The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the key and last absconding accused in Kerala’s professor palm chopping case, bringing its investigations into the horrendous incident to a successful culmination. Savad, who had been on the run for the last 13 years and was carrying a reward of Rs 10 […]
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Kerala: Congress’ protest march to DGP office turns violent as police use water cannons to disperse throngs
The Congress on Saturday staged a protest march to the DGP office against the recent alleged police action on youth Congress workers in connection with the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s programme mass outreach programme ‘Nava Kerala Sadasu’ However, the protest turned violent as the police used water cannons to disperse throngs. “It was a shocking experience today… I was […]
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Kerala reports 265 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours
Kerala reported 265 fresh Covid-19 infections and one death in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country was recorded at 2,997. Earlier on Thursday, India recorded 594 fresh COVID-19 infections – […]
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Deploy adequate staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees, G Kishan Reddy requests Kerala CM
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. In the letter, the Union Minister also requested Vijayan to ensure that basic amenities such as food, water, […]
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Kerala Doctor death: “Not only evil but brutish behaviour…” Governor Arif Mohammed Khan calls for collective action against dowry
Following the death of a young doctor allegedly by suicide over dowry demands, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said that there was need to create more awareness about dowry in society and “particularly for our girls”. “We need to create more awareness in society and particularly to our girls. I feel sad that it is happening in Kerala, a […]
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“Measures by central govt preventing country’s development”: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, during a press conference at Kerala’s Ernakulam, said on Thursday that the central government’s measures are hindering the country’s development. “The measures taken by the central government are preventing the development of the country and this will be explained to the people by the ‘Nava Kerala Sadas’,” said CM Vijayan. Nava Kerala Sadas is a government outreach […]
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Kerala: Mother and partner arrested over suspicious death of newborn
A court in Ernakulam, Kerala, on Wednesday sent a woman and her lover to 14 days of judicial custody after their arrest in connection with the suspicious death of her one-and-a-half-month-old child. According to the police, the baby was brought dead to Ernakulam General Hospital on December 3. The hospital reported […]
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Dharmendra Pradhan interacts with Kerala students under Yuva Sangam in Bhubaneswar
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan interacted with a delegation of 42 students of ‘Yuva Sangam’ from Kerala travelling to Odisha for an inter-cultural exchange and educational tour, said a press release on Saturday. The press note mentioned that the tour was conducted under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ initiative, hosted […]
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Kerala Governor directs Prof Bijoy Nandan to take charge as Kannur University Vice Chancellor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has decided that Professor Bijoy Nandan will take charge as Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University in Kerala, a release from the Raj Bhavan said on Friday. This comes a day after the Supreme Court quashed a notification relating to the reappointment of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor and found that […]
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Pneumonia outbreak in China: Health dept has strengthened state-wide surveillance, says Kerala CM
After an advisory issued by the Centre to all the states in connection to the emergence of a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the state health department has strengthened state-wide surveillance. “More cases of pneumonia have been reported in some provinces of China. In the […]
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Kerala Governor criticises CM Vijayan after SC quashes re-appointment of Kannur University VC
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan hit out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the notification relating to the reappointment of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor. The top court also ruled that the appointment was vitiated by the interference of the state. Governor Khan alleged that all […]
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Kerala: Missing six-year-old girl from Kollam found by police after 20 hours
A missing six-year-old girl who was kidnapped from the Pooyappally area was found by police after 20 hours in Kerala’s Kollam on Tuesday afternoon, the police said. As per the police, the girl was found in Ashramam Maidanam, a ground in Kollam city, apparently abandoned by the kidnappers. The six-year-old was abducted from the Pooyappally area […]
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Kerala: First woman judge of Supreme Court Fathima Beevi passes away at Kollam
Justice Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court passed away in Kollam at a private hospital at the age of 96. Fathima Beevi was also the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001. She also served as the first chairperson of the Commission for Backward Classes and a member of the first Central Human […]
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Kerala court awards death sentence to lone accused in Aluva minor girl rape case
The Ernakulam POCSO Court in Kerala on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to Asafaq Alam for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Aluva, nearly four months after the incident that sent shock waves across the State. Additionally, Alam was awarded five counts of life sentences for the remainder of […]
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MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar hits back at Kerala CM Vijayan’s jibe calling BJP poisonous
Union Minister of State for Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday hit back at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s allegations that the BJP was spreading communal poison. Chandrasekhar said that to “accuse him of being communal is to be a liar”. “To accuse me of being communal, or to accuse our party of doing anything other […]