Kochi: Trial run for the semi high speed Vande Bharat began today morning at 5.10 am when it left Thiruvananthapuram for Kannur.The train will reach the destination at 12.30 pm.The train will make its return trip without any delay. The train will be flagged off by the Prime Minister on April 25 at Thiruvananthapuram.Preparing for …
Kochi: Finally Kerala is going to get the much touted Vande Bharat Express this month, media reports said.The Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur via Kottayam is likely to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister during his visit to the state on April 25, the reports said. The 16 rakes train would start from Thiruvananthapuram and have stops …
Kochi: Bureaucrat Siram Venkitaraman, 36,will have to stand trial in the road crash case killing a scribe K M Basheer in August 2019 in Thiruvananthapuram.The Kerala High Court said that the charges of culpable homicide against him are tenable.The court observed that the accused was inebriated and tried to destroy evidence.The court said that statements …
Kochi: In a blow to former PWD Minister V K Ebrahimkunju, the Kerala High Court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to go ahead with its investigation against him in the money laundering case. A division bench of the court vacated the stay which Ebrahimkunju had earned from the court when the central agency was probing …
Kochi: The LokAyukta today rejected a review petition challenging its verdict to transfer the Chief Minister Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to a full bench.The division bench said the petitioner R S Sasikumar had no evidence to back his allegations.The three member full bench will now consider the alleged CMDRF misuse case against the Chief Minister …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court today rejected a plea seeking a probe against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the diplomatic baggage gold and currency smuggling case. The court accepted the state government’s argument that the plea filed by Aji Krishnan of an NGO is not tenable. The court dismissed the charges that the probe …
Kochi: A woman badly bashed her discarded boyfriend to stop chasing her as she had found a new lover, media reports quoting police said. Lakshmi Priya of Kollam and her new lover in Kollam hired goons to abduct the victim and beat him up mercilessly to discourage him from having any ties with her, the …
Kochi: In a major jolt to the Congress, former Congress Chief Minister’s son Anil Antony joined the BJP on Thursday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan, BJP Kerala chief K Surendran were among those present in the function held in Delhi on Thursday. Former Union Defence Minister A K Antony’s son Anil had criticised …
Kochi: A trial court on Wednesday found 14 of the 16 guilty of lynching to death a tribal youth Madhu, 30, in a mob attack in Attapadi on February 22, 2018.The court in Mannarkkad in Palakkad, which will deliver the verdict on Wednesday, found the accused guilty under various sections of IPC and certain provisions …
Kochi: Absence of surveillance cameras inside the Alappuzha-Kannur executive express in Kerala had caused delay in cracking the train attack case on Sunday night. Cameras inside the train would have helped the cops to get more leads to nab the criminal who splashed inflamable article on a passenger before alighting at Elathur. Three persons including …
Kochi: The social media profile of the criminal has helped the police to identify the extremist of the train attack as Shahruq Saifi of NOIDA whose attack led to the death of three travelers last night near Kozhikode. Police have got some leads from the bag and dairy left behind by him while escaping. He …
Kochi: It is a boon for Kochiites to get sumptuous meals for Rs 10 in the heart of the city at Samrudhi@kochi under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission implemented by Kochi Corporation.The eatery launched in 2021 is the favourite destination of the daily wagers as well as those in the higher income group.It …
Kochi: Veteran actor Innocent, 75, passed away tonight at a private hospital in Kochi where he was undergoing treatment for respiratory problems, media reports said.Also a former Left backed independent parliamentarian, Innocent Vareed Thekkethalasuccessfully battled with cancer a few years back. Innocent entered the film industry in 1972 with the movie Nrityashala. He produced a …
Kochi: A junior Sub Inspector, Jimmy Jose, Hill Palace police station, has been suspended in connection with the death of Manoharan, 52, who was taken into police custody for alleged traffic violation.The suspension was issued by Kochi City police commissioner as the issue turned controversial with public picketing the police station in Tripunithura in the …
Kochi: Another suspected case of custodial death has surfaced in the city where a 52-year-old Manoharan died after he was detained by cops for alleged traffic violation, media reports said. The deceased was taken into custody by police last night near Irumpanam on suspicion of drunk driving. According to eyewitnesses, police allegedly beat up Manoharan …
Kochi: Former bureaucrat M Sivasankar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday in connection with the LIFE Mission case. Former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Sivasankaran was questioned for about long hours by the ED since Tuesday morning before arresting him, media reports said. The case involves alleged violation of …
Kochi: A day after depriving people of their right to free movement, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has underscored the need to uphold press freedom in the backdrop of the raids at the BBC offices in the country inviting harsh criticism from the public. In his twitter message, Pinarayi said the unprecedented actions taken by …
Kochi: Powered by captain Rohit Sharma’s century, India thrashed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in three days in the first of the four-match Border-Gavaskar series in Nagpur on Saturday. Winning the toss, Australia made 177 runs in the first innings. In reply India made 400 runs, Batting in the second innings, the visitors …
Kochi: The police and Motor Vehicles Department have failed to implement Kerala High Court’s directions to stop rash driving leading to the death of a 50-year-old motorcyclist in Kochi today.The death of one Antony near Madhava pharmacy by a reckless private bus driver has shocked the Kerala High Court which summoned a senior traffic cop …
Kochi: The Railways is boasting of increasing speed in Kerala to a maximum of 130 kms in three years, even as it has done little to remove the bottlenecks that hampers its punctuality.A number of bottlenecks including stations like Ernakulam Town in the commercial capital have remained unattended for decades and the gullible passengers have …
