Everything you need to know about Kannur Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kannur Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) A Kerala Police team Saturday arrived in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur with former Odisha police chief's son Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 while serving a sentence in a jail here for raping a German tourist.
Kannur (Kerala) May 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said that a separate cyber unit would be formed for the armed forces to counter the threat to the country from cyber space.
Kannur (Kerala), May 24 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday expressed confidence that leaders of the Congress' Kerala unit would themselves resolve any issue facing them.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Kerala is set to popularise ayurveda therapies among tourists during the monsoon, which arrives in the last week of May, an official said Tuesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) The youth wing of the CPI-M in Kerala has launched a state-wide campaign to educate people not to fall into anti-secular and communal traps.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) The Kerala Police have collected around Rs.1.5 million as fine after stepping up vigil in the past five months against those smoking in public places, according to information available on the website of the state police.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) One family in Kerala, the Keyis of Kannur district, may have struck gold -- the state government has taken up with the centre the issue of about $900 million due to them, being held by the treasury of Saudi Arabia.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) The liaison committee of the ruling Congress-led UDF Monday directed the Kerala government to initiate both long and short term measures to see that water is conserved for agricultural use.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 (IANS) Kerala Wednesday set up a ministerial committee to prepare a rehabilitation package for the diaspora in the wake of tightening of labour laws in Saudi Arabia that may lead to job loss for Indians in that country.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will hold its 14th triennial all India conference at Kannur in Kerala April 4-8.
Kannur (Kerala), March 10 (IANS) Rajasthan Police may have to wait to take custody of rapist Bitti Mohanty as he is in judicial custody and Kerala Police want to question him, police said Sunday.
Kannur (Kerala), March 9 (IANS) The Kerala Police has confirmed the arrest of Bitti Mohanty, son of a former top police officer, convicted for raping a German national in 2006 in Rajasthan and then jumping parole.
Kannur, Mar 9 (ANI): Bitti Mohanty, who was convicted for raping a German woman at Alwar in Rajasthan in 2006 and had been absconding after his release on parole the same year, has been arrested from Kerela's Kannur district.
Kannur (Kerala) March 9 (IANS) Kerala Police Saturday began a detailed investigation and enquiry into the identity of a person taken into custody on suspicion of being Bitti Mohanty, convicted for raping a German national in 2006 and then jumping parole.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Airline flights operated by all-women crew, employers handing out flowers and chocolates to women employees and marches demanding stringent laws to ensure safety of women -- these were some of the activities across the country on International Women's Day Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) Numerous events marked International Women's Day Friday in Kerala, India's most literate state. There were some not-so-pleasant moments too.
New Delhi, Feb. 18 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat on Monday condemned Congress MP from Kannur K. Sudhakaran, who has stirred a storm by referring to the victim in the Suryanelli rape case as a prostitute.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (IANS) Police are looking for a group of Maoists who have allegedly taken shelter in a forested area in Kannur and Wayanad districts near the Kerala-Karnataka border.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) Even though 2011 turned out a good year for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, 2012 is one he would rather forget.
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) To tap the commercial and tourism potential of Maharashtra, Kerala's grand shopping festival campaign will tour in Mumbai Monday, an official said.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (IANS) The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) Friday sought that the government ban flood plain fishery in the monsoon.
New Delhi, Nov. 3 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday condemned Kannur Member of Parliament K. Sudhakaran's move to stage a protest outside a police station demanding the release of a Congress leader taken into custody for allegedly threatening an inspector in a case relating to sand transporting, and said that leaders belonging to the ruling party at the Centre have become very arrogant in the last eight years.
Kannur (Kerala), Nov 1 (IANS) Popular Malayalam actress Samvrutha Sunil Thursday got married to Akhil, a computer engineer working in the US.
Kannur (Kerala), Oct.24 (ANI): Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona jived to Latin numbers, and mesmerised hundreds of fans with his football skills in Kerala's Kannur city on Wednesday.
Kannur (Kerala), Oct 24 (IANS) In just 20 minutes that the legendry Diego Maradona held centre stage, he danced, sang and demonstrated jaw-dropping football skills to win thousands of hearts at the Municipal Stadium here Wednesday.
Kannur (Kerala), Oct.23 (ANI): Argentine soccer legend, Diego Maradona reached Kannur city on Tuesday.
Kannur (Kerala), Oct 23 (IANS) Forty-five-year-old Shabin Kumar is extremely busy preparing the birthday cake for footballing legend Diego Maradona's 52nd birthday.
Soccer legend Diego Maradona has arrived in Kochi city of Kerala on Tuesday. Maradona will make a public appearance at Kannur municipal stadium.
Kochi/Kannur, Oct 23 (IANS) Hundreds of football fans gave legendary footballer Diego Maradona a rapturous welcome as he arrived in Kerala on a two-day visit.
Kochi, Oct 23 (ANI): Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona arrived in Kochi city of Kerala on Tuesday amid tight security and roaring fans for a personal visit.
Kannur (Kerala) Oct 20 (IANS) Excitement is mounting in this football crazy Kerala town with Argentine legend Diego Maradona arriving here Wednesday to exhibit his skills and inaugurate a showroom.
Kannur (Kerala), Oct 18 (IANS) Malayalalam film personality Vineeth Sreenivasan married his ladylove Divya at a function held here Thursday in the presence of eminent celebrities.
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) A pooja was performed for Snopa Alex's upcoming women-oriented film "Vilappilsala" that shows how city-waste is being dumped in villages and spreading diseases.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) The union government launched e-governance as a pilot project in 35 districts across the country, but only in Kerala has it seen such a success, according to officials.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The committee on infrastructure financing Wednesday asked the government to allow 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom, privatise state-owned monopolies and raise electricity charges and rail fares.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 23 (IANS) With the World T-20 reaching its climax soon, the Malayalam film industry seems to have been bitten by the T-20 bug.
Kochi, Sep 20 (IANS) In the backdrop of a road accident last month in Kannur involving an LPG tanker, the Kerala High Court Thursday asked public sector oil companies to look into the viability of transporting their products through the railways.
Kannur (Kerala) Sep 1 (IANS) The toll in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker explosion here went up to 14 Saturday.
Mandya (Karnataka), Aug.31 (ANI): Police in Mandya, Karnataka, have detained nine persons, said to be affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, for coercively evicting 98 labourers from a train.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 30 (IANS) One person was killed when two houseboats went up in flames in Kerala's tourist location of Alappuzha. Investigations are on to establish the cause of the fire, police said Thursday.
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 28 (IANS) Two people were killed when a tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) exploded after hitting a road divider and turning turtle here late Monday night.
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 28 (IANS) A woman was killed when an LPG tanker lorry burst into flames after an accident and set her house nearby on fire, police here said Tuesday. Thirty-four people were injured in the accident.
Kochi, Aug 27 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Kannur district secretary P. Jayarajan was Monday granted bail by the Kerala High Court in the murder of Indian Union Muslim League worker Abdul Shukoor in February.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) Oommen Chandy vs Ramesh Chennithala; V.S. Achuthanandan vs Pinayari Vijayan. The more things change, the more they remain the same in Kerala politics, with an uneasy calm in place as traditional rivalries continue within the two main groupings, United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF).
Kannur, Kerala Aug 14 (IANS) While arrested CPI(M) legislator T.V. Rajesh's bail plea was dismissed, the judicial remand of party leader and Kannur district secretary P. Jayarajan was extended till August 27 by the Kannur judicial magistrate court here Tuesday.
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) A departure from developer of information technology (IT) infrastructure to lessor model and focus on spreading e-governance activities across the state are going to be the major feature of Kerala government's proposed IT policy to be announced soon, said a top government official.
Kozhikode, Aug 13 (IANS) Kerala Police probing the gruesome murder of a former CPI(M) leader Monday submitted a list of 76 accused, which includes middle and lower level cadres of the party.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (IANS) A Malayalam book on the life of a nun that had created a ruckus in the Catholic Church appears to have run into trouble after a social activist, who had assisted in writing the book, has sought it be withdrawn.
Kozhikode (Kerala), Aug 7 (IANS) At least eight people, including five of a family, were killed in Kerala as heavy rains lashed Kannur and Kozhikode districts, triggering landslides, officials said Tuesday.
Court has denied to the CPM leader P.Jayarajan for his alleged role in the murder of a Muslim League worker.
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 3 (IANS) A court here completed hearing on the bail plea of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P. Jayarajan, arrested in a case of murder, and will announce its decision Saturday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IANS) A CPI-M worker was killed during a scuffle with suspected Muslim League workers Thursday as Kerala observed a shutdown on a call of the Marxist party to protest the arrest of its leader in a murder case.
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) called for a shutdown in Kerala on Thursday to protest against the arrest of its senior leader P. Jayarajan in connection with the murder case of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activist Abdul Shukkoor.
In the connection of murder of Indian Union Muslim League worker Abdul Shukoor in February, Kerala CPI-M leader P. Jayarajan
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) Kerala CPI-M leader P. Jayarajan was Wednesday arrested and jailed in connection with the murder of Indian Union Muslim League worker Abdul Shukoor in February. His party has called a state-wide shutdown Thursday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) Veteran Kerala Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P. Jayarajan was Wednesday arrested and jailed in connection with the murder of Indian Union Muslim League worker Abdul Shukoor in February this year.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) A CPI-M legislator in Kerala Tuesday filed a breach of privilege notice against the state's home minister over the police allegedly tapping phones of the party's legislators.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (IANS) Congress MP K.Sudhakaran Sunday asserted he would make himself available before the special police team probing a case of attempted murder against him but CPI-M legislator T.V.Rajesh and his party colleague were not keen to follow him in two other cases.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday asked the Kerala government to register a case and begin an enquiry against Congress Lok Sabha member K. Sudhakaran, following new revelation made in a shooting case.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) With the Kerala Police closing in on over a dozen top leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in different murder cases, the party in the state appears to be going through a highly testing period.
Kozhikode (Kerala), June 29 (IANS) Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P. Mohanan was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement in the murder of former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, police said.
Kozhikode, June 26 (IANS) Minister of State for Home M. Ramachandran Tuesday asked the Kerala government to take seriously a CPI-M leader's speech threatening to kill a dissident leader who was later murdered.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) European companies are making a bee line to get contracts for the proposed Rs.1,400 crore Kannur International Airport in Kerala where work is about to commence, according to an official.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala, which is going through turbulent times, Sunday expelled senior leader and former legislator Gopi Kottamurikal on grounds of moral misconduct.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) The five-day meet of the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) starts here Sunday.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was plunged into chaos Tuesday as an adamant opposition demanded that P.K. Basheer, a first-time legislator of the Indian Union Muslim League, (IUML) be arrested after he was named as an accused in a twin murder case.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday denied its involvement in the murder of a former party leader in Kerala but vowed to take "strong action" if anyone within its ranks was founded involved.
Kannur, June 9 (IANS) The CPI-M Saturday denied that it had any role in the murder of former party leader T.P. Chandrasekharan.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday denied accusations by the Left that police were using third degree methods or torture against those held for the murder of former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekheran.
Kozhikode, June 7 (IANS) More than a month after the murder of former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Police Thursday said they have arrested prime accused T.K. Rajeesh from a village on the Maharashtra-Goa border.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said his government will remove all bottlenecks in the infrastructure sector and create an environment for investment to revive the India growth story.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) Kerala, India's most literate state with the best socio-economic indicators, has ironically a history of political killings in which virtually every party is involved.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry will work out modalities of developing new airports under public private partnership (PPP) in consultation with the Planning Commission.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) Kerala's ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Monday said it will approach the election commission to demand cancellation of the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) registration following revelations of its "politics of murder".
Kozhikode, May 23 (IANS) One of the seven men who killed former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekharan has been arrested in what police sources said Wednesday was a significant breakthrough.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) With names of some Communist Party of India-Marxist activists surfacing in the murder of their former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, the Congress, which heads the ruling United Democratic Front in Kerala, Monday asked the CPI-M not to get unduly agitated over the probe.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI M), which raises a lot of hue and cry over the killings of its cadres in West Bengal, is facing a piquant situation in Kerala over the brutal murder of a firebrand former party colleague after some CPI-M activists were rounded up as suspects for the crime.
Kannur (Kerala), May 18 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P.Jayarajan Friday expressed surprise at his name being linked to the murder of former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, and alleged this was a attempt by the ruling Congress to tarnish the party's image.
Kozhikode, May 17 (IANS) Three Communist Party of India-Marxist members were arrested Thursday for their involvement in the murder of former party leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Police said. With this, the number of arrests in the case has reached 13, with five from the CPI-M.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 (IANS) There would be no compromises in the investigation into the brutal murder of former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Thursday.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Kerala's Leader of Opposition and Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) veteran V.S. Achuthanandan Monday denied his party's involvement in the murder of a former party leader and said that it was for the police to find out the truth.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a public sector oil marketing company, will take 21 percent stake in the proposed airport in Kannur in north Kerala for Rs.170 crore, the Kerala government said Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy along with a team of officials will meet diplomats and business honchos in Delhi later this week
Kochi, April 15 (IANS) Angry leaders and activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will march towards the office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Monday to protest the harassment of its leaders in a 2006 murder case.
Dubai, Jan 15 (ANI): An Indian man and his daughter have been found dead inside their apartment in Dubai while his wife is hospitalised in a critical condition in an apparent mass suicide attempt.
Dubai, Jan 15 (ANI): An Indian man and his daughter have been found dead inside their apartment in Dubai while his wife is hospitalised in a critical condition in an apparent mass suicide attempt.
Dubai, Aug.9 (ANI): Two years ago, 56-year-old Majid Abdul Majid had dinner with his son Nishad, who was 21 at the time.
Azhikkal, May 26 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony will on Saturday lay the foundation stone of the Indian Coast Guard Academy (ICGA) at Azhikkal in Kerala's Kannur District.
Thiruvananthapuram/ Kannur, Apr 10 (ANI): Stating that the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is leading the must corrupt government, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani has said that his party wants the Lokpal Bill to be passed in the next session of Parliament.
Kottayam (Kerala), Sep 2 (ANI): Debutant Kerala film director Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri has dropped Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif from the cast of his movie following his alleged role in a match fixing scandal in England.
New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): The Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, will undertake a three-day visit to Kerala beginning on Thursday.
Thalassery (Kerala), Mar 5 (ANI): The Indian circus industry which is seeing many leaps and bounds these days posing a threat to an age-old art form, in which the villagers of Thalassery in Kerala are becoming a part as no one interested in pursuing it.
Kochi (Kerala), Nov 10 (ANI): The Congress won all three-assembly seats namely Ernakulam, Alleppey and Kannur in the recent concluded Assembly by election.
Kannur, Aug 14 (ANI): The cyber cell of the Kerala Police has traced down an e-mail threat from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) warning of serial bomb blasts in the state, if a separate Muslim state, comprising districts of north Kerala, is not created.
Malappuram/Kozhikode, July 29 (ANI): Lakhs of people in five districts of Kerala, especially the northern regions, are suffering from viral fever mainly caused by mosquito bite during monsoon season.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): As heavy monsoon downpour flooded streets, normal life was disrupted in several regions of Kerala.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (ANI): The Communist Party observed Monday as a 'Black Day' against Governor R S Gawai's decision to permit the CBI to prosecute party's politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan in a graft case.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is on course to a stunning victory, having won eight of the 11 Kerala seats for which results had been announced and leading in another eight.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Saturday won two seats and was leading in 14 of Kerala's 20 Lok Sabha constituencies, including the surprise win of its legislator K. Sudhakaran who ousted the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from its bastion Kannur.
Kannur (Kerala) May 5 (IANS) Kerala's Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy Tuesday said the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will bring out a white paper documenting the violation of human rights in Kannur district by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
