Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thiruvananthapuram Corporation win was tantamount to BJP winning at Ahmedabad in 1987 after which the saffron party came to power in Gujarat.Greeting BJP state chief RajeevChandrasekhar on the achievement, Modi said will visit Kerala capital soon.Modi said the rest of the country is celebrating the victory.Meanwhile, Congress is taking …
Kochi: BJP’s dream of Congress mukt Bharat crashed as the party won four Corporations while BJP won 50 seats to wrest Thiruvananthapuram from CPM-led LDF in Local bodies poll today.The UDF won Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kannur Corporations while Kannur went in favour of the Left front.The NDA won Palakkad Municipality for the third time and …
Kochi: Staying Kerala High Court’s verdict declaring Munambam property as non Waqf land, the Supreme Court ordered maintaining quo in the matter till January 27, media reports said.However, the division bench of the Apex Court did not stay Kerala High Court order upholding the State Government’s decision to appoint a one-member Commission of Inquiry to …
Kochi: Over 75% polling was recorded in the second and final phase of the Local Bodies polls in Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kasaragod on Thursday.Electors voted to elect members to village panchayats, Block panchayats, District Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations.Voting was held in 18,274 polling stations from 7 am to 6 pm. There …
Kochi: Ground is set for the Supreme Court deciding the new Vice Chancellors of two universities in Kerala where Kerala government and Governor divided on the issue, media reports said.The decision came in the purview of the Apex Court after Kerala government and Governor failed to meet the deadline of December 9 to find out …
Kochi: There were “womanisers” and “perverts” in Congress, alleged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan whose Left front was accused of protecting women abusers, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala claimed, media reports said.Speaking to reporters after casting his vote for local body polls in Kannur, Vijayan made the allegations when responding to rape accused expelled Congress …
Kochi: Congress in Kerala has cut a sorry figure after expelling rape accused Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, who has repreive from two courts in two different cases.With assembly polls just five months away, Congress has lost a winnable candidate who has huge options to select his future even as BJP is waiting to grab any popular …
Chicago: Apu John Joseph has requested overseas Malayalis and organizations to invest in support of farmers who have had success in agri-entrepreneurship. He opined that overseas Malayalis can support the agriculturists by becoming venture capitalists in these sectors. He brought these matters to the attention of American Malayalis in cities like Chicago, New York, Miami …
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Kochi: Seventy one percent of voting was recorded in seven districts in the first phase of local bodies election in Kerala on Tuesday, media reports said.Ernakulam polled 74.21 percent to top the tally while Pathanamthitta recorded lowest 66.55 per cent.Voting recorded in other districts are Thiruvananthapuram 67.1, Kollam 70, Alappuzha 73.58, Kottayam 70.68, Idukki 71.28.People …
Kochi: Buoyed by the trial court acquitting him in the actor abuse case 2017, actor Dileep mocked that the conspiracy allegations made against him turned damp squib in the court today.Talking to the media outside the court complex, Dileep said the conspiracy was actually to finish him off.It all started against him from the time …
Kochi: Actor Dileep was acquitted by the trial court hearing Actor assault case of 2017 on Monday.After 3,215 days, Ernakulam District and Session acquitted actor Dileep in the case that took place on February 17, 2017.The court said the prosecution failed to prove conspiracy against Dileep.The court convicted first six accused in the case. The …
Kochi: Verdict on perhaps world’s first contract rape case of a actress, in which actor Dileep is an accused, will be delivered by the trial court tomorrow, media reports said.The most literate state Kerala was shattered to hear evening neŵs on February 17, 2017, about the abduction of a popular south Indian actress who was …
Kochi: Left government’s decision to appoint K Jayakumar, 73, as President and member of the Board was legally challenged by a fellow IAS officer Ashok, Manorama reported.Moving the Thiruvananthapuram District Court, Ashok argued that the appointment violates Section 7(iii) of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act.The act disqualifies any person holding an office of profit …
Kochi: Sexual abuse accused Congress leader Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, was expelled from the primary membership of the party.This was announced by KPCC President Sunny Joseph. Rahul was under disciplinary action since August 25 after the first sexual abuse was registered against him.There are multiple cases against the former state Youth Congress chief who was at …
Kochi: Sonia Gandhi of BJP is contesting from Nallathanni ward in hill station of Munnar in the local bodies elections in Kerala, Manorama reported.Daughter of a Congress leader Durai Raj, Sonia Gandhi,34, got the name as her father’s respect for former Congress President.Things changed when she migrated to the saffron party after marrying Subhash who …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others were issued notices by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for issue of bonds of Rs 466 crore allegedly violatingForeign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), Economic Times reported.Former state finance minister Thomas Isaac, Pinarayi’s former principal secretary K M Abraham were among those issued the show cause notices.KIIFB, which …
Kochi: A Station House Officer (SHO) has evaded prosecution even after allegedly raping a woman about a decade back in Kerala.Though the accused DySP A Umesh has been suspended following media fury, no FIR has been filed against him, media reports said.The accused Umesh is currently serving at Vatakara, Kozhikode Rural, after grave allegations surfaced.The …
Kochi: In a relief to Booth Level Officers (BLO), the Election Commission of India (ECI) directed extension of the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Kerala and eight other states and three union territories on Sunday, media reports said.Following this, the last date to complete this exercise is December …
Kochi: The Kerala Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) will cancel driving licences of drivers who violate Zebra crossings regulations, media reports said.The MVD has given powers to enforcement officers to cancel the driving licences as per the Kerala High Court directives.The department stressed the need for respecting pedestrians and their movement on the road.Apart from cancelling …
Kochi: Muslim Education Society (MES) chief Dr Fazal Gafoor was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money Laundering case, media reports said.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) had earlier sent notices to Dr Gafoor who did respond to the notices based on a complaint of acTirur native in connection with investment …
