More allegations made against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, opposition demands his resignation
The Congress-led UDF has called for another hartal in hilly Idukki district on June 16. In Wayanad district, various political parties, farmers’ outfits and trade bodies have planned agitations in the coming weeks.
Suresh, a former executive secretary at the Consulate, told the media that she had testified against Vijayan’s wife Kamala, daughter Veena, Vijayan’s former principal secretary M Sivasankar, Vijayan’s chief principal secretary Nalini Netto, and former minister KT Jaleel over their involvement in gold smuggling. “I cannot reveal more,’’ she said.
Amid demonstrations by Muslim groups and the sharp reaction from countries like Kuwait, Qatar and Iran, the BJP had issued a statement asserting it respects all religions and strongly denounces insults of any religious personality.
The Thar SUV, offered to the famous temple by the Mahindra Group, fetched Rs 43 lakh in the re-auction. Earlier, the temple's board members had objected after a non-Hindu bidder won the auction.
The Supreme Court had initially set a deadline of 16 August, 2021 for the completion of the original probe.
Babu returned from Dubai a day after Kerala High Court granted him interim protection from arrest
After her meeting with Pinarayi Vijayan, the woman actor said she had conveyed her concerns to the chief minister. “He gave me the assurance that the government would be with me in this legal fight. I believe his words.’’
George did not move any bail application at the magistrate court as he had already petitioned the high court.
Vismaya’s family said they would move an appeal, seeking life imprisonment for the convict, Kiran Kumar
Kochi city police had registered a case against P C George on May 10 for his objectionable remarks during a speech, which he delivered in connection with a temple festival at Vennala in Ernakulam district.
Addressing the convention, Kejriwal said there are two options for the people of Kerala to select – “political parties which indulge in criminal activities and riots or honest parties such as AAP and Twenty20, which work for the welfare of the people”
‘He wanted to avoid a situation in which girls may feel shy about stepping on to a stage occupied by clerics’, says president of influential body of Muslim clerics
On Friday, the teacher, who is also a CPM councillor in Kerala's Malappuram district, was arrested on the charge of sexually abusing girl students at the school where he had worked for 30 years.
Coming down on the Congress's “soft-Hindutva”, Thomas said, “The Congress party has a long tradition. Congress is a culture, and I come here as a Congressman. I am soliciting votes for Dr Jo Joseph (the CPM candidate) as part of that culture.’’
Addressing a CPI(M) election convention at Thrikkakara in Kochi, Thomas on Thursday said "Congress’ soft-Hindutva line" would shatter religious harmony in the country.
The court acquitted three people -- Muhammed Faizal, Muhammed Navas and Ummer Farook -- who were among the 13 convicted by the trial court in 2013.
A team of crime branch officials reached Madhavan’s residence near Kochi in Kerala after she refused to turn up before them, officers said.
Christian community raising issue of demographic change, says BJP chief
Despite the dies-non imposed by the government, employees attached to the opposition trade unions are taking part in the 24-hour strike since midnight last.
The state had opposed the plea saying it has arrested all the accused and that if any new agency comes in, it will have to carry out the entire process again which would delay filing of the final report and in the meanwhile, the accused might get out on bail.
Kasaragod district medical officer Dr SK Ramdas said the presence of shigella bacteria was confirmed after testing the blood and faeces of those undergoing treatment for food poisoning.
The Thrikkakara seat fell vacant after the death of Congress leader P T Thomas in December last year.
The decision to send a high-level delegation to Gujarat to study its "good governance tool" comes two weeks after the CPI(M) party congress decided to take the "Kerala model of development and governance" across the country.
The disciplinary action against Thomas was taken at a meeting of the party's district committee