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Chinese Warships and DYFI

For the first time, two warships of the People’s Liberation Army of china called at Kochi port on Monday morning. Shenzhen, a Luhai-class destroyer, along with Weishanhu, a fleet auxiliary…

Mannarcaud:Police inaction,Boon to terrorists

The two NDF activists, Mujib Rehman and Subair who were arrested for attacking two persons and storing weapons were produced before the First Class Judicial Magistrate Court at Mannarkad on…

Injured BJP activist passed away

Thalassery:The BJP activist Edacholi Preman (27) who was attacked by CPM workers on October 13 and sustained multiple stab wounds, suffered injuries in both hands and left leg  succumbed late…

Major NDF arms catch at Mannarkkadu

PALAKKAD: Police at Mannarkkad near here seized deadly weapons including more than 50 “VADIWAALS” on Sunday from the residences of various leaders of the National Development Front (NDF), a major…

Women’s commission finds substance in priest’s sexual assault on inmate of Muringoor meditation centre

Kochi, Nov 27 The State Women’s Commission has urged the state government to take up detailed investigation into the allegation that a priest of the Muringoor Christian Meditation Centre had…

Minority status to aided educational instituitions mootted

 Kochi, Nov 27 The state government in order to satisfy further the minorities, probably eying on the next Assembly elections, is reported to have started preparations to grant minority status…

Vellapally urges monks to convene a meeting for hindu unity

Kochi, Nov 27 SNDP General Secretary, Sri. Vellapally Natesan has said that it is high time for the Hindu monks who are guiding the community spiritually to wake up and act.…

TDB auditing should be fool proof:HC

 Kochi, Nov 27 The Kerala High Court has suggested that the auditing system in the Travancore Devaswom Board should be made fool-proof. The Court has expressed its opinion while evaluating…

Icecream Parlour case:Govt. move to support Kunhalikuty

Kozhikode:The move from the part of Kerala Government to protect Kunhalikutty  from Ice cream parlour case by managing to get a stay from the court in the case had raised suspicions from…

It was Sir CP who got K R Narayanan admitted in LSE

CHENNAI: The critics and the so called ’eminent historians’ who spare no opportunity to ridicule and spread all sort of canards about Sir C P Ramaswami Iyer , the late…

Manoj Abraham, a Christian fanatic: batch mates

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM / NEW DELHI:  The Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham is a Christian fundamentalist, according to his batch mates at the Police Academy in Hyderabad where the Indian Police…

Government failed to handle abduction issue seriously

 Kochi, Nov 24 The Bharatiya Janata Party has criticized the central and state governments of taking a “casual attitude” in handling the abduction and killing of the BRO driver, Maniappan Raman…

BJP seems still to understand the Kerala situation

   The debacle of the BJP at the Thiruvananthapuram by-election held on Nov 19 where its candidate, former state president Mr C K Padmanabhan has not only lost the election…

Ranjith Varghese an agent of Brother Yohannan?

KOTTAYAM: Students of the School of Medical Education here say that Ranjith Varghese, the prime accused in the sexual abuse of a Hindu nursing student, was a close associate of …

Police commisioner Manoj Abraham behind College attack

Thiruvananthapuram:The police commissioner Manoj Abraham was the main in charge on attack of Innocent students at MG college yesterday.The IG T.P.Senkumar was trying to avoid a bloodshed and tried his…

Police attack on ABVP students at Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram:In the yesterdays brutal attack by police on Students and ABVP activists of MG college many were injured and hospitalized.The attack was on a group of ABVP students who were…

Maniappan:HAV Protest today in State

 Hindu Aikya Vedi will organise demonstrations and public rallies across the state on Thursday in protest against the abduction and killing of Maniyappan by Taliban Terrorists in Afghanistan.The HAV will also…

Maniappan killing : E.Ahmed & value of Hindu’s life

KOZHIKODE: E Ahmed, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs is ‘well known’ for a couple of weaknesses. He has an avowed hatred for Hindus. Ahmed dreams of an…

RSS leader Brutally assaulted by Police

Thiruvananthapuram:Shri Madhu, RSS Jilla pracharak was brutally assaulted by Police here in lock up.He was called to Station to enquire about ABVP clash with police in MG College.He was later…

VHP Seva vibag to set up Balika sadanams,Balashramams

Kochi, Nov 23 The Vishwa Hindu Parishad Seva Vibhag would set up balika sadanams and balashramams in each district of Kerala soon. The three-day conference of the Seva Vibhag at…

Palakkad:Civic body Vice chairman files appeal

Kochi, Nov 23 Palakkad Municipal Council, Vice-Chairman, Mr S R Balasubramanyam filed an appeal against the single bench decision disqualifying him from functioning as the Vice-Chairman of the civic body…

Phony cause of Beheading

Islamic Taliban guerrillas have beheaded P.K.Kutty (Maniyappan) of Kerala in Afghanistan. Maniyappan, a Driver with state-run Border Roads organization, was abducted from his car in the Southern province of Nimrozon…

Ragging:Ranjith Varghese suspended

The Prime accused in Ragging case, Ranjith Varghese is suspended from SME following pressure from all quarters.The delay in suspension even after the police arrest was widely criticized.The police have registered cases…

Court of religious scholars ordered to kill Maniappan

The decision to kill Maniappan was made by a court of the hard line movement’s religious scholars controlled by Islamic terrorist group Taliban.   “Today at 6:00 pm we killed…

Maniyappan’s body will reach Kochi tomorrow

The body of Maniyappan will reach Kochi tomorrow and from there to his hometown Harippadu near Alappuzha in Kerala. The central goverment announced 10 lakh rupees to victims family and job…

TN Bus burning:One more Terrorist arrested

One more terrorist Abdul Rahim (24) have been arrested in connection with Tamilnadu Bus burning.Abdul Rahim who hails from Parapanangadi in Mallapuram a small coastal town, got his terrorism training from Secunderabad…

Kutty killed, claims Taliban

Agencies/ Kandahar Maniappan Raman Kutty, the Malayalee truck driver kidnapped while working on a road project in volatile southern Afghanistan, was “shot dead on Tuesday”, a purported Taliban spokesman claimed,…

Computerized railway reservation centre at Pampa

 Kochi, Nov 22 The Indian Railways has set up a special computerized passenger reservation centre for the pilgrims at the Devaswom Complex at Pampa, which will become operational from Nov…

Kottayam ragging : Hindu girl chosen for rape

The media in the state of Kerala observed the routine role of ‘Shikhandi’ in the ragging (I call it rape) which took place in the Kottayam School of Medical Education.…

P S Sreedharan Pillai resigns BJP State presidentship

 BJP State president P S Sreedharan Pillai announced his decision to step down owning moral responsibility for the party’s performance in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha by elections. . ”I have…

LDF retains Thiruvananthapuram by-election

The Left Democratic Front retained the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, with the CPI’s Pannyan Raveendran defeating his Congress rival V S Sivakumar by a margin of 74977 votes in the by-election.…

Kutty’s family seeks CM’s assistance for his release

Kutty’s family seeks CM’s assistance for his release

Kochi, Nov 21 The family of Mr Maniappan R Kutty, the driver with the Border Road Organisation (BRO), who was kidnapped by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, has approached the Chief…

Single girl children families more in Kerala

Kochi, Nov 21 Kerala has topped in the number of families having single girl children when state has bagged 50 per cent of the 1,062 post-graduate scholarships of University Grants Commission.…

Gurumandiram at Cherai attacked

 Kochi, Nov 20 The Sree Narayana Guru Mandiram at Cherai near here was attacked by miscreants in which the glass panel of the idol was found broken last evening. This…

Police enforce ban on beggars at Sabarimala

Kochi, Nov 20 The Kerala police, which is firm on enforcing the ban on beggars on Sabarimala trekking path from Pampa to Sannidhanam during the current pilgrimage season, has arrested 25…

Bhima jewel shines in the crown of Kerala

    Not everything is going topsy-turvy for the naive Hindus of Kerala, after all. It was literally a feast for all in Thrissur!  Bhima jewelers has made foray into…

ADGP(Intelligence), Kozhikode city police commissioner asked to appear before Marad commision

 Kochi, Nov 19 The Marad Inquiry Commission has directed the Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Mr Rameshchandra Bhanu and Kozhikode City Police Commisioner, Mr H Venkitesh to appear before…

Sabarimala Prasadams by post

Kochi, Nov 19 The Indian Postal department in cooperation with the Travancore Devaswom Board would deliver Sabarimala “Prasadam” by post during the pilgrimage season from Nov 16 to Jan 20,2006…

BJP workers burn copies of Kaumudi Flash

Pioneer News Service/ Thiruvananthapuram BJP workers seized and burnt the copies of mid-day newspaper – Kaumudi Flash – and staged protest demonstration in front of the newspaper’s office here on…

Thiruvananthapuram Bypoll:Voting Finished

Thiruvananthapuram:Bypoll polling finished here .The Polling which started by 7 AM in the morning went on slowly.As per last reports 59% voting was done by evening. There was violence reported from…

Veliyam silent about RSS !

Well, the Lok Sabha by-election at Thiruvananthapuram (irrespective of the result) has succeeded in highlighting the respect and fear both the UDF and LDF has for the Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh.…

Why this double standard?

The attack on the Panmana Ashram at Kollam turned out to be yet another proof of the secularist brigade’s motto that all are equal but some are more equal. Nobody…

Amrita TV to launch two new shows

Pioneer News Service/ Thiruvananthapuram In a bid to provide quality programmes to its viewers, Amrita Television has announced the launch of two variety programmes namely ‘Quiz Olympiad’ and Aaradyam Parayum…

Pilgrims advised not to pollute river Pamba

The Travancore Devaswom Board in a bid to control pollution of the holy river Pamba has banned the use of plastics and polythene on the banks of the river and…

Madni’s request rejected

Kozhikode:The Request submitted by Abdul Nasser Madni PDP chairman, to explain his stand was rejected by Special Maradu Judicial Investigation court here. The role of PDP and Abdul Nasser Madni…

High court issues directiveson Sabarimala auction,tender

Kochi, Nov15 The Kerala High Court has directed the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) that from next year the entire tender and auction proceedings for the right to collect various items…

Ecosmart had plans to commercialize Sabarimala?

Kochi, Nov 15 The Council of Architecture has in an affidavit before the Kerala High Court said that the IL and FS Ecosmart India Limited, which was entrusted with the…

Sabarimala shrine to open for pilgrimage season today

Sabarimala shrine to open for pilgrimage season today

The Lord Ayyappa Temple, nestled high in the Sabarimala Hill in the tropical forest of Kerala, will be opened on Tuesday for yet another the two-month long pilgrimage season which…

Sushama in aid for the aids infant

Sushma Swaraj BJP Leader will take up the case of the 15-month-old Reshma, who was tested HIV positive, following blood transfusion at the Sree Avittom Thirunal hospital,Thiruvananthapuram.She had visited Reshmas house…

Sabarimala – Hindu Community in the Southern States Form Common Forum

Sabarimala – Hindu Community in the Southern States Form Common Forum

Special Correspondent The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala which draws millions of pilgrims from the peninsular states of Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh has always been given a step motherly…