Kochi: The Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) has welcomed the LDF government’s decision to amend the allotment policy of Industrial estates in the state.KSSIA president A Nizarudeen and general secretary P J Jose said that the matter had remained unresolved for over 50 years.They said that the entrepreneurs were thankful to the chief minister …
Kochi: An AIDS awareness class was held at Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) inThodupuzha in Idukki on Friday.The event was organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Thodupuzha Soccer Club and Kerala State Aids Control Society.Dean Kuriakose, MP, inaugurated awareness and personality development class.NYK district officer Sachin H presided.TSS director …
Kochi: Actor and founder of DMDK Vijayakanth, 71, passed away in the wee hours of Thursday, media reports said.He was suffering from Covid andwas on ventilator support.Born August 25, 1952, Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami was more popular by his stage name Vijayakanth.Vijayakanth was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 …
Kochi: A 40-year-old businessman was today given Life Imprisonment and 28 years jail term by a special court for killing his 13-year-old daughter in 2021 near Kochi in Kerala, media reports said.The Ernakulam Special POCSO Court found Sanu Mohan guilty of murdering his daughter Vaiga and also slapped a penalty of Rs 1.7 lakh.Charges of …
Kochi: In a daring rhetoric, former Minister G Sudhakaran of CPM made a veiled attack on the party’s style of functioning, media reports said. The party should win the confidence of those outside the party to succeed in elections, Sudhakaran said at a book release function in Alappuzha. The party cannot win elections only with …
Kochi: Touted as the world’s maiden mobile cabinet, the 36-day Nava Kerala Sadassu of the cash strapped Communist government in Kerala culminated in Thiruvananthapuram amidst clashes, media reports said.The grand finale saw clashes between the cops and the Opposition political parties with the police booking Congress state chief K Sudhakaran and many others.Starting its tour …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Soccer School organised a blood donation and awareness camp at school in Thodupuzha.Fifty persons donated blood during the camp. Dr Sony Thomas of IMA blood bank, Thodupuzha, inaugurated the camp.School Director P A Saleemkutty presided.Amal V R delivered the welcome address.Rahul S, Abhijit, Arjun K M Shameer A J delivered felicitation.Blood bank technician …
Kochi: A Court in Allappuzha has directed the police to book Kerala Chief Minister’s gunmen for bashing Youth Congress workers for protesting against the Chief Minister at Alappuzha the other day, media reports said. The Allappuzha First Class Magistrate court direction to the Alappuzha South police in this regard came after KSU District president A …
Kochi: Tension prevailed after a march taken out by the Congress’ KSU to DGP’s office culminated in a clash between the protesters and the police in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, media reports said.Police used water cannons when the KSU activists tried to breach the barricades erected to stop them from marching ahead, the reports said. The …
Kochi: Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his wife P Visalakshi were sentenced to three years of SimpleImprisonment and were fined Rs 50 lakh each in a disproportionate assets case, media reports said.If they fail to pay the amount, they would have to undergo additional six months of imprisonment.The court granted 30 days …
Kochi: Congress chief in Kerala K Sudhakaran is leaving for the US to undergo treatment, kicking off speculations about his future in the party, media reports said.Sudhakaran has praised the BJP for last few years, even as he had denied any plans to quit Congress, the reports said.Sudhakaran’s soft corner towards the BJP has triggered …
Kochi: Tension prevailed today at Thiruvananthapuram during a Youth Congress protest march against police’s action against Congress leaders who protested gainst Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during his mobile redressal trip with his cabinet across the state, media reports said.The Youth Congress organised the protest coinciding with Pinaray’s entourage entering the state capital signaling the end …
Kochi: A total of 141 opposition members in Parliament were suspended for disrupting proceedings in Upper and Lower houses which is the highest ever in the history, media reports said. Protesting over the security breach that happened in Lok Sabha a few days back, the members of two houses demanded resignation of Union Home Minister …
Kochi: Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy and wife Visalatchi were convicted by the Madras High Court in a disproportionate assets case, media reports said.The court directed them to appear before the court on or before December 21 to hear him out and decide on the duration of jail term. A special court had acquitted him …
Kochi: The active Covid cases in Kerala has gone upto 1,749 while 115 new cases were recorded on Monday.Kerala has 89.38 percent of the country’s total cases of 1,970 cases. A total of 142 cases were reported in the country on Monday.Kerala has the credit of conducting maximumtests due to which the cases in the …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today made a surprise visit to the busy Sweet Meat Street at Kozhikode drawing strong criticism from the CPM.The Governor, who mingled with the common people and took selfies, said that there was no threat for him from the people of Kerala who he said loved him.The Governor said …
Kochi: The 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind and underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim, has been admitted to a hospital in Karachi in Pakistan, media reports said.There are reports that he was hospitalised two days back due to suspected poisoning, the reports said.Security has been beefed up near the hospital, the reports said.National Investigation Agency (NIA) had got …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today said that there are signs of constitutional machinery failing in the state, even as the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Governor was speaking things out of context and exhorted the Centre to recall him.In a press release, the Governor held Pinarayi Vijayan responsible for deteriorating Law and Order …
Kochi: Kerala has reported detecting immune evasive Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 in several parts of the state during a surveillance conducted by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), media reports said. There are 1,523 active cases in the state out of 1,701 in the country.A total of 199 active cases were reported on Saturday. INSACOG is a …
Kochi: In a new twist to Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam case, two accused who are former bank officials expressed willingness to become approver to help unearth financial irregularities in the bank. The bank‘s former secretary Sunil Kumar and former manager Biju Kareem have given the application in their affidavit before the court hearing the case …
