Kochi: The Syro Malabar Catholic Church has condemned the criticisms made by CPM against Thalasserry Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany and sought an end to the campaign, media reports said.The Syro-Malabar Church described the attacks, particularly those coming from leaders of the CPM, including the party’s state secretary MV Govindan, as irresponsible, misleading and discomforting.The controversy …
Kochi: Thirtyfive persons suffered food poisoning after consuming chicken sandwiches at a function in Areekode in Malappuram in Kerala yesterday, media reports said.Those who fell suffered diarrhea and vomiting following which they were admitted to Areekkode Taluk Hospital andManjeri Medical College.Those who were taken ill had partaken in a feast organised in connection with the …
Kochi: Train services through Kottayam will be regulated from August 16 to September 13 for demolition of a about seven decades old footbridge in the railway station, Manorama reported.The preliminary phase of work is scheduled from August 16 to 31. The bridge was constructed in 1956 when the station came into existence for metre gauge …
Kochi: In a major setback to the LDF government in Kerala, a special court on Thursday observed that the Chief Minister has no legal standing to interfere in anti-corruption inquiries, the Hindu reported.The Inquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), Thiruvananthapuram, slammed the VACB for giving a clean chit to Additional Director …
Kochi: Actress Minu Muneer was detained by Tamil Nadu police in connection with alleged trafficking of a woman aspiring to become an actor into a sex racket, Manorama reported.Minu, who accused a few actors of sexually abusing her, was taken into custody by Tamil Nadu Police from Aluva in Ernakulam district.Minu was accused of trying …
Kochi: BJP’s move to remind people of the horrors of the country’s partition on the eve of Independence Day has triggered a political war between the Saffron party and left parties in Kerala which is going to Assembly polls in a few months, media reports said.Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar had directed state run universities …
Kochi: One Rameez of Aluva was arrested for abetment to suicide of his lover Sona Eldhose, 23, near Muvattupuzha, Manorama reported.Police are planning to book Raneez’s relatives who were at their house where Sona was kept in captivity and assaulted.Police have acted based on the dying declaration left behind by Sona.Sona was found hanging from …
Kochi: A Thiruvananthapuram- New Delhi Air India aircraft with many political leaders made an emergency landing at Chennai due to technical snags on Sunday, media reports said.MPs K C Venugopal, UDF Convenor Adoor Prakash, Kodikunnil Suresh, of Congress and K Radhakrishnan, CPM, Robert Bruce were on board.There were reports of the aircraft having a close …
Kochi: BJP in Kerala is in a soup over the attacks on Christians in North India with BJP leaders directly coming under the range of fire of Bishop of Thrissur which sent Suresh Gopi of BJP to Lok Sabha, media reports said.With the Saffron party planning big gains in the local bodies and Assembly polls, …
Kochi: A man ended his life by jumping from a bridge of Kochi Metro today, On Manorama reported.Nizar, son of Kunjumoideen of Malappuram, jumped from the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) overhead track between SN Junction and Vadakekkota stations near Tripunithura.He was first rushed to a private hospital in Tripunithura from where he was referred …
Kochi: Actor Shwetha Menon on Thursday moved the Kerala High Court seeking a stay of a lower Court order directing the police to book her on charges levelled by a social activist, media reports said. The social activist had approached the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court seeking criminal action against her for doing objectionable roles …
Kochi: Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon was booked for doing roles having alleged vulgar and obscene content, media reports said.She was booked under Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, for making financial gains.The Ernakulam Central police registered a first information report (FIR) against her for doing roles in movies having alleged vulgar and …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has suspended toll collection at Paliyekkara toll booth on the Mannuthy – Edappally National Highway 544 for four weeks.A division bench of the court gave the ruling while hearing the petition of a social worker Shaji Kodankandathu praying to stop collection of the toll due to ongoing construction of the underpasses …
Kochi: Multifaceted Malayalam writer M K Sanu, 97, passed away due to pneumonia at Ernakulam on Saturday.Sanu who was also a critic, academic, biographer, journalist, orator, social activist and human rights activist had authored 36 books, at least.A permanent member of the International Body for Human Rights, he was the founding member of the Mithram, …
Kochi: Malayalam actor and mimicry artist Kalabhavan Navas, 51, was found dead in a hotel room where he was in Chottanikkara here on Friday, On Manorama reported.He was found motionless by the room boy.He was rushed to the nearby hospital where he was declared dead.Navas had planned to vacate the room as he was done …
Kochi: A 72-year-old man was arrested for impregnating a minor in Thamarasserry in Kozhikode in Kerala, media reports said.The girl complained of stomach ache following which she was taken to hospital where a medical test confirmed her pregnancy.After taking a statement from the 12 year old girl the accused,who lived near the victim’s house, was …
Kochi: Rapper Vedan has been booked for rape on the basis of the complaint of a young doctor, media reports said.Thrikkakara police registered the FIR under 376 (2) (n) for allegation of raping a woman multiple times from August, 2021, to March, 2023.The complainant accused him of backing out from his promise to marry her.In …
Kochi: The Union government hasdisputed claims regarding Indian nurse Nimisha Priya serving a death sentence made by ‘Grand Mufti ’ Kanthapuram A P Abubakar Musliyar who has withdrawn his post on social media platform X.The post regarding the overturning of the death sentence of Nimisha Priya in Yemen, has been deleted by Kanthapuram.The Tribune daily …
Kochi: In a major development, Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, 37, escaped the gallows as her death sentence issued by a Shariat court in Yemen was overturned, Times of India reported.The report quoted a statement from the office of Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A P Abubakker Musliyar said.“The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously …
Kochi: Terrifying public support to legendary Communist late V S Achuthanandan, 101, is heating up a debate over the harassment meted out to him during his tenure as Kerala Chief Minister and later, political observers said.One of the founders of CPM in 1964, who Achuthanandan passed away on July 21, is in the centre of …
