Kollam, March 19 (IANS) In the controversial Sabarimala gold theft case, two more accused Pankaj Bhandari and Govardhan were granted bail by the trial court at Kollam on Thursday.They were granted statutory bail after the prosecution failed to file a chargesheet within the stipulated time.The Kollam Vigilance Court allowed their release, noting that the mandatory 90 day remand period had expired without progress in filing the final report.With this, the total number of accused who have secured b…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Senior leader Kummanam Rajasekharan has been brought back into the electoral fray as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates on Thursday for the Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2026, seeking to quell internal discontent and recalibrate its strategy.The party’s first list, released on March 16 with 47 names, had triggered murmurs within the ranks, particularly over the exclusion of veterans like Rajasekharan.A day later, c…
Kollam, March 6 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the ideals of truth, non-violence and compassion espoused by Mahatma Gandhi and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru remain deeply embedded in India’s constitutional values, while inaugurating the centenary celebration of their historic meeting at Asramam Maidan in Kollam. Addressing a large gathering, Rahul Gandhi said it was an honour to participate in an event commemorating the meeting of “two giants Gu…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George has become a subject of ridicule before the people of the state, Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan said on Friday.“People laugh at the very mention of her name,” Satheesan told reporters in Adoor.He alleged that the CPI-M was unleashing violence across Kerala by widely propagating what he termed a blatant falsehood that Health Minister Veena George was injured during a KSU protest at Kannur on Wednesday.“A bomb was hur…
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 10 (IANS) The Kerala High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday strongly opposed the bail plea of jailed Sabarimala temple tantri Kantarar Rajeevar before the Kollam Vigilance Court, citing the accumulation of “huge and disproportionate wealth” and his alleged long-standing association with the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold heist case.Arguing that bail should not be granted “under any circumstances”, the SIT informed the court that the tantri had…
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 5 (IANS) The Kerala State Women’s Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the controversy over a headmistress being denied entry into a school in Kottarakkara in Kollam district for wearing a “churidar”.Commission Chairperson P. Sathidevi said the act violated women’s dignity and directed the Kottarakkara District Educational Officer to submit an urgent report.The intervention followed an incident in which Sindhu, the headmistress of Neduvathur Eeswaravilasam …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for MSME, Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje, who is also the BJP’s co-incharge for the Kerala Assembly elections, on Thursday alleged that the state government, while raising demands for an AIIMS, had failed to utilise three medical colleges already allotted to Kerala — two in Wayanad and Kasaragod and an ESI medical college in Kollam.As part of a nationwide outreach by Union Ministers to explain the Union Budget, Karandlaje accus…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 21 (IANS) Kerala’s much-awaited Christmas–New Year Bumper lottery has rewritten the record books, with ticket sales crossing the five-million mark well ahead of the draw, underlining the enduring popularity of the state lottery among people cutting across income groups.As of January 21, a total of 5.17 million tickets had already been sold, comfortably surpassing last year’s figure of 4.76 million and setting a new benchmark for the festive draw.The surge in demand h…
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…
Kochi, Jan 7 (IANS) Kerala has taken a major step to deepen and monetise its globally recognised heritage tourism portfolio with the launch of 33 curated “Spice Journey” trails, aimed at transforming the state’s historic spice trade legacy into immersive tourism circuits spanning from Kasaragod in the north to Kollam in the south.The initiative, spearheaded by the Muziris Heritage Projects, was unveiled at the three-day International Spice Routes Conference, inaugurated by Tourism Minister P.A. …