Kochi: With the BJP going strong on RSS activist Sanjit murder case, police have arrested a Popular Front activist in Palakkad in this connection. Police have not disclosed the details of the arrested person as it might affect the investigation, police said.The accused had directly taken part in the murder, police said. According to media …
Kochi: Six assets of BSNL and MTNL is open for sale for a reserve price of Rs 970 crore as part of the centre’s asset monetisation programme. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has disclosed the move to monetise the assets in the non-core sector on its website. The assets in the non-core …
Kochi: The over one-year-old boy, claimed by Anupama to be her son, will be brought from Andhra Pradesh to Kerala tonight. A four-member team from Kerala had reached Andhra Pradesh to bring the infant to conduct a DNA test to ascertain his parentage. The team comprising a female cop took possession of the child from …
Kochi: Prime Minister interacted with army men in Kashmir on the day of Diwali on Thursday. Addressing the army on the line of control at Nowshera in Jammu and Kashmir Modi said Pakistan had made numerous attempts to disturb peace in Kashmir. They were still continuing it. But all their attempts were being dealt with …
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Kochi: A 17-year-old rape victim was found dead in her house in Karur in Tamil Nadu on Friday. The police suspect it to be a case of suicide as they have recovered a note believed to be written by the Plus Two student, media reports said. After returning from school, the girl straightaway went to …
Woman splashes acid on male friend Kochi: A youth from Thiruvananthapuram lost sight on one eye when a woman splashed acid on his face annoyed over his refusal to marry her at Idukki, media reports said. The incident occurred a few days back this month at Adimali. The youth Arun Kumar from Poojapura came to …
Kochi: Bowing down to unrelenting farmers’ protest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the government’s decision to withdraw three controversial farm laws. In an address to the nation, Modi sought apologies from the people of the country. He said it was painful to note that the government could not convince the farmers. Modi confessed that …
Kochi: Noted magician Gopinath Muthukad is bidding adieu to magic to focus more on the upbringing of the differently-abled children. The 57-year-old motivational speaker gave messages to the society through his performances. He is a good orator and has tremendous skills to convince people. He came to understand the miseries of the differently-abled children when …
Kochi: In a major relief to Anupama, efforts are on to speed up testing of the parentage of the infant boy whom she claims to be her son allegedly displaced by her father P S Jayachandran who is a CPM leader. The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has directed Kerala State Council for Child Welfare (KSCCW) …
Kochi: Spot booking facility will be available for pilgrims to offer prayers at the hill shrine of Sabarimala from Thursday. The facility will be available in ten transit points enroute to the shrine to make the pilgrimage hassle-free, the state government told the Kerala High Court. It could be utilised by those who have not …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition filed by retired cop S Vijayan accusing former ISRO Nambi Narayanan of bribing Central investigating officials to absovle him from the 1994 ISRO spy case. Dismissing the plea, the High Court said the petitioner has failed to prove his allegations against Nambi Narayanan, media reports said. The …
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Kochi: The Railways have fired two employees in Palakkad division for allegedly tampering with signal wires to settle scores with a senior engineer in the signal section. Possible accidents endangering the lives of train travellers were averted due to timely detection of the problem. The two accused, who were working in Ferok railway station, intentionally …
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Kochi: Kerala government has clarified that it has suspended the order granting permission to Tamil Nadu to chop trees near Mullaperiyar. The government will look into the files related to issues raised with Kerala before taking a final decision to cut the trees, a top Forest department official at Thiruvananthapuram told newsskerala.com. He said, “the order has not …
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Kochi: Investigation of many sensitive drug-related cases including that of ‘drug on cruise’ have been shifted from the control of NCB Mumbai chief Sameer Wankhede to special investigation team (SIT) in Delhi. At least six cases including that of Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan investigated by Wankhede have been moved out of Mumbai unit amidst Wankhede facing …
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Kochi: In a shocking incident, a headmaster of a school in Uttar Pradesh terrorised a six-year-old boy by hanging him upside down from the first floor of the school building to discipline him for playing mischief. Manoj Vishwakarma of the privately managed Sadbhavana Shikshan Sansthan in Mirzapur was arrested by the police after the news …
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Water took over 30 minutes to one hour to travel 24 kilometres to reach the reservoir of Idukki dam. Water from Idukki dam will be released if there was heavy rains in the catchment areas. The safety of the dam became a topic of discussion after an English daily published an article comparing Mullaperiyar to …
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Opposing the bail, the NCB alleged that Aryan was not only a consumer of drugs, but also involved in illicit drug trafficking and was in conscious possession of contraband. Kochi: Twenty five days after his arrest, actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was granted bail in a drugs-on-crime case by Bombay High Court on …
Kochi: A retired Supreme Court judge will head the expert committee to probe into the Pegasus phone tapping issue. In its order, the Supreme Court said. Justice R V Ravindran will head the committee that will probe into allegations of use of Pegasus software for alleged unauthorised surveillance, media reports said. The Court said that Justice Raveendran …
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Kochi: With Kerala demanding reduction of maximum permissible water level in Mullaperiyar dam at 139 feet, the Supreme Court has directed the expert committee to spell out the safe level that can be maintained in the dam. The court directed the two states to behave responsibly and prevent any dangerous situation. Tamil Nadu informed the court …
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Kochi: Congress government’s decision to probe into its former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s association with Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam has exposed the party’s vindictive attitude against a longtime Congressman and the move is likely to boomerang on the party. The decision also seems to be a blunder as the matter is likely to …
