Kochi: Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee president Palode Ravi stepped down after the leak of his conversation undermining the prospects of Congress in the coming assembly election, media reports said.The Congress also expelled A Jaleel from the party’s primary membership for anti party activities.Jaleel had recorded and leaked the phone conversation with Palode Ravi who is …
Kochi: Heavy rains with high velocity gusts under the influence of low pressure caused widespread damage to property and loss to human lives, media reports said.Stormy weather caused damage in plains and hilly areas, with cases falling of trees, inundation, and power outages were reported from across the state.A 78-year-old person was killed when a …
Kochi: The decades-old ₹3,801 crore 111 kilometres Angamaly to Sabarimala rail project is getting a fresh leash of life as the centre has lifted the suspension imposed on it, media reports said.A Central team will review the preparations, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Kerala MPs Benny Behanan, Anto Antony, Dean Kuriakose, M K Raghavan …
Kochi: Rape and murder convict, Govindachamy nabbed hours after he jumped the high security Kannur Central Jail from his hideout in Kannur on Friday, media reports said.He was convicted for raping and murdering 23-year-old Sowmya in a moving train between Thrissur and Shornur in Kerala in 2011.He was perched on stairs of a well behind …
Kochi: V S Achuthanandan, the only surviving revolutionary leader who founded CPM among others, was laid to rest amidst an emotionally charged atmosphere amidst incessant drizzle at Valiyachudukad in Alappuzha on Wednesday.His son V A Arun Kumar lit the pyre with V S Achuthanandan’s wife, daughter and other relatives watching the burning of the pyre.Chants …
Kochi: All educational institutions will remain closed on July 23 in Alappuzha to help people pay homage to former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan whose body will be laid to rest at 3 pm at the Valiya Chudukad tomorrow. Professional colleges and government offices will also remain closed. The funeral cortege that left Secretariat this …
Kochi: Why CPM was biased against the die hard communist V S Achuthanandan who faced opposition from a section within the party deserved greater laurels for his unparalleled and inimitable governance as Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011 is a question which perhaps has no answer, political observers said.Achuthanandan lost the assembly election from Mararikkulam …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan’s body will be taken to the old AKG centre at Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, media reports said.The body of V S Achuthanandan,who passed away at 3.20.pm, will be kept at his official residence at Thiruvananthapuram at 8 pm.The body will be taken to Durbar Hall tomorrow morning and …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Velikkakathu Sankaran, Achuthanandan, 102, passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram today, media reports saidAchuthanandan was ailing for sometime now. He was admitted to the hospital on June 23 after suffering a heart attack.The veteran communist leader was born on October 20, 1923 to Sankaran and Accamma Punnapra in …
Kochi: Old government structures in Kerala continue to cave in with the latest being one at a school in Alappuzha on a holiday on Sunday due to which there were no students, Asianet News reported.A portion of the over century old school slumped even as there were no students in the school due to holiday.The …
Kochi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offered floral tributes to former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on his second death anniversary at his resting place in Puthuppally in Kottayam today, media reports said. Thousands gathered at St George Orthodox Church at Puthupally in the rubber city of Kottayam to …
Kochi: A railway ticket examiner Akhil Joseph, 35, was arrested with 2.63gm of MDMA and 3.76 gm of hashish oil on Wednesday, Manorama reports said.Residing at Edappally in Ernakulam,Joseph was arrested near Bolgatty Palace by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) led by ACP K A Abdul Salam.Akhil was under the anti-narcotics cell’s radar …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with admission process of the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) entrance exam, media reports said.However, the division bench of the apex court agreed to examine the broader legal issue of changing standardisation formulas on an another day.The court was hearing a plea by Kerala State Board …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Soccer School will conduct trials for football scholarships at 10 am on July 20.Those born between 2011 and 2013 can apply. For details contact 9447522815/8606364223
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister has appealed to the Prime Minister to save murder accused Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from death penalty in Yemen on July 16, media reports said.In his letter, Pinarayi Vijayan urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use diplomatic channels with Yemen to avert Nimisha’s execution.Hailing from Kollengode in Palakkad, Nimisha was …
Kochi: Even as Congress has ignored its MP Shashi Tharoor’s tirade against the party, a Catholic priest took umbrage to the former diplomat’s article, media reports said. Fr Jose Vallikkatt based at Bhatinda in Punjab, said took to social media to flay Tharoor and Deepika, a Catholic Church managed publication. Fr Jose Vallikkatt, maintained that …
Kochi: It is a saga of unending miseries for a family in Kerala’s Palakkad district where a freak explosion killed two siblings whose father died a month back due to ailments, media reports said. The two children and their mother suffered serious burn injuries when their car caught fire at Polpully near Chittur on Friday …
Kochi: BJP-led NDA will come to power in Kerala in 2026, Union Home Minister said at Thiruvananthapuram today.Kerala must bring in a BJP-NDA government,” he said on the sidelines of inauguration of BJP Kerala headquarters building Mararji Bhavan.“I have come to tell the voters of Kerala that the 2026 election will be fought to form …
Kochi: Diplomat turned politician, Shashi Tharoor of Congress is frustrated over his party not taking extreme steps against him for his anti party writings and actions, political observers said.After failing in all his bids to force Congress to expel from the party,Tharoor has gone restless for not getting an unceremonious exit for his political adventurism.Tharoor …
Kochi: The revised results of the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) entrance exam were released after Kerala High Court rejected the state government plea today, media reports said.The High Court upheld the single bench order cancelling the previous rank list.The state government has decided not to challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court to save …
