Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir has said that the Kerala government is yet to submit an inquiry report sought by the Centre on alleged religious conversions in Malappuram district. “There is a big centre…That centre is in Malappuram district (in Kerala),” the minister said alleging, “Conversions takeContinue Reading
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Thiruvanathapuram: Statistics released by Kerala’s Crime Records Bureau show that the conflict-ridden political scenario in Kerala has taken a turn for the worse . Since the emergence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in 2014, and by the assumption of office by the Left DemocraticContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Following intense protests for almost two months, private hospital nurses in Kerala called off their strike on Thursday after the government agreed to enforce a hike in their minimum pay to Rs 20,000. The decision was taken in a meeting of the representatives of nurses’ associations with Chief Minister Pinarayi VijayanContinue Reading
Kochi: Days after a Mumbai-based digital media company, Culture Machine, announced ‘First Day of Period Leave’ for its employees, a Kerala-based Malayalam news channel, Mathrubhumi, has become the first organisation in the state to follow suit. The channel, which employs around 75 women as part of its 300-member team, isContinue Reading
Wayanad: A Christian priest in Kerala has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor boys of an orphanage for two years, police said on Tuesday. The victims were staying at ‘Balbhavan’ in Meenangadi where the priest was working, a police official said. Fr Saji Joseph, who was allegedly sexuallyContinue Reading
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Kochi: Trangenders’ refusal to join duty, insensitive photo of a hearing impaired commuter on social media and a Congress protest journey spoiled the party for the Kochi Metro inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi less than a fortnight ago. Nine out of 21 transgenders employed by the Kochi Metro RailContinue Reading
Every year, during Ramzan, certain areas turn into food joints in every city and town across Kerala. We take a stroll along some of them. The holy month of Ramzan is not just about fasting and prayer, but also a period when food lovers get a chance to indulge inContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: With various types of fevers affecting over 200,000 people across the state of Kerala leaving more than 100 of them dead, an all-party meet today appealed to the public to join the government’s massive cleaning programme to check further spread of the disease. The meeting, chaired by Chief MinisterContinue Reading