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PM to visit Kerala on Sept 12
Thrissur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University at Cheruthuruthy in Thrissur Disrtict on September 12. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the South Indian Ranga Kala Museum in the University at 1600 hours in a function to be conducted on the same day, a University press release said. A reception committee had formed in this connection as the Vice Chancellor Dr P N Suresh as Chairman and former Kerala Minister Pandalam Sudhakaran

Date:26-08-2012More »

Kerala court cancels Varkala assembly poll
Kochi: The Kerala High Court  cancelled the election held at Varkala assembly constituency following a petition by Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) S. Prahaladan, whose nomination was found not in order. Prahaladan's nomination was not found in order by the returning officer be

Date:21-08-2012More »

Southern Railway to run Onam Specials
Thiruvananthapuram: The Southern Railway will run Special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Onam Festival season. According to a press release here, the Chennai Central-Mangalore Central Superfast special (via Coimbatore) will leave Chennai Central at 2045 hrs on Augu

Date:19-08-2012More »

Judicial custody of P Jayarajan extended
Kannur:The Judicial First Class Magistrate (JFCM-1) C Mujeeb Rahiman extended the judicial remand of CPI(M) Kannur district Secretary P Jayarajan till August 27, in connection with the murder of MSF leader Abdul Shukkor. Mr Jayarajan has been named as 38th accused in the case.

Date:15-08-2012More »

Chandy visits flood hit areas in Kerala
Kozhikode: The Kerala government will take necessary steps to provide imporant documents lost by the people in the flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Kozhikode and Kannur districts of Kerala recently. Talking to newpersons at Viamala Lower Primary School relief camp after vi

Date:11-08-2012More »

Olympic athletics: Tintu Luka fails to qualify for 800m final
London: Indian runner Tintu Luka failed to qualify for the 800m final after she finished sixth in the second semi-final in the women's event at the 2012 London Games here. Tintu, who is coached by legendary Indian athlete P.T.Usha, clocked 1:59.69 seconds. It was way below her pers

Date:10-08-2012More »

65 motorcycles gutted in fire
Kannur: Sixty five motorcycles worth Rs 27 lakh were gutted when the lorry on which they were loaded caught fire at Koothuparamaba near here. According to Koothuparamaba police, the incident occurred when the container lorry carrying Kinetic Honda came in contact with an electric wire

Date:07-08-2012More »

CPI-M leader arrested in murder case
Kannur: Senior Kerala Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P Jayarajan was arrested in Kannur district on Wednesday in connection to the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) worker Abdul Shukoor. Kerala Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing

Date:02-08-2012More »

CPI-M leader arrested in murder case

Kannur: Senior Kerala Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P Jayarajan was arrested in Kannur district on Wednesday in connection to the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) worker Abdul Shukoor. Kerala Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case, arrested Jayarajan. It had earlier sent a notice to the senior CPI-M leader and asked him to appear before it on Wednesday for questioning in connection to the case. Jayaraj

Jaundice claims 2 in Kannur Dist

Kannur : Two people, including a youth, died of jaundice (hepatitis A) at Adakathode, near Kottiyoor, within a week. Sources said while K Rajesh (25) of Memana near Adakathode in Kelakam Panchayath died this morning, Perumal (54) of Melekuttu under the same panchayath died on July seven. Nine persons were admitted yesterday at Peravoor Taluk Hospital even as about 30 persons were under treatment for jaundice there. Forty people from Kelakam Panchayath were undergoin

Production warrant against CPM leader

Kozhikode: A Magistrate Court here issued a warrant for producing CPI (M) Kannur District Secretariat member Karai Rajan in connection with the murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party Leader T P Chandrasekharan. Vatakara First Class Magistrate M Suhaib issued the production warrant to the Special Investigiation Team probing the case to produce him. Rajan, facing trial by a CBI Court in the 2006 murder of National Development Front Worker Mohammed Fazal too, was arrested by th

Kerala diaspora in Middle East asked to shun politicians

Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Association of Travel Agents (KATA)  asked the Kerala diaspora in the Middle East to shun political leaders who arrive there to meet them because they have failed to come to their help over the prevailing sky high air fares. "These leaders from various political parties arrive in the Middle East and make good with gifts and also collect money for many of their activities back in the state. But when it comes to genuine needs like ever-increa

Kerala court drama features divorced star couple

Kochi: It was not a scene out of a Malayalam film but real life drama as divorced star couple Manoj K. Jayan and actress Urvasi came face-to-face in a Kerala court here over the custody of their child. Their 10-year-old daughter Kunjatta also was present and she refused to accompany her mother, which forced the family court to ask Jayan to take her back to his home. The two stars decided to separate in 2008, after eight years of marriage. Jayan came to the court in

SC notice to Kerala on Achuthanandan\'s plea

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Kerala government on a plea of former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan for a special investigation team's report on an alleged sex racket in Kozhikode district, and observed he was entitled to it. The case dates back to 1997 when NGO Anweshi lodged a complaint that an ice cream parlour was being used as a brothel. Popularly known as the ice cream parlour sex racket, the case allegedly involved, among others, I