THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Indian meteorological department has warned about rain continuing in the state for two more days. Minding this, an Orange alert has been announced in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Wayanad and Kannur districts are on orange alert tomorrow. Apart from Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, all other districts are on yellow […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning the irregularities in the NEET and UGC-NET entrance exams conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The resolution demands urgent action from the Centre to address the grievances of affected candidates. Both the ruling LDF and the opposition Congress-led UDF expressed concern over the […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi assured about bringing development to Varkala but not at the cost of harming the scenic Varkala cliff. He said further steps will be taken after the expert committee on tourism projects submits a detailed report to the central ministry. The minister’s reaction came after visiting the recently collapsed […]
Kannur: Police found two steel bombs in a vacant plot in Koothuparamba on Saturday. The bombs, found near the roadside at Kinattintaevida in the Ambilad region, are highly explosive according to police reports. They were uncovered during an inspection conducted by Koothuparamba Police in the wake of a bomb-related killing in the district’s Eranholi region. […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan has once again levelled allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, Veena Vijayan, adding more fuel to the alleged monthly pay-off controversy. Kuzhalnadan’s latest allegation is that Veena has been receiving monthly payoffs from orphanages. The accusation was made during an assembly session. The Congress MLA also flashed documents concerning his […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Finally, the CPM has accepted their failure to understand the pulse of the populace. While speaking to reporters at Thiruvananthapuram after the state committee and secretariat meetings on Thursday, CPM state secretary MV Govindan has said that CPM and LDF had failed to understand the mindset of the people which led to a massive […]
KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait government will pay a compensation of $15,000 (Rs 12,50,000) each to the families of those who died in the fire accident at the flat of NBTC company. The money will be handed over to the respective country’s embassies. 49 people, including 45 Indians, died in the fire that broke out in […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister K Radhakrishnan on Tuesday issued an order dropping the word ‘colony’ from all official documents; in a bid to undo the untouchability and social stigma faced by a certain section of people. After giving assent to annul the word from the official records, the minister handed over his resignation letter to Chief Minister […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Poojappura police have arrested a person in connection with the death of student-social media influencer. According to the police, the person arrested is Benoy (22) of Mundela, Nedumangad, who is a friend of Aditya (18), the young influencer who died at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital on Monday while undergoing treatment for attempted suicide. The […]
KOCHI: Former Kerala football player and coach T K Chathunni passed away. He died at a private hospital in Ernakulam around 7:30 am Wednesday morning. He was undergoing treatment for cancer.He was active in the sports field for four decades as a player and coach. He has coached teams like Mohun Bagan, F C Kochin […]