Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Monday stayed the FIR registered against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, daughter Veena and her husband Muhammed Riyas, MLA, in cases including CMRL-Exalogic pay off.The Division Bench stayed the further investigation in the case as well as the judgment of the Single Bench which ordered to register the
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Kochi: In an unprecedented move, outgoing Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has recommended to the President seeking ouster of Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson M R Baiju and 15 members for alleged irregularities in the PSC. Arlekar is said to have approached the President a week before he was relieved of his duties to
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Kochi: The Congress-led Kerala government on Friday ordered a Vigilance investigation against former Kannur District Panchayat President and CPI(M) leader P P Divya who is also accused of suicide of ADM Navin Babu.The Vigilance will probe charges including financial irregularities and granting of contract of Rs 11 crore breaching tender norms.The probe is based on
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Kochi: After ordering a Vigilance probe, the Kerala government led by the Congress front has decided to order an investigation by the crime branch against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in connection with the suicide of Malaysian contractorThe agencies will try to collect details about the case which occurred …from the victim‘s kin.The police officials are expected to
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Kochi: Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan will not appear before the ED on October 23 in the wake of the Assembly session and the Supreme Court’s nod allowing him to move the High Court of Kerala to pertaining to FIRs registered against him.The Directorate of Revenue had summoned him to appear before it on Friday
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Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan showed undue haste in acquiring huge land mainly in his home town of Kannur using KIIFB funds without getting any remuneration, Asianet news reported.Despite thousands of acres of land remaining undeveloped, the state continued to pay interest on borrowed funds. The original plan to acquire 1,000 acres of
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Kochi: Electricity charges will go up inKerala from April 1, 2027, as part of State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s notification to recover KSEB losses of Rs 5,000 crore over four years through surcharges. Under the new policy, the commission will determine electricity tariffs for the five-year period from 2027-28 to 2031-32, Mathrubhumi reported.Industrial consumers will have
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Kochi: A court in Ernakulam refused to grant bail to teenager Suhail Sajeev who crashed against three youth travelling on a two wheeler on October 11 at Nedumbassery after consuming alcohol beyond permissible limits.The Angamaly Judicial Magistrate Court gave the ruling after her the bail plea for two days.Suhail, Ninav, Ameer and Joe were arrested
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Kochi: The ED sleuths pasted summons at the residence of Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan and daughter Veena T at Thiruvananthapuram asking him to appear for questioning in connection with alleged CMRL-EXALOGIC bribery case at Kochi on Friday.Pinarayi, wife and daughter were not at home when the ED officials reached the former Chief Minister’s rented house.Former
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Kochi: Congress-led government’s decision to support Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan in the CMRL-EXALOGIC bribery case in the High Court of Kerala has created a wedge in the ruling Congress in Kerala.Congress leader Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, who fought legal battles against Pinarayi Vijayan, pulled up an argument with Chief Minister V D Satheesan at a Congress
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Kochi: In a swift move, the Directorate of Enforcement has summoned former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to appear before it on October 23 for questioning in connection with cases including CMRL-Exalogic bribery case, media reports said.Vijayan, 81, has been asked to appear at the ED office in Kochi under the Prevention of Money Laundering
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Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Thursday dismissed of Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, daughter T Veena, her husband Mohamed Riyas against a court verdict of October 9 directing Vigilance Director Department to book them for different crimes including bribery.The division bench held that the order of the Single bench of October 9 has not affected
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Kochi: A fire ignited near Kadavumbhagam Synagogue by Ebin B Paul, 32, of Puthencruz has sent state police and Central intelligence agencies on high alert.The police are probing the accused activities which appeared to be suspicious as he had been communicating with an unidentified handler and making references of other potential targets, Asianet news reported.Ebin
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Kochi: The Comptroller and Auditor General(CAAG) has found large scale irregularities in implementing a project to rebuild 29 PWD roads of 718.94 km across 13 districts at a cost of ₹5119.54 crore benefitting contractors worth about Rs 40 crore, On Manorama reported. Deficiencies in areas like detailed project reports, bidding documents and deviations while executing infrastructure
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Kochi: Union Minister L Murugan has sought permission from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to relinquish his position in the Union cabinet to return to Tamil Nadu to strengthen the party for 2029 Lok Sabha polls.In a letter to the Prime Minister, Murugan sought permission from Modi to return to his home state and work at
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Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Tuesday rejected pleas of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and kin seeking urgent interim stay on the FIR in connection with CMRL bribery case among others. The division bench has posted the case for further hearing to another date. Shockingly the ruling Congress-led government also backed the Opposition
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Kochi: Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed as new Governor of Kerala while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will move to Tamil Nadu to occupy the gubernatorial post. The development is part of an announcement made by the President Droupadi appointing new Governors in six states. Mathur was serving as Governor of Sikkim while Arlekar was taking
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Kochi: Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, daughter Veena T and husband Mohammed Riyas, MLA, were booked by the Vigilance for different cases including bribery and Hawala transactions, media reports said. Vijayan, who is former Chief Minister,has been named the first accused in the case related to payments allegedly made by CMRL. In the second case, Riyas has
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Kochi: In a pre dawn tragedy, three youngsters were crushed to death by a car speeding in a reckless manner at Nedumbassery today.Horror struck early in the morning near the Athani signal close to the Cochin International Airport, when an overspeeding Mini Cooper driven by 18-year-old degree student Suhail Sajeev rammed a scooter, killing three
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Kochi: Honouring High Court of Kerala verdict, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) will register an FIR against Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vjayan in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case on Monday, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Saturday.The government will not challenge the High Court’s verdict, he told reporters in Muvattupuzha, the Hindu reported.Chennithala said the High
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