Kochi: The Kerala High Court has registered a Suo Motu case against the ritual of cleansing the feet of 12 Brahmins to get rid of sins at Sree Poornathrayeesha Temple at Tripunithura. Administered by Cochin Devaswom Board,the ritual “panthandram namaskaaram”costing Rs 20,000 became viral drawing the attention of the court. The Dewaswom Board board justified …
Kochi: A 23-year-old trekker Babu was rescued by the army men from a crevice where he was stuck for 46 hours in Kurumpachi mountain in Malampuzha in Palakkad. The Indian Army mountaineering team from Bengaluru and Ooty joined hands to rescue him meticulously. The Indian Air Force rescue team also extended its support. Babu and …
Kochi: A five-year-old girl was killed when a wild elephant attacked her at Kannanakuzhy in Athirappally in Chalakkudy on Monday. Daughter of Nikhil of Puthanchira in Mala, Agnimia was injured when the elephant hit her with its trunk while she was traveling on a two wheeler with her father and grandfather Jayan. The elephant came …
Kochi: Finally the Governor Arif Mohammad Khan gave his nod to Kerala government’s ordinance empowering it to reject the report of the Lokayukta. The Governor had kept the ordinance in abeyance as the government was not able to give a convincing reply to his query seeking the need for the amendment of Kerala Lokayukta Act …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court today granted conditional anticipatory bail to actor Dileep in a conspiracy case to harm police officials in connection with the actor assault case. Cases were registered against six persons with Dileep as prime accused on the basis of digital materials provided by film director Balachandra Kumar. Dileep and others had …
Kochi: India posted a comfortable 6-wicket win against West Indies in the first of the three one day international (ODI) at Ahmedabad on Sunday. Winning the toss, India sent to bat the visitors who could make only 176 runs with the help of 57 by J Holder, and 29 by F Allen in43.5 overs. Y …
Kochi: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national chairman and state president Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, 74, died at a private hospital in Angamali today.He was undergoing treatment for cancer for about a year.He was the President of the Darul Huda Islamic Academy and Vice President of the Sunni Muslim organisation Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.He …
Kochi: Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, 92, passed away at Breach Candy hospital due to multi organ failure in Mumbai on Sunday. Born as Hema Mangeshkar, she was admitted to the hospital due post COVID complications. Born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, theNightingale of India, sung thousands of songs in at least 36 different languages. …
Kochi: India lads lifted the ICC under 19 World Cup for the fifth time beating England by four wickets with14 balls left to spare at Sir Vivian Richards stadium at Antigua. Winning the toss, England chose to bat, but failed miserably to endure India bowlers attack. It was the deterrence of James Rew that helped …
Kochi: Even though cancer in children is a rare phenomena, early detection of the disease would help in getting a complete cure. Coinciding with World Cancer Day on February 4, parents, teachers, and friends should essentially know the symptoms of cancer in children, K Rugmini, president Indian Association of Pediatrics said. They should know what …
Kochi: India will go full steam to lift the 14th Under 19 men’s limited overs World Cup 2022 for the fourth time in the finals against England Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Caribbean on February 5. India Colts barged into the finals by thrashing Australia in the finals on Wednesday night. Electing to bat …
Kochi: An Australian tabloid The Klaxon have claimed that at least 38 Chinese military men were killed in the clashes with the Indian army at Galwan valley in June 2020. Rejecting the Chinese claim of losing only four army men, the tabloid said many Chinese drowned while crossing the freezing waters of Galwan river during …
Kochi: Planter Jomy Mathew of India has won the 2020 best pepper farmer’s award constituted by the Jakarta-based International Pepper Community (IPC). Malaysia and Vietnam have also been selected for the award. IPC is an inter-governmental organisation of pepper producing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The …
Kochi: In a dramatic move, the Crime Branch today accused actor Dileep of not cooperating with the police and sought his custody while the High Court posted the case for Saturday. After questioning Dileep and others for 33 hours as per the direction of the High Court, the police had asked them to surrender their …
Kochi: US President Joe Biden allegedly abused a scribe when he asked Biden the impact of price rise on mid term polls. When asked if the price rise had become a political liability to the government, Biden replied sarcastically that it was an asset. In the same breath Biden muttered the abusive words presuming that …
Kochi: India improved one point in reducing corruption by going one rung up in the ladder of Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year 2021 released by Germany-based Transparency International. As per the latest ranking, India stood at 85th rank with a CPI of 40 against 86 rank with the same CPI in 2020, media …
Kochi: A government bus conductor was fired from service for allegedly misbehaving with a woman traveler in a bus in Vaikom recently. P P Anil Kumar of Vaikom KSRTC depot was dismissed from service after an enquiry conducted by the vigilance department found him guilty, media reports said. Earlier, he was suspended and a departmental …
Kochi: In a major blow to the Prosecution, the Supreme Court has rejected its plea seeking more time to complete the trial of the actor abuse case of 2017. The Supreme Court said that the matter could be considered only if the trial court approached the apex court if it was not possible to complete …
Kochi: Actor Dileep and three others have been directed by cops to surrender their phones they have been using before they were booked for allegedly conspiring to harm police officials probing actor assault case. The cases were registered a few days back after film director Balachandra Kumar submitted evidence against Dileep and others taking part …
Kochi: Actor Dileep and others will be questioned by the crime branch investigation team for three days as per the ruling of the Kerala High Court. They will be questioned from 9 am to 8 pm from tomorrow. The court will further hear the anticipatory bail plea of the actor and others on Thursday. The …
