Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) K.C. Venugopal, MP and General Secretary of the Indian National Congress, on Friday accused the Kerala government of making controversial backdoor appointments to the post of police Inspector, alleging that bodybuilders with links to the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were given the posts in violation of established recruitment norms.Venugopal said the move amounts to a “direct challenge to the unemployed youth of Kerala,” who spend years …
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Alappuzha, March 11 (IANS) Veteran CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran has set off a fresh round of political speculation in Kerala after launching his own WhatsApp media group on Wednesday, a day before he is scheduled to address a press conference at his residence. Efforts to pacify him failed even after general secretary M.A. Baby and state secretary M.V. Govindan tried their bit. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was in the district to inaugurate a bridge, also did not visit Sudhakaran’s hom…
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 23 (IANS) Kerala Police on Monday approached a Thiruvananthapuram court seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with the second rape case, alleging that he violated key bail conditions by attempting to contact the survivor.The petition was filed before the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class after investigators found that Mamkootathil had tried to reach the 23-year-old complainant, a native of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) The Special Branch of the Kerala Police has issued an alert warning of a possible escalation in political tensions in the state following the Youth Congress placing a wreath at the residence of State Health Minister Veena George, an act that has triggered sharp reactions from the ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF).According to intelligence inputs, the CPI(M) may organise protest demonstrations against Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan in response…
Kochi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 10 premises across Kerala and Tamil Nadu and froze assets and properties worth Rs 44.5 crore in connection with an investment fraud case, an official said on Friday.The action was undertaken in connection with the investigation into the alleged cheating and misappropriation of investor funds by Nedumparambil Credit Syndicate (NCS), Kerala, and its associated group concerns controlled by Raju George and his family members,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Travancore Devaswom Board member and senior CPI leader K.P. Sankaradas, arrested in connection with the Sabarimala gold heist case, was shifted from a private hospital to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital on Saturday evening, even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) accelerated the probe ahead of a crucial deadline set by the Kerala High Court.Sankaradas was taken into custody on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital…
Kochi, Jan 15 (IANS) A businessman who duped Kerala cashew traders of Rs 24 crore with the false promise of procuring low-cost stock from Tanzania was arrested by the ED from the state’s Ernakulam, an official statement said on Thursday.The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Kochi Zonal Office, arrested Aneesh Babu, 35, a resident of Kollam, on January 14 under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.On Thursday, he was produced before the Special Court (PMLA), Ernaku…
Alappuzha, Jan 15 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former MLA Shanimol Usman on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Kerala Police against the administrator of a social media group for allegedly circulating false and defamatory information claiming that she was planning to join the CPI-M.Speaking to reporters after filing the complaint, Usman dismissed the reports as baseless and politically motivated.She said the claim that she would soon cross over to the CPI(M) was completely untrue and had …
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 12 (IANS) Kerala’s former police chief Dr T.P. Senkumar on Monday raised sharp questions over the manner in which the police handled the arrest of expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, cautioning that failure to strictly follow criminal procedure could weaken the case.In a detailed Facebook post, Senkumar questioned whether mandatory provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were adhered to in the registration of the rape complaint and the subsequent …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 9 (IANS) The arrest of Sabarimala temple tantri Kantaru Rajeevar in the gold heist case has marked a decisive escalation in an investigation that is steadily moving up the institutional hierarchy.What began as a probe into a sensational theft linked to one of Kerala’s most revered shrines has now entered politically sensitive terrain, sharpening speculation over whether the next rung could include a minister.By taking into custody a figure traditionally viewed as insula…