Kochi: Kerala Kalamandalam got its first male dance teacher after R L V Ramakrishnan joined the institution as Assistant Professor in Bharatanatyam.Vacancy for the post was announced two months back in accordance with UGC guidelines. Ramakrishnan who applied for the post and cleared the prescribed examination and interview and topped the list.Ramakrishnan, who is the …
Kochi: Non payment pf GST compensation and reduced grants have put Kerala in financial difficulties, new Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said on Friday.Delivering his maiden address at the 13th session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday,Arlekar said the government was committed to implement rehabilitation of Wayanad and will complete the construction of …
Kochi: Four members of a family met with a watery grave in Bharathapuzha at Painkulam in Cheruthuruthy in Thrissur today.Kabir, 47, wife Shahina, 35, their daughter Sara, 10, and Shahina’s niece Fuwath, 12, drowned in the river.The family reportedly visited the Bharathapuzha in the evening after arriving at Shahina’s sister’s house.According to locals the children …
Kochi: A Bangladeshi woman was arrested in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district for illegally residing in India, media reports quoting police on Thursday.On getting an alert, a police team swung into action and nabbed the woman named Tasleema.She was living with a Bihar native in Perumbavoor which is a settlement of a large number of migrant …
Kochi: Malayalam actor and mimicry artist Koottickal Jayachandran was denied anticipatory bail by Kerala High Court in a POCSO case on Tuesday, media reports said.Jayachandran, accused ofmolesting a minor girl under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The case was registered at Kasaba police station in Kozhikode in June 2024 based on a …
Kochi: Incarcerated entrepreneur and jeweller Bobby Chemmanur on Tuesday secured a bail from the Kerala High Court in a sexual harassment case filed by an actressThe police did not oppose Bobby’s bail application.A magistrate court in Ernakulam had remanded Bobby to 14 days of judicial custody on January 9. He was arrested on January 8 …
Kochi: Two teenaged girls succumbed to the injuries sustained after falling into Peechi Dam in Thrissur on Monday, media reports said.Ann Grace, 15, and Aleena, 16, from Pattikad died at Jubilee Mission Hospital in Thrissur.The victims were among the four who jumped into the Dam reservoir to rescue Nima’s sister who was drowning on Sunday.Erin …
Kochi: A king cobra was caught from the hill shrine of Sabarimala in Pattanamthitta district of Kerala, media reports said.The forest department has no history of catching a king cobra in the premises of the abode of Lord Ayyappa in the past, the reports said.A king cobra was caught in Pamba, which is the gateway …
Kochi: Twenty priests and 200 faithfuls were booked for unlawful gathering and rioting in the outside the Bishop House of Angamaly-Ernakulam archdioce on Saturday, media reports said.Ernakulam Central Police registered two cases following the alleged ruckus outside the Bishop House of the Angamaly-Ernakulam archdiocese, the reports said.The problem started after police tried to remove a …
Kochi: Petrol pumps in Kerala will strike work from 6 am to 12 pm on Monday, media reports quoting petroleum dealers’ association said.The strike is to protest against the alleged assault on association leaders by tanker lorry drivers’ union members, the reports said.The alleged assault happened during a meeting at the HPCL office in Kozhikode. …
Kochi: The Bishop House of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese witnessed unpleasant scenes when police evicted priests who were observing a peaceful fast at Bishop’s house in the wee hours of Saturday.This led to the supporters of the priests rushing to the spot and engaging in heated arguments with the police who evicted the priests who were protesting …
Kochi: In a startling revelation, an 18-year old girl accused over 60 persons of raping her for the last 5 years since she was 13 years old in Pattanamthitta leading to the arrest of 5 persons, media reports said.Based on a complaint received by the Child Welfare Committee (CMC) from the girl, FIRs have been …
Kochi: Controversial leader P V Anwar, MLA, in Kerala, joined the All India Trinamool Congress (AITUC) which is in power in West Bengal today.National General Secretary AITUC Abhishek Bannerjee gave the membership to Anwar who fell out with Kerala CPM Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and quit the Left coalition in Kerala making serious allegations against …
Kochi: Income Tax sleuths raided a jewellery firm unearthing alleged significant tax evasion and large-scale money laundering, media reports said.The Income Tax Department has allegedly unearthed huge tax evasion by the firm across Kerala, the reports said.The Income Tax Investigation wing has carried out inspections at 30 stores in the state.The agency accused the firm …
Kochi: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Kerala with his family has gone viral for his simplicity, media reports said.Orban, who is on a vacation with his family in Kerala for the last few days, hit headlines when he travelled in an autorickshaw in Fort Kochi.Orban’s photo with a few autorickshaw crew made him …
Kochi: Legendary Malayalam playback singer P Jayachandran, 80, passed away in a hospital in Thrissur today, media reports said.Jayachandran was undergoing treatment for cancer for sometime.Jayachandran has sung more than 1,600 songs in different languages.He was born on March 3, 1944, in Ravipuram, in Ernakulam. Jayachandran belonged to the Royal Family, late Ravivarma Kochaniyan Thampuran, …
Kochi: A Court in Kochi in Kerala sent businessman Boby Chemmanur to judicial remand in connection with a sexual harassment case filed against him by a Malayalam actress, media reports said.The Judicial First Class Magistrate -II, Ernakulam remanded Chemannur after rejecting his bail.The actress in her complaint accused Chemmanur of making inappropriate comments about her …
Kochi: Entrepreneur Boby Chemmanur, who was detained on the basis of a young actress’ complaint of sexual harassment, was arrested after sustained questioning on Wednesday, media reports said.The police recorded the actress’ confidential statement before the Ernakulam First Class Judicial Magistrate for over two hours, the reports said.She also submitted digital evidence, including comments and …
Kochi: Thrissur lifted the 63rd Kerala School festival after a gap of 26 years beating Palakkad by a difference of one point.Thrissur emerged victorious with 1,008 points.Palakkad 2007. Defending champions Kannur secured third place with 1,003 points. Thrissur had last secured the title in 1999.Kozhikode got 1000 points, Ernakulam 980, Malappuram 980, Kollam 964,Thiruvananthapuram 957, …
Kochi: Kerala High Court bench on Wednesday suspended the CBI Special Court’s verdict against four CPM leaders including an ex-MLA K V Kunhiraman who were convicted by a CBI court for forcibly rescuing an accused from police custody in the Periya murder case.The CBI special court on January 3 had convicted them under section 225 …
