A special squad of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Saturday arrested the Olavanna village officer who was accused of taking bribes for illegal conversion of 1.62 acres of land for business purposes. The accused is Ullasmon, a native of Kothamangalam in Ernakulam. VACB sources said the official was nabbed with ₹50,000, which he … Read more
The Medical College police on Sunday (October 26, 2025) arrested a 26-year-old man from Eranhikkal accused of sexually abusing a woman from Malappuram district. The suspect, identified as Ananthakrishnan, reportedly exploited the woman with a promise to marry her. Police sources said the man came in contact with the woman through a social media app. … Read more
Opposition MLAs stage a protest over the Sabarimala gold-plating controversy in the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday (October 8, 2025.) | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a government-sponsored resolution on Thursday (October 9, 2025) barring three Congress legislators, who have been accused of attacking Watch and Ward personnel, from attending the House for … Read more
The police booked Vedan and others after seizing 6 grams of suspected ganja from the flat at Vyttila where they had reportedly gathered to prepare for a music show. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Hill Palace police at Thripunithura have filed a charge sheet in the case related to the seizure of suspected … Read more
The Coastal Security Police have arrested a Home Guard on charge of reportedly trying to smuggling about three tonnes of beedi leaves to Sri Lanka. The police said the Coastal Security Police, during their patrol near Koodankulam, stopped a mini lorry around 3 a.m. on Wednesday. When the lorry driver tried to escape, the police … Read more
The NIA found that the IEDs were planted with the intent to cause death or injury, destroy property and threaten the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of India and to spread terror among the people. File | Photo Credit: PTI “The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge sheeted three persons including Myanmar-based banned outfit ULFA (I) chief … Read more
R.V. Karnan took charge as commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from K. Ilambarithi on Tuesday (April 29, 2025). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT R.V. Karnan took charge as commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from outgoing officer K. Ilambarithi on Tuesday (April 29, 2025). The latter was transferred and posted as secretary … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two accused persons, including an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) official, on the allegation of attempting to sabotaging the faceless scheme of Income-Tax assessment. They have been identified by the agency as 2015-batch IRS official Vijayendra, who holds the police of Deputy Commissioner in the Income-Tax Department, and … Read more
Anna University. File | Photo Credit: PTI The all-woman Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Madras High Court, has filed a charge sheet against Gnanasekaran, the sole accused in the Anna University sexual assault case. Sources in the Police department said the charge sheet was filed before a Metropolitan Magistrate Court in the city. … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against a Chief Engineer of the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited and a private company, along with its directors, on bribery charge. The accused persons have been identified as Sumeet Khajuria, a 2005-batch Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer posted as a Chief Engineer … Read more