Will challenge bail granted to accused in Shan murder case: SDPI

April 06, 2024 07:46 pm | Updated 07:46 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) State treasurer A.K. Salahudeen has said that the party will challenge the bail granted to the accused in the murder case of former SDPI State secretary K.S. Shan. In a statement, Mr. …...Read More

Special teams formed to oversee release of water from NSRC in Prakasam district

April 06, 2024 07:45 pm | Updated 08:05 pm IST - ONGOLE With water scarcity looming large in the Prakasam district, officials have constituted special teams to tap the water which will be released from the Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal (NSRC) from April 8, to tackle the drinking water crisis. …...Read More

Justice turns down SHRC appointment

April 06, 2024 07:41 pm | Updated 07:41 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Retired Chief Justice S. Manikumar has demurred from accepting his appointment as chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission. The justice has cited personal reasons for turning down the post. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had given assent …...Read More

Heat alert for 12 districts in Kerala

April 06, 2024 07:38 pm | Updated 07:38 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert warning of above normal temperature in 12 districts on Sunday. Maximum temperatures are likely to be around 40°C in Kollam and Palakkad districts, around 38°C in Thrissur and …...Read More

Richard Scatchard: Body confirmed to be sex offender wanted over woman's murder

Police say a body found in a caravan is that of a sex offender wanted over a woman's murder. Richard Scatchard, 70, from Minehead in Somerset, went missing after the death of 61-year-old Kelly Faiers at his home in October last year. A member of the public called police after …...Read More

Supporters of sitting Undi MLA sulk as Naidu announces RRR as candidate

April 06, 2024 07:36 pm | Updated 07:36 pm IST - PALACOLE (WEST GODAVARI) TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on April 6 (Saturday) announced that YSRCP rebel MP from Narsapuram K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju (locally known as RRR) would be fielded as party candidate from Undi Assembly constituency in …...Read More

Rejection of BSP candidate’s nomination for Mysuru can impact poll outcome

April 06, 2024 07:32 pm | Updated 07:32 pm IST - MYSURU The nomination paper of BSP candidate Revathiraj was among the four for the Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency which was rejected during scrutiny on Friday. A disappointed Ms. Revathiraj said the rejection of her nomination was shocking. Ms. Revathiraj, …...Read More

Jenny McCarthy says bullies lit her hair on fire in Catholic school

Jenny McCarthy is recalling a "very scary" moment from her childhood. During the premiere episode of Kit Hoover’s "The Coop with Kit" podcast on Wednesday, the TV personality and former Playboy Bunny detailed her experience with bullying as a pre-teen and explained why she had kept her feelings about it …...Read More

Two deaths due to jaundice in Kozhikode, Health dept. issues alert

April 06, 2024 07:24 pm | Updated 07:24 pm IST - Kozhikode The Health department has issued an alert in Kozhikode in the wake of two persons succumbing to jaundice in the district in the past 10 days. A release from the office of the District Medical Officer (DMO) said …...Read More

State’s stance firm on NCERT textbook revision: Sivankutty

April 06, 2024 07:23 pm | Updated 08:12 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The State is firm on its stance on the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) dropping portions from its school textbooks in the latest round of revisions, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. The …...Read More