Ernakulam

Protests held in front of Sister Lucy’s convent

8:54 pm December 5, 2019

Wayanad (Ker): Protesters, including women, took out a torchlight procession raising slogans against sister Lucy Kalappura, whose memoir on the goings-on inside the convents of the Catholic Church, is all set to be released this month. Sister Kalappura said the protesters took out the march on Wednesday night in front of her convent, and raised […]

Expelled nun’s memoir to be released on December 10

11:32 pm December 1, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who raised her voice against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal and was expelled for it, is set to publish a memoir. Kalappura told PTI her work Karthaavinte Naamathil’ (In The Name of Christ) would narrate her life experience, and sexual abuse and harassment faced by nuns in convents. The book would be […]

Orange alert in 4 districts in Kerala

10:46 pm October 30, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: An orange alert was issued on Wednesday for four districts in Kerala by the Met department following formation of a deep depression in the Arabian sea. The Orange alert, indicating heavy to very rainfall of between 6 CM to 20 CM, was for Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts for October 31, while the […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Rain mars bypolls in Kerala

8:20 pm October 21, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The bypolls to the five assembly constituencies in Kerala was marred by heavy rains, especially in Ernakulam, but was incident free. A woman was arrested in Manjeshwaram in Kasaragod for impersonation as she allegedly tried to cast bogus vote in a booth. She was later released on bail. As voting drew to a close […]

IMD issues heat warning for six districts of Kerala

Red alert in 7 dists of Kerala

7:02 pm October 21, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: As the North East Monsoon became vigorous over Kerala, a ‘red alert’ has been sounded in 7 districts on Monday with heavy to very heavy rains and extremely heavy falls being forecast at isolated places over the southern state and Mahe. According to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority red alert has been issued […]