IMD alert for five days of heavy rains in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre has alerted the people of Kerala of heavy rains for the next five days. The weathermen said that heavy rains will lash out in the state till Thursday. A yellow alert has been issued in eleven districts of the state. Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, and Kollam districts […]

ED attaches 234.75 crore property of Chennai jeweler

Chennai, July 3 (BPNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached Gold Palace, of renowned Chennai business groups, Saravana Stores on Saturday. The attached property, according to the statement from the ED is worth 234.75 crores. The attachment is on a criminal case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in money laundering case of reportedly cheating […]

Kerala starts hygiene ratings for hotels

Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (BPNS) Paving the way for healthy competition among food business units in the state, the food safety department has started to provide a hygiene star certificate. Of the 673 units already selected for certification by the department, 519 received the same. The certification provides ratings from five-star to three-star to hotels while […]

Five members of a family found dead

Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (BPNS) In a suspected case of suicide, five members of a family were found dead in their house in Chathanpara, near Kallambalam on the outskirts of the state capital on Saturday morning. While financial issues are said to have forced the family to take the extreme step, police said that it will […]

‘Study suicides among medical professionals’

Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 As the state is celebrating National Doctors Day with a range of programmes, a section of the doctor community has come out with an interesting demand. They want a study regarding suicide among medical professionals including students and trainee doctors in the state. According to them, the Covid-19 pandemic […]