Kochi: In a setback to the Congress, the Karnataka High Court has dismissed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s plea challenging Governor’s nod to prosecute him in the alleged MUDA land scam case, media reports said The court said that the Governor “that the order (sanctioning prosecution) “does not suffer from non-application of mind…””There is no fault in …
Kochi: Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi took part in a drive to clean the noted tourism destination Fort Kochi on International Coastal Cleanup day on Saturday. The actor turned politician picked garbage including food waste and sea weeds from the beach..A total of 1,800 kg of waste was collected during the drive …
Koch: Delhi Excise Policy scam accused Arvind Kejriwal has decided to quit as Delhi Chief Minister to pave way for Atishi Singh to occupy the post, media reports said. Kejriwal said he would not occupy the post until he proved innocent in the case.Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced Atishi as successor to Kejriwal who …
Kochi: In a shocking revelation, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari claimed that he was persuaded to contest for Prime Minister’ post which he rejected, media reports said. “’If you are going to become the Prime Minister, we will support you,” Gadkari saidquoting the offer of a leader at an event in Nagpur, the reports said.Without disclosing …
Kochi: In a major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.A division bench of the court said “prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty”.He was arrested by the CBI in June in connection with the alleged liquor excise policy case.Earlier, he had secured …
Kochi: The Railways is planning to extend important trains terminating at Bengaluru to Mysuru to decongest the Silicon Valley city station and increase efficiency, media reports said.It has launched a survey for laying a four line track between Bengaluru and Mysuru to make traffic in the key sector smooth and uninterrupted. Union Minister of State …
Kochi: The CPI(M) national General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, 72, passed away at New Delhi on Thursday, media reports said. Yechury has been undergoing treatment at AIIMS for an acute respiratory tract infection since August 19.He was in the ICU at AIIMS where he was being monitored by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, the reports said. …
Kochi: The ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan was honoured with the George Fernandes Memorial National Award 2024 for his contributions for executing the Konkan rail project. The award, given by Jayashreekrishna Parisara Premi Samiti, NGO, was conferred on Sreedharan by (capt) Brijesh Chowla, MP, at Mumbai the other day.The function was presided over by L V …
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) nabbed a key accused allegedly involved in an international conspiracy to establish an Islamic caliphate in India, media reports said. Aziz Ahamed (alias) Aziz Ahmed alias Jaleel Aziz Ahmed was arrested while trying to flee abroad from Bengaluru international airport on Friday. The NIA has registered cases against six …
Kochi: India launched the Earth Observation Satellite onboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday, media reports said. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO SSLV-D3 in its third and final development flight lifted off from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at …
Kochi: In a setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected interim bail to him in a corruption case in the alleged excise policy scam case, media reports said. A division bench rejected the bail plea by Kejriwal who had sought bail challenging his arrest. The court will further hear …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation post landslide hit areas of Wayanad in north Kerala on Saturday. He went on foot to the affected regions of Chooralmala and interacted with the people. He walked through the 190-foot-long Bailey bridge built by the army after the existing bridge was washed away in …
Kochi: The 75-km Chengannur-Sabarimala line seems to be the Railways’ choice in lieu of the Angamali line mulled decades back, media reports said. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament that the proposed project from Angamaly to Erumeli was stuck due to lack of cooperation from the state government on issues like land acquisition, the …
Kochi: The draft amendment bill seeking to amend the Wakf Act of 1995 to include non-muslims and women is expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, media reports quoting government sources said.The bill mulls to amend 44 sections of the act.Another bill to abolish a 1923 Waqf Act is also to be …
Kochi: A centre sponsored panel has issued a draft notification to declare over 56,800 sq kms in the Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), media reports said. Six states, including 13 villages in Kerala’s Wayanad, are included Ecologically Sensitive. Area (ESA). The move comes in the backdrop of devastating landslides claiming over 300 lives …
Kochi: The much touted Vizhinjam International Seaport received its first container ship ‘San Fernando’ signaling the beginning of the port’s trial operation on Thursday. The 8,000 to 9,000 TEU vessel came from Xiamen Port in China via Colombo in Sri Lanka carrying around 2,000 containers to unload at Vizhinjam.The vessel was welcomed with a water …
Kochi: The CBI has said that the 1994 ISRO espionage case was a conspiracy hatched by certain officials, media reports said. The agency said this in the chargesheet filed before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram.The chargesheet pertained to the case related to the alleged framing of space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the case. The CBI found …
Kochi: At Least 121 people were killed and 28 injured in a stampede in a congregationorganised by a self styled godman at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.The event was organised by Narayan Saakar Hari alias ‘Bhole Baba’ who is at large, the reports said. The Police failed to trace the godman and others …
Kochi: The National capital became the first place where the new criminal law Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) 2023 was implemented after an FIR was registered against a street vendor, media reports said. Filing of the FIR by Kamla Market Police Station marked the implementation of the three new criminal laws across the country, the reports …
Kochi: The central government has decided to act against those reporting late for work and signing out early, media reports said. In a bid to impose puntuality in central government offices since it came to power in 2014, the government had introduced a biometric attendance system which got suspended during the corona pandemic. The Aadhaar-enabled …
