Thiruvananthapuram: In a significant development during the presentation of the Kerala Budget for the financial year 2024-25, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced an allocation of ₹1,132 crore for the LIFE housing scheme. The State has been compelled to contribute additional funds to the Pradhan Mantri Avas Yojana (PMAY) Gramin and Urban schemes, amounting to ₹57.62 Read More…
Kozhikode: Professor Shyja Aundavan, a professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), has stirred controversy by expressing support for Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, in a Facebook comment. Shyja Aundavan, known for his outspoken views, shared her admiration for Godse in response to a post praising Godse’s actions. In her comment, Shyja Read More…
KOCHI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and High Court Chief Justice Ashish Jitend Desai have given their nod to the establishment of a judicial city in Kalamasery, including a new High Court building that will house 60 courts. The decision was announced after a meeting held in Kochi, where Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that Read More…
By our legal correspondent Thrissur, Feb 02 (IVC) The Mavelikkara (Alappuzha) First Additional District and Sessions Court judge V G Sreedevi on January 30 awarded capital punishment to the all 15-accused in the sensational murder of Advocate Ranjith Sreenivasan on December 19, 2021. According to prosecution, the accused had encroached the house of Sreenivasan Read More…
*Rare Verdict in Alappuzha District as Court Pronounces Death Penalty in Front of Family Murder In a landmark verdict, an additional district sessions court in Kerala’s Alappuzha district handed down the death sentence to 15 individuals associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its political wing, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), Read More…
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was granted Z security cover by the Union Home Ministry on Saturday, following an incident where he staged an impromptu sit-in protest against student activists who showed black flags to his motorcade. The Governor blamed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for “lawlessness” in the state, alleging that police allowed protesters to Read More…
By C K George (Former PTI Reporter) Thrissur, Jan 25 (IVC) A controversy has erupted in the Universal Roman Catholic Church following Pope Francis’ new encyclical ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ approving non-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples. Several bishops of different countries have come in the open with strong protests and expressing their unwillingness to bless as Read More…
The South India Triennial Conference of the Church History Assn. of India (Estd. 1935) held at Vijayawada from 17th to 19th of Jan. 2024 elected Chev. Prof. (Dr.) George Menachery as President for the next three years. The conference was inaugurated by the chancellor of the Sam Higginbottom University of Allahabad (Prayagraj) Dr. Oliver Jetti Read More…
By our Religious Correspondent Guruvayur, Jan 22 (IVC) The Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee(GDMC) , owners of the famous Sree Krishna Temple here, has disbursed in all Rs 4.84 ( Four crore and eighty-four lakshs) crore to 793 temples said to be economically backward} under the jurisdiction of the GDMC, the official sources said here Read More…
Kerala’s political pot as fresh allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter’s IT firm, Exalogic, ignite a war of words between the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress-led UDF.