Kochi: The Latin Catholic Church managed St Rita’s Public School in Palluruthy reopened on Wednesday break following a controversy over a Muslim child insisting to wear a head scarf against the school rules, media reports said.The matter got murkier as the student called her father Aziz who rushed with his supporters who crowded in the …
Kochi: A minor girl’s opposition to her parents marrying her off to a casual worker has landed two families and others in trouble in Kerala’s Malappuram, Asianet News reported.It was during the betrothal function the police barged into the venue at Marakkara Maravattom panchayat where the cops gathered evidence and booked the groom, two families …
Kochi: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) administrative committee head A Padma Kumar of CPM is one of the accused in the gold scam in Sabarimala temple by the police, Manorama reported.Padma Kumar was at the helm in 2019 when the sanctum door frame and sanctum guards (Dwarapalaka) were removed in violation of the laid down …
Kochi: The police have registered two First Information Reports in the Sabarimala gold missing case.Sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty is the main accused, media reports said.According to sources, two separate FIRs have been registered.The investigation will examine charges of unauthorised extraction, illegal transportation, and fraudulent transactions. The Kerala High Court had on Friday directed the state DGP …
Kochi: A second year medical student from Odisha was gang raped in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district of Friday night, police said on Saturday, media reports said.The incident occurred outside a private medical college campus in Durgapur when the student went out with a friend for dinner, the reports said.The student from Jaleswar is under …
Kochi: Calicut University has been closed indefinitely following unrest in the campus, media reports said.The university will not open until further notification.Students have been asked to vacate hostels.The campus has witnessed violent incidents since yesterday evening.The decision to close the university was taken for the safety of students, Vice Chancellor P Ravindran said.
Kochi: A Muslim cleric remanded for allegedly inciting communal tension in Bareilly in UP through ‘I Love Muhammad’ protest is facing Revenue recovery in a 30 years old loan default case, Times of India reported.The cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza had been ignoring multiple notices sent to him from Rasoolpur Kutti Sadhan Cooperative Society.The district administration …
Kochi: In a key development, the Kerala High Court on Friday observed that the Kerala Waqf Board’s (KWB) 2019 decision to declare disputed property in Munambam as a waqf was bad in law.A Division Bench of the court made the observation while setting aside a single judge’s order that had earlier quashed the State government’s …
Kochi: Kerala became the first State to pass a bill amending the Central Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, pending President’s approval, media reports said.The Wildlife Protection (Kerala Amendment) Act, 2025, aims to address the rising incidents of human-animal conflicts in the State.The bill passed by the Kerala Assembly on October 8, will be sent to the …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered the state DGP to register a criminal case in the disappearance of gold from Sabarimala, media reports said.A division bench of the court gave the ruling after the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) vigilance inquiry confirmed the disappearance of gold from the temple.The court directed the Special Investigation …
Kochi: Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace prize 2025 today.She is an industrial engineer, and human rights advocate. She was born on October 7, 1967, in Caracas, to psychologist Corina Parisca and businessman Henrique Machado Zuloaga as the eldest child.This is the first time that the Prize is going to South America.Machado …
Kochi: Israelis and Gazans are celebratingthe success of west Asia peace talks which aims at finding a permanent solution to the decades long unrest, BBC reported.With Israel cabinet giving its nod to the US brokered peace deal, the ceasefire is expected to take effect within 24 hours of Tel Aviv’s approval.Israel will have its control …
Kochi: The Bengaluru – Kochi Vande Bharat train will start operations from November, BJP Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the BJP leaders from Kerala, Chandrasekhar said in a statement.The operations will begin by the middle of November, Vaishnaw informed the BJP Kerala leaders in an online interaction, media reports …
Kochi: In a major peace move in West Asia, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase Gaza ceasefire deal, US President Donald Trump said, BBC said.According to the deal, Hamas would release Israeli hostages and Tel Aviv Palestinian prisoners. Withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of Gaza and entry of international aid are …
Kochi: Three Opposition MLAs, Roji M John, M Vincent and Saneesh Kumar Joseph, were suspended from Kerala Assembly citing violations of House rules, India Today reported.The suspension motion was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M B Rajesh.The motion was passed in the absence of the Congress-led Opposition, which boycotted the proceedings accusing ruling CPM of …
Koch: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived on a 6-day maiden trip after the Taliban seized power following the fall of the US backed government in Kabul, media reports said.Muttaqi’s scheduled visit to New Delhi last month was canceled due a travel ban under UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions.Muttaqi will call on External Affairs …
Kochi: Kerala government has offered free travel for people going for cancer treatment in state buses including superfast services, across the state.This was announced by state Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar in the State Assembly.The minister informed the assembly that cancer patients going for radiation and chemotherapy can travel for free on all KSRTC …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement has sought bank account details from three film actors in connection with owning smuggled vehicles from Bhutan, media reports said.The ED will question Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Amith Chakalakkal in the wake of ED recovering documents from their houses during raids on Thursday.The investigation agencies are probing any violation …
Kochi: Cristiano Ronaldo became the first footballer to become a billionaire player, the BBC quoting Bloomberg said.The 40-year-old Portugal and Al-Nassr striker, whose net worth is $1.4bn (£1.04bn), earned over $550m (£410m) as salary between 2002 and 2023, it said.Ronaldo’s earnings include deals and sponsorship, including a decade-long deal with Nike worth almost $18m (£13.4m) …
Kochi: Actor Dulquer Salmaan reached here amid the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducting probe at his residence in connection with the Bhutan car smuggling case, media reports said.The actor is likely to appear in front of the Customs department in connection with the case.Dulquer did not respond to the media at the Cochin International Airport. …
