Kochi: Sahara India Pariwar founder, Subrata Roy, passed away, media reports said.He was 75.Roy died due to cardiorespiratory arrest, the reports quoting a statement of the group said.Roy was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute on November 12 following a decline in health, the reports said.Born in Araria in Bihar, Roy …
Kochi: Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar’s close aide, Maulana Raheem Ullah Tariq, was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Pakistan, media reports said. Tariq was killed while he was on his way to attend a religious gathering near Karachi on Sunday, the reports said. Tariq, known to be a close aide of Masood Azhar, was …
Kochi: A court today sentenced Ashfaq Alam, 28, to death and five life terms for rape and other charges of five a year old girl in Aluva, media reports said.The Ernakulam POCSO Court accepted the prosecution’s argument that the case was among the rarest of the rare and also directed the accused to pay a …
Kochi: Kerala is going to get another shock as high end single phase electricity consumers will have to migrate to three phase connection, media reports said. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has been directed by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) to locate heavy-load domestic consumers and convert their connection to 3-phase. An …
Kochi: A 55-year-old farmer held the CPM-led government and three banks responsible for his decision to end his life due to financial crises in Alappuzha, media reports said.This was disclosed in the suicide note left behind by K G Prasad who consumed poison to end his life in Thakazhi on Friday evening the reports said.He …
Kochi: Preaching one thing and practicing the other seems to be the hallmark of many leaders of communist parties in Kerala where many leaders are allegedly involved scams worth crores of rupees in cooperative banks ruled by them, media reports said.Even parties like Congress are also facing charges of engaging in irregularities in banks governed …
Kochi: Afghanistan is up in arms against Pakistan for driving away over 1.5 million Afghan refugees and migrants from its land, media reports said.Blaming the Afghans for creating terror activities in Pakistan, Islamabad had issued a deadline of October 31 for the Afghans to quit Pakistan or else face detention, the reports said.Pakistan claimed most …
Kochi: Kerala is reeling under severe financial crises and it is struggling to meet its daily expenses, Chief Secretary Dr V Venu told the Kerala High Court, media reports said.It was due to this that the government was not able to distribute pending pensions of Kerala State Transport Corporation retirees, he told the court appearing …
Kochi: ED’s drive against multi-core scams in cooperative banks continued with the latest being Kandala Cooperative Bank near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala today, media reports said.In a pre dawn rais, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted searches in the houses of its officials and former officials.Tight security was deployed outside the bank governed by the CPM …
Kochi: Ninety-Seven-year-old P B Menon of Palakkad in Kerala has entered the Guinness World Record to become world’s oldest practicing lawyer. A civil lawyer, Menon beats the record held by Louis Triay of Gibraltar who died in February this year at 94. Menon is still as active in his professional work as he was in …
Kochi: After high ampere drama, a NRI businessman today succumbed to persuasion of political leadership to call off his protest outside a panchayat in Kerala which was creating hurdles for him to launch his Rs 25 crore venture, media reports said.Earlier in the day, George sat on a fast in the Manjoor panchayath compound in …
Kochi: Exposing the “investors unfriendly” policies of the LDF government in Kerala, a NRI businessman picketed a panchayat in Kottayam seeking a number for his Rs 25 crore new venture today, media reports said.Police forcefully removed Shajimon George from the Manjoor panchayat office where he started his protest accusing the officials of having a vendetta …
Kochi: Expressing concern over Governors sitting on bills, the Supreme Court today said that there has to be an end to the state governments approaching the Apex Court for getting bills cleared, media reports said.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Punjab …
Kochi: In a blow to the people reeling under financial crises, the KSEB increased power tariff by 20 paise per unit, media reports said.Those consuming less than 40 units per month have been exempted from the hike.Those using above 100 units will have to 20 per cent increase in their billsThe revised rates came into …
Kochi: The Kerala government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court questioning the delay caused by the Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to clear bills passed by the legislature, media reports said. “The Governor is bound to dispose of every bill presented within a reasonable time…, the petition said and alleged that the Governor had,”failed in …
Kochi: The Kerala government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court questioning the delay caused by the Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to clear bills passed by the legislature, media reports said.“The Governor is bound to dispose of every bill presented within a reasonable time…, the petition said and alleged that the Governor had,”failed in the …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday indicted 50 persons and five companies in the interim charge sheet submitted before the Special Court, Kochi, in connection with the Karuvannur Cooperative bank scam.The ED has charged the 55 accused of engaging in Rs 90 crore fraud, media reports said.The incarcerated Wadakkanchery municipality councillor P R …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has refused permission for using Sree Vadakkunnathan temple ground for film shooting, media reports said.A division bench of the court dismissed a plea challenging the Cochin Devaswom Board’s (CBD) decision to disallow film shooting using ‘helicam’ in the temple ground.The court said that granting permission for film shooting in the …
Kochi: Celebrity actors Mohanlal, Mammootty and Kamal Haasan added glory to the Keraleeyam 2023 held to mark formation of Kerala amidst financial crunch at Thiruvananthapuram today. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi inaugurated the event amidst the government struggling to even foot fuel bills of police vehicles, media reports said. Actors Shobana, Manju Warrier, entrepreneurs and representatives …
Kochi: With the Lok Sabha election nearing close, political parties are facing a huge challenge of distributing tickets and dealing with rebel candidates. This phenomenon has been seen in the country since it gained independence and is a sign of a healthy democratic process. The grand old party Congress has witnessed it from pre-independence era …
