THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Arya Rajendran, a 21-year-old math undergraduate student, was sworn in as mayor of Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation Monday. She is currently the youngest mayor in the position of a municipal corporation in the country. UDF and BJP had presented candidates for the mayoral election. Arya won by 54 votes while …
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A 27-year-old man was beaten to death, allegedly by his wife’s father and uncle in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Friday night in an alleged “honor killing” case. Both have been arrested, police said. The victim Aneesh, who belonged to the OBC blacksmith community, had married Haritha, 21, after several years …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The IWC special court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced the priest Fr. Thomas Kottoor and the nun Mr Sephy to life imprisonment for the murder of Sister Abhaya on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of 5 lakh rupees for murder, 1 lakh for burglary and a fine of 50,000 …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The IWC special court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced the priest Fr. Thomas Kottoor and the nun Mr Sephy to life imprisonment for the murder of Sister Abhaya on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of 5 lakh rupees for murder, 1 lakh for burglary and a fine of 50,000 …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Wednesday, the ruling CPI (M) led LDF in Kerala appeared to sweep polls from local bodies in the state, while the BJP appeared to have made some progress, leading in Pandalam, the center of protests against the entry of women into Sabarimala, among others. The left front led …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following strong opposition from the media, civil society and the opposition, the government has decided to reverse the implementation of the recently added section of the Kerala Police Law, 2011, which would muzzle all kinds of freedom of expression and opinion through any medium. “The amendment has invited opinions …
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THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Even when all eyes are on the Raj bhavan to know if the governor Arif mohammad khan give permission to prosecute the opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala at bar bribery case, the state government has yet to send the file to the Raj Bhavan. On Saturday, the prime minister Pinarayi …
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NEW DELHI: The amendment to the Kerala Police Law It will not be used in any way against free speech or impartial journalism and any apprehension to the contrary is unfounded, according to the prime minister. Pinarayi Vijayan, there are still people from across the political and social spectrum who …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An audio clip, allegedly of gold smuggling indicted Swapna Suresh, saying that detectives from the Law Enforcement Directorate were forcing her to give a statement against Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sparked a dispute in the state on Thursday . The clip appeared on an online news portal Wednesday. DGP …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Direction of execution detectives on Wednesday took the IAS officer M Sivasankar in custody, after the Kerala High Court denied an advance bond to the officer, in connection with the gold smuggling case Investigation. The currently suspended officer was detained by the Vanchiyoor Ayurvedic Hospital agency in the …
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