Kerala Dalit group under scanner: policeSeptember 28th, 2009 KOCHI - The Kerala police are looking into the activities of a Dalit organisation after two of its key leaders were arrested in a murder case, an official said here Monday. Speaking about the Dalit Human Rights Movement (DHRM), Director General of Police Jacob Punnoose told reporters here: "We know of this organization but we have to probe whether they have any terror links."
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy criticised the police for not doing enough to curb the activities of DHRM.
Centre should look after coastal security, says KeralaSeptember 26th, 2009 KOCHI - Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Saturday called for the central government to take up the security of the coasts. "The need of the hour is that the centre should take up the security of the coast.
Pakistan puts Hafiz Saeed under house arrestSeptember 20th, 2009 LAHORE - Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa group, has been put under house arrest at his residence here, a media report said Monday. A posse of police personnel has been deployed outside his residence, "restricting his movement", Geo TV reported Monday.
Kochi resident nominated to Lok SabhaSeptember 13th, 2009 KOCHI - Charles Dias of Kochi has been named as one of the two Anglo Indian nominees to the Lok Sabha -- taking Kerala's strength in the lower house of the Indian parliament to 21. With this, the total number of MPs from the state, including nine in the Rajya Sabha, has touched 30.
Soaring gold prices worry Kerala jewelers, customersSeptember 10th, 2009 KOCHI - With gold prices soaring across the country, bullion merchants, jewellers and even customers are a worried lot in Kerala. The disappointment looms large particularly in the context of the ensuing festival season.
India receives threat of multiple bomb blasts in demand of separate muslim state in KeralaAugust 14th, 2009 KANNUR - The cyber police cell in Kerala, India has traced an e-mail threat from the United Arab Emirates, warning of widespread bomb blasts in the state, if a separate Muslim state, comprising districts of north Kerala, is not created. Speaking to IANS, inspector general of police Tomin J.
Police say major terror strike averted in JammuAugust 14th, 2009 JAMMU - Authorities claimed they may have averted a "major" terror strike after Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a youth near here Friday with explosives and other incriminating material on the eve of Independence Day. Kuldip Raj alias Raju, a frequent visitor to Pakistan, was arrested from Kanachak, 20 km west of here, following a tip-off, Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu) Manohar Singh told reporters.
Miss Kerala Contest held under court supervisionAugust 6th, 2009 KOCHI - Miss Kerala Contest held under court supervision, even as members of Solidarity Movement in Kerala demanded a ban on such events, apprehending vulgarity and flesh trade. The entire contest was held under the watchful eyes of a five-member panel constituted by High Court of Kerala on a writ petition filed by People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), which said that girls aged below 18 years were participating in the contest and it promoted vulgarity.
Suspect in Akshardham attack taken to GujaratJuly 19th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A terror suspect allegedly involved in the attack on the Akshardham temple in 2002 and arrested here soon after his arrival from Saudi Arabia has been taken to Gujarat. A team of Gujarat Police took Shoukatullah Ghouri into its custody and took him to Gujarat around midnight Saturday, police sources said.
High alert in Kerala after Kochi blastJuly 10th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A high alert was sounded across Kerala and security beefed up after an explosion at the Kochi collectorate building Friday evening was identified as a pipe bomb blast. The explosion took place around 3.10 p.m.
Police chiefs of six cities meet on combating terrorJune 17th, 2009 BANGALORE - Top police officials of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata Wednesday met here to discuss steps to implement the Mega City Police project, mooted by the central government to tackle terror. The commissioners of police of the six cities exchanged views on how best to use the Rs.500 crore the central government plans to provide for the project to equip the police forces in these cities with latest surveillance and other gadgets.
Kerala 'guru' gets 16 years jail term for rapeMay 20th, 2009 KOCHI - Self-professed spiritual guru and astrologer to the stars Swami Amritananthachaithanya alias Santosh Madhavan was Wednesday sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for raping and sexually exploiting two people, including a minor girl, by a Kerala court. The Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court has also asked Madhavan, who was arrested last year, to pay Rs.220,000 to the two victims.
Jet Airways, Kerala Tourism announce the launch of 'Jet2Kerala'May 13th, 2009 KOCHI - As part of its ongoing effort to boost tourism within India, Jet Airways and Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, have announced the launch of 'Jet2Kerala', a new domestic travel initiative at the Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai. Jet Airways and Kerala Tourism, two super brands, will leverage their respective brand equities to boost tourist traffic into 'God's Own Country'.
Kerala police official sentenced for torturing editor 11 years agoJanuary 11th, 2009 KOCHI - A Kerala court Monday sentenced a senior police official and three others to six months imprisonment for custodial torture of a newspaper editor nearly 11 years ago. Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate P.D.
Rs.10 bn investment expected from Kerala diaspora meetDecember 23rd, 2008 KOCHI - The two-day diaspora meet 'Ente Naadu', billed as a platform for the Kerala diaspora to invest in tourism projects in the state, concluded here Wednesday with an investment of over Rs.10 billion expected to take place in the coming years, a minister said. Over 500 non-resident Keralites (NRKs) from 42 countries took part in the two-day event.
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