Fishermen in Rameshwaram have declared to go on an indefinite hunger strike against the government ban on fishing for 45 days from mid-April which will continue throughout the month of May exclusively during the fish breeding season. Notably, this ban is enforced to safeguard the fishes during their breeding season[Read More…]
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Fire breaks out near Sree Padmanabha Swami temple in Kerala
Kerala: Victim of moral policing found dead
A 22-year-old youth, who was allegedly subjected to moral policing by a group of men at Azheekel beach, was found dead at his house at Attapady in the district, police said. Aneesh (22) was found hanging from a tree behind his house late last evening, they said. Aneesh and his[Read More…]
Kerala government to launch sex offenders registry
Kerala government will launch a registry of sex offenders, the first of its kind in the country, Governor Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam said in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. “It will be the first in the country,” he added. The registry will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be[Read More…]
Malayalam film actor molestation case: Pulsar Suni surrenders
Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the kidnap and alleged molestation of a famous Malayalam actor, was arrested by Kerala Police as he tried to surrender to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) of Ernakulam. Another accused in the case, Vijeesh, also surrendered to the ACJM. According to multiple media[Read More…]
Kerala CM orders arrest of 2,010 goons in 30 days
Days after the widespread criticism of the deteriorating law and order condition, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed the state’s 14 District Collectors to ensure the arrest of 2,010 goons listed by the intelligence wing in 30 days time. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) have demanded that Vijayan should[Read More…]
Kerala’s central prison inmates to soon run salon
Kerala prison to open beauty saloon
Kerala govt moves court over Nehru College land grab issue
UN World Tourism Organisation hails Kerala’s ‘responsible tourism’ initiatives
BJP march turns violent
E Ahamed, the skilled diplomat who played pivotal role in India’s relation with Middle East
E Ahamed, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) president and former Union minister who died at RML hospital in Delhi early Wednesday was a political stalwart and a skilled diplomat who played pivotal role in India’s diplomatic relation with middle-eastern countries. Ahamed, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 18 years[Read More…]
Kerala MP E Ahamed dies after cardiac arrest; family aghast after hospital denies visiting permission
Veteran Kerala MP, E Ahamed, who suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament’s Central Hall on Tuesday, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. “Ahamed died despite being tried to revive. He was on life support system since Tuesday evening,” said sources as per a[Read More…]
Kerala college principal detained for castiest remarks on student
Police on Monday filed a case against celebrity chef and Kerala Law Academy principal Lakshmi Nair on charges of making casteist remarks on Dalit students of the institution. Nair had been at the centre of a campus agitation for the past 20 days, with students demanding her resignation. Police said[Read More…]
LDF at the receiving end of saffron attack in Kerala, says politburo
A day after a bomb was thrown at the venue of a public meeting addressed by CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan in Kerala, the communist party on Friday alleged that it was at the receiving end of violence by Sangh Parivar organisations, contrary to the BJP claim. “This attack by[Read More…]
Jallikattu: A Sport, A Ban and An Angry Tamil!
An old quote by Thomas Wolfe reads, “Culture is the Arts elevated to a set of Beliefs.” The recent ban on “Jallikattu” a sport that has often been equated to the exuberance of the ancient Tamil culture and a symbol of Tamil pride has evoked a wide range of comments[Read More…]
Kerala CM demands more food grains under NFSA
Trivandrum to completely ban use of plastic
Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation plans on implementing complete ban on the sale of plastics by February 2017. Earlier the city had tried limiting the sale of plastics by banning plastic bags with a thickness below 50 microns. As per a News Minute report, on Friday, Thiruvananthapuram Mayor VV Prakash told media[Read More…]
Kerala author’s decision to burn his novel in public echoes Perumal Murugan
Echoing the Perumal Murugan episode from Tamil Nadu in 2015, Malayalam novelist Kamal C Chavara has decided to withdraw his book and burn it in front of the public in Calicut’s Kidson corner on Saturday evening at around 4 pm. Kamal C Chavara, who hails from CPI(M) ruling state, was[Read More…]
Semi-paralyzed man dug a road for 3 years
Sashi G was an ordinary 59-year-old coconut climber, who is partially paralysed. Sashi was bed-ridden after a fall from a coconut tree 18 years ago in Thiruvananthapuram. Over the years, his right arm and leg were left paralysed and he could walk only slowly. His house was in the rural[Read More…]
‘Institutional murder’ in Kerala’s Nehru College of Engineering; student protest turns violent
The suicide of an 18-year old student on Friday, following the harrasements by the college authorities, has created a wide spread outrage in Kerala. On Friday evening, Jishnu Pranoy, a first year student of Nehru College of Engineering and Research in Thrissur, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the[Read More…]
Kerala: 40 injured, 3 critical in stampede in Sabarimala temple
Following a stampede at the Sabarimala temple on Sunday night after a barricade gave way in the huge rush, at least 40 pilgrims were injured, and three of them are critical, said officials. The situation has been brought under control said State Devasom Minister Kadakampally Surendran. “All the medical attention[Read More…]
21 MBBS students suspended over ragging case in Kerala
Following allegations of ragging in a government medical college at Manjeri in Kerala’s Malappuram district, at least 21 students have been suspended. Senior students allegedly made freshers to wash toilets and drink contaminated water as part of the ragging. Around 40 students lodged a complaint with the college management regarding[Read More…]
Three St Stephen’s College students among 4 drowned in Periyar river
In a tragic incident, four people, including 3 students from St. Stephen’s College in New Delhi, drowned in Periyar river at Paniyeli Poru, a tourist spot near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district on Friday. Benny, who runs a resort nearby, and the 3 students lost their lives in the mishap. The[Read More…]
Third edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale starts on Monday
Third edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, a 108-day-long festival of contemporary art, commenced from December 12. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the third edition on Monday evening. Biennale will feature performances and production of 97 artists from 31 countries. “Forming the pupil of the eye” is the theme for[Read More…]