Category: Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram/Kozhikode: Kerala’s Transport Commissioner Tomin J Thachankary, who played music and sold a booklet on Guitar before he turned to civil services, has never faced music before, literally. But Thachankary who has never played second fiddle to anyone other than a few chosen leaders of CPM, may have to face music if his Department Minister A K Saseendran can prevail upon Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Kochi: Staring at women for more than 14 seconds can land you in jail? This question is making rounds in Kerala ever since Rishiraj Singh, a senior IPS officer and Kerala’s Excise Commissioner said that a case can be filed for such an ‘offence’.

Kottayam: Kerala Congress leader K M Mani told the media in kottayam that his party would be where there is good.
He was reacting to CPM’s softened stance towards him as reflected in the editorial of theCPM -owned newspaper Deshabhimani.

Kochi: Kerala High Court has postponed the hearing of the Lavalin Case by one month as CBI sought more time for the Additional Solicitor General to appear in the court.

Kochi: Government officials are considered public servants and when such a ‘ servant’ sends out an official circular about his birthday to his subordinates in the state, it is likely to raise eye brows.

Tomin J Thachankary, a senior police officer and currently the Transport Commissioner of Kerala, is in the eye of a storm for issuing an official circular announcing his birthday and listing his achievments. The official circular ends with a gentle reminder to the 2200 officials of the transport department to savour the cake he sent to them as part of the celebration.

Kottayam: Kerala Congress(M) leader K M Mani suffered a setback today with two prominent leaders representing a decisive force in the party pointing out the political blunder committed by him.

They said that Mani’s decision to maintain an equi-distance policy from the political fronts in Kerala did not make sense in the current political scenario.

Kochi: The Kerala Government told Kerala High Court that it was against making cabinet decisions public, as ordered by the State Chief Information Commissioner.

Thiruvananthapuram: A security check was conducted at all ATMs of State Bank of Travancore in Kerala to find out whether any high-tech device has been installed by fraudsters to loot customers.

This is in the wake of the high-tech robbery committed by fraudsters at the SBI ATM at Vellayambalam in Thiruvananthapuram. The tech-savvy looters had installed devices to copy the pin and details of the ATMs of customers who had used their cards at the Vellayambalam ATM to draw money.

Thalassery: The state government is planning to introduce a common uniform style for the school dress worn by students in all the government schools and govt-aided private schools across the state.

This was disclosed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while addressinfg the Alumni meet at Thalassery St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School on Monday.

    New Delhi: RSS leader Sasidharan has approached the Supreme Court with a plea.