Supreme Court says no to statues at public places The Supreme Court on January 18 restrained all the state governments and Union Territories from granting permission for erecting statues or construction of any structure at public places which obstructs traffic movement. However, the apex court said that this order would not apply for installation of structures like street lights which facilitate smooth traffic movement. ...  
01:59 PM, Jan 18, 2013

Fishermen deaths: Special court will try Italian marines, says SC In a major setback to the two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Kerala fishermen in February last year, the Supreme Court on Friday said that the duo will be tried in a special court under the Chief Justice of India. ...  
11:15 AM, Jan 18, 2013

SC ruling on Italian marines' petition today The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its judgement on the petition filed by two Italian marines who are facing trial for shooting dead two Indian fishermen off Kollam coast. ...  
06:31 AM, Jan 18, 2013

Court to consider Achuthananda's petition in February A court on Thursday posted to February 5 a petition by Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VS Achuthanandan seeking to hear his views while considering the report into the allegations by KA Rauf, a businessman, in the ice cream parlour sex scandal case. ...  
01:05 AM, Jan 18, 2013

Armyman's wife files plea to produce 'missing' husband An armyman's wife has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to the Defence Security Corps to produce her "missing" husband, who she claimed was a whistleblower and was detained for informing higher ups about corruption in the DSC. ...  
06:10 PM, Jan 12, 2013

Suryanelli case: 16-yr-old raped by over 40 men awaits justice It has been a 16-year long wait for justice in the Suryanelli rape case that rocked Kerala, where a girl was raped by over 40 men. The victim's father says, "Till date I didn't get any justice from anybody. So I boldly go after justice. I will fight till my last breath." ...  
08:45 AM, Jan 09, 2013

Kochi: PM to address NRIs at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will formally inaugurate the global NRI meet Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Kochi on Tuesday. Over 2,000 delegates are expected to participate in the three-day event that started in Kochi on Monday. The theme this year is 'Engaging Diaspora - The Indian Growth Story.' ...  
08:54 AM, Jan 08, 2013

Three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off in Kochi
by IANS
The three-day 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) which kicked off in Kochi early Monday is the biggest ever held in the country, a Kerala minister has said. Minister for Diaspora KC Joseph said they are delighted by the response from the people as the event saw more than 2,000 registrations. ...  
12:56 PM, Jan 07, 2013

Kerala a front runner for IIT: Union HRD Minister Kerala was the front runner for IIT, Union HRD Minister Pallam Raju on January 6 said. In the 11th plan, some IITs were granted. They were in various stages of progress. "We need to consolidate and definitely we will look into new requests and I think definitely Kerala is the front runner", he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here when asked about the state's long plea for...  
01:54 PM, Jan 06, 2013

Centre gets till Jan 31 to decide on Cauvery water award
by IANS
The Supreme Court on Friday gave the central government time till January 31 to decide whether it would notify the decision of the water resources ministry accepting the Cauvery Water Tribunal award on the sharing of Cauvery river water. ...  
02:45 AM, Jan 05, 2013

Achuthanandan rejects party charge against personal aides In a virtual rejection of CPM state committee's charge against his three personal aides, party stalwart VS Achuthanandan asserted they had not done anything wrong warranting expulsion. ...  
01:06 AM, Jan 05, 2013

I have a lot of fire left in my belly: Sreesanth The pacer, who has been off the field for 14 months and undergone toe surgeries, is now preparing to make a comeback to the national side. ...  
04:36 PM, Jan 04, 2013

Italian marines return to Kochi The two Italian marines, jailed for the deaths of the Kerala fishermen, have returned to Kerala Friday morning as directed by the High Court. They were permitted to go home to celebrate Christmas in Italy. The marines will be appearing in court on Friday. ...  
08:25 AM, Jan 04, 2013

Italian marines likely to return to Kerala today
by IANS
Putting an end to all speculations, the two Italian marines, allowed relaxation in bail conditions to fly back home to celebrate Christmas, are scheduled to arrive in Kochi on Friday morning, their lawyer said. ...  
01:45 AM, Jan 04, 2013

Man arrested for raping 6-year-old daughter for 6 months A 40-year-old man, who was booked last month for allegedly raping his six-year-old daughter continuously for six months in Aluva area, was on Thursday arrested. ...  
12:23 AM, Jan 04, 2013

Police probe into fake pictures of Delhi braveheart Kerala police's cyber wing has begun a probe into the uploading of the photograph of an engineering student from the state on a social networking site claiming it as the picture of the Delhi braveheart. The Hitech Inquiry Cell of the police started investigations after getting a complaint from the Kerala girl's father who said the matter had caused distress and pain to his daughter. ...  
09:38 PM, Jan 03, 2013

Kerala: Man gets death for raping, killing class 10 student The Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court on Thursday awarded death sentence to Rajesh Kumar, who was convicted of raping and killing a young girl on March 6, 2012. The case concerned the murder of a class 10 student by an autorickshaw driver, Rajesh Kumar. ...  
04:55 PM, Jan 03, 2013

Kerala girl's photo used on Facebook as that of Delhi braveheart The father of a girl whose photograph was circulated on social networking sites including Facebook as that of the 23-year-old paramedical student who was brutally gangraped by six men in a bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012, has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Kerala Police. The girl in the photo belongs to Kerala and a family friend her father that her photo was being shared on...  
12:32 PM, Jan 03, 2013

Ranji Trophy, Group C, Round 9, Day 4: Goa gain three points against Assam Goa gained three points by virtue of their first innings lead as their Group 'C' four-day Ranji match against Assam ended in a draw. ...  
09:04 PM, Jan 01, 2013

Ranji Trophy, Group C, Round 9, Day 2: Andhra on course for a quarter-final berth Amol Muzumdar scored a brilliant 146 to help Andhra Pradesh stay on course for a quarter-final berth. ...  
09:29 PM, Dec 30, 2012