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Tribal woman killed by wild elephant in forest bordering Wayanad, Malappuram

WAYANAD: A tribal woman was allegedly trampled to death by a wild elephant deep inside a forest area bordering Wayanad and Malappuram districts, police said here on Thursday Police said her husband suffered serious injuries in the attack. The couple were attacked when they reportedly went into the forest to collect honey, they said. The incident occurred in the Parappanpara forests, and authorities came to know of it on Thursday after fellow tribals informed the police and forest officials. We'r

28 Mar 2024 4:39 pm
Cop found dead near Angamaly

KOCHI: A police sub-inspector was found dead behind his house at Puliyanam, Parakkadavu, near Angamaly on Wednesday. Police suspect it to be a case of suicide. The deceased is Baburaj, 49, of Kalarrikkal, Puliyanam, Parakkadavu. Baburaj had been working as a sub-inspector at Aluva police station. It was around 7 am that he was found dead by his relatives. Family members told the police that he was under severe depression due to financial constraints. He woke up around 5 am and told his family me

28 Mar 2024 12:38 pm
Two Kozhikode natives held in cyber fraud case

KOCHI: The police on Wednesday arrested two more persons in a cyber fraud case involving an Aluva resident who lost Rs 1.15 crore. The duo Abdul Khadar, 59, of Nadakkavu and Amir, 25, of Farook, had arranged bank accounts for online fraudsters, who approached the victim, claiming that they were officers with the Mumbai police and that an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court was pending against him. They further told the victim to transfer money to a bank account as part of verification, pr

28 Mar 2024 12:34 pm
Many church leaders are not capable of talking to the general and secular public - Fr Paul Thelakat

Fr Paul Thelakat, writer, former editor of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church-run Sathyadeepam and English bi-weekly 'Light of Truth', spoke to TNIE on Christian voters in Kerala, and how politics is viewed among the community. Q) Is there a change in Christian voters' approach toward communist parties in Kerala. Traditionally, it is believed that the community is close to Congress. It is true that the Christians voted for the Congress Party. The party had an idealism which is in full agreement with t

28 Mar 2024 12:14 pm
Rashtriya Raksha varsity to expand to other states

KOCHI: Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) based in Gujarat is looking to expand to other states in the coming years. The university which pioneered in academics related to policing, defence and national security, is planning to introduce new courses in the coming academic years. RRU organised a conclave in Kochi on Wednesday. In a press conference, Ankur Sharma, Assistant Professor said, We will be starting our next regional campus at Srinagar in the comi

28 Mar 2024 12:01 pm
Ernakulam resident to implead in Jesna missing case

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a new development in the Jesna Maria missing case, an Ernakulam resident has moved the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Thiruvananthapuran seeking to implead him as a witness. He claimed that he is in possession of information about Jesna, who went missing in 2018, and added that he got the information while he was cooling his heels behind bars in another case. In January, the CBI concluded its probe into the case. Jesnas father has filed an objection against the closure re

28 Mar 2024 12:00 pm
Stressed over Ponnani, IUML drops action against MSF leaders

KOZHIKODE: Apparently feeling shaky in its stronghold of Ponnani ahead of the elections, the IUML has dropped the disciplinary action initiated against former leaders of its students arm MSF, who had raised a banner of revolt in connection with the Haritha issue. The two former MSF leaders, Latheef Thurayur and K M Fawaz, are associated with K S Hamsa, the LDF candidate in Ponnani. The duo was part of the core group formed by Hamsa after his ouster from the IUML. A section of leaders of Haritha,

28 Mar 2024 11:56 am
FEFKA dedicated to welfare of its members irrespective of gender: B Unnikrishnan

KOCHI: Criticising the Women in Cinema Collective indirectly, Malayalam filmmaker and FEFKA general secretary, B Unnikrishnan, said that, at the end of the day, FEFKA is a trade union that works for the welfare of its members irrespective of gender, colour or caste. While speaking at the FEFKA meeting held in Kochi on Wednesday, he said, If we see the videos and photos of FEFKA from its launch in 2009, we can see the representation of several women. Some people say FEFKA is against women. What I

28 Mar 2024 11:25 am
BJP wont win a single seat in Kerala: M V Govindan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary M V Govindan said the BJP would not win a single seat from Kerala. He alleged that the Congress and BJP have entered into an understanding in some LS constituencies. He was speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram. Undercurrents are active in Wayanad where the BJP state president is contesting. LDF will win all 20 seats in the coming parliament election, including Wayanad and Alappuzha. At the end of the campaign, we will keep saying that, he said. He a

28 Mar 2024 10:58 am
Defamatory posts against Shailaja: LDF seeks action

KOZHIKODE: The LDF has filed a complaint with the Election Commission demanding action against defamatory posts against K K Shailaja, the LDF candidate in Vadakara, on social media. Complaints were also given to the chief minister, DGP, IG, Rural SP and district collector. The complaint filed by LDF Vadakara constituency secretary Valsalan Panoli stated that the abuse through social media was with the knowledge, consent and instigation of the UDF candidate in Vadakara. The UDF candidate, activis

28 Mar 2024 10:55 am
Death of Thiruvananthapuram MCH doctor: Police rule out foul play, recover suicide note

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ruling out foul play in the death of a female resident doctor of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, police have termed it a case of suicide. A note, reportedly penned by the 30-year-old, was recovered from the apartment where she had been living as a paying guest, officers said. In her suicide note, Dr Abhirami Balakrishnan said she was fed up with life and no other person was responsible for her decision, Medical College police said. According to officers, she drug

28 Mar 2024 10:52 am
Wont implement CAA in Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

KOLLAM: Strongly attacking the RSS and the Union government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the BJP government, by implementing CAA, is orchestrating an assault on the Muslim community akin to Hitlers atrocities against the Jews. However, despite all efforts by the BJP, the CAA will not be implemented in Kerala, the CM said. He was speaking at a mass gathering organised by the LDF to oppose the CAA in Kollam on Wednesday. The CAA aims to erode citizens fundamental rights, with an

28 Mar 2024 10:33 am
Kerala: As nights get warmer, power consumption posts new high

KOCHI: With soaring daytime temperatures leading to warmer nights, power consumption in the state is rising at an alarming rate, leaving the KSEB scrambling to avoid load shedding. Daily consumption crossed the 100-million-unit-mark for the first time in the states history on April 13 last year. This season has seen multiple breaches, causing concern to the state power entity, which depends on purchases from the national grid and the pricey private sector to meet 80% of its demand. Consumption t

28 Mar 2024 9:29 am
Poll-eve ED case against Veena triggers slugfest

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The slapping of a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayans daughter Veena T has triggered a political slugfest in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Hours after the ED filed the case, Pinarayi came down heavily on the Union government, accusing it of misusing central agencies to target opposition parties. Referring to his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwals arrest, Pinarayi said it cannot be termed as either the first or

28 Mar 2024 9:22 am
Stray dogs posing threat to tourists, residents in Varkala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rise in dog attack cases at Varkala - a popular international tourism spot in Kerala - is posing serious concerns about the safety and security of visitors, residents and foreign tourists. Recently, several people, including foreign tourists were attacked by stray dogs in the area. According to tourism stakeholders, such incidents will jeopardise the tourism prospects of the destination. Dog menace is also a looming threat to the efforts of the tourism department to promo

28 Mar 2024 9:12 am
Kerala: LSGD makes rules stricter; flouting norms may cost local bodies dearly

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The local self-government department (LSGD) plans to take stringent actions, including imposition of fines, on local bodies that fail to adhere to waste management norms. The move comes in the wake of growing fire accidents at waste management facilities. On Tuesday, a 60-year-old man was killed in a fire mishap at a waste dumping facility at Chulliyode in Nenmani panchayat, Wayanad. LSGD Minister M B Rajesh told TNIE that strict action will be taken against local bodies that

28 Mar 2024 9:06 am
Kochi Water Metro floats proposal for green hydrogen-powered vessel

KOCHI: Kochi Water Metros focus on sustainability is driving its exploration of hydrogen-fuel-cell technology. And, it is planning to add a vessel running on green hydrogen in the near future. Kochi Water Metro Ltd managing director Loknath Behera said it is important to stay ahead of the game in terms of technological advancement to ensure sustainability. Our existing electric-boat fleet will become redundant in the next five to ten years, and new technology will be introduced. We are now explo

28 Mar 2024 8:53 am
Kerala: Students with low grades to get academic support during vacation

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In A first-of-its-kind initiative in the state, students who secure low grades in annual exams will be provided academic support at home during summer vacation to ensure that they achieve the desired learning outcomes before the commencement of the next academic year. The State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has come up with a blueprint for the comprehensive academic support programme, which will be further fine-tuned after discussions with all stakehol

28 Mar 2024 8:45 am
Kerala: Elections come & go, lives remain miserable in border villages

POZHIYOOR(THIRUVANANTHAPURAM): A knocked-down wall sporting a faded graffiti, seeking votes for C Divakaran, the LDF candidate in the 2019 general elections, stands mute spectator to the rough sea that have wreaked havoc in this village on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. Most dwellings near the sea stand perched on the shoreline. The parched land has been on the boil. As the afternoon sun beats down mercilessly, a group of men gathers under a makeshift shade and works on the kambavala (gill nets).

28 Mar 2024 8:28 am
Kalamandalam to go gender-neutral; male students can learn mohiniyattam

KOCHI: A meeting of Kerala Kalamandalams administrative board on Wednesday decided to make all its courses on performing arts gender-neutral, a move that will now make male students eligible for admission to courses hitherto reserved exclusively for girls, including mohiniyattam and nangiarkoothu. The decision has been taken amid the controversy created by dancer Kalamandalam Satyabhama, who had made racist remarks against dancer R L V Ramakrishnan, brother of late actor Kalabhavan Mani, and cri

28 Mar 2024 8:19 am
BJP and Congress are hand in glove: Annie Raja

What was the rationale behind the Left parties demand that Rahul Gandhi, the sitting MP from Wayanad, should not defend the seat? The LDF had announced its candidate long back, but the UDF took its time to declare Rahuls candidature. He shouldnt have contested from Wayanad even in 2019. Now the BJP is asking who the Congress real opponent is. Is it the CPI, which is part of the INDIA alliance? When he had a lot of other options in Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Rahul again chose Wayanad, w

28 Mar 2024 8:10 am
Kerala: When cultural icons clashed at the hustings

KOCHI: Elections in Kerala have been fought over ideologies but the political battle often stoops to mud-slinging. But the state had the opportunity to witness a battle of two writers, both titans of the literary world, in 1962. The Left had fielded renowned writer and Jnanpith laureate S K Pottekatt as an independent in the Thalassery Lok Sabha constituency, and after a long search, the Congress brought in writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode to retain the constituency. It was the second contest

28 Mar 2024 8:03 am
Legacy-rich Ponnani seeks waves of change

KOCHI: A daytime trip through Ponnani in the month of Ramadan may not yield what a reporter is looking for in the time of elections. Apart from posters and banners at some places, there are no visible signs of busy political activities that characterise pre-elections days. You chose the wrong time, says M P Rafi, a journalist in Tirur. The streets of Ponnani come to life at night after the fast is broken. Some candidates prefer indoor meetings and get-togethers till Ramadan is over. During this

28 Mar 2024 7:53 am
Kerala LS polls: Cross & knots

KOCHI: As the Lok Sabha election heat simmers in Kerala, all eyes are on how the Christian community which constitutes 18.4% or 61.41 lakh of the states population will vote. What are the issues that influence them? Will the community get closer to the BJP this time? If not, will it be a vote en masse for the LDF or rally behind the Congress-led UDF? While all political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the community, the task is easier said than done. The main reason being that Chr

28 Mar 2024 7:38 am
'Dubious transactions': ED to probe fund transfers to Kerala CM's daughter-owned 'Exalogic' from Kochi-based 'CMRL'

KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case to probe into the alleged dubious transactions between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter T Veena's IT firm Exalogic Solutions and Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL). ED's Kochi unit has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) -- similar with a First Information Report in criminal cases -- and started a probe into the transactions. ED started a probe based on the Income Tax probe whic

27 Mar 2024 3:29 pm
Kerala: LDF candidate Hamsa raises serious allegations against Sadiq Ali Thangal

MALAPPURAM: K S Hamsa, LDF candidate for Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency, on Tuesday raised serious allegations against IUML state president Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and national general secretary PK Kunhalikutty. During a meet-the-candidate programme organised by Malappuram Press Club, Hamsa alleged that former IUML state president Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal once criticised Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal for attempting to become the partys acting president while he was undergoing treatment in Delhi. Sad

27 Mar 2024 12:11 pm
Congress should withdraw Tharoors candidature, says CPI state secretary

KOCHI: Commenting on Congress withdrawal of its Jaipur candidate following uproar over his right-wing stand, CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam on Tuesday asked Congress to withdraw the candidature of Shashi Tharoor if it is really genuine on its secular stand. Addressing a meet-the-press programme here, the CPI secretary referred to Tharoors statement referring to Hamas as a terror outfit while speaking at the Muslim Leagues Palestine solidarity rally in Kozhikode last October. Why are they (Cong

27 Mar 2024 12:05 pm
BJP, LDF start high-octane campaign in Wayanad, Congress awaiting Rahul

KALPETTA: Wayanad constituency, which has drawn national attention due to the candidature of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has finally come alive as the BJP announced K Surendran as its candidate. Surendran started his campaign with a road show on Tuesday. CPIs Annie Raja, who is the LDF candidate, completed the first and second phases of the campaign. The UDF election campaign is yet to gather momentum. Party workers hope that Rahul Gandhi will reach Wayanad for campaigning in the first

27 Mar 2024 12:01 pm
Non-cooperation of Isaac delayed probe, ED tells Kerala HC

KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday informed the Kerala High Court that its investigation into alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations regarding the issuance of Masala Bonds by KIIFB is delayed due to former Finance Minister Thomas Isaacs lack of cooperation. The ED submitted this before the court during the hearing of petitions filed by Thomas Isaac and KIIFB, challenging the summons issued by the ED. In an affidavit, the ED further submitted that Isaac has show

27 Mar 2024 11:56 am
Statue-General Hospital road tarring phase 1 progressing in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first phase tarring of Statue-General Hospital road, which is being developed as a smart road, will be completed by Sunday. The Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (SCTL) has started the preliminary work to prepare the road for the tarring. A release issued here by the Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) -- the custodian of the road -- on Tuesday said that the shifting of utility lines to the underground duct was also nearing completion. As per the direction of Public Works Minis

27 Mar 2024 11:53 am
Senior journalist BC Jojo of Kerala Kaumudi dies

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior journalist B C Jojo, former Executive Editor of Kerala Kaumudi daily, passed away. He was 66. Jojo, who was known for his investigative reports, had brought out many reports that once rocked state politics, including those related to the palm oil import scam that led to the fall of K Karunakaran-led Congress government, lapses over Mullaperiyar agreement and encroachments at Mathikettan. Mullaperiyarilekk Veendum his book on the dam, was widely discussed. He served as

27 Mar 2024 11:51 am
KSEB gets Rs 767-crore financial aid

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government has sanctioned Rs 767.71 crore as assistance towards Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB)s loss incurred during 2022-23. The state government has issued orders according to permission to take over 75% of the loss incurred by the board which would help the entity avail additional borrowing limit of 0.50% of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) linked to performance in power during the fiscal year 2023-24. The board had borrowed Rs 500 crore during last Dec

27 Mar 2024 11:48 am
KUHS: 60 per cent exam questions out of core areas, complain final-year MBBS students

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The final year MBBS examination conducted by the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) this month has evoked widespread complaints from students who alleged that over 60 per cent of the questions asked in three of the seven papers did not adhere to the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines. The final-year students were enrolled in the course in 2019 when the curriculum underwent a thorough revision and Competency Based Medical Education (CMBE) was introduced. Acc

27 Mar 2024 11:42 am
Efforts to replenish water bodies within forest regions yield results in Kerala

KOLLAM: A collaborative effort by the forest department and local residents to replenish water bodies within the forest has shown promising results. Since January, a total of 160 water bodies have been restored across Aryankavu, Punalur, Pathanapuram, Ranni, and Konni forest ranges. Additionally, in each forest range of the southern circle, 50 ponds have been newly constructed along riverbanks. The primary objective of the initiative is to mitigate animal-human conflicts by enhancing water avail

27 Mar 2024 11:40 am
Kothamangalam murder: Elderly woman was hacked, say police

KOCHI: The 72-year-old woman found dead on Monday at her residence in Kallad, Kothamangalam, was hacked multiple times on her neck, the police have said. Going by the pattern adopted by the assailant, the police suspect it to be a case of planned murder to steal ornaments. Saramma, wife of the late Eliyas, of Chengamanattu House, was found lying in a pool of blood when her daughter-in-law, Silju, a schoolteacher, returned from work at 3.30pm. The police were soon called in after she informed her

27 Mar 2024 8:53 am
Congress trains 200 speakers to blaze a campaign trail across Kerala

KOCHI: Despite the shift in electioneering to digital platforms, the persuasive power of effective oratory continues to resonate with voters. Recognising that, the Congress has lined up 200 speakers to spice up the campaigning across all 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. These articulate speakers have been tasked with disseminating the partys policies and key campaign topics to counter targeted attacks from political opponents. According to Congress leaders, these orators are the partys

27 Mar 2024 8:43 am
Kerala: Pro-IUML group in Samastha lashes out at CPM over CAA

KOZHIKODE: The pro-IUML faction in the Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama has launched a campaign to block CPMs efforts to woo Muslims by raising issues such as the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). The group has launched a social media campaign to expose the anti-Muslim face of CPM, while the party is busy holding anti-CAA rallies in the state, mainly in Malabar. In a Facebook post, writer Moyin Malayamma said the presence of Musaliyars in CPMs Constitution Protection Rally in Malabar was not a good

27 Mar 2024 8:39 am
Kerala: Tired of drama, Chalakudy longs for progress

CHALAKUDY: The small bridge above the Chithrapuzha is a mere three kilometres from the temple town of Tripunithura. And the road leading to the industrial area of Ambalamugal is busy with heavy vehicles, with tankers parked on either side to collect oil from the Kochi refinery. The south-western gateway to the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency, which borders the Ernakulam and Kottayam constituencies, wears the look of a busy metro. The election campaign is gaining momentum in the area, says Shank

27 Mar 2024 8:29 am
With focus on career dreams, Gen Z goes zzz... over polls & politics on campuses in Kerala

KOCHI: With the recent controversies over campus politics in Kerala, one might expect the majority of college students in the state to be caught in the heat and dust of election action. Well, that does not seem to be the case. The elections couldnt have come at a worse time for a major chunk of young voters, who are now laser-focused on their semester exams. Unlike in the past, when elections used to be hot topics of discussion among students on college campuses, there clearly is a lull this tim

27 Mar 2024 8:25 am
Kerala LS polls: Back-to-back bang-bang!

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two recent elections stood out distinctively in Keralas political history for the dynamic voting patterns that deviated from the norm. They were wave elections. After the 1980s, when the UDF and LDF were formed, in most Lok Sabha elections, the UDF always had an edge, except in 2004. In the case of assembly elections, the pendulum system was a given. Shocking landslides were a rarity. However, the April 2019 parliament election and the 2021 state assembly election, Kerala wit

27 Mar 2024 8:21 am
Student assaulted by batchmates in Kerala for refusing to play Holi

KASARAGOD: The Hozdurg police on Monday registered a case against four Plus-II students for physically assaulting their batch mate for his non-participation in the Holi celebration, which was on March 23. The victim Nived K P, from Chemmattamvayal, Hosdurg in Balla village, is a science student at GHSS Madikai (first) near Kanhangad. The accused are Shivanandhu, of Vadakaramukk in Ajanur, Vivek, of Ballikoth in Ajanur, and two identifiable persons residing in Ajanur, all commerce students of the

27 Mar 2024 8:18 am
Sidharthan case: Kerala Veterinary College suspends 33 students for one week

KALPETTA: The dean of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, again suspended 33 students for one week in connection with the ragging and suicide of second-year student Sidharthan J S. Recently, the vice chancellor had revoked the suspension of these students. Later, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is the chancellor of the university, intervened in the proceedings and the vice-chancellor resigned from the post on Monday. Sidharthan was found dead in the bathroom of the boys host

27 Mar 2024 8:13 am
Sidharthan's death: Three home department staff suspended

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amid mounting criticism that the state government was consciously delaying the CBI takeover of the case pertaining to the mysterious death of J S Sidharthan, the home department on Tuesday night despatched the vital documents of the case to Delhi via a special messenger. The documents were sent via an officer of the rank of DySP, who will file them before the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) on Wednesday. Though the state government issued a notification on March 9

27 Mar 2024 8:03 am
Fathers brutal assault caused kids death in Kerala: Cops

MALAPPURAM: The police on Tuesday confirmed that the death of the 2-year-old girl in Kalikavu was due to a brutal physical assault from her father. Kalikavu circle inspector Sasidharan Pillai said they have arrested Mohammed Fayis, 22, a resident of Udirampoyil in Kalikavu, for fatally assaulting the child. Sasidharan Pillai said that the doctor who conducted the postmortem examination reported that the child was subjected to brutal assault. The assaults from the father caused the death of the c

27 Mar 2024 7:52 am
Violations galore, Varkala Cliff under threat in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rampant violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, coupled with overcrowding and sea erosion, are posing a threat to Varkala Cliff, the 6.1-km-long laterite cliff, which is set to be declared a geo-heritage site. A majority of the nearly 180 structures on the cliff, including resorts and commercial establishments, have been built close to the cliff, violating CRZ guidelines. Various agencies, including the Varkala municipality, Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Auth

27 Mar 2024 7:43 am
Kerala LS polls: Leaders quarrel over campaigning, Pathanamthitta CPM on firefighting mode

PATHANAMTHITTA/KOCHI: The CPM on Tuesday resorted to fire-fighting mode in Pathanamthitta following reports of altercations between its senior leaders during an internal meeting to discuss shortcomings in its election campaigning in the Lok Sabha constituency. CPM central committee member TM Thomas Isaac is engaged in a prestigious fight in Pathanamthitta, where he is pitted against three-time MP Anto Antony of Congress and BJPs Anil K Antony. It is learnt that the district leadership was not sa

27 Mar 2024 7:38 am
Kerala: No funds, Congress plans crowdfunding to manage poll campaign

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Its national unit strapped for cash after the Income Tax department froze the partys bank accounts over non-payment of dues, the Congress leadership in Kerala is mulling alternatives, including crowdfunding, to raise money to manage its campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday that they have been forced to go for crowdfunding in view of the dearth of funds. The move comes after the AI

27 Mar 2024 6:37 am
Kerala: Three CPM activists attacked in Mattannur, 11 RSS workers held

KANNUR: Three CPM activists were attacked and stabbed in Mattannur on Sunday night. The victims, identified as Sunobh, 35, Rijil, 30, and Latheesh, 36, who are affiliated with the CPMs Idavelikkal branch, were attacked at the Ayyallur area in Mattannur around 10 pm on Sunday. A group of 12 individuals targeted the CPM workers while they were sitting at a bus shelter in Ayyallur. The victims sustained serious injuries and were initially taken to the Kannur AKG Cooperative Hospital. Sunobh, who is

26 Mar 2024 10:25 am
Kerala High Court stays suspension of two students in connection with alleged ragging incident

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the order of the Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Pookode, Wayanad, suspending two students in connection with an alleged ragging incident that happened a year ago. The court issued the stay order on a writ petition filed by Amresh Bali and Ajith Aravindakshan, fourth-year students of the college. According to the petitioners, the order suspending them from the college was issued in connection with an alleged incident that happened a y

26 Mar 2024 10:21 am
Code violation in Kerala: Collector orders 80% discount medical store shutdown

KOCHI: Following an inquiry carried out by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) nodal officer, Twenty20 was directed to shut down a medical store offering medicines at a discount of 80%. The district collector has also directed the video circulated by the official handles of the party and Sabu M Jacob to be taken down from the internet since it has been proved as a case of inducement. The nodal officer said the decision came after it was revealed prima facia that there was a violation of section 4.4

26 Mar 2024 10:19 am