Kochi: Over 90 people including women and children were killed in massive landslides in different areas in hilly Wayanad in North Kerala in the wee hours of Tuesday, media reports said.Many were trapped at different places while the army units from different places were trying to rescue them.Landslides hit Meppadi, Mundakkai Town and Chooramala in …
Kochi: Twenty Three persons including children were killed in massive landslides at Meppadi Mundakai in hilly Wayanad in the wee hours of Tuesday, media reports said.Hundreds of families were affected in the calamity.Eighteen bodies were in Government hospitals and five in private hospitals.T Siddique, MLA, of Congress expressed fear of foreign tourists affected by nature’s …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has directed 27 lawyers to render free services to the public in association with Kottayam District Legal Authority for contempt of a lawyer court, media reports said. A division bench of the High Court had made its ruling on the incident of the lawyers abusing a female judge of the Kottayam …
Kochi: Union Budget 2024 has revised tax slabs with exemption to pay taxes upto Rs 3 lakh of annual income, media reports said. A tax of 5 percent will come on an income of Rs 3 to Rs 7 lakh , 10 percent on Rs7 to Rs10 lakh, 15 percent on Rs10 to Rs12 lakh, …
Kochi: St Ephrem’s Higher Secondary School, Mannanam, boys and Providence GHSS, Kozhikode, girls lifted the Karikkampallil K T Mathai Memorial inter school Basketball Trophy at P O Phillip Memorial Indoor Basketball Complex Alappuzha. St Ephrems dominated from the beginning to thrash St Joseph’s HSS, Pulinkunnu 73-36. Vinay Sankar and Jeevan K Joby scored 15 points …
Kochi: Forty six hours after going missing, the body of a cleaning worker Joy, 47, was found in a canal near Pazhavangadi in Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said. He went missing while cleaning waste in Aamazhinjaan canal on July 13. Joy was engaged by a contractor employed by the Railways to clear plastic waste filled canals …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has asked the former Vice Chancellors (VC) to return the money they spent from the university fund for their legal fight against his order declaring their appointment ab initio void, media reports said. Eleven former VCs had challenged the Governor’s decision to nullify their appointment by upholding the Supreme …
Kochi: Train traffic between Ernakulam Town and Aluva section in both directions was disrupted after a tree fell on overhead cable and railway track on Sunday morning, a senior railway official said. Train service in both directions was affected in the sector after a private vehicle on the road hit a tree that got uprooted …
Kochi: Kerala’s first case under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) 2023 was registered against a Karnataka native in Malappuram district for rash driving of two wheeler and not wearing a helmet at Kondotty in Malappuram district, media reports said.The case was booked against Mohammad Shafi of Coorg under crime number 936 at 12.19 am in the …
Kochi: Property and cash deposits of CPM and others worth Rs 29 crore were attached by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the money laundering case related to Karuvannur bank scam in Thrissur in Kerala, media reports said. A 10 cent property purchased in the name of CPM Thrissur secretary M M Varghese and Rs …
Kochi: Fortynine accused in the Idamalayar irrigation canal renovation graft case have been convicted by the Thrissur Vigilance Court, media reports said. The court gave them three years jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 6 lakh each for being guilty on different counts. Originally there were 51 accused out of which one was …
Kochi: Lok Sabha poll results have triggered political churning not only in the LDF but also in the CPM not even spared the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for staging a poor show in the Lok Sabha polls, media reports said. The Ezhava community, forming the backbone of the communist movement since the formation of the …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered issue of notices to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and daughter Veena Vijayan on a petition filed by Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, of Congress seeking a probe into the alleged CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions, media reports said. The matter reached the High Court after Kuzhalnadan challenged the ruling of the vigilance …
Kochi: Even as CPM’s trusted ally CPI has sought resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for spoiling chances in the Lok Sabha polls, people continue to have faith in the Left despite the negative campaigns against it, political analysts said. The CPI Thiruvananthapuram council blamed Pinarayi and daughter for tarnishing the image of the front …
Kochi: Congress in Kerala cut a sorry figure when it was forced to delete a sarcastic post on social media on Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Pope Francis at the G7 summit in Italy, media reports said. The post which said “Finally, the Pope got a chance to meet God!” was removed after the BJP …
Kochi: The Modi -3 government has started work at grabbing power in traditionally weak states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu in assembly elections due for 2026 backed by leaders like Rajiv Chandrashekhar and K Annamalai.Interestilngly, non inclusion of Rajiv from the cabinet and his tweet are being used by media and political parties to paint …
Kochi: The BJP on Tuesday shocked the political pundits when its action star Suresh Gopi proved his heroics by establishing an inimitable lead of over 72,000 votes in the cultural capital of Thrissur Lok Sabha seat. Upsetting the exit polls predictions carried out by a leading Malayalam daily and others, Gopi even disturbed his opponents …
Kochi: In a daring and exemplary effort, a woman overpowered a chain snatcher by pulling him down from the two wheeler at Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said. The young Ashwathy dragged Anil Kumar, 40, onto the road when he tried to snatch her three sovereign gold necklace on Saturday evening. Ashwathy held Anil’s shirt and two …
Kochi: A woman, who was part of the Air India Express cabin crew in the Muscat- Kannur flight, was arrested for smuggling 960 grams of gold in her rectum, media reports said. She was nabbed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 28 in Kannur International airport.The Kolkata native Surabhi Khatun was produced …
Kochi: One of the two cops allegedly involved in a bribery case in Valanchery police station in Malappuram has been arrested while a hunt was on for the other, media reports said. Sub Inspector Bindulal P B (48) was arrested by Tirur DySP P Shamsu based on a tip off from district police chief.Station House …
