Police on Monday arrested Johny, along with two of his accomplices, taking the total arrests to seven. The police said the arrested men had claimed that they abducted Rajeev at the behest of advocate Udayabhanu.
Veteran Kerala Communist leader K R Gowri Amma had a word of advice for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government on women safety. The 98-year-old leader suggested the chief minister that if he wanted to understand the plight of women, he should "wear a sari and walk around".
Police were considering slapping relevant sections of the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act against the four as the woman belongs to the Dalit community.
The police nabbed the youth by focusing on the hospitals where he was likely to seek medical aid. Soon they got to know that a person with a severed tongue had sought treatment at a hospital in nearby Ernakulam.
The museum will house personal memorabilia of the late President, a large number of very rare photographs and miniature models of rockets, satellites, and his famous quotes aimed at inspiring the youth.
Now posted as director of Employment Department, Venkitaraman had faced the wrath of political parties, particularly the CPI(M), in recent months after he resumed action against encroachment of government land in Munnar and surrounding areas.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a Facebook post, said the CPI(M)-led LDF government's aim is to create an environment for the growth and social progress of SC/ST.
Senkumar, who retired on June 30, had a strained relation with the CPM-led government. A day after the present government came into office in May last year, he was shunted out.
Excise department sources said 250-odd hotels in Kerala are in the three- and four-star categories but only less than 100 meet the requirement under the Supreme Court directive.
The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to form a separate department for the welfare of women and children. The department, which will be formed after bifurcating the social justice department, was one of the promises made by the government after it assumed office last year. A communication said the new department would deal with gender […]
Among seven accused, Sunil Kumar had worked as a driver for some in the Malayalam film industry.
At an event in Alappuzha, Vijayan said the state would ensure facilities for people to eat the food of their choice.
Jahan said the court should tell him what crime his wife had committed. “She has taken a religion of her choice. She had handpicked a husband of her choice. Is it a crime?"
The BJP had flayed the Governor’s action of handing over the party’s petition to CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
“I am asking everyone to go for farming. In such a scenario, there won’t be time for sex trafficking."
The ecotourism circuits were envisaged to promote tourism without harming environment and preserve local culture.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had yesterday signed the order reinstating the senior IPS officer as Kerala DGP.
Police sources said Raja’s detailed questioning with help of a psychiatrist revealed the neglect story.
Cadell Jeanson Raja, 30, claimed that he was experimenting with astral projection, commonly known as out-of-body experience.
An ordinance promulgated states that Malayalam should be compulsorily taught in all schools irrespective of their management or stream of education.
The deceased have been identified as retired professor Raja Thankam, his wife Dr Jean Padma, their daughter Caroline and a relative Lathika
The elderly man's face and right hand were found bitten off, police said adding the man seemed to have put up a fight against the animals.
Both the incidents occurred when their parents, who work as farm hands, were away from home.
"Green protocol has also been made mandatory for the conduct of all festivals and celebrations here from now on," Corporation sources said
A committee, with party veteran and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan as president and Kodiyeri Balakrishnan as convener, has been formed to execute the project.




