Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Friday dismissed the CMRL plea challenging the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) probe against it.CMRL’s plea seeking two weeks’ freezing of the verdict to move the Supreme Court to challenge ED probe was also rejected by the High Court.CMRL arguments that ED cannot go ahead with the Money laundering …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Mondayprevented the ED from proceeding its probe in the Money laundering case against CMRL and Veena Vijayan until June 5.A division bench of the court reserved its judgement on an appeal filed by the Cochin Minerals and Rutile LMRL (CMRL) against a single bench order allowing ED to proceed …
Kochi: CPM leaders K K Ragesh and M V Jayarajan have flayed the Congress-led government’s decision to seek a CBI probe into the death of Naveen Babu who was found dead in mysterious circumstances in 2024.Ragesh, who was the Private Secretary ofChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, asked is the Chief Minister V D Satheesan above the …
Kochi: The Congress-led government has decided to recommend a CBI probe into the suspicious death of senior government official Naveen Babu who was found dead in his quarters in Kannur the day he was planning to take a train to Pathanamthitta.The decision was taken after considering a plea from Naveen Babu’s family which had expressed …
Kochi: As directed by the District court, the police have submitted a report on further investigation into the death of senior Revenue official Navin Babu on October 14, 2024 when he was found dead in his quarters. The police have added 13 new witnesses in the case, media reports said.Navin’s widow Manjusha had moved Thalassery …
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Kochi: A court in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday refused bail to five accused who attacked ED officials for raiding former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s house in a money laundering case against his daughter Veena Vijayan.The Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court rejected the bail application of Nithinraj, Manoj, Jeevan, Sreejith and Shaheen observing that the charges …
Kochi: Nine terror suspects allegedly planning attacks at “critical installations, security personnel, and religious places” in Delhi were nabbed on Saturday.The Special Cell of Delhi Police busted the terror module linked to the Dawood Ibrahim network and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Times of India reported.Arms, hand grenades and explosive materials were recovered and they …
Kochi: Raids were conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts on Saturday in connection with the seizure of explosives in Malappuram district in February.The raids started in the wee hours in different establishments of the accused and other suspects in Chemmad in Tirurangadi, Manorama News reported.The investigation is …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement has gathered key evidence against money laundering accused Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Asianet News reported.The ED is waiting for a nod from higher authorities to go ahead with further proceedings against Veena who is accused of getting remuneration from CMRL without offering any service …
Kochi: In a suspected terror strike, three people escaped miraculously when a 31-year-old Swiss man went on a stabbing spree at a railway station in Switzerland, BBC reported.An eyewitness told a local newspaper that the accused shouted Thakbeer “Allahu Akbar” – meaning “God is greatest” in Arabic before the attack.The victims aged 28, 43 and …
Kochi: A total of 16 CPM workers and leaders were arrested for attacking ED officials during raids at former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s house in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) had raided Vijayan’s house in connection with money laundering charges of Rs 2.70 crore against Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan.Veena is accused of getting …
Kochi: Seven of the ten CPM workers accused of attacking ED sleuths during raids at former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s house at Thiruvananthapuram in connection with a money laundering case were arrested on Wednesday.The accused are booked under attempt to murder. An ED official and driver were injured in the attack. The ED official testified …
Kochi: CPM workers attacked Directorate of Enforcement sleuths who were returning after raiding former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s house in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.ED officials, who were injured in the attack by CPM workers, were taken to the General Hospital,Three vehicles were damaged in the attack.Police failed to control the irate CPM workers who smashed the …
Kochi: Major security lapses were reported at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in a report of the Home Ministry submitted by DGP Ravada A Chandrasekhar.According to the report submitted to the Home Department, nearly 78 grams of gold bars and coins offered to the temple by devotees were reported missing over the past few months, media …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement on Wednesday recorded statement of CMRL money laundering case accused Veena Vijayan and searched houses of her father and former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s in Thiruvananthapuram, her husband Mohammed Riyas among 10 locations in Kerala in connection with the case.Veena Vijayan, who was the promoter of now defunct Exalogic Solutions …
Kochi: Five policemen were on Tuesday suspended for assaulting Youth Congress leaders who were detained at Alappuzha by local police during former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi’s statewide personal contact programme in December, 2023, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The Kerala DGP issued suspension orders based on the report submitted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe …
Kochi: Eight years after the murder of a Youth Congress worker Mattannur Shuhaib, a court in Kerala’s Kannur district on Monday revoked the bail of all 17 accused CPM workers in the case of February 12, 2018, media reports said.The Thalassery Additional District and Sessions Court-III remanded the accused after the defence repeatedly refused to …
Kochi: BJP-ruled states are mulling to set up detention centres to hold up illegal immigrants even as Assam has done it while the West Bengal government has started it, media reports said.The West Bengal government has directed the authorities in 23 districts to establish holding centres for housing detained illegal immigrants.This is part of the …
Kochi: The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) is in trouble again with the Drishyam fame actor Ansiba Hassan quitting the outfit holding actor Tiny Tom responsible for it, The Indian Express reported.AMMA Joint Secretary Ansiba accused Tiny of referring to her as a “jihadi” which was denied by the ‘Pranchyettan the Saint’ actor Tom.Ansiba …
Kochi: Five cops of Kerala Police have been accused of assaulting two Youth Congress leaders in Alappuzha during the travel of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with statewide People’s court in December 2023.The SIT submitted its report before the First Class Judicial Magistrate Court in Alappuzha against accused Anil, Sandeep, Shyju, Vipin and …
