Kochi: Naval divers on Sunday recovered the body of one of the three fishermen who went missing after their boat was hit by a merchant vessel of Alappuzha coast. Two fishermen had been killed in the incident. The body, which was found inside the sunken boat, has been handed over to local fishermen, naval sources said in Kochi. Search is going on to locate two other bodies. Deep sea clearance...
12:01 PM, Mar 04, 2012
Kollam (Ker): Two Italian officials were on Friday allowed by a Kerala court to be present during forensic examination of arms seized from the ship 'Enrica Lexie' in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kollam coast on February 15. The court made it clear that the Italian officials could be present only as "silent spectators" during the examination at Government Forensic Laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram and should...
07:26 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: The merchant ship suspected to be involved in the collision with a fishing boat off the Kerala coast which killed 2 Indian fishermen has been identified. Sources in the Directorate General Shipping (DGS) said that a coastguard identified the ship based on suspicion. "Ship owner was asked to bring the ship to Kochi for further probe. The ship allegedly collided with fishing boat killing 2 fishermen. Ship was...
06:15 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Kerala High Court is all set to hear petitions filed by the two accused Italian Navy personnel on Friday. The two Navy guards stand accused of shooting down two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast in February allegedly fearing them to be pirates. The marines are seeking withdrawal of the FIR filed against them. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has asserted that the FIR filed by Kerala...
10:50 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Kochi: The police custody of the two Italian marines who had allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen off Kochi coast has been extended till Monday. The Kollam magistrate has directed the Kochi Port Trust to bring the Enrica Lexie back to the harbour. The police, meanwhile, want to search the vessel. This comes a day after Italy's deputy foreign minister met Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and both sides stuck...
05:19 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of any out of court settlement in the case relating to the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines onboard a merchant ship. "There is no provision in Indian criminal law to have an out of court settlement on charges of murder," Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told mediapersons after a cabinet meeting to questions about reports that Italian...
05:40 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Kochi: A Kollam court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Italy in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast. Italy had sought permission to allow presence of their forensic experts during the examination of the weapons recovered from the ship. This came a day after the Italian Foreign Minister met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna over the alleged killings of the fishermen by Italian...
05:32 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Thrissur (Kerala): Thanks to a verdict by a Lok Adalat in Kerala, an elderly casual labourer and his wife have won the right to collect their deceased son's semen from an infertility clinic and use it to have a surrogate child. Ravi Kumar, 59, a casual labourer, and his 58-year-old wife Karthiyayani from Thrissur are overjoyed with the verdict. They have even found a woman who is willing to become...
01:25 PM, Feb 29, 2012
The Norwegian Embassy has confirmed that decks have been cleared for the children to be handed over to their uncle soon. ...
11:13 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police has handed over four boxes containing the weapons used by the Italian naval personnel, who are accused of killing two Indian fishermen, to the Kollam magistrate. The boxes were recovered by the police from the Italian ship, Enrica Lexie, and will now be sent for forensic investigations. Meanwhile, the Kerala High Court, hearing a petition for compensation for the families of the victims, said that the...
04:19 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Kochi: The Italian weapons were protected in two vaults in the Italian vessel, Enrica Lexie. Though the marines were in the ship to safeguard the vessel, the weapon room resembled a perfect Military armoury. One of the police personnel who was a part of the search and seizure procedure said that, the Italians had perfectly documented all the weapons. "Even the small bullets had been documented and they were accounted...
07:51 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Holding that the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast would be prosecuted under the Indian law, Defence Minister AK Antony today said the investigation into the case was progressing in the right direction. "The case will be proceeded under the Indian law. Judiciary in the country is independent," Antony told reporters here. "The incident of shooting down of two hapless fishermen off the...
02:47 PM, Feb 26, 2012
The Kochi police conducted a complete search of the Italy ship, Enrica Lexie, on Saturday and picked up four boxes. These will be probed further after presenting them to court. ...
09:20 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Kochi: Even as the Italian deputy foreign minister maintains that they wish to maintain good ties with India, the Kochi Police has brought the Italian ship to the Kochi port and is expected to search the Italian ship for weapons on Monday. However, at the Neendakara harbour, the fishing community is still struggling to get back to their normal lives. A week after two of their men were shot dead...
08:47 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police team investigating the shooting of two Indian fishermen by marine guards aboard the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie on Saturday searched 25 per cent of the ship, especially the area where arms were stored, but gave no details of any seizures. Answering a volley of questions from reporters after the search operation concluded, team leader and Kochi Police Commissioner Ajith Kumar was non-committal on what was seized...
07:46 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police and an Italian team with two experts began searching the Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Saturday for the weapons allegedly used by the two naval guards in the killing of two Indian fishermen on February 15. The high court earlier ordered the arrest of the vessel till Monday. A Kollam court had earlier this week had permitted police to seize the arms allegedly used to fire...
12:59 PM, Feb 25, 2012
A mock drill at a private company in Bangalore turned deadly, when the rope carrying a 25-year-old woman employee snapped, and she fell from the third floor to her death. The drill, incidentally, was organised by the fire department of the company. ...
10:22 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Italy moderated its position on Friday, praising the Kerala court for allowing Italian ballistic experts to observe the Kerala police probe. ...
08:43 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police, investigating the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian guards aboard the vessel Enrica Lexie, are expected to continue their probe by visiting the Italian vessel after two Italian defence officials arrive on Saturday, said a police official. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Kochi City Police Commissioner M.R. Ajith Kumar, who is heading the probe team said it is now possible to go on to...
05:57 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Kochi Police has postponed its search of the weapons on board merchant vessel 'Enrica Lexie' till Saturday. A court in Kollam, which had permitted the police to seize the arms allegedly used in the firing by Naval guards at the fishermen, on Thursday accepted the Italians' plea seeking presence of their representatives during the ballistic examination. Ballistic experts from Italy are already on their way to Kerala,...
02:05 PM, Feb 24, 2012
