Kerala news

Kochi: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed concern over the Civil Supplies Minister G R Anil protesting in public over the appointment of Sreeram Venkitaraman in a department under the Civil Supplies Ministry headed by Anil, media reports said. The matter came up for discussion during the cabinet meeting when the Minister said that appointment of

Kochi: Kerala High Court has sought clarification from the state government on the arrest of those protesting against the Chief Minister in Kochi.The court sent the notice while considering a petition seeking to make illegal and unconstitutional the arrest of people protesting against the Chief Minister.The petition questioned the arrest of two transgenders for sporting

 Kochi: Five people were killed in rain related incidents in Kerala on Tuesday taking the total toll at 12. Two persons died in landslides in Peravur in Kannur. They were identified as Numa Thazmin and Rajesh. Body of one Riyaz who was missing in Manimala river since yesterday was found in Mundakayam today.Bodies of Aneesh

Kochi: Central Water Commission (CWC) has predicted chances of three rivers triggering floods in Kerala. Manimala, Karamana and Neyyar pose extreme possibility of triggering floods, CWC Deputy Director Sini Joseph told a Malayalam online news portal. The next two days are crucial in view of the rising level of the rivers. The CWC has 44

Kochi: Succumbing to the opposition against appointment of controversial bureaucrat Sriram Venkitaraman as Alappuzha Collector, the government today shifted him to a different department in Kochi. He will now serve as MD of Supplyco. V R K Teja Mylavarapu will take charge as Alappuzha Collector. He will leave the post of director of Scheduled Caste

Kochi: Expressing deep concern over the Left government’s refusal to prune the personal staff of its ministers, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has said that now it is up to the people to decide on it. Governor ‘s response was in the wake of the government accommodating the personal staff of an ousted minister with

Kochi: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has so many takers that is causing worry to its traditional ally Congress.CPM-led LDF had been making a number of unsuccessful attempts to woo IUML to its side.Shockingly the ruling saffron party BJP at centre had made attempts to woo IUML into its camp.This was done by Shobha Surendran

Kochi: CSI South Kerala Bishop Dharmaraj Rasalam was on Wednesday questioned by the ED at Kochi in connection with a money laundering case connected with a church owned medical College near Thiruvananthapuram. Rasalam was questioned for nine hours in the Enforcement Directorate office in Kochi.The questioning remained inconclusive and it will continue tomorrow.Rasalam was detained by

Kochi: People of Kerala would be gifted with a free Onam kit containing 14 food articles, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today. The government would spend Rs 425 crore towards this, he told reporters at Thiruvananthapuram. Pinarayi Vijayan said that the hike affected due to increase in GST would not be implemented in Kerala. The

Kochi: Differences in holding Uniform Holy Mass and Church land sale controversy has led to the resignation of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese apostolic vicar Antony Kariyil. He had to step down following direction from the Vatican demanding his resignation. Vatican delegate Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli held parleys with the Archbishop on Tuesday on the differences in Syro

Kochi: In a major ruling, the Kerala High Court has said that any person had the right to not mention the name of father in identification documents. The order is a major relief for the children of unwed mothers and rape victims.Allowing the petiton filed seeking to expunge and remove the father’s name from the

Kochi: Third case of Monkeypox has been confirmed in the state with a 35-year-old person getting infected at Malappuram.The patient had reached Kerala from UAE on July 6. The person got a fever on July 13. He started showing symptoms on July 15.Soon the patient was isolated and samples sent for testing. The patient is

Kochi: The CPM has flayed its ally and former minister K T Jaleel, MLA, for making attempts to shut down a Malayalam daily ‘Madhyamam’ in UAE for publishing reports of Indians succumbing to corona due to poor medical care in the UAE. Addressing a press conference at Thiruvananthapuram,  CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that

Kochi: After forcing CPM leader M M Mani to take back his objectionable remarks against K K Rema of RMP, a letter threatening her and others was received by her at her MLA quarters in Thiruvananthapuram. The letter purportedly written by ‘Payyannur Sakhakal’ (Payyannur Comrades) indirectly threatened her for criticising Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kochi: Indigo Airlines’ bus operating in Kozhikode airport was impounded by the transport department for defaulting on tax payment. An arrears of six months is pending against the airlines. The bus was seized when it was being repaired in a workshop at Chungam near Feroke. The bus would be released only if the arrears are

Kochi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Former Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac to appear before it in connection with Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Bonds (KIIFB) transactions in Kochi on Tuesday. The process of investigation started about a year ago with ED by sending notices to top officials to appear before it. Union Finance Minister

Kochi: Departing to heavenly abode in the fag end of one’s life is inevitable. Getting a peaceful death in the final stage of life is a boon dreamt by many.It is either the wife or husband who depart  first leaving behind their better halves to live the rest of life in the memory of their

Kochi: The Kerala assembly witnessed strong restrictions on the media during the fifth session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday.The scribes were not allowed to visit the offices of the ministers, Opposition Leader’s office and other places.On the other hand the Speaker M B Rajesh said there were no restrictions on the media

Kochi: The Kerala assembly witnessed strong restrictions on the media during the fifth session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday.The scribes were not allowed to visit the offices of the ministers, Opposition Leader’s office and other places.On the other hand the Speaker M B Rajesh said there were no restrictions on the media