Kerala News

Pinarayi Vijayan Says Solar Scam Report 'Will Be Tabled In Assembly'

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 16, 2017

Dismissing allegations of vendetta in ordering a case against his predecessor Oommen Chandy, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday rejected the demand for making public the report of the Justice G Sivarajan Commission in the solar scam saying it will be tabled in the state Assembly at the appropriate time.

Indian Union Muslim League's KNA Khader Wins Kerala By-Poll

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 15, 2017

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) candidate KNA Khader won the Vengara by-poll today, with a hefty margin of over 23,000 votes.

US National Admitted To Kerala Hospital With Injuries

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 9, 2017

A 27-year-old US national, an inmate of the Mata Amritanandamayi Mutt, was admitted to the Medical College hospital here past midnight with multiple injuries. Police on Monday began a probe.

BJP Workers Murdered In Kerala On 'Orders Of Chief Minister': Amit Shah

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 8, 2017

BJP President Amit Shah today slammed the CPI-M government in Kerala over the "political killings" of BJP-RSS workers in the state, saying it was being done to "instill fear" among the people and prevent the BJP from expanding in the state.

Amit Shah To Lead BJP's Jan Raksha Yatra In Delhi On Sunday

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 8, 2017

To protest against the atrocities against and killings of RSS and BJP workers in Kerala, JP President Amit Shah will lead the Jan Raksha Yatra in New Delhi on Sunday.

CPM To Hold Nationwide Protests Against BJP On October 9

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 7, 2017

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will stage countrywide protests against the BJP on October 9 to expose the latter's real agenda behind political violence in CPI-M-ruled Kerala, party leader Sitaram Yechuri said on Friday.

With Second Stretch Starting, Kochi Metro First Phase Becomes Operational

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 3, 2017

The first phase of Kochi Metro became fully operational on Tuesday with the inauguration of the second stretch of the 18 km route by Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Malayalam Actor Dileep Gets Bail In Actress Assault Case

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Malayalam superstar Dileep, arrested for alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the kidnapping of an actress, was today granted bail by the Kerala High Court.

Malayalam Actor Dileep's Judicial Custody Extended, Fans Watch His New Film

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 28, 2017

Even as the judicial custody of arrested superstar Dileep was extended today till October 12, his latest film "Ram Leela" was also released and saw fans arriving to watch it at nearly 130 theatres across the state.

Superstar Dileep Offered Rs 3 Crore For Actress Kidnapping, Court Told

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 27, 2017

Actor Dileep, jailed in Kerala's Kochi in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of an actress in February, had offered Rs 3 crore to the kidnappers, the High Court was told today.

Kerala High Court Says Actor Dileep's Wife Does Not Need Anticipatory Bail In Actress Abduction Case

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 25, 2017

The Kerala High Court on Monday said the anticipatory bail application of actress Kavya Madhavan, wife of arrested superstar Dileep, was not required to be taken up since the prosecution maintained she was not a suspect in the actress abduction case.

Kerala Women's Commission To Approach Supreme Court In Hadiya Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 24, 2017

The Kerala State Women's Commission on Sunday decided to approach the Supreme Court in the controversial Hadiya case.

Kerala College Doesn't Want Some Words In Its Magazine, Students Protest

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday September 22, 2017

A college magazine in Kerala is back in the news, this time because students are protesting the college authorities banning words such as beef, dalit and fascism from the publication.

TV Channel Covering Alleged Corruption Of Kerala Minister Is Attacked

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday September 21, 2017

The office of a Kerala news channel was attacked earlier this morning; an editor who has been reporting on the allegedly illegal activities of a minister was sleeping the office when it was vandalised and is unhurt

Kerala Actor Dileep's Fourth Bail Plea Rejected In Abduction Case

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 18, 2017

A court on Monday turned down the fourth bail plea of Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested for alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the kidnapping of an actress in February.

Two Teenage Girls Go Missing in Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 15, 2017

Parents and relatives of two teenaged girls here laid siege of a private school today as their daughters, who went to school in the morning, did not return home.

9-Year-Old Being Treated For Cancer Tests HIV Positive After Transfusion

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday September 15, 2017

A nine-year-old girl with leukemia has endured many rounds of chemotherapy at a centre in Thiruvananthapuram. Recently, her parents learnt that a blood transfusion left her HIV positive. They are yet to break the heart-breaking news to her.

CPM Expels Rajya Sabha Member Ritabrata Banerjee For 'Anti-Party Activity'

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Friday September 15, 2017

The CPM today expelled its Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on charges of "gross anti-party activity", its West Bengal secretary Surya Kanta Mishra said.

Malayalam Actor Dileep Submits Fourth Bail Plea In Actress Abduction Case

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 14, 2017

Superstar Dileep whose previous three bail applications were turned down, submitted his fourth bail plea on Thursday at a trial court.

Elderly Couple Found Murdered In Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

An elderly couple were found murdered inside their house at Tholanoor in Palakkad district this morning, police said.

Denied Permission To Visit China: Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 9, 2017

Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran today said he has been denied the permission to visit China to participate in a UNWTO meeting by the central government.

Police File Chargesheet In Kollam Blast Case

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 8, 2017

Police today filed a chargesheet in a local court against three persons accused in the case relating to last year's low intensity IED blast in the District Collectorate, in which one person was injured.

100 Escape On Ladders After Air India Plane Rolled Into Kochi Drain

Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday September 5, 2017

There were more than 100 people on board an Air India plane that veered off the runway after landing at the Kochi airport this morning and rolled into a drain.

Kerala IT Companies Expect Vibrant Start-Up Policy From K J Alphons

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 4, 2017

Group of Technology Companies president K Nandakumar said the scope is immense for start-ups especially for modern products.

Dacoits Attack Kerala-Bengaluru Bus

Thiruvananthapuram News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 31, 2017

Passengers on a Bengaluru-bound Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus were attacked by dacoits early on Thursday.

60,000 Kerala School Students To Get Training In Animation, Electronics

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 28, 2017

As many as 60,000 government high school students in Kerala will be taught animation, electronics, hardware, cyber-safety and Malayalam computing at a two-day camp next month, officials said on Monday.

A Kerala School Granted Period Leave 105 Years Ago, Show Records

Press Trust Of India | Friday August 25, 2017

Thiruvananthapuram: At a time when a debate rages on about the need to provide menstrual leave, records show that a girls school in Kerala had extended the relief to its students more than a century ago itself. The Government Girls School in Tripunithura, located in the erstwhile princely state of Cochin (present Ernakulam district), had in 1912 al...

Rs 30 Lakh 'Hawala' Money Seized From Bus Passenger In Kerala

South | Press Trust of India | Friday August 25, 2017

Suspected 'hawala' money to the tune of Rs 30 lakh was today seized from a bus passenger in Kalpetta in Kerala's Wayanad district, police said.

Doctors Remove Fish Bone From Respiratory Tract Of Toddler In Kerala

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday August 25, 2017

A fish bone, which got embedded in the respiratory tract of a 3-year-old girl causing breathlessness for about two months, was removed by doctors at a government hospital through a surgical procedure.

Kerala High Court Pulls Up Minister Facing Nepotism Allegations

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja, who faces nepotism charges, was on Wednesday rapped by a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which refused to remove the observations made by a single judge against her last week.