Kochi: Afghanistan is up in arms against Pakistan for driving away over 1.5 million Afghan refugees and migrants from its land, media reports said.Blaming the Afghans for creating terror activities in Pakistan, Islamabad had issued a deadline of October 31 for the Afghans to quit Pakistan or else face detention, the reports said.Pakistan claimed most …
Kochi: Kerala is reeling under severe financial crises and it is struggling to meet its daily expenses, Chief Secretary Dr V Venu told the Kerala High Court, media reports said.It was due to this that the government was not able to distribute pending pensions of Kerala State Transport Corporation retirees, he told the court appearing …
Kochi: ED’s drive against multi-core scams in cooperative banks continued with the latest being Kandala Cooperative Bank near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala today, media reports said.In a pre dawn rais, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted searches in the houses of its officials and former officials.Tight security was deployed outside the bank governed by the CPM …
Kochi: Ninety-Seven-year-old P B Menon of Palakkad in Kerala has entered the Guinness World Record to become world’s oldest practicing lawyer. A civil lawyer, Menon beats the record held by Louis Triay of Gibraltar who died in February this year at 94. Menon is still as active in his professional work as he was in …
Kochi: After high ampere drama, a NRI businessman today succumbed to persuasion of political leadership to call off his protest outside a panchayat in Kerala which was creating hurdles for him to launch his Rs 25 crore venture, media reports said.Earlier in the day, George sat on a fast in the Manjoor panchayath compound in …
Kochi: Exposing the “investors unfriendly” policies of the LDF government in Kerala, a NRI businessman picketed a panchayat in Kottayam seeking a number for his Rs 25 crore new venture today, media reports said.Police forcefully removed Shajimon George from the Manjoor panchayat office where he started his protest accusing the officials of having a vendetta …
Kochi: Expressing concern over Governors sitting on bills, the Supreme Court today said that there has to be an end to the state governments approaching the Apex Court for getting bills cleared, media reports said.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Punjab …
Kochi: In a blow to the people reeling under financial crises, the KSEB increased power tariff by 20 paise per unit, media reports said.Those consuming less than 40 units per month have been exempted from the hike.Those using above 100 units will have to 20 per cent increase in their billsThe revised rates came into …
Kochi: The Kerala government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court questioning the delay caused by the Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to clear bills passed by the legislature, media reports said. “The Governor is bound to dispose of every bill presented within a reasonable time…, the petition said and alleged that the Governor had,”failed in …
Kochi: The Kerala government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court questioning the delay caused by the Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to clear bills passed by the legislature, media reports said.“The Governor is bound to dispose of every bill presented within a reasonable time…, the petition said and alleged that the Governor had,”failed in the …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday indicted 50 persons and five companies in the interim charge sheet submitted before the Special Court, Kochi, in connection with the Karuvannur Cooperative bank scam.The ED has charged the 55 accused of engaging in Rs 90 crore fraud, media reports said.The incarcerated Wadakkanchery municipality councillor P R …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has refused permission for using Sree Vadakkunnathan temple ground for film shooting, media reports said.A division bench of the court dismissed a plea challenging the Cochin Devaswom Board’s (CBD) decision to disallow film shooting using ‘helicam’ in the temple ground.The court said that granting permission for film shooting in the …
Kochi: Celebrity actors Mohanlal, Mammootty and Kamal Haasan added glory to the Keraleeyam 2023 held to mark formation of Kerala amidst financial crunch at Thiruvananthapuram today. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi inaugurated the event amidst the government struggling to even foot fuel bills of police vehicles, media reports said. Actors Shobana, Manju Warrier, entrepreneurs and representatives …
Kochi: With the Lok Sabha election nearing close, political parties are facing a huge challenge of distributing tickets and dealing with rebel candidates. This phenomenon has been seen in the country since it gained independence and is a sign of a healthy democratic process. The grand old party Congress has witnessed it from pre-independence era …
Kochi: The Centre has rejected Opposition charges of tapping their phones including that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.Stating that an enquiry has already been ordered into it, Union IT Minister Ashwini Viashnaw sought support of all leaders in the probe.Describing those who levelled the allegations as “compulsive critics”,Vaishnaw said that they were trying to distract …
Kochi: Twenty persons were injured, two of them seriously, when security forces tried to disperse people protesting against Israel by besieging Makhachkala airport in Russia on Sunday.The protestors shouted slogans when a plane from Tel Aviv landed in Makhachkala in Dagestan in north Caucasus during a transit flight to take off two to Moscow hours …
Kochi: A meeting of all parties in Kerala on Monday resolved to stand united to fight efforts to divide the society in the backdrop of the blasts at a religious event yesterday in Kalamassery, media reports said. The meeting convened by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urged people not to indulge in baseless accusations, speculative …
Kochi: Nine passengers were killed and many injured in a collision between two trains near Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, media reports said. The incident occurred when the passenger train from Vijayanagaram to Raigad banged another passenger train from Visakhapatnam to Palasa. It was a rear collision, the reports said. East Coast Railway (ECoR) suspected …
Kochi: A man has claimed responsibility for the blast that claimed a life at a Jehovah witness congregation at Kalamassery today, media reports said. Reports quoting Kerala ADGP (Law and Order) Ajith Kumar said that a man identified as Dominic Martin has surrendered claiming responsibility at Kodakara in Thrissur. “He claims that he belongs to …
Kochi: In a shocking incident, one woman was killed and 36 injured, some of them seriously, in a suspected explosion at a religious convention at Kalamassery in Kerala on Sunday, media reports said. The suspected blast took place on the concluding day of the three day prayer meeting of the Jehovah’s Witnesses attended by over …
