Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over former Kerala Principal Secretary, Industries Department (Cashew), Mohammed Hanish, not appearing before it despite issuing summons to him.The court had directed him to appear before the court in contempt proceedings related to the government denying permission to prosecute the accused in the Kerala State …
Kochi: Chief Minister V D Satheesan presented the revised 2026-27 budget for the Congress-led government in the Kerala Assembly on Friday. The budget envisaged to set up an expert committee to restructure the functioning of KIIFB which had created economic instability in the state due to off-budget borrowings. The government will launch Mission Samudra at …
Kochi:The sleuths of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) are inspecting bank lockers of Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T in connection with a money laundering case.The ED sleuths are carrying out searches at HDFC bank near Ayurveda Hospital, Asianet News reported.She was questioned the other day in connection with the case in Kochi.Veena, daughter …
Kochi: Raids were conducted in hospitals across Kerala by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday following allegations of organ trafficking racket among others.Raids were held at nine locations across Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Kasaragod districts, NDTV reported.The raids are linked to a larger investigation into an alleged organ trafficking syndicate headed by …
Kochi: Tamil Nadu will block any new construction or safety breaches by Kerala at the Mullaperiyar Dam and it is against Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu Dam project, Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar said in his policy speech.Delivering the Governor’s customary address at the 17th Legislative Assembly, Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar, said the state government is taking “necessary …
Kochi: Suspected Ebola case reported at Kottayam Medical College in Kerala in a woman from Sudan.The 52 year old woman, who is suspected to be infected, first visited a private hospital in Pala on Wednesday, Asianet News reported.She was shifted to Isolation ward.A standing instruction has been issued by the Union Health Ministry to all …
Kochi: Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter T Veena was grilled by the ED sleuths for over eight hours in connection with the Money Laundering case linked to the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) at Kochi on Wednesday.Media reports said that she is likely to be summoned by the ED for further questioning.She came …
Kochi: Eleven heart patients died at Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research within 24 hours.The patients were suffering from severe cardiac conditions and were receiving treatment at the institution, media reports said.Family members of some of the deceased have openly expressed anger and questioned the functioning of the hospital administration and medical staff.Relatives have …
Kochi: Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter T Veena appeared before the Directorate of Enforcement(ED) on Wednesday in connection with the Money Laundering case linked to the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL).She was accompanied by her husband Mohamed Riyas, MLA.This is the first time she is appearing before the ED in connection with allegations …
Kochi: Lionel Messi scored his first-ever World Cup hat-trick to lead defending champions Argentina to 3-0 victory against Algeria.Debuting in World Cup 20 years back in 2006 in Germany, the 38-year-old struck his 61st hat-trick and his 11th for Argentina.Messi is the second player after Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo to score in five different editions of …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will open “toll-free” under the US’s deal with Iran to end the war.Speaking at the G7 Summit in France, Trump said “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, that’s what it says… That’s about 99.9 percent of what I wanted.”The deal had already been …
Kochi: Five people have fallen victim to Shigella infection in Kerala where 146 shigella cases have been recorded between January and June.Seventy cases were reported in June.Kozhikode is the worst-affected district where 22 cases were reported in June. Two deaths were reported in Kozhikode, India Today reported.Malappuram recorded nine cases and two deaths, while Thrissur …
Kochi: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was slapped while his party was participating in a protest in support of its demands in Jaipur in Rajasthan on Monday.It held a demonstration at the Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur demanding among other things the resignation of Pradhan on NEET bungling, NDTV reported.Reacting to the assault, Dipke …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump has claimed success in agreeing Iran to make a peace deal with Washington on Friday.Trump said he had achieved something that others before him had failed to do.“This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region,” he writes on Truth Social, BBC reported.“With the opening of the …
Kochi: Iran has expressed doubt over the success of its peace deal with the US on Sunday in the wake of fresh Israeli strikes on a centre run by the Teheran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut.Iran’s chief negotiator accused the US of failing to honour its commitments to rein in Israel, BBC reported.The attack on Beirut …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Sunday fumed at three Vice Chancellors participating in an RSS event where RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat gave a lecture. The Vice Chancellors Mohanan Kunnummal of University of Kerala, C R Prasad of Malayalam University and Mavoothu Duraipandi of Mahatma Gandhi University were those criticised by Satheesan.“This is …
Kochi: VISA applications of four out of 15 members of Iran’s World Cup delegation were cleared while 11 members will not be allowed to travel to the US.Out of the 15 members initially denied US visas, 10 submitted fresh applications after arriving in Mexico.Four of those appeals, including a technical staff and two officials from …
Kochi: The US and Iran will sign a deal to end the aggression in the Middle East on Sunday, President Donald Trump has said.The Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” once the deal is agreed, Trump said in a post on social media, BBC reported.“We will have to wait and see about the …
Kochi: A judge of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday recused from hearing the plea seeking a probe into alleged illegal access of memory card containing visuals of the actor abuse case of February 17, 2017, media reports said.Two judges of the Kerala High Court have recused themselves from hearing the plea.The first judge avoided …
Kochi: Drishyam fame across Ansiba Hassan’s complaints against actor Lakshmipriya and a woman Sub-Inspector rejected by the police for lack of merit, media reports said.Investigators found no evidence of police illegally detaining her and inflicting mental harassment.The complaints were investigated by the Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) after Ansiba made a complaint withthe Chief …
