Explain use of elephants during festivals: Kerala HC

Explain use of elephants during festivals: Kerala HC Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court has pulled up the state government and the Temple Devasom board over the use of elephants during temple festivals. The court issued a notice and sought an explanation for violating norms. CNN-IBN had earlier reported on numerous instances of violation and cases of elephants going on a rampage. A toddler was killed and 25 others injured in a stampede when a tusker ran amok in...
09:00 AM, May 31, 2012

Italian marines get bail, but can't leave Kochi

Italian marines get bail, but can't leave Kochi Kochi: After being in jail for almost four months, the two Italian marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen were on Wednesday granted bail by the Kerala High Court, but with stringent conditions. The Kerala government has to ensure they do not leave the country. The marines, Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, have been asked to pay Rs 1 crore each as a bail bond and two Indians...
09:08 PM, May 30, 2012

Fishermen killings: 2 Italian marines get bail

Fishermen killings: 2 Italian marines get bail Thiruvananthapuram: Three months after being jailed for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen, the Kerala High Court granted bail to two Italian marines on Wednesday. The court asked the marines to deposit Rs 1 crore as personal bond. But the Italians cannot leave Kochi as their passports are with the police. The court also asked two Indians to stand as surety for the Italian marines. The Italian marines' lawyer Rajender Nair...
02:32 PM, May 30, 2012

Fishermen killing: HC dismisses Italy's petition

Fishermen killing: HC dismisses Italy's petition Kochi: Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the Italian Government seeking quashing of the FIR against two of its marines, who allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen off the state coast in February and slapped a cost of Rs one lakh on it. Dismissing the petition, Justice PS Gopinathan said Kerala Police has the jurisdiction to register the case since the incident occurred in the territorial waters...
05:24 PM, May 29, 2012

Italian marines to be shifted to Kochi

Italian marines to be shifted to Kochi Thiruvananthapuram: Two Italian marines lodged in the Central Prison here for allegedly shooting to death two Indian fishermen, would be shifted to Kochi. This was decided by the state government on Wednesday in view of the Supreme Court direction to it to take a stand on the plea of the Italian authorities to move the marines away from the Central Prison. Borstal school, where the two marines will be kept...
11:01 PM, May 23, 2012

Won't interfere in the trial of 2 Italians: Govt

Won't interfere in the trial of 2 Italians: Govt New Delhi: Notwithstanding Italy's unhappiness over the "unacceptable nature of the judicial developments" involving two of its marines, India on Tuesday made it clear that it will not "interfere" in the trial of two Italians facing murder charges in Kerala. "The judicial process is on and the Government of India is never known to interfere in tha process," External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said when asked about framing of murder...
06:07 PM, May 22, 2012

Kerala may move Italian marines to guest house

Kerala may move Italian marines to guest house New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Kerala government to consider within one week the plea for transferring to a guest house the two Italian marines, arrested in connection with the killing of Indian fishermen, on board the Enrica Lexie. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and SS Nijjar passed the order after Italy sought transfer of the two arrested marines to a suitable guest house in tune...
03:09 PM, May 09, 2012

Fishermen killing: SC allows release of Italian ship

Fishermen killing: SC allows release of Italian ship New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a conditional release of Italian ship MV Enrica Lexie. The marines on board the ship had shot dead two Indian fishermen. The apex court asked the owner, master and shipping agent of the ship in India to give an undertaking to the Kerala High Court. A bond of Rs 3 crore will also have to be furnished to the Kerala High Court...
12:46 PM, May 02, 2012

Remand of Italian marines extended by a fortnight

Remand of Italian marines extended by a fortnight Kollam (Ker): The judicial remand of the two marines of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, charged with shooting dead two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast, was extended by 14 days by a court on Monday. Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone were brought from the Central Prison in Thiruvanantapuram and produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate AK Gopakumar on expiry of their judicial custody. The naval guards were arrested on February 19 and...
06:07 PM, Apr 30, 2012

'Kerala had no jurisdiction to detain Italian ship'

'Kerala had no jurisdiction to detain Italian ship' Thiruvananthapuram: The families of two fishermen who were shot dead by Italian marines at sea have agreed to withdraw their cases after an Italian compensation offer of Rs 1 crore. But there was twist in New Delhi as well when the centre's lawyer in the Supreme Court said the Kerala police were wrong in detaining the Italian ship. Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal is now under pressure after he, in...
09:58 PM, Apr 20, 2012

Kerala had no right to detain Italian ship: Govt

Kerala had no right to detain Italian ship: Govt New Delhi: The Central government on Friday said that the Kerala police had no authority to detain the Italian ship 'Enrica Lexie'. The Centre told the Supreme Court that the Kerala Police Station had no jurisdiction to detain the ship or probe the incident as the incident occurred on high seas. Responding to the Centre's statement, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said, "We took every action after consulting the central...
03:24 PM, Apr 20, 2012

Italy to give Rs 1 cr to fishermen's families: sources

Italy to give Rs 1 cr to fishermen's families: sources New Delhi: Italy on Friday allegedly offered Rs 1 crore as compensation to the families of the two fishermen who were killed in February this year when two marines on board an Italian ship, 'Enrica Lexie', fired at them, allegedly believing them to be pirates. The compensation sum was raised to Rs 1 crore after the Defence Secretary of Italy held talks with the ship company and the fishermen's families....
10:06 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Kerala HC extends stay on Italian ship's release

Kerala HC extends stay on Italian ship's release Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday extended by a day, the stay imposed on the release of the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie, which was involved in the killing of two Indian fishermen. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice V Chitambaresh passed the order while considering a petition filed by the family members of the two deceased fishermen, against the single bench order directing the...
05:38 PM, Apr 03, 2012

Kerala HC orders release of Italian ship

Kerala HC orders release of Italian ship Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, detained off Kochi port for over a month in connection with the gunning down of two Indian fishermen allegedly by marines aboard the vessel. Allowing the plea of ship owners Dolphin Tankers, Justice P S Gopinathan directed the state government and police to release the ship, subject to the owners executing a Rs 3 crore bond...
06:49 PM, Mar 29, 2012

Kerala govt opposes release of Italian vessel

Kerala govt opposes release of Italian vessel Kochi: The Kerala government on Monday opposed release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, detained in Kochi after two Italian marines on board allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on March 15, saying it could not be permitted to leave as investigations were on. The submission in this regard was made in the Kerala High Court by senior government pleader on a petition by Dolfin Tankers Ltd,...
07:28 PM, Mar 12, 2012
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