Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) A political storm erupted on Saturday over the Budget proposal allowing a lower tax structure for low-alcohol beverages, with former Kerala Excise Minister and CPI-M leader M.B. Rajesh attacking the move and the present Excise Minister M. Liju dismissing allegations of a new liquor policy. Reacting to Rajesh’s charges, Minister Liju said the Budget announcement by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan was only a financial exercise involving taxation of wine and liquor …
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) Kerala is maintaining constant vigilance as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rainfall in parts of the state over the next few days, issuing a red alert in three northern districts.On Monday, reports have come from several parts of the state about damages caused to buildings, homes and properties due to the vagaries of the weather.A red alert has been declared for Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod on Tuesday, with the IMD for…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday termed the UDF government’s decision to dismiss tribal mentor teachers as a ‘grave injustice’ and demanded that they be reinstated immediately, saying the move would adversely affect the education of tribal students. Vijayan said the mentor teacher programme was introduced by the LDF government to prevent school dropouts among tribal children and provide them with academic support.As many as 308 mentor tea…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continues across Kerala as the monsoon intensifies, with the India Meteorological Department issuing the first red alert of the season for five northern districts.Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod have been placed under red alert on Saturday, while three districts are expected to remain under red alert on Sunday too.An orange alert has been issued in Idukki, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Palakkad and Pathanamthitta districts, …
Palakkad, June 4 (IANS) A fitness centre at Puthunagaram in Kerala’s Palakkad has triggered a public debate after announcing that it would be converted into an ‘Islam-friendly gym’ functioning in accordance with Sharia-based guidelines.The announcement (now deleted), initially shared through the Instagram profile of ‘Nawaz Muthu T’, said the gym, which has been operating for the past 15 years, would undergo certain changes to introduce a new set of rules for its members.According to the announce…
Kochi, May 26 (IANS) In a major setback to expelled Congress councillor M.A. Prashob, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to grant him anticipatory bail in a rape case involving allegations of sexual exploitation of a Dalit woman on the promise of employment and lifelong support.Justice A. Badharudeen upheld the earlier order of the Special SC/ST Court, which had rejected the former councillor’s plea for pre-arrest bail after finding that a prima facie case existed against him.The case, r…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (IANS) In a landmark verdict in the Attappadi Madhu lynching case that once shook the conscience of the country, the Kerala High Court on Monday enhanced the punishment of 12 convicted men to life imprisonment, holding them guilty of the brutal mob lynching of the tribal youth in Attappady in 2018.A Division Bench comprising Justices V. Raja Vijayaraghavan and K.V. Jayakumar enhanced the seven-year jail term earlier imposed by the Mannarkkad Special SC/ST Court to life…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) Popular Tamil film director Pandiraaj, whose eagerly awaited next film ‘Parimala & Co’ is gearing up for release, has now disclosed how one of south India’s top actresses Urvasi shot for a comedy scene in the film and aced it, despite being in grief as a result of suffering a personal loss. At a pre-release event of the film, in which actors Jayaram and Urvasi play the lead, director Pandiraj expressed his heartfelt gratitude to actress Urvasi. Speaking on the occasion…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Counting of postal votes has begun in Kerala, with early indications giving a slight edge to the Left Democratic Front (LDF), which is leading. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is close behind, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has opened its account in one seat.After months of intense political battles and campaign rhetoric, the state is set to learn today who will form the next government.Counting for th…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) Kerala stands on the cusp of a potentially decisive political shift, as yet another exit poll that was published on Friday joins the several others in overwhelmingly predicting a return to power for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).The latest survey by ‘Marunadan Malayali’ reinforces this trend, indicating a strong anti-incumbency wave against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Based on an assessment ac…