Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out coordinated early-morning raids across multiple districts in Kerala on Wednesday as part of an ongoing probe into suspected efforts to revive the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and alleged financial support for extremist activities.The searches began in the pre-dawn hours and targeted the residences and offices of former office-bearers of the PFI and its political wing, the Social Democratic Party of India…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the newly-allotted three new Amrit Bharat Express trains and a passenger train service for Kerala from Thiruvananthapuram.In a major step towards modernising rail travel for citizens and improving inter-state and regional connectivity, the PM flagged off the Amrit Bharat Expresses on the Nagercoil-Mangaluru, the Thiruvananthapuram-Tambaram, and the Thiruvananthapuram-Charlapalli routes.He also flagged off a new …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) What began as a brief moment in the kitchen of a Kerala household during a CPI(M) door-to-door campaign has snowballed into a political and social media storm, turning an ordinary domestic gesture into a contested political symbol ahead of the Assembly elections.The incident occurred when CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, while visiting a family in Thrissur as part of the Left Front’s grassroots outreach, walked into the kitchen and began washing his plate a…
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…
Thrissur, Jan 18 (IANS) Malayalam cinema superstar and icon Mohanlal will be the chief guest at the grand finale of the 64th State School Arts Festival in Kerala’s Thrissur on Sunday, lending star appeal to the concluding celebrations of Kerala’s largest cultural event for students. The valedictory ceremony, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., will be inaugurated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan.Hosted this year in Thrissur, the festival will conclude after days …
Kochi, Jan 15 (IANS) A Kerala court on Thursday sent notorious gang leader Maradu Anish, who is facing multiple criminal cases in the state as well as neighbouring Tamil Nadu, to judicial custody after he was apprehended during a police raid at a spa in Thrissur.The arrest came as part of an operation targeting a woman accused in a honey-trap case, during which Anish was apprehended unexpectedly.Thrissur City police had conducted the raid after receiving specific intelligence that a woman wanted…
Thrissur, Jan 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday inaugurated the 64th Kerala School Kalolsavam in Thrissur, setting in motion what is widely regarded as one of the largest cultural festivals for school students in the country.The five-day event, being held in the state’s cultural capital, brings together over 14,000 students competing in nearly 250 art forms across 25 venues. Inaugurating the festival at the main venue ‘Sooryakanthi’ at Thekkinkad Maidan, CM Vijayan tra…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram likely later this month, the Bharatiya Janata Party is preparing to formally launch its Kerala Assembly election campaign, building on the political groundwork laid by Home Minister Amit Shah during his just-concluded visit to the state capital.Party sources said that PM Modi’s presence will mark the shift from internal consolidation to mass outreach, with a sharpened campaign narrative already …
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. …
Thrissur Dec 27 (IANS) The world’s longest handwritten Bible, stretching an extraordinary 100 kilometres, will be unveiled on Sunday by Cardinal Mar George Koovakkad at Thrissur in Kerala.The ambitious project has been jointly undertaken by the KCYM Thrissur Archdiocese and the Sacred Heart of Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica Pilgrim Centre as part of the 2025 Jubilee Year celebrations.The initiative also marks the centenary of the Thrissur Basilica, one of Kerala’s prominent pilgrimage centres….