Thiruvananthapuram, August 22 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the appointment of Priya Varghese as the associate professor at Kannur University. The stay, which will be in effect till August 31, follows after a petition was filed before the court by the second rank holder in the list, Joseph Scaria. With this, the […]
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, August 20 The fisherfolk protest continues to brew against one of India’s strongest businessmen Gautam Adani, from the coastal village Vizhinjam. The protest, which is entering day six, against the Vizhinjam Seaport project is proceeding despite the talk between the state government and protestors was said to be ‘fruitful’. The protest […]
New Delhi, Aug 21 (BPNS) Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in a scathing attack against the Kannur University Vice Chancellor has charged that the Vice Chancellor, Gopinath Raveendran is a criminal. While speaking to media persons at Kerala House in New Delhi, Arif Mohammed Khan charged that during the Kerala History Congress held at Kannur […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) In a swift action, Tamil Nadu police on Saturday evening arrested three persons including a Chennai-based financier for abducting a businessman who had not repaid a loan of Rs 1 crore taken from him. The arrested are Arockia Raj, the financier, Afrose, and Aravind his henchmen. The incident occurred on Saturday […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21(BPNS) The Central intelligence agencies have commenced probe into an article in the mouthpiece of ISIS ‘Voice of Koharasan’ that the first Indian suicide bomber for the IS was a Keralite who had converted from Christianity into Islam. In the latest issue of the magazine, the article about the suicide bomber is in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (BPNS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, K. Sudhakaran has said that the state Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will not be left alone in his fight against appointments in the Universities of Kerala. He said that the people of Kerala are with the Governor in his endeavor to cleanse the Universities and […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy and isolated rains over some areas of Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry from Tuesday. The IMD also predicted that some districts adjacent to Western Ghats will face heavy rains from Tuesday. Weather department officials also said that a few […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) security officers seized drugs worth Rs 60 crore from a Keralite passenger who had arrived from Zimbabwe and bound for New Delhi. The seizure was effected on Sunday. CIAL in a statement on Sunday said that the drug, Methaquinol is a psychotropic drug and weighed […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Dindigul police on Sunday arrested a member of the ruling DMK IT wing for derogatory posts on Hindu gods including Lord Sreekrishna. The arrested Lokesh Karthick is an active worker of the DMK and an activist of its IT wing from Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. The BJP Dindigul district […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) BJP Mahila Morcha national president and Member of Legislative Assembly from Coimbatore, Vanathi Sreenivasan has urged the state government to create a database of workers in the unorganized sector. Vanathi was speaking to reporters after distributing e-Shram and Ayushman Bharath scheme identity cards to a few beneficiaries on Sunday at Coimbatore. […]
