Kochi: Tamil Nadu has cited rising domestic demand for rough stones and construction materials imposing a three-month ban on their transportation to Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.Expressing concerns over the move, Kerala has sought exemptions to avoid delay in executing National Highway projects.The restriction applies to Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.The decision was taken following …
Kochi: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the Kerala government has started land acquisition for the 111-km Angamaly-Sabarimala railway line project.A total of 279 hectares out of 302 hectares remains to be acquired, Vaishnaw said in a written statement in the Lok Sabha on July 22.The Union Minister said that the work on the …
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Kochi:Former veteran CPM leader and independent MLA G Sudhakaran accused Congress of associating with CPM which will end up in scams.Addressing a meeting flanked by Congress Home Minister Ramesh Chenithala, Sudhakaran slammed the Home Department for hiding councilors conspiring against him in Alappuzha Municipal council by CPM councillors.Despite the CPM planning a protest against him, …
Kochi: One person was killed and 26 were injured, four of them seriously, as a private bus turned turtle at National Highway 66 in Kuttipuram due to high speed on Sunday reports said.The deceased was identified as Vaishnaw from Kozhikode.The bus ‘Defender’ was operating between Kozhikode to Thrissur when it met with the accident.The bus, …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has alleged that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) paid Rs 2.78 crore to Veena T and her Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd without getting any services as she was daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, media reports said. In a report filed before the Adjudicating Authority, the ED has …
Kochi: Kerala government on Friday formally placed M R Ajith Kumar, Former DGP, Law and Order in connection with allegedly sabotaging probe into attack on Youth Congress protesters at Alappuzha in December 2023.The government placed him under suspension as his continuance in service could affect the fairness of the inquiry.The Special Investigation Team had found …
Kochi: Former Sabarimala Devaswom Board president P S Prashanth was taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team on Thursday in connection with the temple gold robbery case.Prashant, who was picked up from his residence in Thiruvananthapuram, is likely to be arrested soon.Prashanth had himself posted on his Facebook post that he was foreseeing his …
Kochi: Leftist publication Deshabhimani has fired its weekly Editor K R Ajayan for including a story ‘Kallan Vijayan’ (thief Vijayan) as it allegedly resembled the name of Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM, media reports said.The action comes as the story was listed for publication in the weekly to mark late Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan’s first …
Kochi: Chenthamara, 59, was sentenced to death by a Palakkad court in the sensational 2025 Nenmara double murder case killing a mother and son.Delivering the sentence, the Palakkad Additional Sessions Court IV observed that the case fell under the “rarest of the rare” category. The court slapped a fine of Rs 20 lakh to be paid as compensation …
Kochi: Dr M K Ram, prime accused in the death of first-year BDS student R L Nithin Raj of Kannur Dental College, was arrested from Karnataka where he was hiding after his anticipatory bail pleas were rejected by Kerala High Court and Supreme Court.Ram, who is accused of abetment to the suicide of first-year BDS …
Kochi: Metroman E Sreedharan was honoured by Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s premier transportation university in Vadodara.The prestigious Institute honoured the noted engineer as the Guest of Honour at their 4th Convocation Ceremony. The University celebrated his monumental contributions to the country’s public transport and infrastructure development. The convocation event was attended by Union Civil Aviation …
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Wednesday restrained the State Waqf Board from taking any major decisions until the controversy regarding its present constitution is resolved. A Division Bench observed that the Board is not constituted in accordance with Section 14 of the Unified Waqf Management, LiveLaw.in reported. Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act 1995 due to …
Kochi: Not knowing the difficulties of power cuts for about ten years during the Left front government, the people have started getting the pinch of power cuts which are back with Congress-led front coming back to power in Kerala.Blaming it on low rainfall and El Nino effect, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has announced …
Kochi: Kerala DGP Ravada A Chandrasekhar has sought clarifications on the SIT report on brutality by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security guards against Youth Congress workers in 2023 at Alappuzha.There are reports that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has evidence against ADGP M R Ajith Kumar for falsifying records and suppression of action against …
Kochi: Incarcerated BJP leader R Sugathan on Tuesday took oath of office as councillor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation inside the Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur as per High Court of Kerala’s direction.Sugathan who is under preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), took oath insidethe prison library hall at 11 a.m.Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V …
Kochi: Former Kerala Minister K T Jaleel was booked by Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for allegedly humiliating schoolchildren during a programme in Mannarkkad in Palakkad.The Commission registered a suo motu case against the former MLA based on video clippings of Jaleel showed him allegedly punishing a child during the event on …
Kochi: High Court of Kerala on Monday permitted BJP Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor R Sugathan to take oath of office inside the Viyyur Central Prison where he is held under preventive detention.The oath will be administered by V V Rajesh, Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation at 11 a.m on Tuesday.The court allowed accredited mediapersons to cover the ceremony …
Kochi: A court on Monday convicted Chenthamara, 61, for murdering his neighbour Sudhakaran and mother Lakshmi in Palakkad on January 27, 2025.The Additional District and Sessions Court-IV, Palakkad will pronounce the sentence on July 15.Chenthamara killed the two while on bail while serving double life imprisonment for killing Sudhakaran’s wife Sajitha in August, 31 2019, …
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more accused in the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in 2022.Those arrested were Naushad, 32, of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada and Abdul Nasir (41) of Somwarpet in Kodagu district, media reports said.The total number of accused arrested in the Nettaru murder case …
Kochi: CPM has warned former CPM leader G Sudhakaran, MLA, to end his criticism of the party.CPM Alappuzha secretary R Nasser threatened that Sudhakaran’s open criticism will lead to law and order problems.Nasser told Asianet news that Sudhakaran should find some other way to settle scores in political rivalry.Nasser warned that the party will have …
