Thiruvananthapuram: Eminent cardiologist and scientist Dr. Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan passed away on Thursday. He was 90.Hailing from Mavelikkara, Dr. Valiathan made significant contributions to the field of health technology and medical education in India. He is credited with the development of artificial heart valves. He is also the founder-director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute […]
Kochi: The High Court has stated that a partner in a live-in relationship cannot be called a husband. The Court emphasized that if one experiences physical and mental abuse from a partner or relatives in such relationships, it will not fall under the scope of domestic violence. This ruling came after a young man from […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Facing a severe financial crisis, the Left government in Kerala announced its decision to cut unnecessary expenditure and prioritise certain areas in the current financial year’s budget.In a statement, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the state Cabinet has decided to make necessary adjustments to the budget allocation for the 2024-25 financial year […]
Thiruvananthapuram: In a surprising twist in the sexual assault case involving a cricket coach in Kerala, suspicions have arisen that the email account belonging to the individual who filed the sexual harassment complaint against Kerala Cricket Association Coach Manu may have been hacked. The complaint against Manu was reportedly sent from the victim’s parent’s email […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addressed allegations against a CPM leader accused of accepting bribes for PSC membership during a heated session in the Legislative Assembly. The opposition, citing recent news reports, raised concerns about corruption within the ruling party. During the question-and-answer session, N Shamsuddin, speaking on behalf of M K Muneer, highlighted the […]
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court directed the enforcement directorate to handover the documents of Karuvannur bank fraud case to the crime branch. The documents should be handed over to the chief investigation officer. The court also directed the crime branch to complete the examination of the documents in two months. The ED, which is investigating […]
THRISSUR: CPI District Secretary K K Valsaraj wants Thrissur Mayor M K Varghese to resign. K K Valsaraj demanded that M K Varghese should be prepared to resign from the post of mayor and remain in the front. CPI district secretary also criticized the mayor’s pro-BJP stance as objectionable. It was also assessed that the […]
Palakkad: KSEB is planning to close counters in section offices as part of making electricity bill payment completely online. The KSEB Board has taken steps to close selected counters in the state starting August 17 (Chingam 1). The operation of less crowded counters will be initially stopped and the service of other counters will be […]
Thiruvananthapuram: A complaint has surfaced within the CPM alleging that a party leader accepted bribe in exchange for a promise to appoint a person as a member in Kerala Public Service Commission. The complaint is against a youth leader from Kozhikode, who operates out of the area centre. It is learnt that a deal was […]
ALAPPUZHA: The evidence collection in the case of killing Kala from Chennithala, Iramathur did not take place yesterday also. The mystery of Kala’s murder and how her body was buried continues. Chennithala Iramathur Kannampalil Jinugopi (48), Kannampalil Somarajan (55) and Kannampalil Pramod (45) who are in custody were interrogated throughout Thursday but no further information […]