Kochi: The Railways surrendered before the Union which challenged the suspension of an employee whose action caused a delay in the operation of Vande Bharat during the first trial run, media reports said.The railways had acted against the senior official for giving clearance to a lower priority train ignoring Vande Bharat at Piravom station in …
Kochi: The arrival of Vande Bharat in Kerala has got tremendous publicity with the media tracking its movement from Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur during its trial run on Monday.While political observers see it as a ploy to lure the voters in the coming Lok Sabha polls, the move is certainly going to help the saffron party.Though …
Kochi: Trial run for the semi high speed Vande Bharat began today morning at 5.10 am when it left Thiruvananthapuram for Kannur.The train will reach the destination at 12.30 pm.The train will make its return trip without any delay. The train will be flagged off by the Prime Minister on April 25 at Thiruvananthapuram.Preparing for …
Kochi: Finally Kerala is going to get the much touted Vande Bharat Express this month, media reports said.The Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur via Kottayam is likely to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister during his visit to the state on April 25, the reports said. The 16 rakes train would start from Thiruvananthapuram and have stops …
Kochi: Bureaucrat Siram Venkitaraman, 36,will have to stand trial in the road crash case killing a scribe K M Basheer in August 2019 in Thiruvananthapuram.The Kerala High Court said that the charges of culpable homicide against him are tenable.The court observed that the accused was inebriated and tried to destroy evidence.The court said that statements …
Kochi: In a blow to former PWD Minister V K Ebrahimkunju, the Kerala High Court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to go ahead with its investigation against him in the money laundering case. A division bench of the court vacated the stay which Ebrahimkunju had earned from the court when the central agency was probing …
Kochi: The LokAyukta today rejected a review petition challenging its verdict to transfer the Chief Minister Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to a full bench.The division bench said the petitioner R S Sasikumar had no evidence to back his allegations.The three member full bench will now consider the alleged CMDRF misuse case against the Chief Minister …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court today rejected a plea seeking a probe against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the diplomatic baggage gold and currency smuggling case. The court accepted the state government’s argument that the plea filed by Aji Krishnan of an NGO is not tenable. The court dismissed the charges that the probe …
Kochi: A woman badly bashed her discarded boyfriend to stop chasing her as she had found a new lover, media reports quoting police said. Lakshmi Priya of Kollam and her new lover in Kollam hired goons to abduct the victim and beat him up mercilessly to discourage him from having any ties with her, the …
Kochi: In a major jolt to the Congress, former Congress Chief Minister’s son Anil Antony joined the BJP on Thursday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan, BJP Kerala chief K Surendran were among those present in the function held in Delhi on Thursday. Former Union Defence Minister A K Antony’s son Anil had criticised …
Kochi: A trial court on Wednesday found 14 of the 16 guilty of lynching to death a tribal youth Madhu, 30, in a mob attack in Attapadi on February 22, 2018.The court in Mannarkkad in Palakkad, which will deliver the verdict on Wednesday, found the accused guilty under various sections of IPC and certain provisions …
Kochi: The Soccer School, Thodupuzha, started summer football camp on Sunday. Padmashree awardee, Olympian Shiny Wilson inaugurated the camp organised for girls and boys in the age group of 5 to 17.Former national swimming star and Arjuna awardee Wilson Cherian was the chief guest. Kerala football association president Tom Jose Kunnel, Idukki district football association …
Kochi: All is not well in Congress in Kerala as its aim to crush groupism in the grand old party has failed terribly.While the war between erstwhile ‘A’ and ‘I’ groups has stopped due to the ill health of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and sidelining Ramesh Chennithala, a new group under former Union Minister …
Dr. Gangadharan has said on record that the doctors were surprised over the way Innocent took it when it was confirmed that he was suffering from it Kochi: Veteran actor Innocent has not only left hundreds of films for people to watch and forget their worries but has become a beacon to those battling cancer. …
Kochi: Veteran actor Innocent, 75, passed away tonight at a private hospital in Kochi where he was undergoing treatment for respiratory problems, media reports said.Also a former Left backed independent parliamentarian, Innocent Vareed Thekkethalasuccessfully battled with cancer a few years back. Innocent entered the film industry in 1972 with the movie Nrityashala. He produced a …
Kochi: Another suspected case of custodial death has surfaced in the city where a 52-year-old Manoharan died after he was detained by cops for alleged traffic violation, media reports said. The deceased was taken into custody by police last night near Irumpanam on suspicion of drunk driving. According to eyewitnesses, police allegedly beat up Manoharan …
Kochi: Former bureaucrat M Sivasankar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday in connection with the LIFE Mission case. Former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Sivasankaran was questioned for about long hours by the ED since Tuesday morning before arresting him, media reports said. The case involves alleged violation of …
Kochi: A day after depriving people of their right to free movement, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has underscored the need to uphold press freedom in the backdrop of the raids at the BBC offices in the country inviting harsh criticism from the public. In his twitter message, Pinarayi said the unprecedented actions taken by …
Kochi: The Railways is boasting of increasing speed in Kerala to a maximum of 130 kms in three years, even as it has done little to remove the bottlenecks that hampers its punctuality.A number of bottlenecks including stations like Ernakulam Town in the commercial capital have remained unattended for decades and the gullible passengers have …
Kochi: In a major ruling, the Kerala High Court has said that Kerala Chief Minister’s Personal secretary’s wife Priya Varghese’s appointment as associate professor in Kannur University was in violation of UGC norms. The court directed the university to re-examine the appointment of Priya who did not have a minimum teaching experience of eight years …
