Stray dog crisis in Kollam takes a political turn

Stray dog crisis in Kollam takes a political turn

Stray dogs loitering at Vaddy in Kollam. | Photo Credit: C. SURESHKUMAR In a viral poll-related reel from Kollam, the intense competitive rhetoric of a street corner debate is interrupted by the appearance of a couple of scruffy stray dogs near the podium. As the ruling party representative speaks passionately about the Corporation’s recent civic […]

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Sabarimala gold theft case: Vigilance court denies former TDB president A. Padmakumar bail

Sabarimala gold theft case: Vigilance court denies former TDB president A. Padmakumar bail

A. Padmakumar  | Photo Credit: Venkatesan R 5375 The Vigilance Court in Kollam on Friday dismissed a bail application submitted by former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A. Padmakumar, who is under arrest for his alleged role in the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case. The court accepted the prosecution’s argument that there was sufficient evidence to […]

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Kerala local body polls: Widespread violence and bogus voting alleged across Kannur; parties trade charges

Kerala local body polls: Widespread violence and bogus voting alleged across Kannur; parties trade charges

Kannur witnessed widespread allegations of violence, bogus voting and intimidation during Thursday’s local body elections, with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of orchestrating systematic disruption across the district. The CPI(M), however, rejected the charges, counter-alleging that […]

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MLA V. Joy rubbishes BJP leader Anoop Antony’s social media post on school infrastructure in Kerala

MLA V. Joy rubbishes BJP leader Anoop Antony’s social media post on school infrastructure in Kerala

A social media post by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala State general secretary Anoop Antony over the condition of government schools in Kerala has elicited a sharp rebuttal from Communist Party of India (Marxist) Thiruvananthapuram district secretary V. Joy, MLA. Referencing a photo of Mr. Joy casting his vote at Government Lower Primary School, Perunkuzhy, […]

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M.A. Baby says some courts in Kerala ‘not living up to State’s sense of justice’

M.A. Baby says some courts in Kerala ‘not living up to State’s sense of justice’

M.A. Baby, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Some courts in Kerala are not living up to the State’s “general sense of justice” in certain cases, CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby has said. Mr. Baby’s remarks came in the context of the verdicts in the Kerala actor […]

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Kerala Police bring two rape case probes against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil under single Crime Branch team

Kerala Police bring two rape case probes against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil under single Crime Branch team

Rahul Mamkootathil | Photo Credit: KK MUSTAFAH  The Kerala Police have decided to combine the two rape case investigations against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil under a single State Police Crime Branch team headed by Assistant Inspector General (AIG) G. Poonguzhali.  The move assumes significance against the backdrop of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan not ruling out the […]

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Wayanad records highest polling percentage in State

Wayanad records highest polling percentage in State

Wayanad district recorded the highest polling percentage of 78.15 in local body elections in the State on Thursday. Kalpetta block panchayat (80%), Sulthan Bathery block panchayat (79.19%) and Mananthavady Block Panchayat (78.69%) are at the top. While Kalpetta municipality recorded 77.26% polling, Sulthan Bathery municipality registered 77.48% polling. Mananthavady municipality recorded 78.68% polling. The Wayanad […]

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Wayanad records highest polling percentage in State

Kannur, Kasaragod record huge turnout in local body polls

Local body elections in Kannur and Kasaragod were peaceful, with large number of people turning out to cast their votes in the districts. According to the Election Commission, a total of 8,32,629 (74.86%) people cast their votes in Kasaragod, while 16,03,205 (76.77%) voters exercised franchise in Kannur. Among the eight municipalites in Kannur, Anthoor witnessed […]

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Biennale welcomes visitors to experience art with all the senses

Biennale welcomes visitors to experience art with all the senses

With 24 hours to go before the sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) opens, curator Nikhil Chopra introduced some of the artworks at the Coir Godown and the Bungalow, a part of Aspinwall House, at a walkthrough organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF), rather poetically bringing each to life with his word pictures. […]

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