Kochi: Assembly election in Kerala seems to be going to happen in a different mode and not like the past when it was LDF vs UDF.The emergence of a front comprising disgruntled CPM leaders in Palakkad is an indication towards this.Rebel CPM leader P K Shashiannouncing his plans to fight from Ottapalam with Congress support …
Kochi: Senior CPM leader and former Minister G Sudhakara, 75, bade adieu to the Left front due to insults inflicted by CPM state chief M V Govindan among others.Sudhakaran’s decision comes amidst the party not making him a candidate in the Assembly election.Sudhakaran had been facing neglect by the party for the last five years …
Kochi: Kerala government has filed petition in the High Court of Kerala challenging the verdict of trial court’s December 8, 2025, verdict acquitting actor Dileep and others in the 2017 actress gang rape case, Bar and Bench reported.Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court convicted six others to 20 years rigorous imprisonment which is the minimum …
Kochi: There were reports of the start of booking for “Kerala Story- 2: Goes Beyond” by Book my show in theatres in Kolkata started on Friday even as Kerala High Court had stayed its release.There were contradictory reports of the booking starting before the court stayed the release on Thursday. The Booking was suspended overnight.The …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the release of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’ scheduled to release on February 27, the Times of India reported.The single bench issued the interim stay for 15 days while hearing thepetitions challenging the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for …
Kochi: Kochi Metro services were disrupted midway at 8 am due to technical reasons impacting travellers badly on Wednesday morning, media reports said.Though KMRL promised to normalise services in 30 minutes, services continued to be disrupted.Train services have been resumed with limited trains and regulated speed.The faulty train was removed to metro yard at Muttom.
Kochi: Union Cabinet meeting is likely to ratify the Kerala government’s decision to rechristen the state’s name as Keralam on Tuesday, NDTV reported.The state assembly has already passed a resolution to change the name in official records.The state wanted the Union government to change the southern state’s name from “Kerala” to “Keralam” in all languages …
Kochi: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday published the final list of voters in Kerala after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with names of 8,97,211voters missing in the list.The total number of voters is 2,69,53,644, against 78,50,855 before the SIR.The number of male voters is 1,31,26,048, female voters 1,38,27,319, and third gender voters …
Kochi: Total number of voters in Kerala over 2.69 crore as per the final voters list prepared by the Election Commission of India (EC) after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the roll, media reports said.The final list will be published on February 21 as per the schedule announced by the ECI, Chief Electoral Officer …
Kochi: CPM in Kerala faced fissure in its Cyber team with a few of bidding adieu to the outfit unable to endure popular scribe M V Nikesh Kumar’s bossism, Asianet News reported.K V Sudhakaran, K Mohandas, E S Subash are those who quit the team after struggling to work under Nikesh Kumar, son of late …
Kochi: In a blow to the Left front government in Kerala, the High Court of Kerala quashed Keralagovernment’s ‘Nava Kerala Citizens Response Programme’ describing it as illegal, On Manorama reported.A division bench of the courtSen and Justice VM Shyam Kumar delivered the verdict while allowing petitions filed by KSU State President Aloysius Xavier and Perumbavoor …
Kochi: In a blow to Congress leadership, veteran party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has predicted that Congress will lose Assembly polls as leaders have mutual hatred.In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Aiyar, who had hailed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, said Left will win the upcoming polls.Aiyar mocked Congress spokesman Pawan Khera who had rubbished …
Kochi: The Supreme Court will on April 7 start hearing cases related to the Apex Court’s 2018 verdict allowing menstruating women to enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala, media reports said.A bench headed by the Chief Justice on Monday ruled thApril 7 at a new 9 member bench will hear pleas favouring and opposing the petitions.Delivering …
Kochi: Ten month old Aalin Sherin Abraham, who was declared brain dead on Friday after a road mishap in Kottayam in Kerala, will give a new lease of life to four kids, media reports said.Sherin became the youngest organ donor in the state where three hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram will carry out transplant of different organs …
Kochi: Rebel CPM leaders in Palakkad have resolved to float Democratic Marxist Front in Kerala, Asianet reported.The matter assumes significance as the assembly elections in the state are approaching fast.Plans are on to include P K Sasi.CPM district secretary E N Suresh Babu said it will not impact the party.The rebels are mulling to create …
Kochi: Metroman E Sreedharan said he suspected Kerala government is either ignorant or it wants to derail the proposed High Speed Railway project by planning for a Thiruvananthapuram – Kasargod long Railway line.The Regional Rail Transit System (RRTS) is not an accepted Railway system and it cannot be planned and executed under the legal cover …
Kochi: Congress is in trouble as police grilled party leader Adoor Prakash, MP, in connection with the Sabarimala gold robbery case, media reports said.Prakash was questioned for his alleged association with the prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti.The questioning comes at a time whenCongress had been slinging mud at CPM following the arrest of a number of …
Kochi: Directorate of Enforcement (ED) grilled a former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) official Murari Babu in connection with the Sabarimala gold robbery case, Times of India reported.Murari was questioned at ED’s Kochi office on Tuesday morning. Murari is an accused in two different cases registered by the Kerala High Court constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT). …
Kochi: A Thiruvananthapuram court lambasted the prosecution for not filing chargesheet against those who were accused of planning to allegedly assassinate Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi in mid air on 13 June 2022, Asianet News reported.The ThiruvananthapuramPrincipal Sessions Court was not satisfied with the prosecution’s reply that delay in central government hampered it in going further …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court set upSpecial Investigation Team (SIT) questioned actor Jayaram in connection with Sabarimala gold robbery case, the Hindu reported.The SIT questioned Jayaram at his residence in Chennai in connection with the actor taking part in pujas organised by the Prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti in 2019.Jayaram denied having any financial deals with …
