Kochi: State-run oil marketing companies were on Monday directed by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to uniformly implement a 25-day inter-refill booking interval for domestic LPG consumers across both urban and rural areas.In a letter dated September 7, the Ministry directed Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum …
Kochi: V B Binu was elected president of the 144 year old Kottayam Public Library and chairman of Children’s Library.Following the demise of Abraham Ittycheria, the Governing body of the library on Monday elected Binu who was earlier the Vice president.Oommen C Vengal was elected vice president unanimously.Binu is a senior lawyer of Kottayam Bar.He …
Kochi: The toll in the building collapse in Delhi went upto seven while 11 people have been rescued from the debris of the 5-storey building in South West Delhi The 50 year old building, housing boys’ paying guest accommodation near Delhi University’s South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 p.m. on Sunday. Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, …
Kochi: Closure of trade routes to Pakistan has led to Islamabad losing $1.5 billion annually triggering large scale unemployment in Pakistan. Agriculture, poultry industry and exports are the major sectors affected by Pakistan which has also closed its routes to Kabul who have also hit.Closure of the Torkham and Chaman crossings over the past 10 to …
Kochi: A five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday killing one and critically injuring two others.Four patients from the building collapse were being treated at AIIMS.Renovation work and basement excavation nearby is suspected to have weakened the building, sources said.The NDRF team has also reached and rescue and relief operations are underway.Photo: …
Kochi: Egyptian television presenter 39-year-old Sarah Khalifa was among 12 others sentenced to death under narcotics charges by a court in Egypt.Nine fellow defendants have been sentenced to life imprisonment, while seven have been acquitted.Those convicted were part of a criminal gang engaged in importing ingredients used to make drugs for sale, BBC reported.Khalifa has …
Kochi: Kerala Police’s inaction against law breakers has given free hand to a criminal private bus worker to stop a car and abuse the occupants in Kochi the other day.Mohammed Ansar who was arrested for waylaying the car in the heart of the city in Kaloor on August 9 attacked Police while trying to arrest …
Kochi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) has cautioned that Pakistanwill remain a significant security concern and a potential threat in the foreseeable future.Islamabad’s defence pacts can make Pakistan overconfident to make miscalculations again, Chauhan (retd) said delivering the GB Pant memorial lecture on ‘Threats and Challenges to India’s Security’, in New Delhi …
Kochi: A Pakistani national affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was neutralized by Jammu & Kashmir Police on Saturday during Operation Ashdar.The terrorist identified as Yasir was neutralized in an exchange of fire between suspected terrorists and the troops in Ashdar Gali of Budgam area bases on intelligence input, media reports said. In a post on X, …
Kochi:Eight students of an engineering college were killed when a car collided with a stationary cargo lorry at Kaipamangalam on NH 66 in Thrissur late last night.The lorry was said to be parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam near here.All the victims died on the spot. The deceased were identified as Vishwanath of …
Kochi: HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s book, Belonging: A Journey of Love, on November 10, 2026.This was stated by the new publisher on Friday after Penguin Random House India decided not to publish the book over what it called a “particular issue”.HarperCollins India announced that the “surprising, richly told memoir seamlessly weaves …
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Kochi: The ISRO successfully launched earth observation satellite EOS-05 from Sriharikota in the wee hours of Friday.The GSLV rocket, which lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2:55 am IST, placed EOS-05 satellite at the targeted sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit.“I am very happy to announce that the GSLV-F17 vehicle has successfully and precisely injected the …
Kochi: Four suspected steel bombs were unearthed near Kottaram Road Junction in Kozhikode on Thursday afternoon.The objects lay near a car parked on the roadside. A police team rushed to the spot after being alerted by people, On Manorama reported.The police bomb squad were conducting an examination to see if they were explosive material.Police are …
Kochi: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been set up to probe into the alleged scam relating to a fictitious plan to bring Argentine Football team led by Lionel Messi for an exhibition match in Kochi in 2025.The SIT was formed as per the order of Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala to investigate alleged financial irregularities …
Kochi: The Allahabad High Court rejected the petition challenging the citizenship of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi for absence of evidence against him.The ruling was made by a division bench the other day while disposing off the petition accusing Gandhi of having citizenship of Britain.The petition challenging Gandhi election to the …
Kochi: Thrissur Vigilance Court has directed police to book Congress leader Saneesh Kumar Joseph, MLA, and others for allegedly demanding bribes for issuance of a title deed of a land.The Thrissur Vigilance Court directed the registration of a case against Saneesh Kumar Joseph, KPCC secretary Rajendran Arangath and six government officials in connection with the …
Kochi: Iran attacked US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain in retaliation to strikes by American forces against Tehran on Tuesday.Five people, including a child, were killed and over 50 injured in the US missile in Sirik in southern Iran.The US Central Command (Centcom) said US strikes on Iran followed “recent attempted attacks” by …
Kochi: A Mumbai court sentenced Mani C Kaappan, MLA, to one year’s imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs 1.20 crore in a Kannur Airport stake cheating case.The Mumbai Borivali Magistrate court ruled that Kaappan should pay the penalty amount within one month, else Nani would jail term will be extended by additional three months.The …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain two petitions seeking to defer Cockroach Janata Party‘s (CJP) proposed march on Sep 5. Dismissing the PILs filed by those including a retired police officer expressing fear that the march from the India Gate to the Police Headquarters is intended to create lawlessness ahead of September …
Kochi: A circular empowering top cops to adopt police stations in Keralam as per directives of the Prime Minister has been withdrawn as it turned debatable.The circular became controversial after it gave powers to suspended ADGP M R Ajit Kumar to adopt a police station, Asianet news reported.The circular suggested that top cops should adopt …
