Justice PR Raman, Devaswom adjudicator has proposed to impose a ban on the use of mobile phones by pilgrims on the premises of Lord Ayyappa temple here. Raman, who was here to supervise the situation and facilities available for pilgrims, said the proposal for the ban was raised following the Continue Reading
Persons riding pillion on two-wheelers will also have to wear helmets from December 1. After the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to immediately issue a notification making it compulsory, the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) said it would strictly enforce the law from the start of next month. All pillion riders above […]Continue Reading
On Saturday evening 5 pm, Sabarimala shrine is set to open for the two-month-long pilgrim season . The CPI(M) led LDF Kerala government has been making preparations to make it a unproblematic experience. On Friday, the state government indicated that it would not “take young women to the Sabarimala temple” due to the “grey areas” […]Continue Reading
On Thursday the Kerala police arrested a man mocked as an IPS officer who defrauded banks and police. The accused has been identified as Vipin Karthik. He was arrested from Palakkad while he was boarding a bus. The police have recovered uniforms, ID cards and bank details of the frauds committed during the raid. Earlier, […]Continue Reading
On November 4 the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has roped in conductors and drivers on daily wage basis and invoked dies non for the employees not reporting for work in view of the 24-hour strike that began on midnight. With the empanelled personnel’s service ending in the State transport undertaking with the intervention […]Continue Reading
On Monday the special investigation team (SIT) investigating the Koodathayi serial murder case, recorded the arrest of Jollyamma Joseph, known as Jolly, 47, in connection with the suspected murder of Alphine, the fifth victim in the case. A team of police officers led by Thiruvambady station house officer Shaju Joseph recorded the formal arrest of […]Continue Reading
The LDF has reached close to victory in at least two of the five seats, which went to polls recently. What makes this predicted victory impressive is the political history of these two constituencies; importantly, these two constituencies are the sitting seats of the Congress party. Konni and Vattiyoorkavu are the two constituencies where the […]Continue Reading
Apheel Johnson, a plus I student who was seriously injured after a hammer fell on his head during the hammer-throw event held at the 63rd State Junior Athletic Meet in Pala, died after fighting for life at the Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital for 17 days. According to hospital authorities, Apheel died of pneumonia around […]Continue Reading
Kerala voters battled heavy rain this morning to vote in bypolls for five Assembly seats in the state. About 10 lakh people are eligible to vote in this election, which was required because MLAs holding four of the five seats were elected to parliament in Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year. A bypoll for […]Continue Reading
Rain has negatively affected the election process in all the five constituencies of the Indian state of Kerala, where the process began early morning and is underway. Vattiyoorkavu in Trivandrum, Konni in Pathanamthitta, Aroor in Alapuzha, Ernakulam, and Manjeshwaram in Kasargod are the five constituencies, where the election is progressing. Many regions of these Continue Reading