Sneha Mary Koshy

Kerala Government's Last Budget Ahead Of Polls Focuses On Jobs, Education

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday January 15, 2021

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac today tabled the last Budget of the CPM led-LDF ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections. This was the longest budget speech in the Kerala Assembly that lasted 3 hours and 18 minutes.

Unprecedented January Rains Ruin Kerala Coffee Planters' Cuppa

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday January 14, 2021

For a small-scale planter like Rukmini RV of Kerala's Wayanad district, rain in January - the coffee harvest season - can be damaging. It either spoils the carefully cultivated beans completely or drastically affects its aromatic quality. Needless to say, this year's 800% variation in precipitation in the first week of the month has been simply dis...

CBI Gets Kerala High Court Nod to Continue State Flagship Project Probe

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday January 12, 2021

The Kerala High Court today gave permission to the CBI to continue its probe in the alleged violation of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act or FCRA in the state government's flagship "Life Mission" project, which aims at providing housing for the poor.

Opposition Boycotts Governor's Address In Kerala Assembly, Stages Dharna

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Stela Dey | Friday January 8, 2021

The Kerala Assembly session started today on a turbulent note with the Opposition boycotting the Governor's speech and demanding the Speaker's resignation. Congress-led UDF MLAs shouted slogans against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan, demanding the latter's resignation over allegations of his connection with the dolla...

Traders Hit By Duck Culling In Kerala's Alappuzha Over Avian Influenza

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday January 7, 2021

Naseema and Devdas make a living largely by selling ducks and their eggs in Kerala's Alappuzha. They say they have 67 ducks, but cannot sell them due to restrictions after confirmed cases of avian influenza. They are among the many roadside outlets dependent on these sales, on the way to Alappuzha town.

Kerala High Court Orders Retrial In Rape, Death Case Of 2 Minor Sisters

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday January 6, 2021

In a crucial development, the Kerala High Court ordered a retrial in a rape and death case of two minor sisters in 2017 in Walayar. The girls were 13 and 9-years-old at the time and were from the scheduled caste community. Both sisters were sexually assaulted, police said, and were found hanging two months apart.

Amid Bird Flu Scare, Centre Sends Teams To Kerala, Haryana: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Sneha Mary Koshy; Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday January 6, 2021

Across India, lakhs of birds have been found dead in the last 10 days. At least four states - Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan- have confirmed bird flu, sounding an alert as the authorities step up efforts to contain the spread. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are also vigilant after 12,000 ducks died in the last few days in neighbou...

6 Cases Of UK Mutant Virus In Kerala For 1st Time, More In Other States

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday January 4, 2021

Kerala today reported six cases of the mutant coronavirus strain that was first confirmed in the UK. All six who have tested positive had returned from the UK after December 14, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja told reporters.

Avian Influenza Confirmed In Kerala, Thousands Of Birds To Be Culled

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday January 4, 2021

In Kerala, the H5N8 strain of Avian Influenza has been confirmed in parts of Alappuzha and Kottayam. Of the eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory, the influenza - commonly known as Bird Flu - has been detected in five.

Movie Theatres To Reopen From January 5 In Kerala

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Stela Dey | Friday January 1, 2021

Theatres in Kerala will reopen from January 5 but only with 50 per cent capacity, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced today. Theaters in the state are reopening nine months after the lockdown forced cinema halls to shut down.

BJP's Lone Kerala MLA Backs Resolution Against Farm Laws, Then Backtracks

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Friday January 1, 2021

Kerala's lone BJP lawmaker, whose win marked the party's debut in the state four years ago, stirred up a controversy with his contradicting remarks on a resolution against the centre'scontentious farm laws that was unanimously passed in the state assembly.

"Scrap Farm Laws Lest Kerala Starves": Unanimous Assembly Resolution

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday December 31, 2020

The Kerala Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution seeking the withdrawal of all the three contentious agricultural laws enacted hurriedly by parliament in September. Raising the state's fears over the effects of prolonged tumult in the country's farm sector, the resolution said "Kerala could not bear the impact of such a situati...

21-Year-Old College Student Elected Mayor Of Kerala Capital

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Arun Nair | Monday December 28, 2020

Arya Rajendran, the 21-year-old student who successfully contested the recent civic polls in Kerala, has been elected as next Mayor of state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

"Ignored Queries": Kerala Governor To Chief Minister On Special Assembly Session For Farm Laws

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday December 23, 2020

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan hit back at Chief Minister Vijayan Wednesday, a day after Mr Vijayan wrote criticising the Governor's "regrettable" decision to deny permission for a special session of the Assembly to discuss the centre's farm laws

Sister Abhaya Murder: Kerala Catholic Priest, Nun Get Life Imprisonment

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday December 23, 2020

A special CBI court in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram today sentenced to life imprisonment a Catholic priest and a nun for the murder of Sister Abhaya, 28 years after the crime. The sentencing came a day after the two were held guilty by the court.