The assertion made by Thalassery Archdiocese Mar Joseph Pamplani that there is no untouchability with the BJP is applauded, according to Union Minister of State V. Muraleedharan. Additionally, he claimed that when Christian priests speak the truth, they are surrounded and attacked. Why are CPM and Congress so upset? Speaking on their behalf was the Read More…
Kerala
Kerala Assembly adjourns amidst protests from the opposition
When the session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly returned after a two-day hiatus, the proceedings were halted once again. VD Satheesan, the leader of the opposition, claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had imitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had dispatched the Delhi Police to Rahul Gandhi’s home. Opposition lawmakers brandished placards at the start Read More…
After surgery, a woman got molested sexually by a Kozhikode MCH employee
On Saturday, a staff member at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital sexually abused a patient who was there for surgery. Since the police opened a case, the individual has been eluding them. The incident happened on Saturday following the procedure when the patient was moved from the main surgery theatre to the women’s surgical ICU. Read More…
HC: No toll charge if the line longer than 100 metres
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) recommendations on allowing vehicles to pass through toll plazas when the line is longer than 100 metres in any of the lanes have been ordered by the High Court to be taken into consideration by the Centre. A traffic bottleneck during peak hours and a delay in clearing Read More…
‘Ripper’ Jayanandhan, a notorious killer in Kerala, granted parole in time for his daughter’s wedding
‘Ripper’ Jayanandhan, a notorious criminal serving a life sentence, will be able to attend his daughter’s wedding next week after Kerala High Court granted him parole, observing that conviction for a crime does not reduce a person into a non-human. The high court granted the relief to Jayanandhan, a dreaded killer lodged in a high-security Read More…
The verdict in the Attappadi Madhu murder case will be made public on March 30
On March 30, a Mannarkkad-based special court for trying offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will render its decision in the spectacular Madhu lynching case that shook Kerala in the beginning of 2018. On February 22, 2018, a gang of men are accused of beating to death Madhu, a young tribal person from Read More…
Mar Joseph Powathil, a former archbishop of the Changanacherry Archdiocese, passes away
Former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Changnacherry, Mar Joseph Powathil, is no longer with us. He was 92. In 1985, he succeeded Mar Antony Padiyara, who would eventually become a Cardinal, as Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanassery Archdiocese. He has been the Bishop of Kanjirapally Diocese after being ordained there in 1977 prior to that. He left Read More…
Hill India Limited’s Kerala unit to be shut down by the central government
The first Central Public Sector Venture in Kerala is closing. The Hill India Limited branch in Kerala (Kalamasery), the state’s first Central Public Sector Enterprise, would be shut down, according to the central government. Parliamentary enquiry from Suresh MP received a written response from Minister Bhagwant Khuba. This is a result of rising production and Read More…
Supreme Court declines to halt Alencherry’s land fraud prosecution
In the unlawful land sale case, Cardinal George Alencherry had yet another defeat when the Supreme Court rejected his request to have the criminal charges against him dropped. The Supreme Court rejected the extraordinary leave plea that the head of the Syro-Malabar Church had filed in opposition to the High Court’s decision to reject a Read More…
A mother committed suicide with her 7 year old son
In Kerala, a terrible incidence has come to light. A lady committed suicide with her 7-year-old son after being traumatised by the death of her 28-day-old baby. A mother died after jumping into a 40-foot-deep well on the property with her child. On Thursday morning, the incident occurred in Upputhara village. The woman’s identity has Read More…