Kochi: The Kerala High Court has stayed appointment of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Private secretary K K Ragesh’s wife Priya Varghese as associate professor in Kannur University. The interim stay was issued after another aspirant Joseph Scaria challenged the appointment of Priya despite her being the last in the list of candidates with research scores. …
Kochi: LDF continued to maintain its supremacy by winning Mattannur municipality polls in communists stronghold of Kannur in North Kerala today. Out of the 35 wards, the CPM-led LDF won 21 seats retaining power in the newly elevated Municipality. The Congress-led UDF won 14 seats which was seven more compared to the last election when …
Kochi: In a major allegation, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan accused Kannur University Vice Chancellor Gopinath Raveendran of engaging in a conspiracy tol harm him. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Khan said the Vice Chancellor had hatched a conspiracy to harm him during the CAA agitation in New Delhi. He said he got information …
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Kochi: In a major decision, the Kerala University moved a resolution against Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan for not appointing university nominee in a panel to select the Vice Chancellor. The resolution sought action against the Vice Chancellor Mahadevan Pillai who kept silent during the senate meeting. The decision was undemocratic, unilateral and illegal as …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today said that he would order a comprehensive probe into the appointments in universities in Kerala in the last three years. The probe is to bring out the political conspiracy happening to appoint relatives of party leaders damaging the quality of university education, Khan said. He said that he …
Kochi: Appointment of the wife of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s private secretary K K Ragesh as associate professor in Kannur University has triggered a major political controversy. Even the Vice Chancellor Gopinath Raveendran, who is on a four years extension given after the appointment of Priya, is going to face the music for making intimidatory …
Kochi: A naval staNavy ff Hans Raj of Rajasthan was arrested for raping a minor and impregnating her at West Kochi, media reports said. The 26-year-old Hans Raj of Behror in Alwar befriended the 17-year-old victim living in the neighborhood when his wife had gone home for delivery of their child, the reports said. The …
Kochi: The CPM has alleged that the Governor has become a tool in the hands of the centre to create problems for the Left government in Kerala. In an article in party mouthpiece Deshabhimani, party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that the Governor’s decision to stay the appointment of the wife of Chief Minister’s private …
Kochi: Amidst controversy raging over the appointment of Priya Varghese in Kannur University, it would be shocking to note that the country’s top institution IISc, Bangalore, is globally ranked 172. India’s second best IIT, Mumbai, is ranked 172, IIT Delhi 174, IIT Madras 250, IIT-Kanpur 264, IIT Kharagpur 270 and goes the list,according to the …
Kochi: Kerala High Court expressed strong concern over the KSRTC failing to honour the direction of the court to pay salary by fifth of every month. The court directed Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to first pay the salary and talk to the unions to settle disputes raised by the employees. The management said …
Kochi: The Congress party is known as a testing ground for groupism since its inception at the national level. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose defying Mahatma Gandhi and contesting the party presidential poll and winning it is history. Congress in Kerala redefined the meaning of groupism as the state witnessed the highs and lows in the …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan tonight stayed the appointment of Priya Varghese in Kannur University as it became controversial. Priya was appointed bypassing all other aspirants who had secured much higher marks than her. She was placed on top rank in the interview which led to the dispute. The governor said that he would …
Kochi: Former Union Minister K C Venugopal was questioned by the CBI in New Delhi in connection with the solar rape case. The complainant told CBI that the incident took place in May 2012. She alleged that Venugopal, who is a Rajya Sabha member now, raped her in the house of the then Kerala state …
Kochi: Kerala cabinet gave its nod to the bill to curtail the power of Governor in appointing the Vice Chancellors in the state universities. The cabinet decided that the government would decide the Governor’s nominee in the Search Committee that appoints the Vice Chancellors. The size of the Search Committee would swell from three to …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has not stayed the Enforcement Directorate probe against the KIFFB, but has asked the investigation agency to submit a written reply to the allegations made by the petitioners. The court did not issue an interim stay on the investigation despite repeated pleas by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) …
Kochi: After making controversial statements on Kashmir, former Kerala Minister K T Jaleel, MLA, withdrew his post on Saturday. In a Facebook post he announced his decision to withdraw his controversial post, which he again claimed was misunderstood. Jaleel said that he was doing it for the unity of the country and social harmony. Jaleel …
Kochi: Former LDF Minister K T Jaleel, MLA, has said that his facebook post on Kashmir has been misinterpreted even as Union Minister Prahlad Joshi demanded the Left government to act against him. Taking strong objection to Jaleel’s controversial remarks on Kashmir, Joshi said “they are against the country’s interests”, media reports said. With his …
Kochi: The appointment of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s private secretary K K Ragesh’s wife as associate professor in Kannur University has turned controversial for getting the job despite poor marks. This points towards blatant violation of the laid down norms in the appointment of Priya Varghese, the Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) said, quoting …
Kochi: The ED cannot question former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac until Wednesday when the Kerala High Court will further hear Isaac’s plea challenging ED’s summons to appear before it in connection with KIIFB funds today. The court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to proceed against Isaac of the CPM until then. The court asked …
Kochi: While former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac has moved the Kerala High Court seeking to quash ED’s summons to him on KIIFB borrowings, five Left MLAs have filed a PIL against the agency in the High Court. Isaac, who has expressed his inability to appear before the Enforcement Directorate at Kochi on Thursday, has prayed …
