Kochi: Mohan George, 62, is the BJP led NDA candidate in Nilambur byelection to be held on June 19.The decision was taken by the central leadership of the BJP.George is a practicing lawyer in Nilambur. He is a native of Chungathara in Nilambur.Before joining the BJP, he was in Kerala Congress. George is a member …
Kochi: As part of unearthing information about alleged sharing of classified information by a CRPF personnel with Pakistani intelligence officers (PIOs), the NIA on Saturday carried out searches at 15 locations spread over 8 states, The Times of India reported.NIA claimed to have seized several electronic gadgets and sensitive financial documents, along with other incriminating …
Kochi: India has condemned Pakistan for raising irrelevant topics of Indus water issue before the first UN conference on glaciers in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe.Addressing the plenary session of the first conference on Friday, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said Pakistan is misusing the forum to bring in unwarranted references which do not …
Kochi: The two-month long summer football camp organised by Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) at three centres concluded on Saturday at IMA hall, Thodupuzha.Dr Vivek, IMA Idukki Blood Bank secretary presided over the valedictory function.Thodupuzha Soccer School Director P A Saleemkutty welcomed.Thodupuzha Municipal chairman K Deepak inaugurated the function. Pratheeksha Bhavan principal Sr Honey V Francis …
Kochi: Eight RSS workers were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Thrissur court for murdering a DYFI activist Biju, 31, on May 16, 2010, at Kumbalangad, Wadakkanchery, in Thriisur in Kerala, media reports said.Delivering the verdict, the Thrissur Additional District and Sessions Judge III slapped a penalty of Rs 1,44,000 on each of the convicts.The …
Kochi: Speaking in favour of the abrogation of Article 370, Salman Khurshid of the Congress, has said that it had led to the end of the perception that Jammu and Kashmir was a separate entity, India Today reported.Addressing the members of Indonesian think tanks and academia, the former Union Minister said the positive outcomes since …
Kochi: Speaking in favour of the abrogation of Article 370, Salman Khurshid of the Congress, has said that it had led to the end of the perception that Jammu and Kashmir was a separate entity, India Today reported.Addressing the members of Indonesian think tanks and academia, the former Union Minister said the positive outcomes since …
Kochi: A 44-year-old man who butchered his wife in his slaughter house suspecting her fidelity was sentenced to death and slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh by a court in Malappuram, media reports said.The Manjeri Additional District Sessions Court II sent Najabuddin (alias) Babu of Kuttamboor in Narikkuni to gallows, for murdering his wife …
Kochi: The valedictory function of the two month long summer football camp organised by Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) at Newman College soccer ground and TSS ground will be inaugurated by Dean Kuriakose at IMA hall Thodupuzha at 2 pm on Saturday.A blood donation camp organised in this connection will be inaugurated by Thodupuzha municipality chairman …
Kochi: M Swaraj, 46, of CPM is the LDF candidate in the Nilambur Assembly byelection on June 19.The name of Swaraj, member of the CPM State secretariat was announced by CPM State secretary M V Govindan at a press conference on Friday.Govindan downplayed the prominence ofP V Anvar of Trinamul Congress who had won during …
Kochi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that those living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will return to India voluntarily as they are part of the Indian family, media reports said.The day is not far when they will return to India’s mainstream voluntarily, Singh said while addressing the CII Business Summit.Singh said India’s possible dialogue …
Kochi: Hamas’ Gaza chief Muhammad Sinwar was killed by the army, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, media reports said.Muhammad Sinwar was elevated to the post after his slain brother and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israel.There were reports of Muhammad getting grievously injured in an airstrike on May 14.Yahya Sinwar, …
Kochi: Hamas’ Gaza chief Muhammad Sinwar was killed by the army, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, media reports said.Muhammad Sinwar was elevated to the post after his slain brother and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israel.There were reports of Muhammad getting grievously injured in an airstrike on May 14.Yahya Sinwar, …
Kochi: Conservative Saudi Arabia has lifted a 73-year-old alcohol ban ahead of Expo 2030 and the FIFA World Cup 2034, media reports said.After imposing ban since 1952,the kingdom will allow controlled sale and consumption of alcohol in 2026.Alcohol sales will be limited to 600 places like luxury hotels, resorts and areas developed for tourists across …
Kochi: A former French surgeon, Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children, between 1989 and 2014, BBC reported.The victims include two of his nieces.The court had taken into account the fact that the former surgeon targeted unwell, vulnerable and …
Kochi: Four members of a family were found dead at their home in Vakkam in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday morning.They were found from the ceiling of their house which was locked from inside.The deceased were Anil Kumar, his wife Sheeja, and their two sons Akash and Ashwin.Anil was an employee of the Vakkom Farmers Cooperative Bank, …
Kochi: Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan has been booked for allegedly assaulting and abusing his manager Vipin Kumar in the basement of a residential complex in Kakkanad in Kochi, media reports said.Vipin accused the actor of slapping him, verbally abusing him and threatening to kill him.An FIR was registered at the Infopark Police Station following a …
Kochi: A CRPF official was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday on charges of espionage, media reports said.Moti Ram Jat, who was accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers, was dismissed from the service, the reports said.Jat was actively involved in espionage activity with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023, …
Kochi: Film maker Aryadan Shoukath, 59, of Congress has been named UDF nominee for the Nilambur by-election.The candidate of Shoukath, who is KPCC General Secretary, was cleared by Congress high command.The UDF took the decision ignoring the offer of former Left front backed Independent and Trinamool Congress leader P V Anvar to extend his support …
Kochi: The ED has filed chargesheet against CPM leaders including K Radhakrishnan, MP, and other party leaders in connection with Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank money laundering case, media reports said.Other CPM leaders named in the chargesheet filed before Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Kochi are A C Moideen, MLA, M M Varghese, …
