KERALA

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 […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

Heavy rain affects normal life in Ernakulam

2:18 pm October 21, 2019

Kochi: Heavy rains lashed many parts of Ernakulam district in Kerala on Monday affecting movement of trains and vehicles through inundated low-lying areas, officials said here. The MeT department has forecast heavy rains for many parts of the state, forcing the authorities to sound orange alerts in many districts. The state government said NDRF teams […]

Ganja seized from Sharjah-bound air passenger in TN

8:20 pm October 13, 2019

Coimbatore: Around six kg of ganja was seized from an air passenger bound for Sharjah at the international airport here on Sunday, airport sources said. Thurakal Rashad of Mananthavady in Kozhikode in Kerala was to board a flight to Sharjah early Sunday when security personnel detected ganja, weighing around 6.6 kg in his baggage, the […]

RBI gives nod for Kerala Bank

1:13 pm October 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government’s long pending dream of setting up its own bank, by merging district co-operative banks, is all set to become a reality with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) giving the final nod for the move. With its formation, the proposed “Kerala Bank” will be largest banking network in the state. Expressing […]