Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister and one of the founders of CPM, V S Achuthanandan, 101, is in extremely critical condition Tuesday, media reports said.However, Achuthanandan, who was admitted to the intensive care unit of SUT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram after suffering a heart attack a few days back, is responding to medications.A critical care team …
Kochi: Allahabad High Court rejected bail plea of a 62-year-old man accused Ansar Ahmad Siddique of sharing a “Pakistan Zindabad” post on Facebook, media reports said. Rejecting the plea, the court said the judiciary’s tolerance of anti-national acts is contributing to their rise. The court held that Siddique’s act was “disrespectful to the Constitution and …
Kochi: Five persons were killed and several injured in a blast in a cracker unit in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, media reports said.There were two women among the deceased.Four of those injured are in serious condition.There were over 50 people in the crackers factory during the blast. Last year 10 persons were killed in a …
Kochi: Delay by Kerala police in removing a body from railway track led to delay of train services from Ernakulam to Thiruvananthapuram via Kottayam today, media reports said. Venad Express was detained for about one hour at Tripunithura due to the delay in the arrival of police to remove the body on the track. Passengers …
Kochi: Yogesh Gupta, who failed to become Kerala DGP, paid price for his honesty and impartial investigation. A trusted official of former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, Gupta was shunted out of Vigilance as its Director in the middle of an alleged corruption case probe against CPM leader P P Divya who is an accused …
Kochi: Five persons were arrested for allegedly breaching Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security in Kozhikode on Sunday night, media reports said.The Nadakkavu police arrested them for allegedly following the Chief Minister’s convoy in a private vehicle without a number plate from Kannur and West Hill in Kozhikode district.The incident took place around 10 pm …
Kochi: Kerala government has appointed Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the 41st police chief of the state in place of Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who is retiring on June 30.A 1991-batch IPS officer currently, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation.Nitin Agrawal and Yogesh Gupta were other contenders.Hailung from Andhra Pradesh’s Godavari region, began as Assistant Superintendent of Police …
Kochi: A couple were taken into custody by Pudukad police in Thrissur on Sunday in connection with the unnatural death of two newborns one of which is believed to have been murdered, media reports said. The two Bavin and Aneeshs who did not enter into a wedlock were taken into custody after the man walked …
Kochi: With water level reaching the permitted 136 feet mark at the Mullaperiyar dam, Tamil Nadu slightly raised 13 shutters of the over century old dam on Sunday. The shutters were raised by about 10 centimetres to discharge about 250 cusecs of water per second into the Periyar river. The water released from the dam …
Kochi: One-and-half years after the disappearance of Wayanad native Hemachandran, police have found that he was killed and buried in a forest in Tamil Nadu near Wayanad, media reports said.The police reached the Chermbady forest area with the suspected accused on Saturday morning and efforts are on to exhume the body.Two accused have been detained.Tamil …
Kochi: Police are investigating the death of a one year old baby on Friday at Kadampuzha in Malappuram, media reports said.There are unconfirmed reports of the boy recovering from jaundice 28 days back. The boy was not given medical attention.The health department officials visited the house of the parents and the matter.The boy was delivered …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered a probe into the appointment of former Chief Minister’s son V A Arun Kumar as Temporary Director of IHRD.The High Court said this while hearing a petition of Thrikkakara model engineering college former principal and present Kerala technical University DeanDr Vinu Thomas.The court directed to investigate the qualifications …
Kochi: Central Board of Film Certification’s refusal permission to release Malayalam film ‘Janaki’ in JSK – Janaki vs State of Kerala starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi and his son was questioned by the Kerala High Court on Friday, media reports said.The Court asked the censor board as to on what basis it refused permission for …
Kochi: Three migrants were killed when a four decades old two-storey building collapsed in Kodakara in Thrissur on Friday morning.A few of them were missing.Out of a total of 17 migrant workers living in the house, 14, managed to escape unhurt, while three were trapped under the debris.The victims were identified as Rahul 19, Rupel …
Kochi: Malappuram lifted the 50th Kerala State junior football Championship title defeating Thiruvananthapuram 3-0 in the final at Thodupuzha Soccer School Ground on Thursday. Muhammad Mujuwad, Shahil V P and Muhammed Sinan P scored for Malappuram. Thrissur came third. Thodupuzha Municipal chairman K Deepak presented trophies. Kerala Football Association Honorary president Tom Jose Kunnel was …
Kochi: After a 28-hour flight from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre, India’s Shubhanshu Shukla and three others reached the International Space Station on Thursday evening, media reports said.The Crew Dragon capsule carrying fourastronauts traveled 28 hours covering 424 kms to join the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission.“We are honored to be here… …
Kochi: In a disturbing incident, an 18 month-old-baby infant escaping from Iran with his family went into a coma after a tourist picked him up upside down before banging him on the floor in Moscow airport, Times of India reported.It happened at Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport that has left the 18-month-old boy sustaining serious head …
Kochi: In a disturbing incident, an 18 month-old-baby infant escaping from Iran with his family went into a coma after a tourist picked him up upside down before banging him on the floor in Moscow airport, Times of India reported.It happened at Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport that has left the 18-month-old boy sustaining serious head …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar inaugurated an event held to condemn Emergency on the 50th year of its imposition even as Left outfits tried to disrupt the event seeking removal of Bharatamba’s image from the venue at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. The event was organised to condemn the imposition of Emergency on its 50th anniversary. The …
Kochi: With India completing 50 years of implementation of Internal Emergency, the Union Cabinet on Wednesdaycondemned the slapping of it on the country by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of Congress.A Cabinet meeting was held to pass a resolution to condemn its implementation.Addressing the media, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet chaired by Prime …
