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Palakkad: Even as BJP hopes big in the Palakkad urban body polls, frictions within the party has caused ripples with senior BJP leader Pramila Sasidharan opposing the candidate list in Palakkad local body polls. As per media reports, Pramila Sasidharan has conveyed her displeasure to the party leadership. “The party leadership have totally sidelined me and not considered my views at any point of time. A section of leaders have decided the candidates without consulting me. This has never happened earlier. I have conveyed my dissatisfaction with the state leadership”, said Pramila Sasidharan while speaking to the media. However, Palakkad municipality holds a unique place in Kerala’s political landscape as the first urban body to be governed by the BJP. Having won in both the 2015 and 2020, the party is now aiming for an unprecedented hat-trick. The UDF, determined to reclaim power at any cost, is tightening its organisational grip, while the LDF has begun preparing for a strong...
Fort Cochin : In a shocking case of sexual assault, the Kochi Harbour police arrested a 28-year-old sailor attached to the Indian Navy base in Kochi on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl. The accused has been identified as Amit, a native of Kalanaur in Rohtak, Haryana. The arrest was made following a complaint lodged by a 15-year-old girl, a native of Rajasthan and the daughter of a CISF officer in Kochi. According to police sources, the accused allegedly lured the victim, a Rajasthani native and the daughter of a CISF officer in Kochi, to his residence in Mundamveli, where the sexual assault took place. “The accused is based at Kochi naval base. It is found that he lured the girl to his house on the pretext of love and sexually assaulted her. We are investigating how he befriended the girl. We have arrested the accused, and he will be remanded,” a police source confirmed. Meanwhile, the Southern Naval Command (SNC) acknowledged the arrest and stated that the naval...
Sabarimala: The pilgrim rush at the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala has crossed dangerous levels, Travancore Devaswom Board president K Jayakumar said on Tuesday. Many devotees were reportedly breaking queues and rushing towards the sanctum for darshan, he said while addressing the media. “Such a massive crowd should never have been allowed to build up. The situation will become unmanageable unless 80–90 devotees climb the 18 steps every minute. Central forces are expected to arrive today, and coordination with them will begin immediately,” he added. There are also reports that several devotees returned without getting darshan, leaving only after performing the ghee offering at Pampa. Only a maximum of 90,000 pilgrims are usually allowed per day, 70,000 through the virtual queue system and 20,000 through spot bookings. A mini passenger bus transporting Sabarimala pilgrims from Karnataka overturned at the Kanamala junction, near Erumeli, in Kottayam on Tuesday afternoon. The...
Kochi: In a major accomplishment, doctors at Rajagiri Hospital, a private hospital in Kochi discovered a fish bone lodged in the liver of a 36-year-old college lecturer from Perumbavoor who was being treated for symptoms of a persistent cough and fever. The foreign object was found during a scan conducted to determine the cause of the man 's severe, two-week-long fever. The patient initially consulted Dr. Salini Baby John in the General Medicine department, assuming the illness was a common fever. Recognizing that the fever had continued for two weeks without a specific cause, Dr. Salini advised a PET scan. During the abdominal examination, Dr. Vijay Harish Somasundaram and Dr. Vinayak of the Nuclear Medicine department identified a foreign object in the liver. It was subsequently removed through an emergency surgery led by Dr. Joseph George of the Gastro Surgery department at Rajagiri Hospital. The patient was unaware that the fish bone had accidentally entered his body while...
Thiruvananthapuram: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala, revealed that, owing to the dedicated and committed efforts of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the State, over 96% of the Enumeration Forms have already been distributed as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls. "To further ensure smooth and timely completion of the remaining stages, District Administrations have taken comprehensive measures to facilitate the BLOs in collecting the filled forms. These include setting up special camps, extending local logistical support, and establishing centres equipped with technical and infrastructure facilities to assist BLOs in the digitization of forms in a time-bound manner", SEC said in a press statement. "Recognised political parties are also being encouraged to participate actively in the process. They are being requested to nominate additional Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and to establish help desks for collecting filled forms from...
New Delhi: Raising administrative liabilities and tremendous work pressure, the Kerala government has moved the Supreme Court seeking to defer the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India,. The LDF government has argued that the exercise will adversely affect the administration during the run-up to the December local body elections. In its plea, Kerala has urged the court to postpone the SIR at least until after the Local Self-Government Institutions polls. The State says the manner in which the revision is being undertaken is incompatible with the current election schedule. Kerala has 1,200 local bodies and 23,612 wards, with polls mandated to be completed before December 21, 2025. The State Election Commission has scheduled polling for December 9 and 11, with counting on December 13. The entire election process is expected to conclude by December 18. As per the SIR schedule, enumeration by Booth Level Officers must be completed...
Ernakulam: In a major development in the illegal organ donation case, the National Investigation Agency has arrested the key accused in a case involving the trafficking of people to Iran. The accused is Ernakulam native Madhu Jayakumar. He is currently being interrogated at the NIA office in Kochi. According to NIA sources, the probe team nabbed him when he returned from Iran on November 8 and produced him before the court in Kochi on November 12. The court has remanded Madhu to NIA custody till November 19. The human trafficking incident came to light on May 18, 2024, when officials of the Bureau of Immigration at Kochi airport intercepted a youth on suspicion. Following this, the Ernakulam Rural Police registered a case, which was later handed over to the NIA. The investigation revealed that the accused targeted financially distressed individuals and lured them to Iran under the pretext of legal organ donation. The racket identified organ recipients and facilitated their treatment...
Kozhikode: Members of Malayan community in north Kerala has alleged caste bias against the temple committee at the ‘Mandala Vilakku’ festival in the Elambangottu Kavu Shiva temple. Three brothers namely Sudheesh M, Vinodhan and Ratheesh who had been rendering the ryhthmic percussion beats for the temple festival has questioned the temple committee which had sidelined them from performing and had given the permission to the members of a higher class committee. However the temple committee members have outrightly rejected the allegations made by the family members. The family, belonging to the Malayan community (a Scheduled Caste), resides in Aeralam panchayat, Vadakara. Their devotion to the temple has always been the guiding force behind their performances — until last year, when the temple committee informed them that their services would no longer be needed. The family, belonging to the Malayan community (a Scheduled Caste), resides in Aeralam panchayat, Vadakara. Their...
Sabarimala: Ahead of the 41-day pilgrimage season, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Branch will conduct scientific tests at the Sabarimala temple on November 17 as part of its investigation into the missing gold case. The move comes after the Kerala High court intervened in the matter and directed the probe team to question the Devaswom officials. The court also directed the probe team to conduct a scientific assessment of the artefacts and the gold and copper platings and hence to assess the amount of gold material that had gone missing. On Thursday, the Kerala High Court granted permission for the tests, which involve collecting samples from the gold-plated panels of the Dwarapalaka idols and the door frames of the sanctum sanctorum. The SIT had earlier sought the Thantri 's (chief priest 's) permission to collect the samples as directed by the court. The chief priest informed officials that, as per temple rituals, Deva Anujna (divine permission) from the...
Kannur: A village in north Kerala in Kannur district is now in the limelight for its achievement in water conservation and resource management. Payam Gram Panchayat in Kannur has won in the ‘Best village Panchayat’ category along with Dubbiganipalli in Andhra Pradesh. The award was declared by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. Both Payam and Dubbiganipalli has been declared as Joint Winners under the Best Village Panchayat category for the 6th National Water Awards for the year 2024. The recognition highlight the sustained efforts of Gram Panchayats in water conservation and participatory resource management. Their work contributes meaningfully to the broader vision of Jal Samridh Bharat, and sets an example of how local governance can lead transformative change in securing water for future generations. The award ceremony will take place on 18th November 2025 at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, where the...
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