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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan again chastised the media when a section of reporters questioned the propriety of his leaving a news conference venue in Kollam after answering a set of questions raised by the representatives of CPM-run media organizations on Monday.The chief minister’s media interaction ended on a sour note when Vijayan refused to…
T’PURAM: A 21-year-old man from Kerala‘s Aryanad, who had consumed acid last week, died Monday. Police suspected harassment by representatives of online loan apps as the reason behind the drastic step.The deceased was identified as Anand. On the afternoon of March 4, he was found unconscious at a tyre workshop in Tulimoodu, where he was…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Eminent historian and founder chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, K.N. Panikkar (89), passed away on Monday at Pattom S.U.T. Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.Panikkar, who followed a Marxist approach to historical writing, was one of India’s leading historians.Born in 1936 in Guruvayur, Thykkat, Kandiyur, to Krishnan Nair and Ichukutty Amma, he was educated…
Kerala Health Minister Veena George sustained a neck injury during a protest by KSU members at Kannur railway station KANNUR: Kerala health minister Veena George was injured during a protest by members of Kerala Students Union (KSU) at the railway station in Kannur on Wednesday afternoon. She was admitted to the district hospital before being…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When the Supreme Court last year allowed persons with disabilities to enter the judicial service, 24-year-old Thanya Nathan saw a new opportunity open up.Inspired by the judgment, the law graduate with a visual disability from Mangad in Kannur district decided to prepare for the judicial service examination, according to news agency PTI.Now, she has…
HM Sindhu S Nair staged a sit-in protest in front of the school KOLLAM: An aided school headmistress was barred from entering her workplace allegedly for wearing a churidar, prompting police intervention and protests by teachers’ organisations on Wednesday.The incident occurred at EVHSS, Neduvathur, in Kottarakkara, around 8.45 am when headmistress Sindhu S Nair was…
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 5th T20I: India walk into the fifth T20I against New Zealand knowing that one heavy defeat does little to dent their larger standing. The loss in Vizag exposed some risks attached to experimentation, particularly the six-batter, five-bowler balance, but it has not shaken their status as World Cup favourites….
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The special investigation team probing the Sabarimala gold scam arrested Friday Kandararu Rajeevaru, the tantri (chief priest) of the Ayyappa temple, after detaining and questioning him earlier in the day.Rajeevaru was arrested for his alleged close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and for giving “silent permission” to the replating of the dwarapalaka (guardian)…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala University’s Centre for Latin American Studies is paying the price for what could be the costliest ‘typo’ in its financial history — a careless bank clerk swapping ‘ ₹’ with ‘$’ while transferring funds to a Brazilbased journalist as remuneration for four online lectures he delivered in 2023.The difference between the intended fee…
KOCHI: BJP State Secretary and Kodunganoor ward councillor VV Rajesh on Friday was elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, securing 51 votes. For the first time in history, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has a BJP Mayor. He received the support of 50 BJP councillors and one independent member. UDF candidate KS Sabarinathan secured 17 votes,…
