Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thiruvananthapuram Corporation win was tantamount to BJP winning at Ahmedabad in 1987 after which the saffron party came to power in Gujarat.Greeting BJP state chief RajeevChandrasekhar on the achievement, Modi said will visit Kerala capital soon.Modi said the rest of the country is celebrating the victory.Meanwhile, Congress is taking …
Kochi: Actor abuse convicts including prime accused Pular Suni were sentenced to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment by a court in Kochi in the 2017 Actor abuse case today, media reports said. The Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court (SPE/CBI–III) fined Rs 50,000 each, and ordered Rs 5 lakh in compensation to the survivor by convicts …
Kochi: Seventy one percent of voting was recorded in seven districts in the first phase of local bodies election in Kerala on Tuesday, media reports said.Ernakulam polled 74.21 percent to top the tally while Pathanamthitta recorded lowest 66.55 per cent.Voting recorded in other districts are Thiruvananthapuram 67.1, Kollam 70, Alappuzha 73.58, Kottayam 70.68, Idukki 71.28.People …
Kochi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and others were sent notices by a Delhi court on a plea challenging the verdict of another court refusing to book her for illegally voting in the 1980 election, Times of India reported.The Sessions Court of Rouse Avenue Courts sent notices to Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Police on a …
Kochi: Buoyed by the trial court acquitting him in the actor abuse case 2017, actor Dileep mocked that the conspiracy allegations made against him turned damp squib in the court today.Talking to the media outside the court complex, Dileep said the conspiracy was actually to finish him off.It all started against him from the time …
Kochi: Actor Dileep was acquitted by the trial court hearing Actor assault case of 2017 on Monday.After 3,215 days, Ernakulam District and Session acquitted actor Dileep in the case that took place on February 17, 2017.The court said the prosecution failed to prove conspiracy against Dileep.The court convicted first six accused in the case. The …
Kochi: Lok Sabha will witness a debate initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in connection with the 150th anniversary of national song Vande Mataram, the Hindu reported.Home Minister Amit Shah will start the discussion in Rajya Sabha and Health Minister J P Nadda will speak second on Tuesday.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will speak …
Kochi: Verdict on perhaps world’s first contract rape case of a actress, in which actor Dileep is an accused, will be delivered by the trial court tomorrow, media reports said.The most literate state Kerala was shattered to hear evening neŵs on February 17, 2017, about the abduction of a popular south Indian actress who was …
Kochi: Twentythree people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Goa, media reports said.Most of the victims were said to be staff at the club in Arpora, North Goa.Police suspect an explosion of a gas cylinder in the club’s kitchen caused the tragedy at midnight on Saturday, the reports said.Goa’s Chief Minister Pramod …
Kochi: I.N.D.I.A bloc is currently “on life support”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, Hindustan Times said.Internal infighting in Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) is weakening its ability to challenge the BJP, Abdullah, whose National Conference is a part of it, told Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi.Abdullah said …
Kochi: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea by Masjid Gousiya to permit use of loudspeakers at the mosque in Gondia district in Maharashtra, Times of India reported.Delivering the verdict, the Nagpurbench of the Bombay High Courtsaid loudspeaker is not essential to practise a religion.Quoting Supreme Court ruling,the court amplified sound cannot infringe on …
Kochi: Sonia Gandhi of BJP is contesting from Nallathanni ward in hill station of Munnar in the local bodies elections in Kerala, Manorama reported.Daughter of a Congress leader Durai Raj, Sonia Gandhi,34, got the name as her father’s respect for former Congress President.Things changed when she migrated to the saffron party after marrying Subhash who …
Kochi: The BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Ltd (BATL) project will come up at Thiruvananthapuram in the wake of the Supreme Court passing orders in this regard, the Hindu reported.The Apex Court on Tuesday directed the Kerala government to allot land occupied for Nettukaltheri open prison.The land for BATL, under the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), is …
Kochi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition were among those named in the fresh FIR registered by the Delhi police in the National Herald case, media reports said.The Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a new FIR in the case after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters filed a complaint …
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a personfrom Faridabad for helping Umar Un Nabi who triggered the Red Fort blast on November 10.Soyab of Dhauj, Faridabad in Haryana had harboured terrorist Umar Un Nabi immediately before the blast.Soyabh is the seventh accused to be arrested in the case.He also provided logistical support to Umar.NIA …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the Dharma Dhwaj at Sri Ram Temple signaling completion of making Ram Temple at Ayodhya.Modi hoisted the 10 feet high and 20 feet long, right-angled triangular saffron flag featuring the image of a radiant Sun symbolizing Lord Ram’s valour, an ‘Om’, and the Kovidara tree.The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya for the ‘Dwaj Arohan’ or flag hoisting ceremony at the Ram temple tomorrow.The event is organised to mark the completion of all the construction in the temple.The ceremony will be attended by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The event aims to underscore …
Kochi: Legendary actor, producer, politician Dharmendra, 89, passed away in Mumbai on Monday, Times of India reported.The former BJP MP, who was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on November 10 was discharged on November 12 since then he has been critically ill.Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol was born in Nasrali in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in British …
Kochi: The new generation Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) INS Mahe built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd was commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Monday,media reports said. The indigenous INS Mahe is the first of the eight vessels to be delivered by Cochin Shipyard ltd.The vessel is the Mahe-class series of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow …
Kochi: CPM leader and former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) chief A Padmakumar will be grilled in police custody in connection with gold robbery from the temple in Kerala, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Kerala High Court will move the court seeking his custody tomorrow.The SIT has seized his passport …
