Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement is raiding eight locations in Kerala in connection with the money laundering case of CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T.This the third edition of raids being conducted by the ED to collect evidence pertaining to Veena getting money from CMRL without providing any service, Asianetnews.com reported.A four member team
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Kochi: The BJP councillors sang the National Song Vande Mataram while those belonging other parties rendered the National Anthem during Independence day function on Saturday.Mayor O Sadasivan hoisted the National flag following which began singing the national anthem.When members of the ruling CPM and those belonging to Congress-led front began singing the National Anthem, 13
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Kochi: The state-level Independence Day was celebrated in Kerala sans rendering of Vande Mataram amidst Centre issuing new protocol on its rendition on Saturday.Chief Minister V D Satheesan hoisted the national flag at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre’s July 9 protocol makes it mandatory to play the National Song before the National Anthem at
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Kochi: A dead snake found on a seat of the Bengaluru bound Vande Bharat Express sent shivers down the spine of a family which spotted it.The traveller who was going to Coimbatore with wife and children saw the lifeless snake next to the one allotted to him on Friday.The train was scheduled to depart at
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Kochi: A Land Revenue Tahsildar was arrested red handed on Friday for accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a person for settling a fake dispute tailored by the official.Joseph Anthony of Kanayannur Taluk in Ernakulam was arrested by Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption sleuths at Kadavanthra with two of his agents Kannan
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Kochi: A wild elephant and its young one was crashed to death by a speeding trainnear Puduppathy at Chavadippara on the Walayar-Palakkad forest stretch early on Thursday.The pachyderm and its calf were killed when the Mangaluru-Chennai Superfast Express hit them while they were crossing the railway track around 12.30 am on the Tamil Nadu side,
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Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM on Wednesday downplayed the alleged scam to bring Lionel Messi and Argentina team to Kerala accusing Congress-led government’s move to cover its failures.Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM accused the Congress-led government and the right-wing corporate media of using the allegations to mask the
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Kochi: A trainee cop was arrested and terminated from service for using Rs 7 lakh collected for buying and stitching uniforms for trainees on an online betting game. A police team from Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram arrested Sambhu R Krishnan who was a trainee in the Special Armed Police (SAP).Shambhu, who was booked under section 318
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Kochi: A teenager from Kerala student was seriously injured during a fight during the BSE South Zone Taekwondo competition on 3rd August in Nagpur in Maharashtra.The injured Plus Two student Faiz Abdul Jalal, 17, of a private English-medium school in Thrissur, is currently on ventilator support, media reports said.The family alleged that the referee failed
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Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has issued a one-month stay on the order of State Information ( SIC)Commission to Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) to provide answer sheets and exam documents to a complainant.The KPSC had approached the High Court challenging Commission ordercontending that the selection process is not yet complete and that releasing confidential files
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Kochi: A city court in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday granted bail to right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas who was arrested for alleged remarks in a students protest in New Delhi.The Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate Court judge granted bail rejecting prosecution demand for police remand.Mohandas, who was taken into custody on Sunday evening
Kochi: Hindutva ideologue T G Mohandas was taken into police custody from his house in Mattancherry in connection with hisYouTube video against students protest at Jantar Mantar a few days back.The police arrested him after collecting evidence and questioning him.The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police had registered a case against Mohandas over his YouTube video, media
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Kochi: A teacher in Kerala was on Sunday suspended for glorifying freedom fighter V D Savarkar in a quiz in connection with the country’s Independence Day in a school in Kasaragod, Asianet News reported.The General Education Department suspended the teacher of AUP School Pallathadka, Kasaragod, for framing a question as to “Who is the freedom
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Kochi: In a pre-dawn operation, noted criminal Arjun Ayanki was arrested by the police led by a top official in Kannur after a hunt of over two days.Ayanki allegedly attempted to give a slip to the police, when the cops zeroed in on him in the wee hours.He was arrested along with another person from
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Kochi: US President Donald Trump’sdaughter Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael Boulos is visiting Kerala on Saturday, media reports said. He was received at Nedumbassery airport by Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan. Boulos is visiting as part of a guest of Kerala government, the reports said. Boulos, accompanied by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, who is his friend,
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Kochi: History-sheeter Arjun Ayanki’s brother Akhil and two others were arrested by policeon Friday as part of move to capture fugitive Arjun who threw challenges to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and police officials.In a Facebook post, Ayanki slighted Chennithala’s recent warning on a crackdown on goons threatening police officers.Police are hunting for Arjun who is
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Kochi: A high speed private bus on Thursday terrorised people at Kunnamkulam in Thrissur where it banged multiple vehicles killing two and seriously injuring ten persons.One of the deceased was a teenaged girl travelling in a car which was rammed by the bus driven by the reckless driver while the identity of the other victim
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Kochi: An AI-based verification by the Central government has detected about 86,000 illegal people earning over ₹3 lakh annually availing of the benefits of priority ration cards in Kerala.This was found by perusing their income tax returns which made them ineligible for subsidised food grains.The list of ineligible beneficiaries has been forwarded to Taluk Supply
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Kochi: Incessant rains in Kerala have claimed25 lives and four persons are missing while 10 persons have sustained injuries.Fiftytwo houses were destroyed and 565 homes partially damaged between August 1 and August 4 rendering 18,000 people to over 400 relief camps across the state, media reports said.A total of 7,852 people are in camps in
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Kochi: The death toll in the rains have so far claimed 12 lives in the last two days in Kerala.A total of four people died today.Eight persons are reported missing while persons are being treated for injuries in accidents triggered by heavy downpour.Twentyseven houses were destroyed and 196 partially damaged. A total of 5,792 people
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