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Kerala Students Enter Excise Office, Ask For Matchbox To Smoke Ganja, Case Filed

October 23, 2024 admin

A case was also registered against two minor students who were found carrying the banned substances. Idukki, Kerala: Excise officers in this district in Kerala were in for a rude shock when a group of school students entered their office accidentally and requested for a matchbox to light a beedi rolled with ganja. The incident…

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Kerala Chief Minister Kept Me Dark About “Crimes Against Nation”: Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

October 11, 2024 admin

The Governor said this referring to a recent letter sent to him by Mr Vijayan. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday intensified his attack on the ruling Left government by accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of keeping him in the dark about ‘crimes against the nation’ being committed in the state. The Governor…

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Elephant Brought For Telugu Movie Shoot Runs Into Forest, Found 12 Hours Later

October 5, 2024 admin

Representational Image Kochi: A male elephant brought for a Telugu movie shoot panicked during the filming after another tusker bumped into it from behind and ran into the nearby forest near Kothamangalam here a day ago, forest officials said on Saturday. The elephant was found more than 12 hours later from the forest, officials said….

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India Reports First Case Of Mpox From Fast-Spreading ‘Clade 1b’ Variety

September 24, 2024 admin

India had so far not reported an mpox case from the new strain New Delhi: The Centre today said that an mpox case involving a man in Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia’s first recorded case from the new strain. Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma confirmed the strain after news…

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Mpox Case Detected In Kerala, Patient Recently Travelled From UAE

September 18, 2024 admin

The WHO has declared a public health emergency over the spread of Mpox, or monkeypox (File). Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Wednesday confirmed India’s second Mpox, or monkeypox case. The patient has been isolated, the state has said, and is being treated in accordance with established medical protocols. Health Minister Veena George said a 38-year-old man from…

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Pinarayi Vijayan May Have A ‘Trojan Horse’ In His Ranks

September 12, 2024 admin

A week is a long time in politics, and the last few days in Kerala have proven that yet again. August 31 saw the dramatic removal of Kannur strongman E.P. Jayarajan from his exalted position as the convener of the Left Front. Although many saw that coming in light of the Communist Party of India-Marxist’s…

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Kerala Man Jailed For Life Over Years-Long Harassment Of Daughter: Court

September 4, 2024 admin

The man was arrested last year after his daughter disclosed her ordeal to her teacher. (Representational) Thiruvananthapuram: A special court for Pocso cases in the Kerala capital on Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old man to imprisonment till his death for the brutal crime of harassing his daughter for several years right from when she was five…

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JP Nadda Questions Delay In Release Of Report Amid Kerala #MeToo Row

September 1, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The BJP today spoke up on the massive controversy over the Hema Committee report on sexual harassment in the Malayalam movie industry, with party chief JP Nadda hinting that the Left government in Kerala is complicit in it. Speaking at an internal meeting of the party in Kerala’s Palakkad, Mr Nadda questioned the…

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Stand Up, Be A Man, Shobhaa De Asks Malayalam Producer Mohanlal To Act On Kerala Film Industry MeToo

August 30, 2024 admin

Shobhaa De criticised Bollywood’s “silence” amid #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema New Delhi: Author and columnist Shobhaa De has strongly criticised the “silence” in Bollywood and the disappearing act of Malayalam cinema director Mohanlal after a massive #MeToo movement hit Kerala’s film industry. Over a dozen Malayalam cinema actors, directors and producers face rape and…

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Hema Committee Report: “I Paid Heavy Price For MeToo Allegations”: Singer Chinmayi Sripaada

August 26, 2024 admin

Chinmayi Sripaada praised the actors in Kerala who have spoken out against sexual abuse. Chennai: Celebrated singer Chinmayi Sripaada, a key face of the “MeToo” movement in India, has expressed hope that the Hema Committee Report’s exposure of the dark underbelly of Kerala’s film industry will encourage more women survivors of sexual violence to come…

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