Kochi: The ED has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the Magistrate Court’s order refusing access to the FIR filed in the Sabarimala Temple gold robbery case in Kerala, Times of India reported.The court in Pathanamthittadismissed ED’s plea citing the sensitivity of the case which is investigated by a special investigation team (SIT) set up …
Kochi: A government junior teacher was booked and suspended for refusing to sing Vande Mataram and breaching school discipline in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, media reports said.Action was taken against the Assistant Teacher Shamsul Hasan in Shahpur Kutub locality for not only refusing to sing Vande Mataram, but also confronting another teacher over the issue.Hasan was …
Kochi: In a landmark judgement, the Rajasthan High Court ruled that an adult son had no right to stay in a shelter owned by their father.Dismissing the son’s petition challenging a lower court order against him, the court imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 1 lakh on the son litigating against his father for legal …
Kochi: The house of suicide bomber Dr Umar Mohammed alias Umar un-Nabi, who killed 13 people, was demolished bysecurity forces in Kashmir, media reports said.The security forces supervised the demolition of the doctor’s house at Pulwama in south Kashmir.Investigation into the blast revealed that Umar, a doctor at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, was driving the …
Kochi: In a major achievement, the BJP-led NDA led in 197 of the 244 seats, sending signals that the Saffron party would continue in power in Bihar.Congress proved to be a liability for the Opposition I.N.D.I.A led by the RJD was leading in 40 seats.Polls were held on 6 and 11 November 6 and 11 …
Kochi:The Delhi blast that claimed 13 lives exposed the plan of the terror module to trigger multiple blasts which was foiled by police by seizing 2,900 kgs of explosives from Faridabad much before the blast.The intelligence agencies suspected that the terror module was readying used vehicles to carry out the attacks.The investigators also suspect that …
Kochi: In an environment-friendly move, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea to modify its order banning the sale of chemical kumkum and shampoo sachets in Sabarimala temple.A division bench observed that it is concerned about the devotees and ecology of the hill shrine located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western …
Kochi: The Delhi car blast investigators suspect that the attack was executed by Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) to seek revenge on India’s attack on its Bahawalpur headquarters in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Times of India reported.Initial intelligence inputs suggest that the blast was carried through a JeM module member Dr Umar Un Nabi in a panic reaction …
Kochi: An Islamic cleric Irfan Ahmad Wagay, or Imam Irfan,was detained at South Kashmir by Jammu and police for his suspected link with the Delhi blastkilling 12 people, Times of India reported.The police suspect him as mastermind in the blast as heallegedly built and expanded a white-collar terror network.He reached out to the educated youth …
Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president and commissioner N Vasu has been arrested in the Sabarimala temple gold robbery case.Vasu was questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Kerala High Court to probe misappropriation of golden artefacts in the temple for the last two days.Vasu is one of those of …
Kochi: Delhi blast suspect Dr Umar Mohammed’s mother and two brothers were taken into custody today, India Today reported.The investigators are examining the DNA report of Dr Umar with that of his mother.The investigators probing whether the suspect had triggered the blastafter the Jammu and Kashmir policedetained Dr Mujammil Shakeel and Dr Adil Rather and …
Kochi: Thirteen people were killed and 24 injured in a car blast near Red Fort at 6.52 pm on Monday, NDTV reported.The blast took place in a Hyundai I20 car close to Red Fort Metro Station, the reports said.A slow-moving vehicle came to a halt at the Red Fort traffic signal before blowing up, Delhi …
Kochi: The local body polls in Kerala will be held in two phases on December 9 and December 11, State Election Commissioner A Shajahan announced on Monday.Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam will go to polls on December 9.Thrissur, Malappuram, Wayanad, Palakkad, Kannur, Kasaragod and Kozhikode on December 11. Counting of votes will …
Kochi: The US Senate has cleared a deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown, BBC reported.A minority of Democrats joined with Republicans to vote in favour of an agreement to clear the deal which is the first step towards passing a compromise to fund the government encountering financial crunch since October 1.It will need …
Kochi: A breach in Kerala Water Authority’s storage tank at Thamanam has badly hit people in the port city of Kochi.The 1.35 crore litres tank burst around 3 am on Sunday inundating many houses in the vicinity.District Collector Priyanka G has assured that the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will study the damage suffered by the …
Kochi: A few top brass in BBC has quit after the news outfit was accused of telecasting an edited speech of the US President Donald Trump misleading the viewers, BBC reported.BBC Director General Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have put in their papers following the allegations.They had faced increasing pressure over a …
Kochi: Reliance Industries Ltd chief Mukesh Ambani has donated ₹15 crore to Sree Krishna temple at Guruvayur in Kerala’s Thrissur district.Mukesh made the offering during his visit to the temple the other day, media reports said.The amount will be used for the construction of the proposed Devaswom Multi-Speciality Hospital in Thrissur district.
Kochi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Sabarimala temple gold robbery case has stumbled upon a case related to the death of accused Sudheesh Kumar’s first wife at Kottayam over three decades back, Manorama News reported.The SIT has collected details of the case from Kottayam West police station in Kottayam.The incident occurred when Sudheesh Kumar …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister of CPM Pinarayi Vijayan condemned recitation of RSS prayer song during the inauguration of the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express from Ernakulam Junction on Saturday, media reports said.Describing it “a gross violation of constitutional principles and secular values,” Vijayan flayed the railways for using the function to propagate the ideology of RSS.He …
Kochi: Jasna Salim, a Muslim devoted toLord Krishna, was among two booked for violating Kerala High Court’s verdict banning videography in a restricted zone in Guruvayur Sree Krishna temple in Thrissur, media reports said.Another person accused of filming the video was the other person booked.The case was registered based on a complaint of the temple …
