New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the Kerala Police’s failure to register a formal FIR despite receiving a complaint by post, and directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ernakulam district, to personally appear before it with an explanation.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan said the affidavit filed by the state of Kerala pursuant to an earlier order was “thoroughly unsatisfactory” as it failed to answer the core …
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) With the Congress-led UDF preparing to assume office after its sweeping electoral victory, the mysterious death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu is once again set to return to the political centre stage, with strong indications emerging that the new government may order either a CBI probe or a fresh investigation by a specially constituted team of impartial Kerala Police officers.The issue gathered fresh momentum after KPCC Genera…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Kerala’s drug problem is huge. Not only has the state become a major transit and entry point, the consumer market, too, has gone up considerably. Under the scanner of the agencies are the suppliers, the carriers and now the consumers as well.High profile parties which are held in luxury hotels have come increasingly under the scanner in recent months.In addition to this, the police have learnt that the demand for marijuana has gone down considerably and this has been re…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) The fall from power, when it comes, is often measured not just in numbers but in moments. For Pinarayi Vijayan, Tuesday was one such moment, quiet, restrained, and heavy with the weight of a decade that has abruptly drawn to a close.After ten years at the helm, marked by the full paraphernalia and security accorded to a Chief Minister, Vijayan cut a markedly different figure on his return to Thiruvananthapuram.The emphatic verdict delivered a day earlier had left…
Thiruvananthapuram April 21 (IANS) A high-stakes inter-state confrontation is set to unfold on Wednesday as Kerala’s Director General of Police (DGP) Ravada Chandrasekhar appears before the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in New Delhi, firmly defending the legality of the marriage involving the viral ‘Kumbh Mela girl’.Kerala Police maintain that there has been no procedural lapse and that the marriage is legally valid, asserting that the girl had attained 18 years…
Khargone, April 12 (IANS) Mother of Monalisa Bhosle, who gained public attention after the Kumbh Mela, said on Sunday that her daughter was a minor and was allegedly “lured and taken away”. Speaking to IANS, Monalisa’s mother, Lata Bhosle said, “My daughter is a minor. They lured her and took her away.”Accusing Monalisa’s husband Farman Khan, she said, “He (Faman Khan) said that your daughter will get a big movie. He had even said that if Monalisa’s birth certificate is made everything will be c…
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 10 (IANS) In a tragic development, 14-year-old Srinanda from Kerala, who had gone missing while trekking with her parents in the mountain ranges of Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, was found dead in a mountain gorge on Friday. Authorities, who had been conducting a search operation for three days, spotted her body 2,000 feet below the spot from where she had gone missing.According to the police, Srinanda, a native of Palakkad in Kerala, went missing from th…
Thiruvalla (Kerala), April 6 (IANS) A serious breach of discipline within the Kerala Police has come under the spotlight after a Sub-Inspector allegedly assaulted a senior officer during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in Thiruvalla on Saturday, raising concerns over security preparedness during high-profile events.A probe has begun by the local police.The incident occurred even as the Prime Minister was addressing the gathering, a period marked by the highest level of security a…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 28 (IANS) In a twist few anticipated, a parody song has moved to the centre of Kerala’s political discourse, stirring debate over faith, free expression, and campaign strategy. “Pottiye, Kettiye…”, popularised by Congress candidate from Ranni, Pazhakulam Madhu, has transcended campaign platforms to become a potent political tool — one that has put the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front on the defensive.First surfacing in December last year, …
Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) After famous Bollywood producer Subhash Ghai shared a post featuring a sand statue of himself, which turned out to be AI-generated, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Friday clarified that he did not create the sculpture and that it appears to be digitally fabricated. Notably, Ghai had earlier shared the image on his social media handles, expressing appreciation and thanking Pattnaik for what he believed was a remarkable tribute, unaware that the sculpture …