Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has directed the state Home Department to take urgent and stringent action over the fake campaign targeting CPI(M) Central Committee member and former Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy, after she submitted a formal complaint alleging a coordinated attempt to defame her through false social media and online reports.Sreemathy gave a written complaint to the Chief Minister about the circulation of fabricated reports claiming that …
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) Declaring that no officer, regardless of rank, would be allowed to violate established procedures, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Friday strongly defended the suspension of senior IPS officer M.R. Ajithkumar, asserting that the Kerala government had merely acted on the recommendation of the State Police Chief after a detailed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.”There is nothing unusual in this order. The State Police Chief recommended suspension after …
Kannur, July 21 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has ordered a fresh investigation into the death of BDS student Nithin Raj after the release of the prime accused, Dr M.K. Ram, on procedural grounds exposed serious lapses in the Crime Branch probe.Expressing strong displeasure over the developments, Chennithala sought an urgent report from the Director General of Police (DGP) and directed the Crime Branch chief to explain the lapses that led to the court granting relief to the accu…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) The latest confrontation between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and KSU state president Aloysius Xavier may have been triggered by the controversy over the appointment of Government Pleaders, but within the Congress, few believe the dispute is merely about legal appointments.Rather, it is widely seen as the latest manifestation of the factional politics that has defined the Kerala unit of the party for decades.From the bitter rivalry between K. Karunakaran and …
Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday assured the Kerala government of full cooperation in its intensified campaign against narcotics, following a meeting with the neighbouring state’s Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala here. The meeting focused on strengthening inter-state coordination to curb the trafficking and distribution of narcotic substances, particularly along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. Addressing reporters after the discussions, Chennithala sai…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) Kerala State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar has returned the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the alleged 2023 assault on Youth Congress workers by the gunmen of the then Chief Minister in Alappuzha, directing investigators to provide greater clarity on certain findings and conduct further investigation before resubmitting the report.While the police security officials attached to the then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan have been suspended, the…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Saturday made it clear that the UDF government would not extend protection to any police officer facing allegations, asserting that no one, however highly placed, is above the law, as suspense mounted over the fate of ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar in connection with the alleged assault on Youth Congress workers in Alappuzha.Venugopal said he understood that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had not yet submitted its final rep…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State General Secretary Anoop Antony on Saturday demanded a comprehensive and impartial investigation into the death of Malayali medical student Sawariya Basanth in Uzbekistan, saying those responsible must be brought before the law and punished. Joining the demand, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged that the murder followed a failed love jihad attempt and sought diplomatic intervention by the Centre to ensure jus…
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday issued a stern warning to police personnel against engaging in any illegal deals or criminal activities, stating that strict action would be taken against those found involved. “Police officers should never be part of any deals or criminal activities. If anyone is found involved, the government will take immediate and uncompromising action. Consider this either my request or my directive,” the Chief Minister said whil…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) Kerala’s anti-narcotics campaign, Operation Toofan, is set to expand into a coordinated southern states initiative, with police chiefs agreeing to launch a joint crackdown on drug trafficking in association with Central agencies.Announcing the decision after a meeting of Directors General of Police (DGPs) of the southern states at the Police Headquarters here on Friday, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said Kerala’s sustained offensive against the drug mafia ha…