Kochi, April 8 (IANS) In a development that underscores the legal limits on electoral participation for those in custody, a court in Kerala’s Ernakulam on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to filmmaker Ranjith, who is currently lodged in jail in connection with an alleged sexual assault case involving a young actress.Ranjith had approached the court seeking temporary relief to cast his vote in the polling on Thursday.His counsel argued that voting is a fundamental democratic right and requ…
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Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Well known brand Amazon has now issued a public notice in which it has strongly put across the point that it is the sole and exclusive holder of all digital rights of actor Mohanlal’s eagerly awaited film ‘Drishyam 3’ and that any entity dealing with the film or its digital rights in contravention of Amazon’s exclusivity would be doing so at its own risk. In a statement, Amazon Seller Services Private Limited said, “Notice is hereby given that Amazon Seller Services Priva…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to Srimad Sudhindra Tirtha Swamiji of the Shri Kashi Math Samsthan, Varanasi, saying that the revered seer devoted his life to service and spirituality. Taking to the social media platform X, the Prime Minister wrote, “On the special occasion of his birth centenary, paying homage to Srimad Sudhindra Tirtha Swamiji of the Shri Kashi Math Samsthan, Varanasi. He devoted his life towards service and spirituality.”High…
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) If sources in the industry are to be believed, the release of director Jeethu Joseph’s eagerly awaited Malayalam film ‘Drishyam 3’, featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead, is likely to be postponed. For the unaware, the film is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on April 2 this year.Sources in the know say that in the wake of the tense situation persisting in the gulf, the makers were likely to consider postponing the release of the film.However, no official …
Kochi, March 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached an immovable property worth Rs 10.90 crore in Kerala in connection with a cheating and forgery case involving hotel project investments, officials said on Tuesday.According to the agency, the action was taken by the Enforcement Directorate’s Kochi Zonal Office under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.The attached property belongs to M/s Lokanta Hotels and Resorts Pvt Ltd, represented …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet before the Special CBI Judge at Ernakulam in Kerala against Jasminsha M. of the United Nurses Association (UNA) and seven others in a money laundering case, an official statement said on Tuesday.The action was taken by the ED’s Kochi Zonal Office on March 16 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The ED initiated its probe based on an FIR registered by the Thrissur…
Kochi, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated to the nation, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around Rs 10,800 crore in Kochi, marking a major push to infrastructure, energy and industrial growth in Kerala.Speaking after inaugurating the projects in Ernakulam, the Prime Minister said the initiatives together valued at nearly Rs 11,000 crore were being offered “with humility” to the people of Kerala and would help a…
Kochi, March 11 (IANS) The Kerala government is set to boycott Wednesday’s National Highway inauguration programme to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ernakulam.This appears to be a fallout over the exclusion of State Public Works Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas from the event.Apart from being the Public Works Minister, Riyas is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Chief Minister Vijayan and ministers M.B. Rajesh and K. Krishnankutty have decided not to attend the …
Kochi, Feb 23 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Kochi on March 6 to release the NDA’s election manifesto, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday signalled the formal launch of its election campaign in Kerala by inaugurating its regional office in Ernakulam.The inauguration, attended by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, is being viewed as part of the alliance’s organisational preparations ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit and the upcoming electoral exercise …
Kochi Feb 23 (IANS) Senior Congress leaders on Monday mounted a sharp attack on Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan government over recurring allegations of medical negligence, rejecting the state minister’s contention that such incidents are “isolated cases”.The criticism came after the Congress General Secretary and Alappuzha Lok Sabha member visited Usha Joseph, a native of his constituency, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Ernakulam, after a pair of scissors that was allegedly left…