KOZHIKODE: The Supreme Court order quashing the reappointment of Kannur University vice-chancellor Gopinath Ravindran, citing “unwarranted interference made by the state government”, has come as a huge blow to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala.The verdict has come as a stinging indictment of the brazen interferences made by the Pinarayi Vijayan government to … Read more
KOZHIKODE: The Nipah virus scare has taken a toll on fruit sales in Kozhikode district with wholesale dealers and vendors saying that the sales have plummeted by over 50% in the last three days.Wholesalers said that the government’s advisories to avoid eating fruits bitten by fruit bats, the natural reservoir of the Nipah virus, have … Read more
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala recorded liquor sales of Rs 665 crore in the first nine days of Onam season till Uthradom (Monday), which is an increase of Rs 41 crore compared to last year’s figure of Rs 624 crore for the same period.The total sale of liquor through Bevco (Kerala State Beverages Corporation) outlets on the Uthradom … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ordered an immediate ban on the screening of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’ to avoid “any incident of hatred and violence”, a senior official said here. Action will be taken against any theatre found showing the film, the official said. Earlier in the day, Banerjee described … Read more
KOZHIKODE: The Kozhikode sessions court has observed in its order granting anticipatory bail to writer Civic Chandran that IPC Section 354A pertaining to sexual harassment will not prima facie stand against the accused as the woman complainant was wearing a “sexually provocative” dress. The case was registered by Koyilandy police under IPC Sections 354A (2) … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre has constituted a task force to monitor the emerging monkeypox situation in the country even as Kerala confirmed the first death in the country from the disease and Delhi reported its second case, a Nigerian national with no recent history of travel abroad. Meanwhile, another suspected case emerged in Rajasthan. The … Read more
KOCHI: Muslims having radical thoughts should realise from India’s history since the Partition that the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, the Kerala High Court said in a judgment while upholding the conviction of the accused in a Kashmir terror recruitment case. A division bench comprising justices K Vinod Chandran … Read more