Kochi: Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his wife P Visalakshi were sentenced to three years of SimpleImprisonment and were fined Rs 50 lakh each in a disproportionate assets case, media reports said.If they fail to pay the amount, they would have to undergo additional six months of imprisonment.The court granted 30 days …
Kochi: Congress chief in Kerala K Sudhakaran is leaving for the US to undergo treatment, kicking off speculations about his future in the party, media reports said.Sudhakaran has praised the BJP for last few years, even as he had denied any plans to quit Congress, the reports said.Sudhakaran’s soft corner towards the BJP has triggered …
Kochi: Tension prevailed today at Thiruvananthapuram during a Youth Congress protest march against police’s action against Congress leaders who protested gainst Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during his mobile redressal trip with his cabinet across the state, media reports said.The Youth Congress organised the protest coinciding with Pinaray’s entourage entering the state capital signaling the end …
Kochi: A total of 141 opposition members in Parliament were suspended for disrupting proceedings in Upper and Lower houses which is the highest ever in the history, media reports said. Protesting over the security breach that happened in Lok Sabha a few days back, the members of two houses demanded resignation of Union Home Minister …
Kochi: Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy and wife Visalatchi were convicted by the Madras High Court in a disproportionate assets case, media reports said.The court directed them to appear before the court on or before December 21 to hear him out and decide on the duration of jail term. A special court had acquitted him …
Kochi: The active Covid cases in Kerala has gone upto 1,749 while 115 new cases were recorded on Monday.Kerala has 89.38 percent of the country’s total cases of 1,970 cases. A total of 142 cases were reported in the country on Monday.Kerala has the credit of conducting maximumtests due to which the cases in the …
Kochi: Water will be released from Mullaperiyar dam on Tuesday due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu following which the inflow into the reservoir has increased considerably, media reports said.Authorities in Kerala have issued warning to those living on either side of Periyar river.The water released from Mullaperiyar dam will reach Idukki dam after flowing …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today made a surprise visit to the busy Sweet Meat Street at Kozhikode drawing strong criticism from the CPM.The Governor, who mingled with the common people and took selfies, said that there was no threat for him from the people of Kerala who he said loved him.The Governor said …
Kochi: The 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind and underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim, has been admitted to a hospital in Karachi in Pakistan, media reports said.There are reports that he was hospitalised two days back due to suspected poisoning, the reports said.Security has been beefed up near the hospital, the reports said.National Investigation Agency (NIA) had got …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today said that there are signs of constitutional machinery failing in the state, even as the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Governor was speaking things out of context and exhorted the Centre to recall him.In a press release, the Governor held Pinarayi Vijayan responsible for deteriorating Law and Order …
Kochi: Kerala has reported detecting immune evasive Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 in several parts of the state during a surveillance conducted by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), media reports said. There are 1,523 active cases in the state out of 1,701 in the country.A total of 199 active cases were reported on Saturday. INSACOG is a …
Kochi: In a new twist to Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam case, two accused who are former bank officials expressed willingness to become approver to help unearth financial irregularities in the bank. The bank‘s former secretary Sunil Kumar and former manager Biju Kareem have given the application in their affidavit before the court hearing the case …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday accused the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of encouraging protests against him through CPM outfit SFI. Speaking to reporters at Calicut University, Khan described the SFI leaders as criminals who were sent at the behest of Chief Minister.Khan said he will take on the SFI with an …
Kochi: Acquittal of 24-year-old Arjun Sajeev of DYFI in a rape and murder case in Vandiperiyar in Idukki in Kerala has exposed chinks in the police department in Kerala, media reports said. The court freeing Arjun for prosecution’s failure to produce sufficient evidence against Arjun diluted was a clear indication of the police laxity, the …
Kochi: Unified Badminton championship for special schools began at Indian Badminton and Sports Academy Spl School badminton contest beginsKochi: Unified Badminton championship for special schools began at Indian Badminton and Sports Academy in Thodupuzha.Excise circle inspector Rajeev V R inaugurated.St Sebastian Church priest Stanley Kunnel presided. Special school area director Fr Roy Kannanchira delivered keynote …
Kochi: A court in Idukki acquitted Arjun, 22, who was accused of raping and murdering a 6-year-old in Vandiperiyar, for want of evidence triggering emotional outburst by the victim’s mother and the relatives, media reports said. The Fast Track Court in Kattappana delivered the judgment in the case in which the charge sheet was filed …
Kochi: Eight Lok Sabha staff weresuspended in connection with the incident of intrusion into the Lok Sabha chamber by two persons when the house was in session on Wednesday, media reports said.Four accused Sagar Sharma, D Manoranjan, Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde were arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other sections of the …
Kochi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) showed signs of gaining popularity in Kerala as the party won a seat at Karimkunnam in Idukki in the by-elections held on December 12.Beena Kurian won from the seventh ward polling 202 votes defeating the UDF candidate who got 198 votes.In Areekkara in Idukki, AAP came second with 217 votes …
Kochi: Lok Sabha witnessed a major security breach today coinciding with the attack on parliament 22th years back, media reports said.Two persons below 30 years from the visitors’ gallery jumped into the chamber and sprayed green gas like things, Jebi Mather, MP, told Asianet.They shouted slogans Tanashahi nahin chalegi, (down with autocracy)Mather said.They jumped into …
Kochi: In a major ruling, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the centre to facilitate a mother to make efforts to save her daughter Nimisha Priya from death sentence in Yemen for murdering her Yenenese business partner Talal Abdo Madhi.The court gave the judgment considering the mother’s appeal against the centre’s travel restriction which …
