Kochi: Prime accused in Sabarimala gold scam Unnikrishnan Potti was arrested in the wee hours of Friday.The Special Investigation Team arrested him after 10 hours of interrogation in connection with the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold missing case on Thursday, media reports said.The SIT headed by ADGP H Venkatesh headed the interrogating near Thiruvananthapuram.He was arrested …
Kochi: The Special Investigation Team took Unnikrishnan Potty into custody in connection with the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold missing case on Thursday, media reports said.The SIT headed by ADGP H Venkatesh is interrogating Potty at a secret location.Potty, who is the prime accused in the case, was picked from his residence at Pulimathu in Thiruvananthapuram.His …
Kochi: Police have booked chief associate director Dhinil Babu after a woman accused him of casting couch, Asianet News reported.The woman accused Dhinil of luring her to a building near actor Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Film’s office in Panampilly Nagar, Kochi, for a discussion on a new film.She accused him of locking her up in a …
Kochi: Demanding action against Left Minister Saji Cherian in Kerala, former Minister G Sudhakaran of CPM today accused Saji of plotting against him by branding him a BJP leader, Asianet News reported.Warning Cherian to keep off from him, Sudhakaran alleged that Cherian tried to expel him from the party. Some party members even celebrated by …
Kochi: The Latin Catholic Church managed St Rita’s Public School in Palluruthy reopened on Wednesday break following a controversy over a Muslim child insisting to wear a head scarf against the school rules, media reports said.The matter got murkier as the student called her father Aziz who rushed with his supporters who crowded in the …
Kochi: A minor girl’s opposition to her parents marrying her off to a casual worker has landed two families and others in trouble in Kerala’s Malappuram, Asianet News reported.It was during the betrothal function the police barged into the venue at Marakkara Maravattom panchayat where the cops gathered evidence and booked the groom, two families …
Kochi: The police have registered two First Information Reports in the Sabarimala gold missing case.Sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty is the main accused, media reports said.According to sources, two separate FIRs have been registered.The investigation will examine charges of unauthorised extraction, illegal transportation, and fraudulent transactions. The Kerala High Court had on Friday directed the state DGP …
Kochi: Calicut University has been closed indefinitely following unrest in the campus, media reports said.The university will not open until further notification.Students have been asked to vacate hostels.The campus has witnessed violent incidents since yesterday evening.The decision to close the university was taken for the safety of students, Vice Chancellor P Ravindran said.
Kochi: In a key development, the Kerala High Court on Friday observed that the Kerala Waqf Board’s (KWB) 2019 decision to declare disputed property in Munambam as a waqf was bad in law.A Division Bench of the court made the observation while setting aside a single judge’s order that had earlier quashed the State government’s …
Kochi: Kerala became the first State to pass a bill amending the Central Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, pending President’s approval, media reports said.The Wildlife Protection (Kerala Amendment) Act, 2025, aims to address the rising incidents of human-animal conflicts in the State.The bill passed by the Kerala Assembly on October 8, will be sent to the …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered the state DGP to register a criminal case in the disappearance of gold from Sabarimala, media reports said.A division bench of the court gave the ruling after the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) vigilance inquiry confirmed the disappearance of gold from the temple.The court directed the Special Investigation …
Kochi: Three Opposition MLAs, Roji M John, M Vincent and Saneesh Kumar Joseph, were suspended from Kerala Assembly citing violations of House rules, India Today reported.The suspension motion was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M B Rajesh.The motion was passed in the absence of the Congress-led Opposition, which boycotted the proceedings accusing ruling CPM of …
Kochi: Kerala government has offered free travel for people going for cancer treatment in state buses including superfast services, across the state.This was announced by state Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar in the State Assembly.The minister informed the assembly that cancer patients going for radiation and chemotherapy can travel for free on all KSRTC …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement has sought bank account details from three film actors in connection with owning smuggled vehicles from Bhutan, media reports said.The ED will question Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Amith Chakalakkal in the wake of ED recovering documents from their houses during raids on Thursday.The investigation agencies are probing any violation …
Kochi: Father of a 9 year old daughter who died of suspectedamoebic meningoencephalitis,attacked a Dr Vipin of Thamarassery Taluk hospital in Kozhikode, media reports said.The doctor, who was hit by the accused Sanool on the head, was rushed to Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode.Sanoop has been detained by police.Snoop came to the hospital with two children …
Kochi: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Deputy Commissioner Murari Babu was suspended by the TDB in connection with the disappearance of gold from Sabarimala Temple. The decision was taken by the TDB during a High level meeting at Thiruvananthapuram today.Murari Babu stated that the dwarapalaka (temple guard) was made of copper and had signed the order …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday directed to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged irregularities in missing of gold at Sabarimala temple by over 4 kg since 2019.The SIT would be led by S Sasidharan, SP of Crime Branch, under the supervision of H Venkitesh, Additional DGP. Cyber Police …
Kochi: The Supreme Court rejected the plea of Congress leader Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, seeking a vigilance probe against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on alleged financial deals between his daughter’s IT firm and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd.The Apex Court refused to intervene in the matter and directed not to drag political issues into the …
Kochi: The Kizhakkambalam-based Twenty-20 will focus its fight against the I.N.D.I.A bloc compromising Left and Congress in the coming Local Bodies election, its chief Sabu M Jacob has said.Speaking after inaugurating the party’s state election convention in Kolenchery on Sunday, “Pinarayi Vijayan has failed to control price rise.Sabu accused CPM of closing the food security …
Kochi: President Droupadi Murmu will visit Sabarimala for offering prayers on October 22, media reports said.The President is coming on a two-day trip to Kerala ending October 24.Murmu is scheduled to arrive at Cochin International Airport on October 22 and proceed to Nilakkal.After visiting the temple, she will travel to Thiruvananthapuram the same day.Police have …
