A Kerala district will install CCTV cams in migrant labour camps, violation...
According to a circular issued by the Idukki District Police Chief, migrant labourers in the district will now be under CCTV surveillance in the labour camps in which they live.In a meeting convened by...
View ArticleSoumya is Kerala’s daughter, will get her justice, says Pinarayi
In a statement released to the media on Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed Soumya - who was raped and killed in February 2011- as a daughter of the state and asserted that the...
View ArticleKerala CM urges Sushma Swaraj to bring home Malayali workers stranded in Riyadh
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday wrote to Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj asking the Centre to intervene to help Malayalis stranded in Riyadh return home.These workers...
View ArticleChennithala asks Facebook users for questions to raise in the Assembly, gets...
Political leaders in Kerala seem to have been bitten by the Facebook bug since the time of the Assembly elections.With ministers in the current government taking to Facebook to inform the public about...
View ArticleKerala Muslim league leader takes selfie from co-worker's tomb, gets slammed...
An Indian Union Muslim league (IUML) leader is being trolled on social media for taking a selfie from the tomb of his co-worker Aslam who was murdered in August in Nadapuram of Kozhikode district.Badru...
View Article90-year-old cancer patient suffers rape attempt in Kerala’s Kollam district
In a shocking incident, a rape attempt was made on a 90-year-old widow, who is a cancer patient, in Kadakkal area of Kollam district. Her neighbour, who was armed with a knife, was the alleged culprit,...
View ArticleIs the Soumya case pushing the CPI (M) into an ideological dilemma over...
After the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru in 2013, the CPI (M) came down heavily on the UPA government, taking a clear stand on death penalty, calling it “inhuman.”The party’s...
View ArticleJohn Brittas distances himself from Kerala man’s poem on woman’s love for her...
Three days after “JB Junction”, a Malayalam television show courted controversy for airing a Kerala man’s poem, Kairali TV’s Managing Editor John Brittas took to Facebook to provide an explanation.In...
View ArticleKochi slum rehabilitation project announced in 2013, foundation stone yet to...
It was in mid-2013 that the Union government sanctioned Rs 67.32 crores to make Kochi a slum-free city. Slums per se are not a common sight in Kerala, but Kochi has around 250 small slums, as per the...
View ArticleFirebrand Hindu leader Sasikala teacher attacks Ayyapa Vavar myth, says Vavar...
Sasikala Teacher is not one known to mince her words. While other BJP and, Sangh parivar leaders in the state may gulp down a few controversial comments out of the need to be 'diplomatic', Sasikala...
View ArticleNot a warmonger but can't tolerate our soldiers being killed, Mohanlal on Uri...
Days after terrorists attacked an army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and killed 18 Indian soldiers, Malayalam actor Mohanlal said terrorist activities are nothing but shameful acts.In a blogpost on...
View ArticleAt Ayyappa's door in Sabarimala, Yesudas sings 'Harivaraasanam', the song he...
On Thursday, famous Indian Carnatic musician and legendary playback singer Dr. KJ Yesudas rendered the song ‘Harivaraasanam’ in person to rock Lord Ayyappa to sleep at the Sopaanam at Sabarimala in...
View ArticleBJP not against women’s entry in Sabarimala, but objects to political...
Kerala BJP unit has declared that the party is not against women’s entry in Sabarimala, but they are not happy with political parties interfering on the issue.The party said that it should be discussed...
View ArticleTransgender activists protest 'derogatory article' in Malayalam magazine
Transgender activists in Thiruvananthapuram held a protest march on Thursday to the Fire magazine office at Kumarapuram, objecting to a derogatory article about the community.The article was published...
View ArticleA Kerala couple join hands with the local administration to tackle stray dog...
As local body members in Kerala saw themselves at the receiving end of ire over the alarming rise in stray dog menace, many panchayats in the state resorted to mass killing of these strays. Sick of the...
View ArticleWater sports lover turns to cleaning Kerala river
A water sports lover in Kerala is taking his passion to the next level as he is now aiming to spread awareness by initiating a river cleaning drive. Starting from Friday for the next three days,...
View ArticleSNDP supremo Vellapally Natesan hints at BDJS-BJP split
When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National meet commences in Kozhikode on Fridayevening, the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) -one of its important allies in Kerala- has expressed concerns over its...
View ArticleKerala government files Soumya murder case review petition in Supreme Court
The Kerala government on Friday filed a review petition with the Supreme Court in the infamous Soumya murder case, seeking capital punishment for the accused. The apex court had on September 15...
View ArticleCourt puts top cops under probe in Kerala bar scam case
The infamous bar scam case of 2014 saw yet another twist to the tale on Friday, with a local court here ordering a preliminary probe into the role played by two Vigilance Department officials, who were...
View ArticleNo ban on media persons, Kerala HC administration clarifies
Hours after a global body of news publishers WAN-IFRA raised “regret” over the ban on media persons inside court premises in Kerala, the High Court administration denied that there was a ban in...
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