Appreciative of co-op banks in 2013, is RBI doing a U-turn three years later?
Demonetisation 2013 RBI study termed co-op banks more approachable than commercial ones, in 2016 slaps banChintha Mary AnilBanks_PTI_3x2.jpgRepresentational imageIn a study conducted just three years...
View ArticleTussle over 'KSRTC': This time Karnataka want to shut down the blog on Kerala...
KSRTCBoth Kerala and Karnataka RTCs want to shut down the popular blogHaritha Johnksrtc-super-fast-bus.jpgThe fight for the acronym KSRTC seems to be a never-ending one. Kerala and Karnataka have been...
View ArticleStop parading captive elephants in Kerala: Maneka writes to environment ministry
LawIn the letter, Gandhi asked for all religious institutions which own or house captive elephants, to be categorised as modern zoos.TNM Staffmaneka gandhi 750x500.jpgUnion Minister for Woman and Child...
View ArticleKerala bank employees to protest demonetisation, but not during banking hours
Demonetisation The employees will hold a demonstration outside the regional office of RBI on Tuesday evening.TNM StaffRs 500_Rs1000_PTI.jpgImage for representationThe Bank Employees Federation of India...
View ArticleNilambur Maoist encounter: Kerala court rules bodies should not be cremated...
LawThe order came in response to a petition by slain Maoist Devaraj’s brother, alleging that the encounter was fake. TNM StaffMaoists_blurred.jpgThe Manjeri Sessions Court ruled on Tuesday that the...
View ArticleOommen Chandy has four questions for PM Modi on demonetisation
Social MediaTime to answer some questions?TNM Staffchandy_modi.jpgA day after a united opposition observed Aakrosh Divas against demonetisation and Kerala’s ruling LDF observed a dawn-to-dusk hartal...
View ArticleLavalin case to haunt Pinarayi again? HC hearing on December 15
CaseKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan was an accused in the case, but a special court exonerated him in 2013.IANSPinarayi Vijayan 11.jpgThe Kerala High Court on Tuesday fixed December 15 for the hearing of a...
View ArticleMemories of a Machine is about sexuality, not abuse: Actor Kani on...
Controversial MoviesDidn't expect call for a ban says Kani in an interview to TNMDhanya Rajendrankani kantari-compressed.jpgActor Kani Kusruti who has appeared in films like "Kerala Cafe" and "Pisaasu"...
View ArticlePalakkad scorches at 37°C, is Kerala's paddy bounty at risk?
WeatherWinter is coming, but not to PalakkadHaritha Johndrought Kerala.jpgRepresentational imageOn November 24, Bengaluru was at 31°C, Delhi at 28°, Chennai at 31° and Kochi at 34°. While these and...
View ArticleKerala's Padmanabhaswamy temple walks into 21st century, allows women to wear...
CustomsUntil now, the temple prescribed a strict dress code, with women required to wear sarees or tie a dhoti over their clothes.TNM Staffpadma_temple_dhoti_women-compressed.jpgIn a historic move,...
View ArticleVS condemns Nilambur Maoist killings, urges CM to take action if encounter...
Nilambur Maoist EncounterVS has sent a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking action against the police if the encounter was fake.TNM StaffVS Achuthanandan.jpgAfter Kerala CPI strongly...
View ArticleNo entry for churidar yet: Stay order on Padmanabhaswamy temple's historic...
CustomsProtestors gathered near the temple entrance felt there was a deliberate attempt by vested interests in interfering with the temple traditions and customs that were in place since many...
View ArticleTrupti Desai vows to enter Sabarimala in Jan 2017, tells TNM it’s her...
SabarimalaShanishingapur storm moves southward: Will enter Sabarimala in Jan 2017, says Trupti Desai.Geetika MantriTrupti Desai_Facebook.jpgTrupti Desai/FacebookAfter their successful campaign and...
View ArticleJailed in Saudi, Kerala woman returns to find ex-husband occupying her home
Gulf Migrants“I was 16-years old, and it was his third marriage. I simply had no say in the matter. I did not want to marry him. He was around 33 or 35 years of age at the time.”Haritha Johnrahumath...
View ArticleNo black money in cooperative banks, will not succumb to RBI: Kerala CM Pinarayi
DemonetisationPinarayi was addressing a meeting of representatives from the cooperative sector in Thiruvananthapuram.IANSpinarayi_new.jpgKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that...
View ArticleMeet the man from Kerala who lights up the UAE skyline during festivals
NewsYoosaf Karikkayil, from Kerala's Thrissur district, kindles a chain of lights across the UAE for festive occasions.IANSLight_Tower_illumination (Facebook - light tower illumination - Sajeer Bin...
View ArticleRahul Easwar dares Trupti Desai to enter Sabarimala, says 500 women will stop...
SabarimalaTrupti Desai prepares to enter Sabarimala, Rahul Easwar “dares” her to try her luck.Megha Varierrahul eashwar.jpgBasking in the glory of having entered the sanctum sanctorum of Mumbai’s Haji...
View ArticleWatch: Kochi woman stopped, rebuked by auto drivers for hailing Uber taxi
TransportThis is the latest in the series of attacks on corporate taxi aggregator services such as Uber and Ola in Kerala.Haritha Johnvidya uber-compressed.jpgAn online video of auto-drivers blocking...
View ArticleKerala's treasuries face cash crunch on payday, pensioners slog it out in...
Demonetisation Treasuries all over the state saw long queues since morning, with mostly pensioners waiting patiently to draw their monthly pension on the first day of the month.Chintha Mary...
View ArticleEnraged at son’s murder over conversion, Hindu mother too embraces Islam
FaithMeenakshi has become Jameela in the memory of her murdered son. Megha Variercollage-jamila-1_12.jpg56-year old Meenakshi had lived all her life as a devout Hindu, but not anymore. Since Monday,...
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