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2 held in murder of Hindu family in Dhaka

Kochi: Police have arrested two persons in connection with four members of Hindu family at Rangpur in Bangladesh.Those arrested are Siddhartha Das (19) and Mugdha Das (23) in connection with the death of Ganapati Chakraborty,65, wife Pritilata, 50, daughter Agami, 23, and son Priyam,12, on Thursday.According to police, the retired schoolteacher and three members of …

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Suspicious deals in name of Messi’s visit

Kochi: Major financial irregularities in the name of bringing legendary football player Messi to Kerala have been unearthed by the GST department.The GST department has unearthed the sponsors amassing huge funds in the name of bringing noted footballers led by the Argentine player to land where countless football lovers were waiting to have a glimpse …

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Aroma Chundan wins Nehru Trophy Boat race

Kochi: Aroma Chundan (snake boat) won the 72nd Nehru Trophy Boat Race by a whisker at Alappuzha on Saturday.Nadubhagam Chundan came second and Veeyapuram Chundan third.The new chundan was launched this year under the leadership of the Kollam based Aroma Business Group.The Nehru Trophy Boat Race traces its origins to 1952 and is traditionally held …

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Kerala loses Mangaluru Railway region

Kochi: Kerala has expressed shocked over losing Mangaluru Railway Region to Karnataka with Chief Minister V D Satheesan flaying the Railway Board. Mangaluru Region come under the control of Mysuru division of South Western Railway bidding adieu to Palakkad division under Southern Railway. Satheesan alleged that the decision was taken without informing Kerala government.The authority …

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CPM-CPI clash overs Deputy LoP’s post

Kochi: CPI Kerala Chief Binoy Viswam on Saturday protested against Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vjayan’s remarks rejecting Deputy Opposition Leader post to CPI.Talking to reporters, Viswam said it showed Pinarayi Vijayan’s political immaturity.Viswam said Pinarayi’s stand was not fit to the stature of the position he was holding.Viswam said it is high time to end …

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Mullaperiyar is not weak: TN Minister

Kochi: Mullaperiyar Dam remains completely stable and Tamil Nadu continues to strictly abide by Supreme Court directives, Tamil Nadu Law Minister C T R Nirmal Kumar said.He dismissed Kerala government’s safety concerns about the strength of the 125 year old dam while speaking on the sidelines of the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in Kovalam …

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Naval officer gets 7 years RI

Kochi: A naval officer was sentenced to multiple punishments including seven years of Rigorous Imprisonment.The military court fined Commodore Sreekumar Pillai Rs 75 lakh and terminated him from service for corruption.Pillai, who served as the commanding officer of INS Zamorin at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, will face additional two years of imprisonment if …

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Riyas denies allegations

Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s son in law Mohammed Riyas, MLA, has denied media reports that ED had questioned in connection with his wife Veena’s business transactions with CMRL.Talking to reporters at Thiruvananthapuram, Riyas said media reports that his wife used his bank account for dealings with CMRL is baseless, media reports said.He …

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Congress will sing 3 stanzas of Vande Mataram

Kochi: Congress has announced its decision to sing only the first two stanzas of National Song Vande Mataram despite the government’s push to sing the full version at official events in the country.The BJP said Congress has become a “new Muslim League”. The decision raises questions on the Congress’ “patriotism and loyalty” to the country, …

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ED suspects alleged hawala deals by Veena T

Kochi: Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has stumbled upon matters against former Kerala Chief’s daughter Veena T in cases including hawala transactions.The ED has seized a diary which shows Veena sending 349 lakh Dirhims (Rs 85 lakh) to Dubai.The diary was seized during ED raids at places including that of Veena and CMRL promoters as part …

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Panel to probe police Jantar Mantar action: SC

Kochi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a high-powered committee will examine allegations of police excesses during recent student protests in Delhi.A three member bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will pass the order in this regard on Wednesday.The panel will also examine complaints and allegations made by female protesters who …

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RSS like Taliban, Jaish: Congress leader

Kochi: Karnataka Congress chief B K Hariprasad has painted RSS a terror outfit equating it with Islamic terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Taliban.Addressing a press conference at Bengaluru, Hariprasad said, “There is no difference between Jaish-e-Mohammed, Taliban, and RSS because all three are not registered in India.”Hariprasad’s remarks follow complaints lodged against senior Congress leaders …

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Teen girl held in Grandfather’s murder

Kochi: A 13-year-old granddaughter was among four minors taken into custody in connection with the murder a 65-year-old man in Karuvatta near Haripad.Police suspect the class 8 student allegedly facilitating the murder to steal gold and cash from her grandfather Sivankutty Chettiar’s house.According to the preliminary findings, the group allegedly planned to use the stolen …

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ED raids 3rd time in Money Laundering case

Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement is raiding eight locations in Kerala in connection with the money laundering case of CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T.This the third edition of raids being conducted by the ED to collect evidence pertaining to Veena getting money from CMRL without providing any service, Asianetnews.com reported.A four member team …

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Kochi: Over 200 terror suspects linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Shahzad Bhatti-led network were arrested ahead of Independence Day,Home Minister Amit Shah said.“The Modi government thwarted its plans for subversive attacks by arresting more than 200 operatives,” Shah said in a post on the X.Over 80 FIRs were registered and more than 200 were arrested under …

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