Kochi: Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) state committee office will be inaugurated by Electricity Minister Krishnankutty at Kalamassery on September 6.The minister will also open the 62nd Annual General Body meeting and a Face to Face programme, a press release of the KSSIA signed by P J Jose, state General Secretary, KSSIA, said. KSSIA …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) organised a friendly football match to mark Gandhi Jayanti today.The TSS played against Newman College, Thodupuzha, and drew the match 2-2.The match was inaugurated by P A Saleemkutty, chief of the TSS and former Santosh Trophy player.Amal V R, Mithun Murali and Sherin Stephen were present.
Kochi: Suresh Gopi, MP, led a BJP march protesting against the Left government protecting CPM leaders allegedly involved in the multi crore Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur today.The ‘Cooperative Protection March’, which was flagged off by state BJP chief K Surendran, will end in front of Thrissur corporation.The party paid tributes to …
Kochi: In a major move, the Centrehas opened two areas near the strategic Chang Chenmo sector north of Pangong lake in Ladakh for tourists, media reports said.Amidst continuing border standoff with China, the Union Home Ministry issued a September 14 circular allowing foreign tourists to stay overnight in Hanle, 254 km east of Leh, for …
Kochi: Iconic agricultural scientist and father of the country’s Green Revolution, M S Swaminathan passed away at his residence in Chennai.He was 98.Born in Kumbakonam on August 7, 1925, Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was attracted to agricultural science in the beginning. He pursued higher studies after discarding the offer to become a police officer.He completed his …
Kochi: IAS officer Rinku Dugga has been compulsorily retired from service “in public interest”, media reports said.A 1994 batch officer of Arunachal-Goa-Mizoram-Union cadre, Dugga was removed from service under 16(3) of the All India Services (DeathCum-Retirement Benefits) Rules after reviewing her performance, the reports said.Dugga and her IAS officer husband Sanjeev Khirwar were accused of …
Kochi: Bollywood icon Waheeda Rehman, 85, has won the country’s highest film honour Dadasaheb Phalke Award, media reports said. Hailing from Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, Waheeda was outstanding in all her films.nion Minister Anurag Thakur wrote in X: “I feel an immensesense of happiness and honour in announcing that Waheeda Rehman ji is being bestowed …
Kochi: In a major move, the Enforcement Directorate has taken CPM leader P R Aravindakshan into custody in connection with a money laundering case in Kerala, media reports said.Aravindakshan, who is a councillor and Health Standing Committee chairman of the Wadakkanchery municipality in Thrissur, was questioned by the ED the other day pertaining to financial …
Kochi: Acting on passengers’ feedback, the railways have decided to suspend sale of bakery items on Vande Bharat Express for six months to tackle congestion in the train, media reports said.The railways will monitor the decision on a pilot basis to see whether it helps in removing the problems faced by the passengers due to …
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched raids at several locations in Kerala over alleged links with the banned Popular Front of India, media reports said.Locations in Malappuram, Wayanad, Thrissur and Ernakulam are being raided to identify the financial transactions of the alleged PFI members amid reports on terror funding, the reports said.Centres and residences …
Kochi: Legendary Malayalam filmmaker and screenwriter Kulakkattil Geevarghese George, 77, passed away in Kochi today, media reports said. Founder of a new school of filmmaking, he was a contemporary of popular film makers Bharathan and P Padmarajan, in the eighties. He won the Government of Kerala’s highest honour J C Daniel Award, for contributions to …
Kochi: India beat Australia by 5 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the first ODI in Mohali today.Chasing a target of 277 runs, India scored 281 for five in 48.4 overs in the first of the three match ODI series.Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwadplayed splendid innings laying the foundation for the victory.Gill made 74 and …
Kochi: Amidst tension between India and Canada,wanted Khalistan separatist Sukha Duneke was killed in an inter-gang rivalry in Canada’s Winnipeg on Wednesday night, media reports said.Duneke was a close associate of gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala of Canada, the reports said.Sukhdool Singh, alias Duneke, who was a member of the Devinder Bambiha Gang in …
Kochi: Kerala is all set to have the privilege of having the second Vande Bharat Express between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram from Sunday, media reports said.The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the opening service along with nine other Vande Bharat services across the country on Sunday, the reports said.The train, which is …
Kochi: India thrashed defending champions Sri Lanka mercilessly to lift the Asia Cup in Colombo today.In the one-sided final, India bowled out the host for a paltry 50 which is the lowest ODI total made by Sri Lanka against India which is lifting the cup for eighth time. Last time India won the cup was …
Kochi: Two confirmed cases of Nipah virus in Kozhikode Kerala have sent the state and central governments on medical alert.Samples of a couple of patients were sent to the ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, which has confirmed the virus as that of Nipah, media reports said.Family members of a 49-year-old deceased person have been admitted …
Kochi: A health alert has been sounded in Kerala after two suspected Nipah deaths were reported in Kozhikode in the state.The relatives who came into contact with the deceased have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), media reports said.A high-level meeting was convened by the health minister to review the situation in the …
Kochi: Telugu Desam Party chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was remanded to judicial custody in an alleged Rs 300 crore corruption case by a Court in Andhra Pradesh today.The Vijayawada Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, before which Naidu was produced in connection with a Rs 300 crore scam, rejected his bail plea …
Kochi: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was arrested under non bailable offenses in connection with an alleged scam of Rs 317 crore, media reports said.Naidu has been charged under sections of criminal conspiracy, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property among others. Provisions under Prevention of Corruption Act have been slapped on …
Kochi: A low profile leader, Chandy Oommen of Congress has rewritten history by breaking records in the Puthuppally by-election by a margin of 37,719 votes.Chandy was ahead of his CPM rival from the time go. He kept increasing the lead shocking the rival camp. He broke records including that of his late father and other …
