Kochi: Smuggling of Bhutan vehicles which were brought by those including actors Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj is a “serious national security threat,” T Tiju, Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), KochiTiju said on Tuesday, Manorama reported.The cars in the possession of Dulquer and other personalities were registered in multiple states using forged paperwork.“The smugglers used counterfeit seals …
Kochi: Malayalam actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Dulquer Salmaan’s houses were raided by the Customs department on Tuesday in connection with a nationwide probe into smuggling of luxury vehicles from Bhutan, media reports said. The operation, Numkoor, (vehicle in Bhutanese) is carried out as part of a probe against a network allegedly involved in illegal imports …
Kochi: Hakyung Lee, 44, was convicted by New Zealand’s Auckland High Court for killing her two children and hiding the bodies in suitcases, BBC reported.Lee is set to be sentenced in November.Hakyung Lee fled to South Korea after the killings before being extradited for trial. Lee was arrested in Ulsan, South Korea, in September 2022 …
Kochi: A probe into the suicide of a trainee cop Anand A, 24, in Thiruvananthapuram has found no controversy in the death, media reports said.Anand had survived an attempt earlier, was found dead on September 18.A preliminary investigation done by the DIG has come to the conclusion no one the camp was responsible for the …
Kochi: The US hiked H-1B visas fee to a staggering $1,00,000 annually from the existing rate of $1,500, even as it brought a Gold Card programme offering scope for a Green Card, BBC reported.President Donald Trump signed the proclamation to ensure that the people being brought into the country are “actually very highly skilled” and …
Kochi: Days after Congress MLA Rahaul Mamkootathil facing sexual allegations, similar charges cropped up against a CPM Kerala legislator K N Unnikrishnan, MLA.Unnikrishnan has accused the Congress of conspiring to harm him and has warned of legal action against those spreading allegations.A woman CPM leader K J Shine Teacher has threatened legal action over the …
Kochi: A techie Mohammed Nizamuddin, 30, from India was shot dead by the police in California for allegedly stabbing his roommate earlier this month, NDTV said.Nizamuddin, from Mahabubnagar in Telangana, was shot after he was found inside his residence in Santa Clara with a knife on September 3.He was also found pinning down his roommate, …
Kochi: A tenth standard girl Devika was found dead hanging in her house today, Manorama reported.Devika was found hanging from a saree in the bedroom.She was a student of Government Higher Secondary School, Kundamkuzhi.She was the daughter of Savita running a hotel near Benduduka Gramina bank.Devika was president of Balasangham Benduduka village.Police are investigating the …
Kochi: Two teenagers in China were ordered to pay about Rs 2.72 crore Indian rupees to two catering companies in China for urinating into a pot of broth in a premium restaurant in China, BBC reported.The court in Shanghai ordered the 17 year olds to pay 2.2m yuan ($309,000; £227,000) to China’s biggest hotpot chain …
Kochi:After torturing people before cameras in police stations, a cop in Kerala crushed an elderly person on September 7 and went into hiding near the state capital, media reports said.A Station House Officer Anil Kumar of Parashala Police Station not only violated protocol while taking leave, but also left the senior citizen Rajan to die …
Kochi: Exposure of purported leaked audio clip of a DYFI leader accusing party leaders of amassing wealth as they went up in ranks, media reports said.The audio clip of the DYFI leader asks how party leader M K Kannan amassed wealth even as he used to sell peanuts.The audio clip of district secretary and state …
Kochi: Kerala DGP Ravada Chandrasekhar has said that a comprehensive probe was needed to find out the truth behind the allegations against police atrocities in the state, Asianet reported.Action will be taken on incidents which skipped out of the investigation, he said while addressing the north range meeting.He blamed a few police men for tarnishing …
Kochi: Delhi Police’s special cell nabbed five persons from four states for allegedly hatching a Pakistan handler-sponsored “Khilafat model” in the country, Times of India reported. The Additional Commissioner (special cell) Pramod Kushwaha told media in New Delhi that the accused had conspired to form a Khilafat-style group and then executing Ghazwa-e-Hind style jihad, he …
Kochi: Search was intensified to nab the killer of conservative activist and influential Trump ally Charlie Kirk, 31, who was shot dead at a university in Utah, Times of India reported.Kirk’s death was first announced by Trump in a Truth Social post.Trump ordered that American flags be lowered to half-staff until Sunday evening.President Trump expressed …
Kochi: Police have arrested three persons including an accused who lured a 28-year-old married woman whom he married after converting her to Islam and escaped to Chennai, India Today reported.The matter surfaced after the woman’s mother moved Allahabad High Court pleading to find her missing daughter.The court directed the police to find out the woman, …
Kochi: Green Card holders in the US are under the threat of deportation if convicted for driving under the influence (DUI) offence, media reports said.The bill passed by the US House of Representatives empowers the country to immediately deport illegal immigrants and Green Card Holders convicted for driving under the influence (DUI). Green card holders …
Kochi: Two soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer of the Army, were killed and a soldier was injured during a fierce encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, media reports said.Earlier, two terrorists were gunned down by the security forces during the encounter.The Army has identified the soldiers as Subedar Perbhat Gaur and …
Kochi: Violence fails to abate in the Himalayan nation of Nepal leading to the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, and other ministers even as 20 people lost their lives, the First Post reported.Starting as a peaceful protest over government ban on social media platforms, the unrest grew into mass agitation which became …
Kochi: A 30-year-old house wife and her teenaged lover allegedly killed her six-year-old daughter Urvi who came to their physical relationship in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.The woman was arrested, while the 17-year-old boy is yet to be arrested.The incident happened earlier this week under the Sikandra Rau Police Station.On September 3, Urvi …
Kochi: Close on the heels of videos showing Kunnamkulam Police in Thrissur torturing an innocent person, another case of custodial torture in Peechi station in same district has exposed pathetic condition Law and order prevailing in Kerala, media reports said.In the second case in 2023, the victim Ouseph accused the police commissioner of not acting …
