Kerala’s Industries Minister E.P. Jayarajan has resigned from the Pinarayi Viayan Cabinet. Mr. Jayarajan, who has been facing heat over the last fortnight over charges of nepotism in key appointments in State public sector enterprises, offered to step down at the CPI(M) State secretariat meeting, which concluded here a while ago. Announcing the decision at a news conference, party State […]
» Read moreA Salafi preacher in a mosque here is now under the scanner for his speech, which mainstream Muslim organisations in the State have termed as ‘‘dangerous in a pluralist society.’’ The speech by Shamsudheen Fareed, a preacher associated with a Salafi mosque on the outskirts of this town, has been widely discussed in the social media over the past few […]
» Read moreA 62-year-old man in Kerala’s Alappuzha district died, after a BMW car with Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia inside, hit his scooter on Wednesday. The victim was declared brought dead on being rushed to the hospital by Scindia and his driver. Police told that the accident occurred at 11:30 am in Pattanakad on the NH-66 highway. Police have taken the driver, Umesh into […]
» Read moreKM Mani, the leader of Kerala Congress (Mani), on Sunday announced that his party will be leaving the state’s United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition.
» Read moreAmidst reports of some Keralites joining terror outfit Islamic State, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday informed the Assembly that 21 persons have gone missing from the State. The Chief Minister, who was replying to a submission raised by Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, said 17 were missing from Kasaragod and four from Palakkad. Mr. Vijayan asserted that extremism and […]
» Read moreAt least 13 Muslims from Kasaragod district, who have been missing for a month now, are suspected to have joined the Islamic State. Their relatives said they had received messages from them that they had reached their final destination — the ‘Caliphate’ that the IS projects to establish. They are suspected to have gone in groups via Dubai or Sri […]
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