Kochi: CPM legislator M Mukesh, who is a prominent Malayalam actor, has been charge sheeted in the rape case in which the Special Investigation Team SIT) has gathered strong digital, media reports said.Claiming that the charges made by the Aluva based actress have been proved, the SIT has filed the charge sheet before the Ernakulam …
Kochi: Union Minister George Kurian on Saturday said that the centre will consider financial help to Kerala if the state admitted that it was lagging in growth.The centre was presently giving help to those states which had admitted to their backwardness in different sectors, he told reporters in New Delhi.Let Kerala confess that it was …
Kochi: Kerala blamed the BJP-led NDA government showing discrimination towards Kerala in the budget presented in Parliament on Saturday, media reports said.Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal protested over the centre not showing justice to Kerala compared to other states.The centre has not mentioned anything about the landslide devastated Wayand or Vizhinjam port, he lamented.Kerala …
Kochi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced IT relief for income upto Rs 12 lakh while presenting the Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday. Annual limit for TDS on rent has been raised from ₹2.40 lakh to ₹6 lakh.Sitharaman said the government will provide identity cards and registration for Gig workers, who are independent contractors, …
Kochi: The identity of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan’s assailant Mohammed Shariful Islam of Bangladesh has been established by the Mumbai Police by conducting scientific tests, media reports said.Facial recognition test report has confirmed the photo of Mohammed Shariful Islam, for allegedly stabbing the actor inside his residence two weeks ago.The photo matches the images …
Kochi: In a shocking incident, a minor became a mother after she delivered a boy at a private hospital in Kattappana in Idukki in Kerala, media reports said.A boy of the same age and a relative of the 14 year old girl was found responsible for the pregnancy.The boy in eighth standard has been booked …
Kochi: The dispute between Jacobite and Orthodox factions has been sent to the Kerala High Court by the Supreme court for a relook into its earlier ruling.A division bench of the Supreme Court set aside the earlier order of the Kerala High Court which had allowed Malankara Orthodox Church to have control over six disputed …
Kochi: Twenty seven nationals of Bangladesh living illegally in India were detained from a labour settlement in Munambam near here on Friday, media reports said.The Kerala Police and other agencies took them into custody after screening 50 suspicious workers including women.The move is part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants working illegally in different …
Kochi: US astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore set a new record by performing 5.5-hour spacewalk, media reports quoting NASA said.They duo stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) to achieve the feat, setting a new record, the US space agency said.This was the ninth spacewalk of Sunita,who holds a record of 62 hours, …
Kochi: A huge financial irregularity of Rs 211 crore is staring at the Congress-ruled Kottayam municipality which is meeting today for the first time after the issue surfaced, media reports said.The ruling Congress has not reacted to the finding of the audit conducted by the Local Self Government Department recently.The audit found missing Rs 211 …
Kochi: Thirty persons were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, media reports said.DIG Mahakumbh, Vaibhav Krishna, told reporters that mishap occurred as thousands of devotees rushed past security barriers at Triveni Sangam to take a sacred dip on Mauni Amavasya.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath …
Kochi: A stampede in Maha Kumbh on Wednesday has led to death of a few persons and injuries to some, even as the Uttar Pradesh government has not divulged the toll, media reports said.The incident took place near a crowded Sangam during the Mauni Amavasya holy dip in Mahakumbh Nagar in Prayagraj in the early …
Kochi: Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was booked by Kochi police on the basis of a harassment complaint lodged by actor Manju Warrier, media reports said.Sanal, who is residing in the US, is on bail after he was arrested on the basis of her complaint in May 2022.Manju accused him of harassing the actor over …
Kochi: Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan and 17 members of Indian Institute of Science under the SC/ST Act have been booked for allegedly plotting a fictitious honey trap to dismiss a faculty member, media reports said.The Sadashivanagar police have registered a case based on a private complaint filed by D Sanna Durgappa who was a …
Kochi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee, set up to review the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, adopted all the amendments proposed by the ruling NDA members and rejected changes suggested by the opposition parties, media reports said. The committee discussed a total of 44 amendments over six months.Jagdambika Pal of the BJP is heading the panel.The legislation aims …
Kochi: Four persons including two women drowned in Kallagathu beach while they were bathing in the beach in Thikkodi in Kozhikode in Kerala on Sunday evening.The deceased were natives of Kalpetta in Wayanad. One person was rescued.The victims were part of a team belonging to a gym.
Kochi: St George Higher Secondary School, Kallanickkal, Thodupuzha, won the second MP Cup senior school level football tournament, at Vengaloor today.They defeated St George Higher Secondary School, Muthalakodam, 3-0 in the finals held at Thodupuzha Soccer School ((TSS).The event was organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) in association with Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) to create …
Kochi: Dr K M Cherian, 82, who performed country’ first coronary artery bypass surgery succesfully,passed away late Saturday, media reports said.Dr Cherian collapsed late on Saturday evening while attending a private function in Bengaluru. He was rushed to Manipal Hospitals, where he was declared dead at 11.55pm, media reports quoting his daughter, Sandhya Cherian said.Dr …
Kochi: Malayalam film director Shafi, 56, passed away due to brain haemorrhage last night here, media reports said.He was hospitalised on January 16 due to severe headaches and insomnia. It was found that he was suffering from brain hemorrhage for which he underwent surgery. His condition deteriorated following which he was put on a ventilator …
Kochi: The second MP senior school level football tournament organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) in association with Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) was inaugurated by Dean Kuriakose, MP, at Thodupuzha.NYK district officer Sachin C presided. while Thodupuzha Soccer School director P A Saleemkutty delivered the welcome address.Pratheeksha Bhawan principal Honey V Francis delivered the keynote …
