Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar’s Bail was rejected by Kollam Vigilance Court on Wednesday in connection with the gold loot from the Sabarimala temple.The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases informed the High Court on Tuesday it had found a “larger plan” by the accused to dismantle other gold-cladded plates …
Kochi: Kerala Vigilance has sought a CBI probe into Kerala Opposition Leader V D Satheesan of Congress over the Punarjani rehabilitation project for flood victims.The project was launched to house the families displaced by the floods in 2018 in his constituency Paravur in Ernakulam district.The Vigilance had initiated a probe against him based on a …
Kochi: At least 500 two wheelers weregutted in a fire at the parking area of Thrissur railway station here on Sunday, media reports said.The fire started at the paid-parking lot in the early morning.Preliminary investigation found a spark from a power triggered the fire which was brought under control by three fire tendersby around 7.45 …
Kochi: Former Kerala Minister Antony Raju, MLA, of Left front and a court staff were today convicted for three years and four years in a case to help an Australian drug smuggler escape in a drug case of 1990. The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Nedumangadu, convicted Raju, MLA, who was the lawyer of the …
Kochi: About three months ahead of assembly polls, the Left government has carried out a major reshuffling in Kerala Police, media reports said.Gajulavarti Sparjan Kumar, IG, Crimes, Thiruvananthapuram, has been posted as IG, South Zone replacing S Syamsundar, who has been transferred as IG, Intelligence.Putta Vimaladitya has been posted as IG Internal Security, with additional …
Kochi: Malappuram district should be bifurcated to improve access to facilities of 4.7 million people, Kerala Muslim Jamaat urged the state government, media reports said.Kerala Muslim Jamat district president Koottampara Abdurahman Darimi suggested the government consider creating a new district to ensure fairness for the 4.7 million residents of Malappuram.He said this while speaking at …
Kochi: Kerala gulped liquor worth Rs 332.62 crore during Christmas days from December 22 to 25, Asianet reported. It is 19 percent more compared to the same period in 2024.Liquor worth Rs 114.45 crore was sold during December 24.Bevco had opened premium counters this year.Kerala State Beverages (M&M) Corporation Ltd (BEVCO) sells liquor on behalf …
Kochi: Dr Niji Justin of Congress was on Friday sworn in as the Mayor of Thrissur municipal Corporation amidst fight over differences over the election, media reports said.The decision over the election was taken by the party after a marathon deliberation from morning.Laly James, Niji Justin and Subi Babu were the front runners for the …
Kochi: BJP announced V V Rajesh as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram even as it took a marathon deliberation to find a candidate, media reports said. Ashanath who was elected from Karumam ward will be the deputy mayor. Elections to the mayor and deputy mayor posts will be held in all corporations across the state on …
Kochi: Traffic was disrupted near Varkala on Tuesday as a train hit an autorickshaw that fell into the railway line from Akathumuri station platform, Asianet News reported.The autorickshaw entered the Akathumuri station platform while railway authorities remained clueless on December 23.Vande Bharat train hit the autorickshaw with no one inside it as the inebriated driver …
Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) members K P Shankardas of CPI and N Vijayakumar of CPM have moved court seeking anticipatory bail in Sabarimala gold robbery cases, media reports said.The two moved to Kollam Vigilance Court seeking anticipatory bail amidst the High Court of Kerala making observations about SIT sparing the two in the …
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Kochi: Kerala became the first state in the country to conduct a heart transplant poor 22-year-old woman from Nepal in a district level government hospital on Monday, Manorama news reported.The woman with cardiac sarcoidosis had come to Kerala after coming to know about health facilities available for people with poor financial condition.The patient’s mother and …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has suspended land acquisition for the greenfield airport near Sabarimala hill shrine on dispute over move to buy land more than required, media reports said.Hearing a petition against the Government move, the court on December 19 ruled that the state had failed to determine the actual required land for …
Kochi: Legendary Malayalam film personality Sreenivasan, 69, writer and filmmaker, passed away at Kochi on Saturday.He is survived by wife Vimala and two sons Vineeth Sreenivasan, a singer, actor, director and producer, and Dhyan Sreenivasan, an actor, director and producer.Born on April 6, 1956, in Patyam near Thalassery in Kannur, Sreenivasan started on a low …
Kochi: A Station House Officer K G Prathap Chandran, slapping N J Shaimol 43 was seen in CCTV visuals assaulting a pregnant woman inside the Ernakulam North Police Station onJune 20, 2024, Manorama reported.The video footage of the police station was received after a direction was issued by Kerala High Court which was approached by …
Kochi: A top jail cop has been booked by the Kerala Vigilance lfor taking bribes on many occasions, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case against the Prisons DIG Vinod Kumar for taking bribes from jail personnel, jail inmates, relatives of inmates for doing favour to them.Vinod is a black listed cop …
Kochi: A private bus driver, Dippin, of Kannur was arrested today for allegedly sexually abusing a plus-one student, Manorama reported.The accused developed friendship with the girl when she was in tenth standard.Later the accused abused her multiple times in a house in Kakkad.The incident came to light after the girl’s parents found a new mobile …
Kochi: A Civil Police Officer (CPO) was suspended for abusing a female cop on November 6, in Kollam, in Kerala, media reports said.A preliminary inquiry found the demeanor of accused Navas not conducive to the police department.The suspension order was issued by the City Police Commissioner against Civil Police Officer Navas, who was working on …
Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Administrative Officer (AO) Sreekumar was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the robbery of gold artefacts from the hill shrine of Sabarimala, media reports said.Sreekumar was the AO in 2019 when the robbery of golden sentries were removed and taken out of the temple illegally.The …
Kochi: Total number of CPM workers arrested for perpetrating violence after the local bodies poll in Panoor in Kerala has gone upto 10, media reports said.Five accused were arrested on Monday while five were takeninto custody from Mysore in Karnataka on Wednesday.Police have booked 50 cpm workers for creating terror in Panoor and nearby areas …
