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Black Box of crashed Air India Express flight IX-1344 found

Aug 08, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Kozhikode/IBNS: The black box or flight data recorders - of the Air India Express flight- that fell into a deep gorge after skidding on a wet runway on Friday evening, killing at least 18 people, including both pilots, has been found.

Kozhikode airport dangerous for landing: Expert had warned 9 yrs ago, says report

Aug 08, 2020, at 07:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  A top air safety expert has said he had warned years ago against the dangers of landing airplanes at the Kozhikode airport which has a short table top runway with 200 feet deep gorges on both sides of the tarmac, said a media report.

'Let Italy pay them compensation': SC on Centre's plea to withdraw case against marines who killed Indian fishermen

Aug 08, 2020, at 02:54 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said Italy should compensate the families of the fishermen, shot by Italian sailors sailors in 2012 off the Kerala coast.

Landslides kill 13 in Kerala's Idukki district, 12 injured

Aug 08, 2020, at 01:49 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 13 people have died after heavy rains caused landslides in Idukki district of Kerala while 12 others have been rescued and admitted to Tata General Hospital in Munnar, said a media report.

Supreme Court rejects Kerala activist's bail plea for 'spreading obscenity'

Aug 07, 2020, at 10:25 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Kerala activist Rehana Fathima's anticipatory bail plea whose release of a video in June last of her minor children painting her semi-nude body triggered controversy, media reports said.

Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna wields enormous influence in CM's office, NIA tells Special Court

Aug 06, 2020, at 10:39 pm

Kochi/UNI/IBNS: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials have found Swapna Suresh, the  second accused in the gold smuggling case, had vast influence in the office of Chief Minister.

Kerala: Four hacked to death

Aug 04, 2020, at 02:38 pm

Kasaragod/UNI: Four members in a family in Bayar near Manjeswaram near here has been hacked to death late on Monday.

NIA arrests six more accused in Kerala gold smuggling case

Aug 03, 2020, at 01:56 am

New Delhi/UNI: The anti-terror probe agency NIA on Sunday made six fresh arrests and has conducted searches at six locations in connection with Kerala gold smuggling case in the past one week.

Inadequate COVID testing leads to community spread, alleges Kerala opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala

Jul 20, 2020, at 01:52 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI:  Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday alleged that inadequate COVID testing led the State to the serious stage of community spread.

Kerala nun rape case accused Franco Mulakkal tests Covid positive a day after he was denied bail

Jul 14, 2020, at 11:18 pm

Kottayam/Jalandhar/IBNS: Former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was denied bail by a special court in Kottayam in the nun rape case, has tested coronavirus positive, said media reports.

Congress demands CBI probe in Kerala gold smuggling case

Jul 10, 2020, at 02:08 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday sought an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the gold smuggling case in Kerala, and its alleged link with the CPI-M government in the state and the BJP government at the Centre.

One person arrested in Kerala's pregnant elephant killing incident

Jun 05, 2020, at 11:37 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: One person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 15-year old pregnant elephant in Kerala's Palakkad district.

Amid criticism, Kerala CM slams 'hate campaign' against state, assures elephant killers will be nabbed soon

Jun 04, 2020, at 08:29 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said a  manhunt has been launched to nab the three people who were involved in the killing of pregnant elephant in Pallakad district of Kerala, which has evoked widespread criticism across India and abroad.

Kerala elephant killing: Maneka Gandhi seeks Supreme Court's intervention, targets Rahul

Jun 04, 2020, at 07:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has sought an intervention of the Supreme Court in the matter of atrocities against elephants in Kerala in the wake of the killing of a pregnant elephant in Mallappuram.

Ratan Tata expresses shock over pregnant elephant's death by firecrackers, demands justice

Jun 03, 2020, at 10:27 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: India's business tycoon and Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group Ratan Tata on Wednesday expressed his shock and grief over the death of the pregnant elephant in Kerala who was fed firecracker-laden pineapple by some local people.

Fight against COVID-19: Kerala to send doctors, nurses to Maharashtra

May 26, 2020, at 11:14 pm

Kochi/UNI: Kerala government will send a team of doctors and nurses to Mumbai by month end due to surge in the number of COVID patients there following a request from Maharashtra government.

Nursing students from Goa stranded in Karnataka, Kerala brought back

May 15, 2020, at 01:50 pm

Panaji/UNI: As many as 60 nursing students from Goa who were stranded in Karnataka and 25 people stranded in Kerala due to national wide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, were brought to Goa by five different buses on Thursday.

Kerala Chief Minister wants partial lockdown for state till May 15 even as new Covid-19 cases continue to surface

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:57 am

Thiruvananthapuram/ IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pianarayi Vijyan has said a partial lockdown till May 15 would be suitable for his  state in a video conference meet with Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Four labourers from Kerala held while entering Karnataka via forest

Apr 27, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Madikeri/UNI: Four labourers, who were travelling to Kerala via Makutta on foot, were stopped by Karnataka Forest Department officials and handed over to police.

Kerala govt implements odd-even scheme from today to control vehicle movement amid eased lockdown

Apr 20, 2020, at 03:17 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala government has implemented the odd-even scheme to control vehicle movement in accordance with its guidelines to reopen the state from Monday, media reports said.

Follow lockdown measures strictly: Centre to States, UTs; Kerala named for 'violating'

Apr 20, 2020, at 01:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday asked all states and union territories to follow its anti-COVID-19 lockdown guidelines "strictly" besides calling out Kerala for "violating" the same by granting extra relaxations post Apr 20.

Lockdown: 40 booked for flouting measures in K'taka

Apr 16, 2020, at 08:33 pm

Kalabuagi/UNI: The local police on Thursday booked 40 people for defying the prohibitory orders and participating in Revannasiddeshwara Annual car festival held at Revoor Village in Chitapur Taluk here.

IUML MLA questions government's free hand for spending from CM relief fund

Apr 16, 2020, at 03:01 pm

Kozhikode/UNI: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA K M Shaji has questioned the governments' free hand for spending from Chief Minister Relief Fund.

Kerala man forced to carry ailing father in arms after cops stop auto amid lockdown, state HRC registers suo moto case

Apr 16, 2020, at 12:53 pm

Kollam/IBNS: The Kerala state Human Rights Commission (HRC) has taken a suo moto cognizance of reports stating a middle aged man was forced to carry his 65-year-old ailing father in arms and had to walk nearly a kilometre on Wednesday after his auto-rickshaw was allegedly stopped by police due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown.

India seeks lockdown extension as total COVID-19 cases cross 6,000

Apr 10, 2020, at 03:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, is seeking an extension of the nationwide lockdown, which was called for 21 days, as the total number of Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases went passed 6,000.

Kerala: Creeping Intrusions

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:58 pm

On March 11, 2020, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as P. Srimathi (27), was arrested by the personnel of Tamil Nadu ‘Q’ Branch near Attappady forests in Palakkad District. According to a Police Official, Srimathi was a member of the Kabani and Bhavani Dalam (armed squad) of the CPI-Maoist. She was wanted in over 20 cases registered both in Kerala and Karnataka, and was on the watchlist of Police of both the States for long.

Coronavirus: After UP's bleach spray controversy, Kerala says it used soap and water on migrants

Mar 30, 2020, at 11:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the shocking images of migrant workers in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly being forced to take an open bath in group with chlorinated water before their entry into the district featured, fire department officials in Kerala have said that they used a jet of soap and water as part of disinfection drive.

COVID-19: Liquor outlets closed in Kerala

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:13 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: All liquor outlets including toddy shops will be closed during the lockdown period, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.

COVID-19: Priest arrested for conducting mass gathering in church

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:44 pm

Thrissur/UNI: A priest who conducted a mass at a church in Chalkaudy near here on Monday was arrested for defying the government order against mass gathering in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19: Positive cases rise to 37 in Kerala, 44,390 people under surveillance

Mar 20, 2020, at 10:42 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: With 12 more person testing positive to Coronavirus on Friday, total affected cases rose to 37 in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here.