Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday lambasted the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple administration for giving ‘VIP’ treatment to actor Dileep at the hill shrine on Thursday, media reports said.A division bench of the court directed the Travancore Devaswom Board (Temple Administration) to submit all matters including CCTV footage related to Dileep’s visit to the …
Kochi: Real estate sector thrived in the sleepy village of Kizhakkambalam in Kochi when the Left government allowed Dubai-based TECOM Group to set up the SmartCity project in 2011, analysts saidEnvisioning huge returns in future,people invested heavily in projects floated by real estate firms which made a beeline to Kochi to make hay while the …
Kochi: CPM leaders Madhu Mullassery, son Mithun, daughter Mathu joined BJP in Kerala, media reports said.CPM had expelled Madhu, who was its Mangalapuram area secretary Madhu Mullassery from the party’s primary membership accusing him of involvement in anti party activities.Mithun was expelled by the DYFI from the organisation for Madhu’s alleged rebellion.Madhu’s daughter joined BJP …
Kochi: Five medical students were killed and some injured when their car and a bus collided on Monday night.The car carrying the first year mbbs students of Alappuzha Medical College collided with the Kerala State Road Transportation Corporation (KSRTC) on Monday night. The eleven students were going to see a movie.The deceased were identified as …
Kochi:The ‘hidden crossway’ painting exhibition of artist K Srilal’s started at Durbar Hall Art Gallery in Ernakulam today.Curated by Dr Shaju Nellai, the exhibition is held in association with Thiruvananthapuram College of Fine Arts, 1992 group and kerala kala academy.The Academy secretary N Balamuralikrishna presided over the function. Its chairperson Murali Cheerothu inaugurated. Shaju Nellai …
Kochi: Unable to crush factionalism in Kollam, CPM today dissolved the Karunagappally area committee on a war footing ahead of the commencement of its state committee conference, media reports said.The party took the extreme step as rival groups activities were causing embarrassments to the party as the warring groups took to the street airing their …
Kochi: Amidst infighting flaring up in CPM in Kollam, a CPM leader Bipin C Babu quit the party in Alappuzha to join BJP on Saturday, media reports said.Describing the situation in CPM as disturbing, Babu, who is the member of the Kayamkulam CPM Area Committee, was welcomed into the BJP at an organizational meeting in …
Kochi: Power shortage and mismatch in revenue receipt and expenditure has created a grim situation for Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), media reports quoting its chief Biju Prabhakar said.KSEB is in deep financial crises and it should explore new venues to find a solution to the problems, Prabhakar said in the reform proposals provided to …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has observed thatrestrictions on parading of elephants during the festival was issued for the safety of the public, media reports said.Hearing Cochin Devaswom Board’s plea seeking an exemption from the three-metre norm for parading elephants for the Tripunithura Poornathrayeesa temple festival beginning on Friday, the court emphasised that parading elephants …
Kochi: All the glory of BJP winning Thrissur Lok Sabha seat has vanished as there is chaos in the party camp after its dismal show in bypolls in Kerala.At a time when the party was celebrating its glorious show in Maharashtra assembly polls and by elections in different states, BJP in Kerala was engaged in …
Kochi: In a major decision, the High Court of Kerala has directed a probe into Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian’s alleged remarks against the constitution in 2022 at Mallappally in Pathanamthitta, media reports said.Quashing a Magistrate court’s order giving a clean chit to Cherian, the High Court directed the state government to conduct the probe …
Kochi: Malayalam veteran actor late Balan K Nair’s son and actor Meghanathan, 60,passed away in Kozhikode in Kerala in the wee hours of Thursday, media reports said.He was undergoing treatment for lung related ailments at a private hospital in Kozhikode.He is survived by wife and two daughters. The funeral will be held in the premises …
Kochi: The Supreme Court today granted anticipatory bail to rape accused actor Siddique, media reports said.A division bench had given interim anticipatory bail to Siddique on September 30 after the actor challenged Kerala High Court’s verdict rejecting his anticipatory bail plea on September 24.The Supreme court directed Siddique to surrender his passport before the trial …
Kochi: In a major blow to the BJP in Kerala, popular BJP leader Sandeep Varrier migrated to the Congress today saying he was feeling suffocated in the Saffron party.The move has come as a big blow to the partyahead of Palakkad byelection.It has also exposed BJP central leadership’s failure to impose discipline in the Kerala …
Kochi: Thiruvambadi Temple administration has expressed doubt over holding Thrissur Pooram in the backdrop of Kerala High High Court coming down heavily on commercial exploitation of elephants during temple festivals, media reports said.Temple administration Secretary K Girish Kumar said the group led by Thiruvambadi alone would require 150 elephants for the 36 hour long festival …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has expressed concern over a French Tourist suffering injuries by tripping into an open drain near Customs jetty in Fort Kochi, media reports said.The court has directed the Collector to submit a report on the matter, the reports said.The court asked what the world would think about Kochi and Kerala. …
Kochi: Even as over 600 residents are fighting to protect their land from the Wakf Board near here, 37 families in Chavakkad in Thrissur district, facing similar threat, media reports said.The affected families claimed that they have been living there for over 50 years.Reports of Waqf Board staking claim over land in Munambam near here, …
Kochi: A court has sentenced three persons of Madurai to life imprisonment in the 2016 Kollam Collectorate blast case in Kerala.The District Principal Sessions Court announced the verdict sentencing Abbas Ali (31), Shamsoon Karim Raja (33), and Davood Sulaiman(27) hailing from Madurai in Tamil Nadu to Life Term.They will be put in Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail.It …
Kochi: Kerala’s cash strapped Left government has allocated Rs 15.50 lakh to Kapil Sibal to fight ED’s plea to shift diplomatic channel gold smuggling case from Kerala to Karnataka in the Supreme Court, media reports said.The remuneration to Sibal is for appearing on behalf of Kerala in the Supreme Court on May 7 challenging the …
Kochi: Crisis in BJP’s Kerala unit continues unabated even as the RSS and the central leadership slog without taking steps to act against divisive forces.Even as the firebrand leader Sandeep Varriercontinues to remain sulked for being insulted by Palakkad candidate Krishnakumar, all efforts by the RSS and BJP to bring him around have not yielded …
