An electric transport vehicle procured using the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) was contributed to the Government Mental Health Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. The vehicle will be used to transport food from the centre’s central kitchen to various wards. The initiative was launched by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) as part […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday (January 31) caught Madanapalle Rural Circle Inspector (CI) Ramesh Naidu and Ramasamudram Sub-Inspector (SI) Venkata Subbaiah for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹70,000. The accused demanded the bribe for releasing a lorry that caused a road accident on January 23, 2025 under Ramasamudram police station limits, said ACB Director-General […]
The Maharashtra government on Friday (January 31, 2025) formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of four senior police officers to probe the allegations of a ‘conspiracy’ during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to file false cases against current Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and put them behind bars. The SIT […]
The Kerala Compulsory Nursing Servicers’ Association and the State branch of the Trained Nurses’ Association of India have demanded action against medical and nursing superintendents at the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, for issuing experience certificates to nursing graduates undergoing compulsory internship at the institution by mentioning their “unauthorised absence” from work due to a […]
As the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] district conference is set to begin in Taliparamba on Saturday (February 1), several controversies and criticisms surrounding the party in the district are expected to be discussed at the venue. The three-day conference, concluding on Monday (February 3), is taking place amid heightened political excitement and concerns […]
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 31, 2025) directed the Election Commission of India to preserve video clips of the polling during the pendency of the pleas against the decision to increase the maximum number of voters per polling station from 1,200 to 1,500. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar […]
The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court V on Friday sentenced two people to rigorous imprisonment for life for the murder of a woman 14 years ago. Judge Siju Sheik found Rajesh, 42, and Anil Kumar, 49, of Nedumangad, guilty of the crime. The court also imposed fines of ₹1 lakh each on the convicts. […]
Two youths lost their lives as a bike they rode reportedly skidded off the road near the Chamabkkara market in the early hours of Friday (January 31). The Maradu police identified the victims as Nadhan, 19, from Kodakara, Thrissur, and Aaron, 20, from Maradu. Dashcam footage from a car behind the bike showed them riding […]
There had been a consistent increase in Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) over the past seven years driven largely by a rise in women entering workforce in rural India, the Economic Survey for 2024-25 said. The survey, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (January 31, 2025), said this increase […]
: The Civil Supplies CID police seized two tonnes of rice meant for supply under the Public Distribution System near Vaniyambadi town here on Friday. The police said, based on the orders of Collector K. Tharpagaraj, special police teams were formed to prevent PDS rice smuggling in the district. During a surprise vehicle inspection on […]
