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Assam man arrested in Kerala over alleged extremist social media posts
Thrissur: Police in Kerala have arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam for allegedly attempting to spread extremist ideas through social media, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Roshidul Islam, was…
- India
Kerala Congress sings national anthem incorrectly, draws flak
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party in Kerala found itself in an embarrassing situation when a line of the national anthem was sung incorrectly during a program at its state headquarters here on Sunday.…
- India
Kerala parties seek exemption from voter hearings during SIR
Thiruvananthapuram: Political parties on Saturday requested the Kerala CEO to minimise hearings of voters as part of the SIR of the electoral rolls. The request was raised during a meeting convened by…
- India
Keralites gulped liquor worth over Rs 332 crore during Christmas
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) recorded a sharp surge in liquor sales during the Christmas week, with revenues touching a record Rs 332.62 crore, according to official figures. The Christmas…
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Youngsters booked for stopping long distance train to shoot reels in Kerala
Kannur: The Railway Protection Force on Thursday booked two youngsters for briefly stopping a long-distance train in this district after they flashed a red light to shoot social media reels. According to…
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NCB arrests 5 from Andhra Pradesh in hashish oil trafficking case
New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested five people from Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam who were allegedly part of a hashish oil trafficking network, an official statement said on Thursday. Hashish…
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Memory of brother’s lynching inspired man to aid Kerala victim’s family
Ram Narayan’s lynching in Kerala’s Walayar left many unsettled, but for Abdul Jabbar, it brought back memories of his brother, Ashraf, who faced a similar Hindutva mob attack in Mangaluru in Karnataka.…
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Kerala CM warns against communal intolerance over attacks on Christmas celebrations
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed deep concern over increasing attacks on Christmas celebrations in different parts of the country and said such incidents undermine the universal message of…
- Kerala
Electoral roll observers appointed for SIR in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Wednesday that four electoral roll observers have been appointed for all 14 districts of the state to ensure a smooth and transparent special intensive…
- Elections
Draft electoral roll published in Kerala as part of SIR; over 24L names removed
Thiruvananthapuram: The draft voters’ list prepared as part of the SIR of the electoral roll in Kerala was published by the ECI on Tuesday, where over 24 lakh names have been removed.…
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Lynching incident: Kerala CM assures justice, orders strict action
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday assured that justice would be ensured for the family of Ramnarayan, a Chhattisgarh native who had died in an alleged mob lynching incident at…
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Dalit migrant worker lynched to death in Kerala, called Bangladeshi
Palakkad: A 31-year-old Dalit migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was lynched in Kerala’s Walayar on suspicion of theft, and was asked, “Are you a Bangladeshi?” during the assault. Ram Narayan Baghel had left…
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Kerala pvt school cancels Christmas event, govt warns against ‘communalisation’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government on Sunday strongly condemned reports that some private school managements imposed restrictions on Christmas celebrations and refunded money collected from students for the event. The government also warned that…
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Cop who slapped pregnant woman suspended a year after the incidentÂ
A police inspector in Kerala was suspended a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, an incident that highlights police brutality and violence against…
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Kerala FM condemns Centre’s Rs 5,900 cr cut as ‘politically motivated’ ahead of polls
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Friday condemned the Centre’s decision to cut Rs 5,900 crore from the state’s permissible borrowing limit in the final quarter of the current financial…
