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Kochi: Senior photojournalist of United News of India (UNI), T Kumar 56, was found dead inside his office in Chennai on Sunday night, media reports said.He is survived by wife, a daughter and a son.Chief of the Chennai bureau of the news agency, Kumar was found hanging from the roof by a colleague. Kumar was

Kochi: Failure of police, forest department, NDRF, fire and rescue to save trekker Babu from the Kurumpachi mountain in Malampuzha in Palakkad has exposed chinks in their professionalism. All these agencies are trained to accomplish such missions without any external help. Film personality Major Ravi has rightly lambasted them for not only failing to rescue him

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has registered a Suo Motu case against the ritual of cleansing the feet of 12 Brahmins to get rid of sins at Sree Poornathrayeesha Temple at Tripunithura. Administered by Cochin Devaswom Board,the ritual “panthandram namaskaaram”costing Rs 20,000 became viral drawing the attention of the court. The Dewaswom Board board justified

 Kochi: A 23-year-old trekker Babu was rescued by the army men from a crevice where he was stuck for 46 hours in Kurumpachi mountain in Malampuzha in Palakkad. The Indian Army mountaineering team from Bengaluru and Ooty joined hands to rescue him meticulously. The Indian Air Force rescue team also extended its support. Babu and

Kochi: Finally the Governor Arif Mohammad Khan gave his nod to Kerala government’s ordinance empowering it to reject the report of the Lokayukta. The Governor had kept the ordinance in abeyance as the government was not able to give a convincing reply to his query seeking the need for the amendment of Kerala Lokayukta Act

Kochi: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national chairman and state president Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, 74, died at a private hospital in Angamali today.He was undergoing treatment for cancer for about a year.He was the President of the Darul Huda Islamic Academy and Vice President of the Sunni Muslim organisation Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.He

Kochi: Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, 92, passed away at Breach Candy hospital due to multi organ failure in Mumbai on Sunday. Born as Hema Mangeshkar, she was admitted to the hospital due post COVID complications. Born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, theNightingale of India, sung thousands of songs in at least 36 different languages.

Kochi: In a major blow to the Prosecution, the Supreme Court has rejected its plea seeking more time to complete the trial of the actor abuse case of 2017. The Supreme Court said that the matter could be considered only if the trial court approached the apex court if it was not possible to complete

Kochi: Actor Dileep and others will be questioned by the crime branch investigation team for three days as per the ruling of the Kerala High Court. They will be questioned from 9 am to 8 pm from tomorrow. The court will further hear the anticipatory bail plea of the actor and others on Thursday. The

Kochi: The prosecution submitted an interim progress report of further investigation into the actor assault case in the trial court. The prosecution said that it is in the middle of the investigation and it will take more time for it to present a full report. Meanwhile, actor Dileep’s counsel demanded a copy of the preliminary

Madurai: Legendary singer Yesudas gets a red carpet welcome at Mookambika temple and Tirupati but is denied entry into Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple. But Yesudas is one who would not sulk on such things as he is contented in invoking god through his renditions in Poonthanam auditorium outside the temple. Interestingly, noted Bharatnatyam dancer Zakir

Kochi: A total of 34,199 persons were tested positive for COVID 19 in Kerala on Wednesday. Ernakulam reported 5,953, Thiruvananthapuram 5,684, Thrissur 3,604,Kozhikode 3,386, Kottayam 2,333, Pathanamthitta 1,944, Palakkad 1,920, Kannur 1,814, Kollam 1,742, Malappuram 1,579, Idukki 1,435, Alappuzha 1,339, Wayanad 798, Kasaragod 668. A total of 91,983 samples were examined during the past 24

Kochi: Legendary Kathak dancer, composer, singer Pandit Birju Maharaj, 83, died due to a heart attack in New Delhi on Monday. Brij Mohan Mishra, popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj, was trained by his father Acchan Maharaj, uncles Lachu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj and gave his first recital at the age of seven, media reports

Kochi: In a major boost to the prosecution, the Kerala High Court has allowed examination of five additional witnesses in the actor abuse case in which actor Dileep is an accused. However, the court rejected prosecution’s pleato reexamine a few witnesses. The High Court also directed the Director General of Prosecution to appoint a special

Kochi: In a surprise move, actor Dileep’s business partner Mehboob in Kottayam has come forward to say that he was not the ‘VIP’ described by Director Balachandra Kumar. With Kumar identifying the VIP out of the six photos shown by the police, Mehboob invited the media at his house in Kottayam to reject that he

Kochi: Expelled Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal was acquitted of rape and other charges by a court in Kottayam. The Additional District and Sessions court delivered the verdict in the presence of Franco on Friday. Franco was slapped with different charges including rape made by a nun of the Missionaries of Jesus Convent in Kuravilangad.The nun

Kochi: It took Venad Express three hours to travel from Ernakulam to Kottayam to cover just 59 kms on January 13, 2022 making a joke of the Narendra Modi government’s agenda to run Railways efficiently. This is how Railways Trivandrum division is functioning by making a mockery of BJP government’s tall claims of railways efficiency.

Kochi: The Crime branch and other officials are conducting raids at actor Dileep’s firms and his brother Anoop Kumar’s house in Aluva today. The raids which started at 11.30 am were continuing in places including his Production house and his brother Anoop’s house. The crime branch team is led by Mohana Chandran, SP. The raid started

Kochi: The left government is organising a roadshow on January 7 to woo investors to Kerala from Telangana even as Kerala is worried over the aggressive trade unions in the state. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is leading a team of top bureaucrats to attract investment. Pinarayi, who is in Hyderabad in connection with a