After scaling historic highs, gold prices have taken a sharp dip in Kerala, offering brief relief to buyers. The price of gold has dropped by ₹480 per pavan, bringing the current rate down to ₹98,400 per pavan, while the price per gram has declined by ₹60 to ₹12,300. The correction comes after gold touched an Read More…
The Kollam Vigilance Court has directed that all records related to the Sabarimala gold scam be handed over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), paving the way for a central agency probe into the case. The court ordered that documents including the First Information Statement (FIS) and other records connected to cases currently under investigation by Read More…
The Kerala High Court has stayed the Ernakulam district collector’s order granting revenue rights to residents of the disputed land and has prima facie held the action to be contempt of court. Justice C. Jayachandran passed the order while suspending the directive issued by District Collector G. Priyanka on December 2. The order had permitted Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed further proceedings on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) notice issued to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) masala bond issue. The court granted a three-month interim stay, providing temporary relief to the Chief Minister and the state government. The High Read More…
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has revised the completion timeline for the construction of National Highway-66 in Kerala, a project that has sparked major political debate in the state. According to the updated schedule, the six-lane highway is unlikely to be completed across most stretches before the upcoming Assembly elections, with the Read More…
Kochi: Gold prices in the state are once again inching closer to the ₹99,000 mark. The price of gold rose by ₹240 per sovereign (8 grams) today, taking the rate to ₹98,880 per sovereign. On a per-gram basis, prices increased by ₹30, with one gram of gold now priced at ₹12,360. After briefly dipping in Read More…
The special elections to three local self-government wards, which were postponed following the demise of candidates, will be held on January 12. Polling will take place from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm, while vote counting will begin at 10.00 am on January 13. Nominations can be submitted up to December 24. Scrutiny of nomination papers Read More…
The clock is ticking for thousands of voters in Kerala, as today marks the final deadline to submit filled enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The Election Commission has released a list of 24.95 lakh voters who face exclusion following the comprehensive revision process. The booth-wise exclusion list was Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has decided to go ahead with the screening of all 19 films barred by the Union government at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), openly defying the Centre’s directive. State Minister for Culture Saji Cherian said the cancelled films will be screened under the initiative of the Kerala government itself. Read More…
Kochi: Gold prices staged a swift recovery on Tuesday, climbing ₹480 per sovereign after a steep fall a day earlier, once again moving closer to the psychologically significant ₹99,000 mark. The price of one sovereign (8 grams) of gold now stands at ₹98,640, while the per-gram rate rose by ₹60 to ₹12,330. The rebound comes Read More…