A young man and his sister-in-law died in a motorbike accident that occurred early on September 29 (Sunday) morning on Pandit Karuppan Road. The bike that Sufiyan, 22, of Kasaragod, and Meenakshi, 21, of Thevara were riding rammed a post in front of a church on the road. They were reportedly going to get food … Read more
Tourist guides also will be covered in the welfare board that would be constituted for employees in the tourism sector, Minister for Public Works and Tourism Mohamed Riyas said here on September 22 (Sunday). The announcement followed a meeting with representatives of tourism guides’ association. He added that foreign languages too would be included in … Read more
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has said that the truth about the expose by P. V. Anvar, MLA, will emerge only through a probe either by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or some other Central agency. Talking to reporters here on September 1 (Monday), Mr. Chennithala accused the Chief Minister and Ministers of ‘being … Read more
Ernakulam reported around 1,250 confirmed and suspected cases of dengue fever over the past two weeks. There seems to be no respite from the spike in cases as the district accounted for an average 28% of the total confirmed cases reported in the State between August 15 and August 29. From August 1 to 10, … Read more
With the previous norm of one autorickshaw stand at each junction expanding to multiple stands at different sides of the same junction, non-governmental organisations and others are urging civic and enforcement agencies to tackle the obstructive parking of autorickshaws and buses at junctions. Pointing to half-a-dozen of autorickshaw stands at junctions like Vyttila, T.N. Pratapan, … Read more
Minister P. Rajeev inaugurating session with representatives from multinational companies in the FMCG sector in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The government will help develop retail sales sector in different regions in the State and efforts are being made to attract more FMCG producers to the State, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve has said. He … Read more
The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee staging a protest against the U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Fishermen under the aegis of Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee, representing fisheries trade unions across the spectrum of political affiliations, organised a march to the headquarters of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology … Read more
The key accused in a murder case at Chengamanad was arrested by the Chengamanad police under the Kerala Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA). The arrested is Nidhin aka Thimmayyan, 25, of Parakkadavu. He was sent to the Viyyur Central Prison. District Collector N.S.K. Umesh had issued an order for his arrest on a report filed … Read more
Ernakulam accounted for around 30% of the confirmed dengue cases reported in Kerala over the past two weeks, according to official estimates. Of the total 1,285 confirmed cases reported since June 15, 402 were reported in the district, indicating the spike in the number of dengue cases. Around 160 confirmed cases were recorded in Ernakulam … Read more
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the illegal organ trade and the related human trafficking case has found Shameer, a Malayali donor, who was missing ever since the Ernakulam Rural police exposed the racket involved. Though originally from Palakkad, he was settled at Pollachi in Tamil Nadu for a long time. The SIT had been … Read more