Kochi: A Court in Kerala on Tuesday dismissed a plea to withdraw the complaint in the National Anthem case against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate M Manoj rejected the plea of petitioner Joy Kaitharath that he did not want to continue with the case and seeking the court's permission to withdraw the same. The court held that there was no provision to withdraw the complaint.
Meanwhile, a petition by Tharoor seeking to discharge him from the case will come up before the court on June 1. The court also dismissed a petition by one Joe Mon Puthenpurikkal to implead in the complaint by Kaitharath....
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Kochi: As more details pour in about the IPL 6 spot-fixing probe, there is shock and dismay among cricket fans, especially in Kochi. The fans still can't believe that their boy, S Sreesanth, is involved. Sreesanth, the man who was once Kerala's pride, may have let his team, his state and his profession down. But his family believes the troubled cricketer is innocent. In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal,...
12:48 PM, May 17, 2013
Kochi: A ship rammed a decades old bridge near the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Saturday. The dredger MV Bhagwati Prem hit the Venduruthy bridge, which has now been closed for traffic. Reports said the ship was carrying out dredging operations for the Navy at the time of the mishap. The bridge reportedly sustained severe damage. ...
11:30 PM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: A Navy officer's spouse, who has levelled charges of wife swapping against her husband and his superiors in Kochi, met Defence Minister AK Antony to complain about the harassment faced by her. The woman told Antony on Monday that she was harassed in presence of her husband and Antony assured her that proper investigation would be done and strict action taken if anyone was found guilty, Defence Ministry...
10:06 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday promised to take strong action if anybody was found guilty in the alleged Kochi wife swapping case in which the wife of a navy officer has filed an FIR against her husband and his superiors. "Whenever there is a complaint, we take strong action. After inquiry, if anyone is found guilty, we take strong action and exemplary punishment is given.This is our...
12:40 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Kochi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday said that no leniency would be shown to anyone found guilty on the complaint filed by a Navy officer's wife alleging that she had been harassed by her husband and his seniors. "The Defence Ministry treats this type of complaint very seriously. An inquiry will be conducted and strict action, including dismissal, will be initiated against anyone found guilty," Antony said. "I have...
12:15 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Kochi: A Naval officer's wife stationed in Kochi has alleged sexual harassment. The Kochi police have registered a case against 10 officers after the wife of a lieutenant alleged that her husband made her sleep with them. She has alleged her husband did this to further his own career. "If the police can produce them, I can identify. That time they came towards me. Some people tried to cut my...
11:40 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Kerala government on Wednesday sanctioned an additional Rs 297.75 crore for the Kochi Metro project. Out of this, Rs. 88.50 crore is state government's equity share and Rs 209.25 crore for land acquisition, a Kochi Metro press release said. ...
08:45 PM, Mar 27, 2013
A local court on Wednesday declined to permit withdrawal of the complaint in the national anthem case filed against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor for the time being. The petitioner Joy Kaitharath had last week submitted that he did not want to continue with the case. The case was registered against Tharoor, Minister of State for HRD, on the basis of a private complaint by Kaitharath of Ernakulam in the Additional...
06:28 PM, Mar 27, 2013
A local court on Friday posted to March 27 hearing of the National Anthem case against Minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor. The petitioner Joy Kaitharath made a submission in the court that he did not want to continue with the case. ...
10:03 PM, Mar 22, 2013
How can Italy's decision to not send the undertrial marines back affect bilateral and diplomatic ties? Former diplomat KC Singh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
07:13 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Italian foreign ministry said on Monday that the two marines, who have been charged in India for shooting two Kerala fishermen, will remain in Italy. The Ministry of External Affairs said it has received the communication from Italy and that it will examine it carefully. ...
10:20 PM, Mar 11, 2013
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
The Kochi Metro rail project would be completed in three years if various issues like strikes and labour problem in Kerala are avoided, principal advisor to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation E Sreedharan said on Tuesday. "The Metro rail project can be a reality within three years if various issues like strikes, shortage of sand and labour problem are avoided," Sreedharan, also the principal advisor of the Kochi project, said....
11:21 AM, Feb 26, 2013
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12:59 AM, Jan 30, 2013
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06:31 AM, Jan 18, 2013
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday declined Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor's plea to quash a case against him for allegedly insulting the national anthem and directed him to approach the trial court for discharge. Disposing of the petition, Justice VK Mohanan directed Tharoor to approach the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court for discharge and granted him time till Febuary 16 to move the trial court....
04:03 PM, Jan 16, 2013
All-round Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni shone as India bowled England out for 158 to register an easy win in the 2nd ODI at Kochi. ...
11:07 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Gautam Gambhir backed the under-fire Indian bowlers, saying they alone cannot be blamed for defeats. ...
06:56 PM, Jan 14, 2013
The English allrounder also said that the Three Lions would try their best to win the ODI series. ...
10:37 PM, Jan 13, 2013
