Two new investigations ordered in Thrissur Pooram controversy; ADGP Ajith Kumar’s report rejected

Two new investigations ordered in Thrissur Pooram controversy; ADGP Ajith Kumar’s report rejected

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The report submitted by ADGP M R Ajithkumar regarding the Thrissur Pooram messing up has been rejected by the Home Secretary, who has recommended two fresh investigations. This move follows a recommendation from Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha to the state government. The new investigations include a Crime Branch inquiry into the alleged conspiracy behind […]

End to 72 days of wait; Arjun’s truck found; decomposed body from cabin shifted to hospital mortuary

End to 72 days of wait; Arjun’s truck found; decomposed body from cabin shifted to hospital mortuary

ANKOLA (UTTARA KANNADA): The truck of Arjun, native of Kannadikkal in Kozhikode, who went missing in a landslide in Shirur, was found and brought to the shore. The decomposed body, which was trapped inside the damaged cabin, has been shifted to the hospital mortuary. The truck was found 120 metres away from the road in […]

Stage set for intense battle in SC; India’s best lawyers roped in for Siddique case

Stage set for intense battle in SC; India’s best lawyers roped in for Siddique case

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for a high-profile battle inside the Supreme Court. Top-ranked and revered senior lawyers are appearing for Siddique, the complainant and the government in actor Siddique’s plea for anticipatory bail in the molestation case. The lawyers are no random picks but are celebrated ones, who have appeared for cases that […]

CPM shields P Sasi; No probe into Anvar’s complaint, M V Govindan urges retraction of statements

CPM shields P Sasi; No probe into Anvar’s complaint, M V Govindan urges retraction of statements

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM has dismissed MLA PV Anvar’s allegations against the party’s political secretary, P Sasi, opting not to pursue an investigation for the time being. This decision was made during the party’s state secretariat meeting, following a similar stance taken earlier by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who defended Sasi and asserted there was no […]

Actress assault case; Pulsar Suni granted bail

Actress assault case; Pulsar Suni granted bail

KOCHI: The trial court has granted bail to Pulsar Suni, the first accused in the actress assault case. Bail is granted with strict conditions. The court has put forward conditions such as not to leave Ernakulam district, not to influence the witnesses, not to talk to the media, to use only one SIM and not […]

Ajmal and Sreekutty used MDMA in their hotel room the day before the accident; police reveal

Ajmal and Sreekutty used MDMA in their hotel room the day before the accident; police reveal

KOLLAM: Ajmal from Karunagappally and Dr. Sreekutty from Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, who were accused in the case of killing a scooter passenger in Mynagapalli, were allegedly under the influence of alcohol. They stayed in a hotel in Karunagapally the day before the accident. The police say that both of them consumed alcohol and drugs here and […]

Party bows out early, CM takes final call: Saseendran exits cabinet, Thomas K Thomas to step in as minister

Party bows out early, CM takes final call: Saseendran exits cabinet, Thomas K Thomas to step in as minister

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After weeks of uncertainty and controversy, AK Saseendran of the NCP is finally stepping down as a minister. Kuttanad MLA Thomas K Thomas will replace Saseendran as minister. Saseendran hoped that even if the party bowed out, the Chief Minister would not give up. He met with the Chief Minister against resigning the post […]

Firm owned by Malayali not linked to explosive devices sent to Hezbollah, say Bulgarian authorities

Firm owned by Malayali not linked to explosive devices sent to Hezbollah, say Bulgarian authorities

Sofia (Bulgaria): Bulgarian authorities said on Friday that Norta Global—a company registered in Sofia by a Malayali and Norwegian citizen, Renson Jose had nothing to do with the delivery of exploding communications devices to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 […]

Veteran actress Kaviyoor Ponnamma no more

Veteran actress Kaviyoor Ponnamma no more

KOCHI: Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Malayalee’s favorite actress, has passed away at the age of 79. She died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kochi for age-related ailments. She was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of the hospital for the past few days. Kaviyoor Ponnamma, who took a break from acting for the […]

She doesn’t drink, was framed in the hit-and-run case, claims Dr. Sreekutty’s mother

She doesn’t drink, was framed in the hit-and-run case, claims Dr. Sreekutty’s mother

Thiruvananthapuram: Surabhi, the mother of Dr. Sreekutty, maintains her daughter’s innocence in the case involving the death of a scooter passenger in Kollam.She claimed that Ajmal, the first accused, had falsely implicated her daughter and alleged that her ex-husband may be behind the incident. “Her ex-husband befriended her saying he is a horse-riding instructor and a […]