crime, law and justice

Eateries on NH breaking laws to serve unhygienic food at Haripad

Haripad: The number of roadside eateries on the national highway serving food under ..

EC sought legal advice in Vattiyoorkavu by-election case: Teeka Ram Meena

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Election Officer Teeka Ram Meena said the Election Commission sought legal advice in the Vattiyoorkavu by-election ..

Nedumkandam custody death: Former SI’s bail plea rejected

Thodupuzha: Court rejected the bail plea of the former Sub Inspector (SI) accused in the Nedumkandam custodial death case. The Peerumedu ..

Hate campaign: Asha Sharath files complaint

Actress Asha Sarath filed a complaint with cyber cell over the misuse of her movie’s promotional video and hate campaign against ..

K. P. Raveendran murder: 9 RSS-BJP activists found guilty

Kannur: The court has found 9 RSS-BJP activists guilty in the murder of CPM activist K. P. Raveendran at the Kannur central prison ..

CM orders probe into poor quality flyover in Kochi

Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said he has ordered a Vigilance probe into the poor construction of Palarivattom ..

Kochi demolition: SC says fraud played on court

New Delhi: Senior counsels engaged by the petitioners have played a fraud on the Supreme Court, the apex court said on Friday while ..

MDMK chief Vaiko sentenced to year in jail for sedition

Chennai: MDMK chief Vaiko was on Friday convicted by a city court here in a sedition case filed in 2009 by the Tamil Nadu government ..

Asha Sharath’s movie promotion backfires, lawyer registers complaint with Idukki police

Thrissur: Actress Asha Sharath confused her fans and police by posting a fake video seeking help to trace her missing husband. On Wednesday, ..

Binoy Kodiyeri presents himself before Mumbai police

Mumbai: Binoy Kodiyeri presented himself before the police after securing anticipatory bail in connection with the rape and sexual ..

N. K. Premachandran’s private bill is not beneficial, says Sabarimala Karma Samithi

Pathanamthitta: Sabarimala Karma Samithi on Thursday said that the private bill introduced by N. K. Premachandran MP in connection ..

Drug dealer escapes police during evidence collection

Thiruvananthapuram: A man arrested in connection with the seizure of hashish oil worth Rs 20 crore has escaped from police custody ..

Hrithik booked in cheating case by Hyderabad police

Hyderabad: Police in Hyderabad registered a case of cheating against Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, brand ambassador of Cult.Fit and ..

Nedumkandam custodial death: No compromise with culprits, says CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the Assembly that there will be no compromise with the culprits who are ..

CCTV found in changing room of Guruvayur Town Hall

Guruvayur: A closed circuit camera was found inside the women’s changing room of the Guruvayur Town Hall. The camera was identified ..

Rajkumar was brutally beaten up by policemen, says remand report

Thodupuzha: The remand report in the Peeremedu custodial death case has been made public and states that there are 4 accused in the ..

Pak books Hafiz Saeed for terror financing

Lahore: Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his close associates were "booked" by Pakistani authorities on Wednesday ..

Forensic surgeon Dr B Umadathan passes away

Thiruvananthapuram: Dr B Umadathan, forensic surgeon and former medical education director, passed away here on Wednesday. He was 73 ..

Elderly woman found murdered by slitting throat at rubber plantation

Kothamangalam: An elderly woman was found murdered by slitting her throat in a rubber plantation near Pandara City at Vadattupara here ..

Women panel seeks action against Yo Yo Honey Singh for 'obscene' song

Chandigarh: The Punjab State Women Commission has sought action against rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh for allegedly using vulgar lyrics ..

Man injured in road accident dies of bleeding after police refuse help

Kottayam: A complaint has arisen that the police did not help a person who was seriously injured in a road accident at Vempally here ..

2 policemen under arrest in Nedumkandam custody death

Nedumkandam: Over a week after the death of Rajkumar, a remand prisoner who underwent custodial torture and died at the Peeremedu sub ..

Conspiracy to murder COT Naseer took place in MLA’s car

Thalassery: The conspiracy to attack CPM former leader COT Naseer took place in the car of an MLA. This was revealed by Poti Santhosh, ..

Mallya gets reprieve from UK HC, can appeal extradition ruling

London: The UK High Court on Tuesday allowed Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya, charged with fraud and money-laundering back home, ..

Church dispute: SC flays state govt, warns of jail imprisonment to chief secretary

New Delhi: The apex court came down heavily against the state government on the Orthodox-Jacobite church issue. The court flayed the ..

CPM does a volte-face; now wants action against SP too in custodial death case

Thodupuzha: The Idukki district administration did a flip flop in the Nedumgandam custody death case. The CPM Idukki secretariat ..

CPM trying to shield Idukki SP in custodial death case

Thodupuzha: The CPM is making attempts to protect Idukki SP in the case relating to the death of Rajkumar at the Peeremedu sub jail ..

Dismissal of empanelled drivers: 346 KSRTC services cancelled in 2 days

Kozhikode: The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) failed to operate 346 services on Sunday and Monday following the dismissal ..

4 bikes parked at home set ablaze in 6 months; youth in custody

Kayamkulam: The police on Monday took a youth into custody after four bikes parked on the car porch of a house were set ablaze during ..

Govt says Panchalimedu is revenue land; devaswom board says temple was there

Kochi: The temple and cross in Panchalimedu is located on revenue land, the government said in the High Court on Monday. When the ..

CM’s assurance in custodial death case is worthless: Ramesh Chennithala

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that no police officer will remain in service if found guilty in the Peerumedu ..

Nedumangad murder: Meera was strangled by mother, boyfriend

Nedumangad (Thiruvananthapuram): The two accused in the Nedumangad case, a married woman and her boyfriend revealed to the police how ..

Minor girl molested by relatives elopes with boyfriend

Changaramkulam (Malappuram): The Changaramkulam police registered a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ..

PK Shyamala not guilty as per available reports: EP Jayarajan

Thiruvananthapuram: Minister E. P. Jayarajan stated in the assembly today that nobody can be counted as guilty in connection with the ..

Youth stabs minor girl with screw driver for refusing love overtures in Sasthamkotta

Kollam: Irked over his love proposal being rejected, an irate youth stabbed and inflicted injuries on a minor girl in Sasthamkotta ..

Lapses on part of SP in Peeremedu death case; Rajkumar’s family to meet CM today

Kottayam: The probe team investigating the Rajkumar custodial death case has found lapses on the part of Idukki SP. It was as per the ..

Woman forest official assaulted in Telangana, TRS MLA's brother held

Hyderabad: A Telangana woman forest department official was injured Sunday when she was attacked by some people, allegedly led by the ..

Record 532 kg heroin smuggled from Pakistan through trade route seized at Attari

Amritsar: In its biggest ever narcotics haul, the Customs Department seized 532 kg of suspected heroin worth Rs 2,700 crore, which ..

German woman goes missing in Kerala; probe on

Thiruvananthapuam: A German woman, who had come here in March, has gone missing from here, police said Sunday. The foreigner, in her ..

Rajkumar may be subjected to brutal torture, says autopsy report

Peerumedu: The post mortem report of Rajkumar who died after being taken into custody points out to cruel police torture `Urutti kola’, ..

Peerumedu custodial death: Tooth missing in Rajkumar’s body, says mother

Peerumedu: In connection with the custodial death of financial fraud case accused Rajkumar here, his mother Kasthuri stated that a ..

Peeremedu custody death: Police forged documents; CCTV visuals seized

Kottayam: There are reports that attempts were made by the police to sabotage the Peerumedu custodial death case. The Crime branch ..

Student hospitalised after suicide bid; jumps to death from 4th floor

Kollam: A student who was admitted to a private medical college here after he tried to commit suicide by slitting his own throat, jumped ..

V Muraleedharan helps rescue 4 Indian women forced to work as bar dancers in Dubai

Dubai: Four Indian women who were tricked into working as bar dancers in the UAE flew back home on Friday after being rescued by Dubai ..

Questions over ex I-T official's appointment as Pinarayi Vijayan's secretary

Thiruvananthapuram: Two leading activists on Saturday alleged that the appointment of R. Mohan as Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's ..

Kerala govt directs to start medical admissions based on temporary fees

Thiruvananthapuram: The government has issued a directive to start medical admissions based on temporary fees. The notification inviting ..

Dealer attacked, 1.4 kg gold robbed in T'puram

Thiruvananthapuram: A gang robbed gold worth Rs 1.5 crore after attacking a dealer at Sreevaraham here on Saturday around 4.30 am. ..

DGP must be replaced with someone with common sense: K Muraleedharan

Kozhikode: K Muraleedharan MP said that the state DGP must be replaced by someone with common sense. The MP was here to deliver the ..

Peerumedu custodial death: Lapses will be probed, says DGP

Kochi/Kumily: DGP Loknath Behera stated that it has to be investigated whether there were any lapses from the part of the SP and DySP ..

Police trying to blame local residents for Peerumedu custodial death

Nedumkandam: The police are reportedly trying to blame local residents for the recent custodial death in Peerumedu. Raj Kumar had died ..

LS gives nod for extension of President's Rule in J&K

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday gave its nod for the extension of President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir by six months from July ..

Illegal assets: Another probe against CPM Kalamassery area secretary Sakkeer Hussain

Kochi: The CPM has initiated yet another inquiry against its Kalamassery area secretary Sakkeer Hussain over amassment of illegal assets ..

Crisis in Syro-Malabar Church; Dissident priests against Cardinal George Alencherry

Kochi: A group of dissident priests in the Syro-Malabar Church has opposed the return of Cardinal George Alencherry to the governing ..

Mobile phones, solar chargers seized from Kannur central jail

Kannur: Mobile phones and solar chargers were seized from the central prison here on Friday morning in yet another raid. The raid was ..

Peerumedu custodial death: Special team headed by SP to probe case

Thiruvananthapuram: A special investigation team of Crime Branch will probe into the Peerumedu custodial death. A seven-member team ..

Peerumedu custodial death: Accused won’t be protected, says DGP

Thiruvananthapuram/Idukki: DGP Loknath Behera stated that nobody involved in the Peerumedu custodial death will be protected. The ..

Viyyur central jail gets hi-tech with steam kitchen, UV water filter, electric laundry

Thrissur: Viyyur Central Prison has become the first jail in the state to have new steam kitchen, UV filter, electric laundry machine ..

Mumbai court to give verdict on Binoy Kodiyeri’s anticipatory bail plea today

Mumbai: The verdict on the anticipatory bail plea filed by Binoy Kodiyeri in connection with a rape case will be given by Mumbai Dindoshi ..

Indian-American adoptive father of Sherin Mathews sentenced to life

Houston (US): Wesley Mathews, the Indian-American foster father of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, was sentenced to life by a judge ..

Tata salt 'safe for consumption', says company

Mumbai: Tata Chemicals, which manufactures the Tata Salt brands, on Wednesday assured that its salt is "safe and harmless" ..

Sabarimala temple issue led to LS poll debacle, admits CPM

Thiruvananthapuram: After the Lok Sabha poll drubbing in Kerala, where the LDF could win only a single seat, the ruling CPM Wednesday ..

Maggots ate organs of Sherin Mathews before autopsy, says doctor

Houston: When the body of 3-year-old Indian toddler Sherin Mathews reached the morgue, maggots had eaten her internal organs, the doctor ..

Mumbai cops issue look-out notice; Binoy will be arrested immediately if court rejects bail plea

Mumbai: The Mumbai police has issued a look-out notice for Binoy Kodiyeri (37) in connection with a rape case. Mumbai DCP Manjunath ..

James Mathew slams M V Govindan, says ego clash led to Anthoor suicide

Thiruvananthapuram: James Mathew MLA of CPM on Wednesday raised sharp allegations against CPM central committee member M. V. Govindan ..

Mumbai police issues look-out notice for Binoy Kodiyeri in rape case

Mumbai: The Mumbai police has issued a look-out notice for Binoy Kodiyeri (37) in connection with a rape case. Accused of rape, Binoy, ..

Commandos to guard jails in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of seizure of mobile phones and drugs from prison inmates, Kerala government Wednesday decided to post ..

Overhaul in A.M.M.A: Ban on public reaction by members; difficult for resigned stars to return

Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A) is undergoing an overhaul. With the new reforms coming into force, it will be even ..

Bihar woman’s relatives reject Kodiyeri’s statement about Binoy missing

Mumbai: The relatives of the Bihar woman who filed a rape case against Binoy Kodiyeri, has come up against the statement of Binoy’s ..

Jail DGP ensures strict surveillance in jails; visitors to be subjected to tight screening

Thiruvananthapuram: Director General of Prisons Rishiraj Singh has ordered strict surveillance of prisons in the state to keep them ..

What is `preparation for prostitution’? HC asks police

The Kerala High Court feels that there should be a limit to the absurdity of police when persons are held for alleged sexual offence ..

Assault on passengers: Permit of Kallada travels bus cancelled

Thrissur: Permit of the Kallada travels bus operating inter-state service has been cancelled for one year in connection with the assault ..

48-year-old man kidnapped by son-in-law killed

Kasaragod: A 48-year-old kidnapped by his drug addict son-in-law over a family dispute has been killed. The deceased was identified ..

Journalist files criminal complaint against Salman Khan for assault

Mumbai: A television journalist from Mumbai has lodged a criminal complaint against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his associates ..

Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Every person has right to request parole: Haryana CM on Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Chandigarh: The ruling BJP in Haryana seems to be favouring jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was convicted ..

Binoy Kodiyeri will not be arrested until court decides on anticipatory bail plea

Mumbai: The Mumbai police will record the complainant’s confidential statement in connection with the rape allegation against ..

US man held with bullets at Nedumbassery airport

Kochi: An American citizen was arrested with live ammunition from Nedumbassery International Airport here on Tuesday. The arrested ..

Man fined Rs 25,500 for dumping garbage at public spot

Thiruvananthapuram: A man was fined Rs 25,500 by the health inspector for dumping garbage at a public spot. Sunil Kumar, a native ..

Death of accused remanded in Peerumedu sub jail: 8 cops transferred

Idukki: As many as eight police officers, including the CI, have been transferred in connection with the death of an accused remanded ..

Jail DGP declares reward for officers who seize mobile phones from prisoners

Thiruvananthapuram: Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Rishiraj Singh declared a reward worth Rs 2500 for the prison ..

Nobody tried for compromise in case against Binoy: Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that nobody tried for a compromise in the rape allegation against ..

Talks fail; inter-state bus strike to continue

Thiruvananthapuram: The strike by inter-state buses will continue as the talks between state transport minister A. K. Saseendran and ..

Will curtail powers vested with panchayat and municipality secretaries: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the government was pondering to curtail the powers vested with panchayat ..

Gone on leave as attempts were made to suppress me: Raju Narayana Swamy

Kochi: Senior IAS officer Raju Narayana Swamy stated that he took long leave after the government transferred him from state agriculture ..

Register case against muncipality chairperson for suicide of expat businessman: Ramesh Chennithala

Kannur: The opposition UDF Sunday demanded that the LDF government register a case against the chairperson of a local muncipality for ..

Owner of car who did not stop after ramming vehicles in T’Puram surrenders

Thiruvananthapuram: The owner a car that did not stop even after ramming into several vehicles while over speeding through the city ..

Air India suspends regional director for allegedly shoplifting at Sydney airport

New Delhi: Air India has suspended its Regional Director for East, Rohit Bhasin, for allegedly shoplifting a wallet from a duty free ..

Custodial torture: 3 cops including Munnar SI transferred

Adimali: Three policemen including Munnat Sub Inspector were transferred to AR Camp following custodial torture of an accused. Satheesan, ..

Binoy Kodiyeri gave several lakhs to Bihar woman; prove documents

Mumbai: After submitting a copy of her passport mentioning Binoy Kodiyeri as her husband, the Bihar woman who filed a rape and sexual ..

Four militants killed in encounter in Shopian

Srinagar: Four militants were Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army ..

8 policemen suspended in Thiruvananthapuram for engaging in scuffle

Thiruvananthapuram: A verbal duel in the name of elections to cooperative society in the AR camp resulted in a skirmish among policemen ..

Special team led by DySP to probe Anthoor suicide

Kannur: A special team under Kannur narcotics DySP VK Krishnadas will probe the suicide of NRI businessman in Anthoor here. The department ..

Seniors attack Plus One student in Kayamkulam

Alappuzha: A plus one student was brutally beaten up by senior students at Kayamkulam NRPM Higher Secondary School here on Tuesday ..

Expat industrialist suicide: Anthoor municipality chairperson submits resignation letter

Kannur: P K Shyamala, chairperson of Anthoor municipality said she is willing to resign from her post but the decision will be taken ..

Expat industriaist suicide: HC seeks govt's explanation by July 15

Kochi: The Kerala High Court Friday took up a Public Interest Litigation on its own over the suicide of an NRI businessman, which it ..

Dismissal move a 'reward' for bringing out corruption: Raju Narayana Swamy

Kochi: Raju Narayana Swamy IAS said that the move to dismiss him form service was payback for bringing out the corruption in the Coconut ..

CBI to probe into mines recovered in Kuttipuram

CF Thomas will be Kerala Congress (M) chairman: PJ Joseph