Suryanelli gangrape: HC seeks statement on cases against Kurien Kerala High Court on Monday directed the state government to file a statement regarding details of cases filed by the Suryanelli rape victim against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien before the magistrate and higher courts. The direction in this regard was issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and justice Vinod Chandran on a PIL filed by Kamala Sadanandan, General Secretary of Kerala Mahila Sangam, a...  
12:59 PM, Mar 11, 2013

India's biggest shopping mall opens in Kochi
by IANS
Billed as India's biggest shopping mall, the Lulu Shopping Mall was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Kochi on Sunday. Built at a cost of over Rs 1,600 crore, the mall is spread over 2.5 million square feet of space and is owned by EMKE group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) businessman MA Yousuf Ali, who hails from Kerala. ...  
11:22 AM, Mar 11, 2013

Rape convict Bitti Mohanty to be produced in court on Monday Former Odisha DG BB Mohanty is under scrutiny for allegedly aiding his son Bitti Mohanty, a rape convict, while he was absconding. Rama Rao, a former headmaster of a school in Puttaparthy, Andhra Pradesh, where Bitti worked under a false name while he was on the run, claims he had a regular visitor who he can identify as BB Mohanty. ...  
10:29 AM, Mar 11, 2013

Bitti Mohanty: Rajasthan Police team to leave for Kerala on Monday
by IANS
A police team from Jaipur will fly to Kerala on Monday to identify and take into custody Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 after being convicted for raping a German woman. ...  
05:17 AM, Mar 11, 2013

Bitti Mohanty sent to judicial custody, Rajasthan Police may seek a transit remand Two days after rape convict Bitti Mohanty was arrested in Kerala, a team of Rajasthan Police officials will reach Kannur by Sunday evening to seek his custody. Bitti was sent to 14 days judicial custody in Kerala. ...  
08:50 AM, Mar 10, 2013

Kerala: Rape convict Bitti Mohanty jailed for 14 days Nearly seven years after he jumped bail while serving a seven-year sentence for raping a German national in Rajasthan, absconder Bitti Mohanty from Odisha was on Saturday arrested by Kerala police and remanded to judicial custody. Son of former Odisha DGP BB Mohanty, Bitti had been working as a Probationary Officer in a public sector bank here for the last three years impersonating as "Raghav Raja" from Andhra Pradesh, police...  
07:42 PM, Mar 09, 2013

How did rape convict Bitti Mohanty manage to evade arrest for 7 years? The long arm of the law finally caught up to rape convict Bitti Mohanty. The son of the former Odisha DG BB Mohanty, Bitti, was arrested in Kannur, Kerala, on Saturday, seven years after he was convicted of raping a German national in Jaipur. ...  
07:08 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Kerala: Bitti Mohanty, convicted of raping a German tourist, arrested Kerala police has arrested Bitti Mohanty, son of former Odisha DGP BB Mohanty in Kannur, Kerala. Bitti has been convicted of raping a German tourist in 2006 and has been absconding since 2006 when he jumped parole. ...  
08:20 AM, Mar 09, 2013

Scared of mingling with women: Cong MP Sudhakaran Known for making controversial comments, Congress MP K Sudhakaran was at it again on International Women's Day on Friday, stating that under the prevailing situation it was difficult for men to move around without being scared of women. ...  
08:25 PM, Mar 08, 2013

Kerala minor rape: Culprits identified, says govt The culprits behind the rape of a three-year old girl at Tirur in this district had been identified and would be nabbed very soon, Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said on Thursday. In a brief interaction with mediapersons, the Home Minister said the police probe into the incident was progressing satisfactorily and that all out efforts are being made to nab the culprits. ...  
06:44 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Kerala: Unidentified men kidnap, rape 3-year-old girl In a horrific incident, a three-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by some unidentified persons and later abandoned near a building in Tirur, police said on Wednesday. ...  
03:07 AM, Mar 07, 2013

Kerala: Husband, mother-in-law burn woman's private parts in a bid to abort baby In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman near here was allegedly made to drink water mixed with chilly powder and her private parts burnt using fire logs and cigarette butts by her husband and mother-in-law after she refused to go in for an abortion as demanded by him. ...  
07:51 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Services pip Kerala to win 67th Santosh Trophy
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Services won the 67th Santosh Trophy by beating hosts Kerala 4-3 on penalties at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. ...  
10:12 PM, Mar 03, 2013

Assam see off Kerala to set up Vijay Hazare Trophy final with Delhi Assam chased down 198 against Kerala to make their maiden appearance in the final. In another semi-final on Saturday, Delhi beat defending champions Bengal. ...  
06:20 PM, Mar 02, 2013

Suryanelli rape: Kerala court rejects plea against Kurien Even as the Kerala High Court was yet to decide on a PIL seeking orders to make Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien an accused in the 1996 Suryanelli gangrape case, a lower court in the state has backed him saying there were no grounds to accept a case against him. ...  
04:29 PM, Mar 02, 2013

Kerala MPs seeks PM's help to get more budgetary allocation Alleging negligence towards Kerala in the rail budget, MPs from the state's ruling Congress-led UDF on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention to get an improved budgetary allocation. ...  
02:35 AM, Mar 02, 2013

Talent is in abundance in Santosh Trophy: Rafi
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Santosh Trophy, full of youngsters, is actually a blessing in disguise, according to former India striker Mohammed Rafi. ...  
03:10 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Kerala beat Maharashtra to enter final of Santosh Trophy Riding on Shimin Lal's second-half extra-time winner, Kerala defeated Maharashtra 2-1 to enter the summit clash of the 67th Santosh Trophy. ...  
11:29 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Budget evokes mixed response amongst Kerala industrialists The Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram evoked a mixed response amongst the leading industrialists and bankers of Kerala. At least 30 odd industrialists participated in the budget viewing session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) here. ...  
07:34 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Kerala challenge for in-form Maharashtra in Santosh Trophy
by AIFF
Maharashtra peaked at the right time after somehow staying afloat in the qualifying round with just one win from three matches. ...  
05:36 PM, Feb 27, 2013