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RSS activist hacked

ALAPPUZHA: S Subeesh (25), an RSS activist, was seriously injured when a group of assailants attacked him reportedly with swords at a petrol pump at Kappakkada on Thursday. Subeesh, who…

Guruji birth centenary celebrations : Seminar in North Paravur

Kochi: A national seminar will be held as part of the birth centenary celebrations of Guruji Madav Sadashiv Golwalkar on Sunday in North Paravur . Historian MGS Narayanan will inaugurate…

Kerala under debt trap

The Kerala economy as we know will soon collapse under the Marxist mismanagement. This has happened under previous Marxist administration, twice, and history is about to repeat itself again.  …

Security stepped up in Sabarimala

Sabarimala: Security and crowd-management systems have been stepped up at Sabarimala in view of the spurt in arrival of pilgrims since the Makaravillaku season of the hill shrine got underway…

Thrikkateeri Jayabali celebrated

    Palakkad :The offering is being made on this particular day of Thiruvathira in the month of Dhanu of the Malayalam calendar, which is considered as the birthday of…

CPI(M) resorting to cell rule: BJP

Kozhikode: BJP State president PK Krishnadas has alleged that the CPI(M) is resorting to cell rule in the State. Inaugurating the State convention of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha on…

Jagatguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathy’s 41st Samadhi Day Program tomorrow

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jagatguru Swami Sathyananda Swamiji’s 41st Maha Samadhi Day will be held at Sree Ramadasa Mission, Chenkottukonam, Thriuananthapuram on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. Grand preparations were underway for the 41st…

Alcohol Abuse on the Increase in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Kerala under the Marxist government is fast becoming a den for Alcohol and other drug abusers. Reports indicate that keralites spent more than 25 cores of rupees buying Alcohol…

Protest against Pothu poottu

KOCHI: The Idukki unit of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has protested against the proposed pothu poottu (buffalo-race) organised by former PWD Minister P J Joseph-led…

ADB issue: Quit, BJP tells VS

KASARGOD: BJP state president P K Krishnadas has said that the chief minister should either quit or oust Local Administration Minister Paloli Mohammedkutty and Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac with…

Three BJP activists suffer serious stab injuries, Chalad, Meenkunnu tense

KANNUR: Tension prevails at Chalad and Meenkunnu near Azhikode in the district following attack against BJP activists.  Three BJP workers, who sustained serious stab injuries at Meenkunnu, were admitted to the…

Terrorist attack against Hindu activists in Kerala

— BJP district leader’s mother died in the attack   — Number of Hindu houses destroyed   — BMS office destroyed   — 60 terrorists took part in the attack…

Banned terrorist groups heading for a comeback

KOCHI: Cashing in on the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, banned terrorist organisations are making an attempt to come back and the CPM is facilitating this, said Yuva…

Guru mandiram attacked

KOLLAM: A Guru mandiram was attacked by unidentified miscreants at Karunagapally on Sunday morning. The Guru mandiram is owned by SNDP sakha number 183 at Marangattumukku at Adinadu near Karunagapally.Two…

Elayaraja opens Sangeetha yagna at Makreri temple

MAKRERI (KANNUR): The Thyagaraja Akhanta Sangeetha Yagna organised at the Makreri Anjaneya temple here was inaugurated by noted musician Elayaraja. He also opened the Saraswathi Mantapam built at the temple.DIG…

Hindus should unite to fight terrorism: A. Gopalakrishan

Palakkad : “A strong Hindu unity is the only way to defeat terrorism in Kerala”, said RSS Pranth Pracharak A. Gopalakrishan. He was talking during a meeting conducted by the…

CPM-Pinarai faction continues attack on V.S Group

ALAPPUZHA: Eight CPM activists, who participated in the protest march, were beaten up by a group of Pinarayi faction in Mararikulam. Bhuvanachandran, father of Lathish P Chandran, member of V…

Police colluding with CPM, says BJP

KASARGOD: The BJP has alleged that the police were refusing to arrest all the accused involved in the murder attempt on K Valsaraj, president of the Manjeswaram mandal of the…

‘Red parties against disbanding casteism’

Kochi : The BJP-sponsored Paliyam-Guruvayur renaissance rally was kicked off by BJP State president PK Krishnadas, who exhorted the Hindu community to get ready for a second social revolution, on…

Clashes between CPM activists : Three persons suffered major injuries

Alappuzha : Three CPM activists suffered major injuries when a demonstration by pro-VS Achuthanandan CPI(M) activists in Mararikkulam in Alappuzha district on Wednesday evening came under attack by a group…

CPM Infighting in Malappuram : Show-cause notice to 25 CPM activists

Malappuram : The Malappuram district committee of the CPI(M) served show-cause notices to about 25 party workers and leaders of the Nilambur area for blocking party central committee member and…

Thousands witness Mandala Pooja in Sabarimala

SABARIMALA: Thousands of devotees thronged the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple today to offer worship on the occasion of Mandala Pooja, marking the finale of the first phase of the hill shrine’s…

Mannam Jayanti on Jan 1 and 2

KOTTAYAM: The 130th Mannam Jayanti observance will be held at Nair Service Society headquarters at Perunna here on January 1st and 2nd. The Akila Kerala Nair Pratinidhi Sammelan will be…

Vighneshwara thrayagam from Saturday

KOCHI: Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham, on its completing 60 years, is organising Vighneshwara thrayagam at Ernakulathappan Ground from Saturday to Monday. The event will start at 6 am on…

Attack on Yuva Morcha leader, 3 CPM activists held

KASARGOD: The police have arrested three CPM activists, including a DYFI leader, for the attack on Valsaraj, 35, a Yuva Morcha leader and member of the Mangalpady grama panchayat.The police…

BJP State chief to flag off ‘renaissance rally’

THRISSUR : BJP State president PK Krishnadas will inaugurate the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Guruvayur Sathyagraha by flagging off the Paliyam-Guruvayur renaissance rally from Paliyam on Wednesday. RSS Karyavah…

State remembers tsunami victims

Pioneer News Service | Kollam Hundreds gathered in Alappad, the coastal area in Kollam district, the worst affected in the tsunami in the State, on the second anniversary of the…

Bid to loot temple foiled

PARAVUR: The employees of Dakshina Mookambika Temple here, have foiled an attempt to loot the temple in the wee hours of Sunday. Watchman Krishnan and kazhakakkaran Gopalakrishnan heard the noise…

Keralite soldier killed in Kargil

THRISSUR: A Keralite soldier was killed when a fire broke out at the military camp in Kargil. The dead has been identified as Arun Shanker (25), son of Captain Sivashankaran.…

New passport policy anti-national: M.T. Ramesh

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The Centre’s decision to do away with the police verification on applications for passports will pose a threat to national security, the BJP has said. State BJP general…

Biju Kumar murder : Two more CPM activists held

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The special team investigating the murder of RSS activist Biju Kumar at Kodunganoor on December 1 arrested two more CPM activist on Friday. The special team led by…

Bhagavatha Sathram anniversary fete

PATHANAMTHITTA: The anniversary of 23rd Sreemad Bhagavatha Sathram and the one-day Bhagavatha Sathram was held at Tiruvalla Sree Vallabha Temple on Friday.Inaugurating the anniversary celebrations, Travancore Devaswom Board president G…

BJP activist stabbed in Kannur

PAYYANUR: BJP activist P. Sajeevan has stabbed by a group of CPM thugs here on Friday night. Sajeevan, who sustained serious stab injuries, has been undergoing medical treatment.   The…

Witnesses should get proper police protection: Chief Justice Of India

KOCHI: Chief Justice designate of the Supreme Court, K G Balakrishnan, today said proper police protection to witnesses would help them prevent from turning hostile. He said speedy disposal of…

K G Balakrishnan to be new Chief Justice of India

NEW DELHI: Justice K G Balakrishnan, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, will be the new Chief Justice of India, the first-ever Dalit and first Malayalee to occupy the…

Passport fraud: Bail denied to accused

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday denied bail to V M Kammad Haji of Pallithazham, Kayalam, Kozhikode, and his daughter Fathima Begum, who were arrested on October 21 for…

Sunil Kumar murder : Hindu Aikya Vedi staged protest march

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Hindu Aikya Vedi staged a massive protest march and Sathyagraha in front of the Government Secretariat on December 20 against pervasive brutality against Hindu social workers by Jihadi…

Sujith murder : Four CPM activists arrested

Vadanappally : Four CPM activists were arrested in connection with the murder of RSS-BJP activist Sujith in Vadanappally. The accused were taken in to the custody by Circle Inspector Balasubramaniam and…

SNDP Yogam will open coffee shops

KOCHI: SNDP Yogam will open coffee shops at its shakhas to provide employment for educated youngsters in the state, said SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappalli Natesan.He said that the coffee…

Ramakrishna Mission releases annual report

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama Charitable Hospital has released the annual report of the Ramakrishna Mission governing body for 2005-’06.A statement said that the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission together…

SFI attacks on the rise: ABVP

Kochi: The ABVP State committee has alleged that SFI activists have been spearheading a series of physical attacks on its political opponents since the CPI(M)-led LDF came to power in…

President opens Amrita Setu

Kollam: President APJ Abdul Kalam opened the Amrita Setu, a bridge across the TS Canal connecting the tsunami-hit Alapppad panchayat and Vallikkavu in Kollam district. The bridge was constructed by…

Expose the antinational forces: RSS

Changanacherry: Dr. Krishna Gopal, Assam Kshetriya Pracharak of R. S. S, has called upon the right thinking Indian patriots to rise in response to the increasing anti-national insurgencies that erode…

Vadanapally tense

Thrissur : The region around Vadanapally remained tense after the killing of Youva Morcha activist Suijth. The 12-hour hartal called by the BJP is total and shops, schools and government…

Teachers force to start SFI units

Ottasekharamangalam: Students in the Janardanapuram higher secondary school are being harassed by the teachers to start an SFI unit. The teachers are part of the marxist led teachers union in…

Sunil Kumar Murder : Widow and three children for hunger strike

Kilimanoor: The widow and three children of Hindu Aikya Vedi district leader and RSS District Seva Pramukh Shri. Sunil Kumar who was murdered by NDF terrorists few months will be…

CPM should give up arms, says BJP

THRISSUR : Kerala BJP president PK Krishnadas has said that CPI(M) leadership must ask its cadre to give up arms and work as responsible citizens of the country. He said…

Police lathicharged BJP activists at Manjeshwaram

KASARAGOD: Police today resorted to lathicharge on a group of Sangh Parivar activists during a day-long hartal in Mangalpady village limits near border town of Manjeshwaram to protest the attack on…

BJP panchayat member stabbed

KASARGOD: Valsaraj, member of the Kumbla grama panchayat and a BJP leader, was stabbed by a group of people here last night. Valsraj was returning home from work in his…

NDF terrorist arrested

KASARGOD: An NDF terrorist was arrested by the police yesterday for trying to kill a DYFI worker by disguising himself as a woman. The incident occurred on November 17. Police arrested…