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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala Congress(M) leadership has firmly rejected speculation over a possible return to the United Democratic Front (UDF), asserting that there is no circumstance under which the party would quit the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Party chairman Jose K. Mani has conveyed this position to senior leaders, making it clear that ongoing discussions about a shift in alliance are baseless. According to sources, Jose K. Mani reminded party leaders that Ker ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: About 25 lakh voters in the state are likely to be removed from the electoral rolls following the special intensive revision (SIR). Chief electoral officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar told an all-party meeting here on Monday that the enumeration forms of around 25 lakh people distributed as part of SIR had not been returned for digitisation.All parties, except BJP, have raised objections to the move and they urged the Election Commission to release the names of those likely to be e ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (PTI) The SIT probing the Sabarimala temple gold missing case arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar here on Thursday, police officials said. The former CPI(M) MLA was questioned at the Crime Branch office after which his arrest was recorded in the afternoon, an official said. Sources said that Padmakumar was arrested in the case related to gold missing from the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames after he was arraigned as an acc ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The upcoming Kerala local body elections, to be held in two phases on December 9 and 11, are shaping up as a battle between anti-incumbency and incumbency, a test of whether public discontent over controversies will outweigh the Left government's claims of welfare-driven governance. For the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), which controls five of the six corporations and a majority of local bodies, the elections are a bid to reaffirm its political d ...Read More >
Kochi: At least two persons have been arrested so far by the Kerala high court-constituted special investigation team (SIT), which has been probing the misappropriation of gold from the gold-plated copper sheets covering the 'Dwarapalaka' sculptures and the side frames of the sanctum sanctorum at the Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa temple - a case that has escalated into a major political controversy in the state ahead of crucial local body polls. The temple on the hill of Sabarimala, where the presidi ...Read More >
The IMD had earlier placed Idukki, Palakkad, and Malappuram districts on red alert, but later withdrew it and placed them on orange alert. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Kerala's Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts on Wednesday. The IMD had earlier placed Idukki, Palakkad, and Malappuram districts on red alert, but later withdrew it and placed them on orange alert. A yellow ...Read More >
President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter wheels got stuck in a newly concreted helipad at Pramadam, Kerala, due to the concrete not having fully set. The helipad was prepared last minute after a change in landing plans due to weather. The President proceeded to Pamba by road. The wheels of helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam when it landed in Kerala's Pathanamthitta o ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: The wheels of a helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression on a helipad at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam, Pathanamthitta, when it landed on Wednesday morning. The helipad was reportedly concreted late Tuesday night.A video of the chopper being pushed by police and fire services personnel surfaced on social media, alleging that its wheels sank in the newly laid concrete. Pathanamthitta district collector S Premkrishnan admitted "a sink ...Read More >
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu offeres prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. Photograph: Courtesy @BJMM4Kerala/X President Murmu is the first woman head of state to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala for offering prayers. She is also the second president to visit the shrine as before her, former President V V Giri had visited Sabarimala in the 1970s and had t ...Read More >
During her four-day journey through Kerala, President Droupadi Murmu engaged deeply with the community, starting with a heartfelt prayer at the historic Sabarimala temple. Her schedule was packed with significant actions, including the unveiling of a bust and launching key events, alongside attending a college celebration marking a hundred years of excellence. President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, Pathanamthitta, in Kerala, said the PRD ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 22 (PTI) The wheels of the helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression on the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam when it landed on Wednesday morning. After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels showed several policemen and fire personnel pushing the helicopter's wheels out of the small depressions created when it landed on the concrete. Pathanamthitta Dist ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta: The helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit faced a minor issue during landing on Wednesday morning when its wheels sank into a recently concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam. The incident occurred moments after the chopper touched down at the temporary landing site. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Officials said the problem arose because the concrete surface had not fully set before the helicopter's arrival. After the Presid ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the state capital ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's arrival in Kerala on Tuesday for a four-day official visit. Traffic restrictions and regulations will be in place throughout the city from 3 pm onwards along the route the President will take from the airport, sources said.Murmu will reach the state in the evening and on Wednesday will visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district for 'darshan' and ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (PTI) Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the state capital ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's arrival in Kerala on Tuesday for a four-day official visit. Traffic restrictions and regulations will be in place throughout the city from 3 pm onwards along the route the President will take from the airport, sources said. Murmu will reach the state in the evening and on Wednesday will visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district fo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Judicial first class magistrate court in Ranni on Friday remanded Unnikrishnan Potti, the key accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, to the custody of the special investigation team (SIT) until Oct 30.Potti, who was taken into custody on Thursday from his residence at Pulimath, was subjected to several hours of interrogation at the crime branch headquarters in Eanchakkal before being formally arrested early Friday morning -- marking the first arrest in the case. He was la ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said the Nair Service Society (NSS) is a "secular organisation that has always upheld secular values", and its stance on the Sabarimala issue "should not be misinterpreted as a political alignment with the Left." According to Chennithala, the recent statement by NSS General Secretary Sukumaran Nair, that they trust the state government, represents NSS's stand on the Sabarimala issue. "We accept that. They have ...Read More >
Kerala Rain Alert: The Kerala Meteorological Department on Thursday updated its weather warnings as heavy rainfall continues across the state, issuing an Orange alert for Idukki and Pathanamthitta, while Yellow alerts remain in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Palakkad. The department has predicted that the rains will continue in the coming days, with isolated heavy showers in several districts. The Orange alert indicates that residents in the affected d ...Read More >
PALAKKAD: A fresh political controversy erupted on Thursday as the CPM and Congress engaged in a war of words over remarks made by CPM Palakkad district secretary E N Suresh Babu, who allegedly described Vadakara MP Shafi Parambil as the "headmaster" of suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil. Mamkootathil is currently under suspension from the Congress and facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Speaking to reporters earlier in the day about Mamkootathil's return to his constituency after ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Suspense ended on Monday when suspended Congress legislator Rahul Mamkoothathil arrived at the Kerala Legislative Assembly to take part in the proceedings of the penultimate session of the current House. Mamkoothathil, a first-time MLA from Palakkad, had been suspended from the Congress last month following a series of controversies, including allegations of sexual harassment. Ever since, speculation had been rife within party circles over whether he ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta, September 14: A couple from Charalkunnu in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala has been arrested for assaulting young men after luring them into a honeytrap, police said on Sunday. Police added that they were shocked by the disturbing videos the duo had filmed on their mobile phones. According to investigators, the first case came to light when Reshmi, the wife, befriended a 19-year-old youth from Ranni over the phone and later invited him to her home. On September 1, her husband ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have seized 14.738 kgs of suspected NDPS hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at approximately Rs 14.73 crore during operations on Sunday. The seizures were made across Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI), resulting in the arrest of one passenger, as stated in the press release. The passenger was arrested under the provi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intense rainfall activity across Kerala over the coming days, triggered by a cyclonic circulation over the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining south Tamil Nadu. Several districts in the state have been placed under Orange and Yellow alerts till August 7, with southern Kerala likely to witness extremely heavy rainfall. According to the IMD, the weather system currently lies at an altitude of 5.8 km above ...Read More >
A 'red alert' indicates "heavy to extremely heavy rainfall" of over 20 cm in 24 hours (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Red alert issued for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts in Kerala * Orange alert declared for Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, and Palakkad districts due to heavy rain * Kerala State Disaster Management Authority provided safety guidelines amid extreme rainfall warnings Did our AI summary help? Let us ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for nine districts in Kerala on Sunday, warning of very heavy rainfall. The districts under orange alert include Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod. Meanwhile, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kottayam districts are under a yellow alert. In response to the IMD warning, the Kasaragod district administration has declared a holi ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is exploring the possibility of hosting India for a white-ball series in early August, taking advantage of a rare opening in both nations' schedules. Final discussions are expected to take place this week on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Singapore. This follows after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, ...Read More >
BALASORE: In a heart-wrenching incident, a man was forced to carry his 17-year-old daughter's body on a trolley rickshaw for around 7 km to a community health centre in Balasore's Baliapal for postmortem after reportedly failing to afford an ambulance. Asha Bindhani, a minor girl suffering from mental illness, reportedly died by suicide on Thursday afternoon in Deula village under Baliapal police limits. After spotting her, locals informed her father Madhu Bindhani and the police. Madhu, a dai ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alerts for five districts, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod, on Saturday. Orange alert has been sounded for Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad, while yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam. The forecast said the state will continue to receive heavy rainfall till Tuesday. The IMD has issued a red alert for Kannur and Kasaragod on Sun ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the di ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department has predicted that heavy rain accompanied by strong winds will lash isolated places in Kerala till July 20. As per the alert, heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging from 7-20 cm is expected in the state from July 14 to 20. IMD has sounded yellow and orange alerts in several districts. However, no rain alert is issued for Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts during this period. According to the forecast, northern districts, especially Kannu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here late Friday night to inaugurate the new BJP State Committee Office and launch the party's campaign for the upcoming local body elections. Shah is expected to land at Thiruvananthapuram airport around 10 pm, where he will be received by BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and other senior leaders, an official statement said. The formal inauguration of the state office will take place at 11 am on Saturday. Shah will ...Read More >
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