Kochi: The driver and conductor of a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation were killed and 14 passengers injured when their bus turned turtle in Bidadi in Karnataka on Saturday. The bus from Kozhikode depot was travelling on the expressway when it veered towards the left side of the road and crashed into a roadside board …
Kochi: History-sheeter Arjun Ayanki’s brother Akhil and two others were arrested by policeon Friday as part of move to capture fugitive Arjun who threw challenges to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and police officials.In a Facebook post, Ayanki slighted Chennithala’s recent warning on a crackdown on goons threatening police officers.Police are hunting for Arjun who is …
Kochi: National Highways Authority will take up the eight lane Angamaly-Aroor greenfield bypass project to decongest Angamaly-Edappally-Kundanoor stretch of NH 66.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to put the 14.64-km-long Edappally-Aroor six-lane elevated highway project on hold, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha, the New Indian …
Kochi: A 14-year-old boy shot himself dead before killing seven people by opening fire at them at in Bangkok.The student killed his grandparents and five teachers before taking his own life, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters, BBC reported.Thirty people were injured in the firing out of which condition of nine of them were …
Kochi: A high speed private bus on Thursday terrorised people at Kunnamkulam in Thrissur where it banged multiple vehicles killing two and seriously injuring ten persons.One of the deceased was a teenaged girl travelling in a car which was rammed by the bus driven by the reckless driver while the identity of the other victim …
Kochi: An AI-based verification by the Central government has detected about 86,000 illegal people earning over ₹3 lakh annually availing of the benefits of priority ration cards in Kerala.This was found by perusing their income tax returns which made them ineligible for subsidised food grains.The list of ineligible beneficiaries has been forwarded to Taluk Supply …
Kochi: Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.It was “in the final stages”, Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, BBC reported.The deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation through the strait, arguing security remained impacted by the US blockade of Iran’s ports, Baqaei warned.Baqaei …
Kochi: Former Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced plans to return home in December ending her stay in India where she is in exile after a bloody crackdown on protesters in 202 in Bangladesh.In an audio address to her people on the second anniversary of the uprising, Hasina said it was her duty to …
Kochi: A projectile hit an Indian-flagged vessel sinking it off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea while all 14 people including 13 Indians on board were rescued.India condemned the attack on MSV Faize Noore Oliya which suffered an “unprovoked attack”, BBC reported.India said the attacks on commercial shipping in the region “deeply worrisome” …
Kochi: Incessant rains in Kerala have claimed25 lives and four persons are missing while 10 persons have sustained injuries.Fiftytwo houses were destroyed and 565 homes partially damaged between August 1 and August 4 rendering 18,000 people to over 400 relief camps across the state, media reports said.A total of 7,852 people are in camps in …
Kochi: Udhayanidhi Stalin, former Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with alleged remarks purportedly on popular actor Trisha.The senior DMK leader was arrested for his alleged controversial remark on Trisha addressing a public rally in Thanjavur, the Hindu reported.A leading actor, Udhayanidhi, who is Leader of the Opposition in Tamil …
Kochi: Former Tamil Nadu minister and actor Udhayanidhi Stalin of DMK was detained by police on Tuesday for remarks about actor Trisha, media reports said.Udhayanidhi made the alleged controversial remarks against Trisha during a Cauvery rights protest at Thanjavur.“… Did I say something wrong? Did I take something anybody’s name except the Chief Minister?”, he …
Kochi: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomarwere acquitted on Monday by a Delhi court in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) court delivered the judgement.Six noted wrestlers had accused Brij Bhushan Singh, former, BJP MP, ofharassing …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Monday granted bail to nine Left activists accused ofattacking Directorate of Enforcement sleuthswhile collecting evidence against Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vjayan’s daughter Veena T in a money laundering case on May 27.Kiran P S., Jeevan, Anil Kumar, Sreejith, Nishad, Siddharth S, Shefeek, Nandhu G R, Rahul A Rajan were …
Kochi: The death toll in the rains have so far claimed 12 lives in the last two days in Kerala.A total of four people died today.Eight persons are reported missing while persons are being treated for injuries in accidents triggered by heavy downpour.Twentyseven houses were destroyed and 196 partially damaged. A total of 5,792 people …
Kochi: Donald Trump has cancelled strikes against Iran, provided a deal is struck “rapidly” with Teheran.The US president said he had been asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to “hold off” on any attack as the “perimeters” of a deal had been agreed, he said in a post on Truth Social.Reports …
Kochi: Three members of a family from Kerala committed suicide due to financial crisis in Pimpri in Pune, media reports said.The deceased were Vinod Pillai, 50, Sirja Pillai, 45, and their 19-year-old daughter Poornima, 19, NDTV reported.As their acquaintances failed to contact them over phone, they alerted police who reached the spot and rushed the …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has informed the High Court of Kerala CPM workers had plotted to kill their sleuths during a raid in connection with a money laundering case against Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T on May 27.Opposing the bail pleas of the accused, the ED told the High Court …
Kochi: An intense low-pressure over central India triggered widespread rain across Kerala with the weather Department sounding a red alert in eight districts in the state where four death have been reported.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared a Red alert in Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod, the Hindu reported.An orange alert …
Kochi: The BJP-ruled ThiruvananthapuramCorporation Council on Friday sanctioned six months leave to BJP councilor R Sugathan evading his disqualification for his absence from three consecutive council meetings.The decision passed with 51 votes ignited strong protests from LDF and UDF opposition members.The decision was backed by Mayor V V Rajesh’s casting vote and an independent councillor.The …
