Kerala

Fishermen death: Italian marines want to return to Italy for polls

The two Italian marines in a Kerala jail want to travel to Italy to cast their votes in january elections. They have sought permission to travel to Italy and the matter will be heard on Friday. ...  

Kerala: Man installs camera in neighbour's bathroom, arrested

A 44-year-old electrician has been arrested for allegedly installing a hidden camera in a water heater he had fixed in his neighbour's bathroom. The electrician, identified as Reghunath, installed the miniature camera inside the heater's altometer box to capture images from the bathroom, police said. ...  

Suryanelli rape case: Cong unlikely to act against Kurien

The Congress is unlikely to take any action against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien, whose name has been dragged into the Suryanelli rape case, a Congress leader said on Monday. ...  

Kerala beat Tamil Nadu in South Zone encounter

Karnataka registered their fourth successive victory in the South Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare beating Hyderabad by 47 runs to qualify for the knock-out stages. ...  

Suryanelli rape: Cong MP's comment on victim kicks up row

With Congress leadership under pressure over allegation against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien in connection with the Suryanelli gangrape case, a party MP in the state has kicked up a row by making insulting comments on the rape victim. ...  

Suryanelli rape: Absconding convict sent to sub-jail

Dharmarajan, the absconding convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case who was arrested from Karnataka, was sent to the sub-jail in Kottayam by the District and Sessions Judge before whom he was produced on Saturday. ...  

Suryanelli case: Dharmarajan produced in court

Dharmarajan, the absconding convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case who was arrested from Karnataka, was sent to the sub-jail here by the District and Sessions Judge before whom he was produced on Saturday. The third accused in the 17-year-old case, Dharmarajan was arrested Friday by a special team of Kerala Police, three days after his interview to a Malayalam TV channel from an undisclosed location, wherein he alleged that Rajya...  

Kerala CM rules out re-investigation in Suryanelli rape case

Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy on Friday ruled out re-investigation in the Suryanelli gangrape case. The state government had on Wednesday received legal opinions that there was no need to re-investigate the case as the victim was repeating the charge she had earlier raised and there was nothing in her new revelation. ...  

Suryanelli case: Key convict Dharmarajan taken into custody

The third accused in the Suryanelli rape case, SS Dharmarajan, was taken into custody by a special team of the Kerala police on Friday. Dharmarajan was arrested from an undisclosed location in Karnataka and will be brought to the special court in Kotayam where he will be presented before the magistrate. Dharmarajan, who was granted bail in 2005, had been absconding since then. ...  

Suryanelli gangrape: Is Cong trying hard to defend Kurien?

Just as the Congress party prepares to defend Rajya Sabha MP PJ Kurien in the Suryanelli gangrape case, it faced yet another embarrassment in Kerala. This time around, it was Union Minister Vayalar Ravi who made some sexist comments to a female journalist. When she asked him about Kurien, Ravi's response was shocking. In the video, he was seen asking the reporter if she has had a personal problem with...  

Rohan Prem ton gives Kerala six wickets win over Hyderabad

Kerala rode on Prem's 114-ball 93 to complete the match after Parameswaran took 4/21 restricting Hyderabad to 192. ...  

Suryanelli gangrape case: Kurien meets Sonia in Delhi

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, facing allegations in Suryanelli gangrape case, met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Thursday. Kurien had earlier sought appointment with Sonia to discuss the 1996 case. ...  

Protests over Vayalar Ravi's sexist remarks

There is outrage in Kerala after Union Minister Vayalar Ravi was caught on video making a personal swipe at a female reporter who wanted his reaction to Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson PJ Kurien's alleged involvement in the Suryanelli gangrape case. ...  

Vayalar Ravi seen making sexist remarks at a female reporter

There was an outrage in Kerala after Union Minister Vayalar Ravi was caught on video making a personal swipe at a female reporter who wanted his reaction on PJ Kurien's alleged involvement in the 1996 Suryanelli gangrape case. ...  

After chicken curry, Kerala prisoners to make cakes

After netting a handsome revenue of Rs 6.75 crore in nine months through food-making venture, prisons in Kerala are planning to diversify into more products like cakes, 'pappad' and footwear with an aim of fruitfully engaging prisoners and selling these items to the common man at affordable prices. ...  

Suryanelli gangrape: Ex-investigating officer backs Kurien

Former Investigating Officer in the Suriyanelli gangrape case K Ittoop on Wednesday backed Rajya Sabha Deputy chairman PJ Kurien, saying he was not involved in the infamous case that continues to haunt the Congress politician since the past 17 years. Ittoop, who headed the investigation team in the case before Sibi Mathews took over, told reporters here that Kurien was not involved in the case. ...  

Suryanelli: Kurien's wife rubbishes rape charge against him

Amid growing clamour for resignation of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien in the Suryanelli gangrape case, his wife has rubbished the allegations against him and said those hurling "malicious charges" never bothered to appreciate sentiments of her family. ...  

Suryanelli: Special team set up to trace absconding convict

Kerala Police has set up a special team to trace and arrest the absconding convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case, who appeared on a Malayalam TV channel alleging that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien was involved in the case, as claimed by the victim. The four-member team has left for Karnataka from where Dharmarajan purportedly gave the interview to the channel on Monday and made the startling claim. ...  

Suryanelli: Petition filed against Justice Basant

A petition seeking sanction to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against former judge of Kerala High Court R Basant, whose controversial remarks on Suryanelli rape case victim has sparked off protests, was filed before the state Advocate General. ...  

Suryanelli: Will go by court verdict on Kurien, says Cong

A day after Congress leader from Kerala, PC Chacko, said that the party would formulate its stand on the demand for removal of PJ Kurien as the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman before the Budget Session of Parliament commences, the party on Monday distanced itself from the statement saying the decision would be taken by court hearing the Suryanelli gangrape case. Since Kurien's name figured in the case, demand for his...