KERALA

India’s COVID tally climbs to 9,36,181

12:48 pm July 15, 2020

New Delhi: India saw a record single-day jump of 29,429 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 24,309 with 582 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This is the fourth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 28,000. The number of […]

Gold smuggling case:Kerala IAS officer appears before Customs

11:32 pm July 14, 2020

Thiruvanan: IAS officer M Sivasankar, who was sacked as principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, appeared before customs officials here on Tuesday after being summoned in connection with the sensational gold smuggling case. He appeared before them at around 5 PM, shortly after being served notice by a three-member team of Customs officials […]

Gold smuggling accused Swapna, PWC booked by police over complaint of fake degree

11:44 pm July 13, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Prime accused in the gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh and two firms, including PricewaterHouseCoopers, were on Monday booked on charges of cheating and forgery by Kerala police over alleged fake degree certificate submitted by her to secure a job in the state IT department, from which she has been removed now. The consulting agency […]

Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple to open tomorrow

Padmanabhaswamy Temple case chronology

2:54 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: Following is the chronology of events in the case pertaining to the management of one of the richest temples, Sree Padmanabhaswamy, in Kerala in which the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of Travancore royal family in its administration: — 2009: T P Sundarrajan, a former IPS officer, files a PIL before […]

Vaccinate kids aged under 5 against influenza: Tribal panel head to Maha govt

Increasing suicidal tendency among children during lockdown in Ker; Over 60 end lives since March 25

8:41 pm July 12, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: At least 66 children have ended their lives in Kerala since the COVID-19 lockdown began on March 25 with youngsters facing stress unable to bear the unprecedented situation where schools are shut and friends out of reach to share their woes. According to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, there has been an increasing instances of suicidal tendencies among […]