Kochi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced by a court to 17 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case on Saturday, media reports said.Special court judge Shahrukh Arjumand announced the judgment in the case in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.Khan and Bushra were awarded …
Kochi: Legendary Malayalam film personality Sreenivasan, 69, writer and filmmaker, passed away at Kochi on Saturday.He is survived by wife Vimala and two sons Vineeth Sreenivasan, a singer, actor, director and producer, and Dhyan Sreenivasan, an actor, director and producer.Born on April 6, 1956, in Patyam near Thalassery in Kannur, Sreenivasan started on a low …
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the bail pleas of Travancore Devaswom Board’s (TDB) former President N Vasu and former administrative officer Murari Babu,and Thiruvabharanam Commissioner, K S Baiju in the Sabarimala gold robbery cases.The High Court sharply criticised the SIT for its “lax and selective” approach and wanted to know why Travancore Devaswom …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) will start investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft after getting permission from Kollam vigilance court.Dismissing Kerala police’s objections over ED intervention, the Vigilance court directed the police to provide documents related to the case.The order was passed on a petition filed by the ED seeking access to the records …
Kochi: Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and jewellery owner Govardhan were arrested today by Kerala High Court set up a Special Investigation Team to probe Sabarimala gold looting, Mathrubhumi reported.Investigators said the arrests followed evidence suggesting their involvement in the tampering and illegal handling of gold taken from Sabarimala.Prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti had told the …
Kochi: Kannada actress Ranya Rao’s mother’s plea challenging her detention under (COFEPOSA) for alleged gold smuggling was dismissed by Karnataka High Court on Friday, media reports said.A division bench rejected the plea of Rao’s mother H P Rohini challenging the validity of her daughter’s detention under the COFEPOSA.Even as a special court granted bail to …
Kochi: A Station House Officer K G Prathap Chandran, slapping N J Shaimol 43 was seen in CCTV visuals assaulting a pregnant woman inside the Ernakulam North Police Station onJune 20, 2024, Manorama reported.The video footage of the police station was received after a direction was issued by Kerala High Court which was approached by …
Kochi: Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries which deported thousands of Pakistanis in a bid to put a brake on organised begging and criminal activity abroad, NDTV reported.Saudi Arabia has deported 24,000 Pakistanis over allegations of begging this year, while the UAE has imposed visa restrictions on most Pakistani citizens.Dubai sent back about 6,000 …
Kochi: Telangana Police registered a Suo Mottu case against the Lulu Mall management and organisers of a song launch event without taking police permission leading to chaos in Hyderabad on Thursday, the Hindu reported.Actor Nidhhi Agerwal and co-star Prabhas were mobbed by an unruly crowd during the event held to launch a song from the …
Kochi: Passengers and crew of Jeddah-Kozhikode Air India Express escaped providentially as the aircraft made emergency landing due to a mid air snag at Cochin International Airport on Thursday.The after aircraft’s two tyres burst forcing the pilots to make the emergency landing with 160 passengers and crew.There was a technical issue involving its landing gear …
Kochi: Israel is entering into a $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt which will gas from Israel for 15 years, the Hindu reported.Announcing the historic deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the business is the biggest in Israel’s history.The agreement could also help repair relations between the two countries strained during the …
Kochi: A top jail cop has been booked by the Kerala Vigilance lfor taking bribes on many occasions, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case against the Prisons DIG Vinod Kumar for taking bribes from jail personnel, jail inmates, relatives of inmates for doing favour to them.Vinod is a black listed cop …
Kochi: A private bus driver, Dippin, of Kannur was arrested today for allegedly sexually abusing a plus-one student, Manorama reported.The accused developed friendship with the girl when she was in tenth standard.Later the accused abused her multiple times in a house in Kakkad.The incident came to light after the girl’s parents found a new mobile …
Kochi: A Civil Police Officer (CPO) was suspended for abusing a female cop on November 6, in Kollam, in Kerala, media reports said.A preliminary inquiry found the demeanor of accused Navas not conducive to the police department.The suspension order was issued by the City Police Commissioner against Civil Police Officer Navas, who was working on …
Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Administrative Officer (AO) Sreekumar was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the robbery of gold artefacts from the hill shrine of Sabarimala, media reports said.Sreekumar was the AO in 2019 when the robbery of golden sentries were removed and taken out of the temple illegally.The …
Kochi: Total number of CPM workers arrested for perpetrating violence after the local bodies poll in Panoor in Kerala has gone upto 10, media reports said.Five accused were arrested on Monday while five were takeninto custody from Mysore in Karnataka on Wednesday.Police have booked 50 cpm workers for creating terror in Panoor and nearby areas …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured by Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II when he drove Modi to the Jordan Museum on Tuesday, the Hindu reported.The move is seen as a special gesture reflecting the warmth of ties between India and the Arab nation.The Crown Prince is a 42nd-generation direct descendant of …
Kochi: The BJP-led government’s move to bring Viksit Bharat Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, or G Ram G Bill to replace Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was strongly opposed by the Opposition in Parliament, NDTV reported.Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded withdrawal of the new Bill which weakens the law.The act …
Kochi: A Delhi court on Tuesday did not take cognisance in connection with a fresh FIR registered in the National Herald case,Times of India reported.The Rouse Avenue court observed that the Enforcement Directorate’s probe is based on a private complaint and not on any FIR.The court also ruled that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, former …
Kochi: In a blow to Congress, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that the I.N.D.I.A bloc has nothing to do with the vote chori raised by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.The reaction from Omar of National Conference comes a day after top Congress leaders attacked the BJP and the Election Commissioners at …
