cases were increasing rapidly with 40 percent of the Covid cases are infected with Omicron variant, media reports quoting British premier Boris Johnson said. Even as the first case was reported in South Africa, the first death has been reported in …
Kochi: Kerala government is aiming to make Kerala a hub of higher education and for that to happen, able academics should head higher education institutions, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Responding to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan’s letter expressing concern over political interference in Governor’s work, the Chief Minister told a press conference at Kannur that …
Kochi: Kerala reported its first Omicron case at Ernakulam, Health Minister Veena George said. The person, hailing from Ernakulam, came from the UK via Abu Dhabi on December 6, media reports said. The first test in the airport was negative. The second test showed positive. His wife and mother in law who accompanied him are …
