Kochi: Kerala government has appointed Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the 41st police chief of the state in place of Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who is retiring on June 30.A 1991-batch IPS officer currently, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation.Nitin Agrawal and Yogesh Gupta were other contenders.Hailung from Andhra Pradesh’s Godavari region, began as Assistant Superintendent of Police …
Kochi: A couple were taken into custody by Pudukad police in Thrissur on Sunday in connection with the unnatural death of two newborns one of which is believed to have been murdered, media reports said. The two Bavin and Aneeshs who did not enter into a wedlock were taken into custody after the man walked …
Kochi: Police are investigating the death of a one year old baby on Friday at Kadampuzha in Malappuram, media reports said.There are unconfirmed reports of the boy recovering from jaundice 28 days back. The boy was not given medical attention.The health department officials visited the house of the parents and the matter.The boy was delivered …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered a probe into the appointment of former Chief Minister’s son V A Arun Kumar as Temporary Director of IHRD.The High Court said this while hearing a petition of Thrikkakara model engineering college former principal and present Kerala technical University DeanDr Vinu Thomas.The court directed to investigate the qualifications …
Kochi: Central Board of Film Certification’s refusal permission to release Malayalam film ‘Janaki’ in JSK – Janaki vs State of Kerala starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi and his son was questioned by the Kerala High Court on Friday, media reports said.The Court asked the censor board as to on what basis it refused permission for …
Kochi: Three migrants were killed when a four decades old two-storey building collapsed in Kodakara in Thrissur on Friday morning.A few of them were missing.Out of a total of 17 migrant workers living in the house, 14, managed to escape unhurt, while three were trapped under the debris.The victims were identified as Rahul 19, Rupel …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar inaugurated an event held to condemn Emergency on the 50th year of its imposition even as Left outfits tried to disrupt the event seeking removal of Bharatamba’s image from the venue at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. The event was organised to condemn the imposition of Emergency on its 50th anniversary. The …
Kochi: Suresh Gopi and son Madhav Suresh will appear together in ‘JSK – Janaki vs State of Kerala’, which is set for a global release on June 27. Directed by Praveen Narayanan, the film recently completed its certification process and has been cleared by the censor board passing it without a single cut. Anupama Parameswaran …
Kochi: Independent candidate P V Anvar has succeeded in proving his relevance in the Nilambur Assembly constituency where CPM lost minus Anvar who had helped the Left front win the last two elections, political observers said.Knowing very well that the Left front did not have any chance to come anywhere near the figure of winning …
Kochi: Congress-led front won the by-election in Nilambur after Aryadan Shoukath defeated CPM’s M Swaraj by 11,077 votes today. Shoukath got 77,087 while his rival M Swaraj of CPM got 66,159 votes. P V Anwar, whose resignation as Left backed Independent candidate, led to the holding of the election got 19,946 votes. Mohan George of …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, 101, of CPM was admitted to the ICU of Sree Uthradom Thirunal (SUT) Hospital in Pattom after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, media reports said.His condition was stated to be stable. The centenarian is one of those who quit CPI to form CPM in 1964.He …
Kochi: With Nilambur in Kerala recording 75.27 per cent polling in the bye-election on Thursday, major parties are worried over the fate of their candidates due to the presence of Independent candidate P V Anwar, political analysts said. The change of political climate in the constituency due to multiple factors have led to change in …
Kochi:A 52-year-old Neeta Brite Fernandes was detained for backing Israel amidst CPM’s rally against war on Wednesday here, media reports said. Neeta was arrested to avoid confrontation during the rally. Neeta, who is a native of Mattancherry, was released later. Neeta too raised slogans in support of Israel flashing the Israel flag. A case was …
Kochi: Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty was accused of insulting the Governor R V Arlekar by violating the protocol during a function on Thursday.In a press release, The Raj Bhavan accused Sivankutty of leaving the venue without informing the Governor setting a “wrong precedent” before students.The release said that the minister’s gesture was a “gross …
Kochi: Six persons from Tamil Nadu were arrested in Malappuram for allegedly trafficking a nine month old infant to a woman for Rs.1.5 lakh, Asianet reportedThe baby’s mother Keerthana, step father Siva, buyer Aadi Lakshmi, intermediaries Senthil and Prema Latha were arrested.The buyer told Police that she bought the infant for adoption.The actual price demanded …
Kochi: In a hit and run case, the accused sped away after allegedly hitting a cop engaged in vehicle check at Thodupuzha in Idukki district near here.Sub-Inspector E M Muhammed sustained injuries on Saturday afternoon. The official of the Kalloorkad Police Station in Muvattupuzha was admitted to a private hospital in Thodupuzha, media reports said.The …
Kochi: A junior cop in Kerala was arrested for allegedly taking videos of women cops in their private room using a surveillance camera, media reports said.Vyshak attached to the Vandiperiyar police station in Idukki district was held on Thursday.The matter came to the knowledge of the authorities when a woman cop lodged a complaint with …
Kochi: A Singaporean cargo shipWan Hai 503 caught fire almost 120 km west of Kozhikode and Kannur off the Kerala coast, media reports said.Out of over 650 containers, 50 fell into the sea about 40 km west of the Beypore-Azheekal ports.Out of the 40 crew members, 18 jumped into the sea in a bid to …
Kochi: Leading Oncologist V P Gangadharan has received a threatening letter to kill him and family if Rs 8.25 lakh was not paid in lieu of the death of a girl treated by the doctor, media reports said.The letter was received on May 17 at Lakeshore Hospital issuing death threats accusing the doctor of alleged …
