Kochi | Arya Shylajan, a Kerala policewoman, is winning hearts after she voluntarily came forward to breastfeed a four-month-old girl whose mother was admitted to the state run hospital here. The infantβs mother hails from Patna and her husband, a migrant worker, is in jail here. Shylajan said the call came from the Control Room […]
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Kerala HC: Consensual sex with married woman on false promise of marriage no ground for rape
Kochi |Β The Kerala High Court has ruled that consensual sex with a married woman on the basis of false promise of marriage will not amount to rape since such a promise is not enforceable under law. The court recently gave this ruling in a case where it was considering a petition filed by the accused […]
Drunk man held for waylaying, abusing Kerala HC Chief Justice, case lodged
Kochi |Β A drunk man was taken into police custody for allegedly waylaying and abusing Kerala High Court Chief Justice S. Manikumar, who was on his way home from the airport, sources said on Monday. Tijo, a native of Idukki district and a driver of a container lorry, stopped the Chief Justice’s car in an inebriated […]
19-year-old model gangraped in moving car in Kerala, four including woman arrested
Kochi |Β Kerala Police on Saturday arrested three youths and a woman in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old model in a moving car here on Thursday night. Kochi City Police Commissioner C.H. Nagaraju told the media that three youths and a Rajasthan woman have been arrested. “The probe has begun and we are […]
Kerala Human sacrifice case: 3 sent to 14-day judicial custody
Kochi |Β A local court here on Wednesday sent three people accused of killing two women allegedly as part of a “ritualistic human sacrifice” in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, to two weeks judicial custody. The accused couple — Bhagaval Singh and his wife Laila –used to run a massage centre near Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district in their […]
Why are you ashamed of PM’s photo on vaccine certificate, asks Kerala HC
Kochi |Β The Kerala High Court on Monday asked a petitioner why he was ashamed of having Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo on the Covid-19 vaccination certificate. This question was raised by Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan who said, “He is our Prime Minister, not the Prime Minister of any other country. He came to power through our […]
Kerala HC asks Centre to explain why 84 days wait for Covishield
Kochi |Β The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain why there is a gap of 84 days for second dose of Covishield vaccine. The court also asked if it was possible to reduce the time gap if vaccines are sourced by parties themselves. The court made this remark when hearing a petition […]
Marital rape good ground to claim divorce, says Kerala HC
Kochi |Β In a ruling that could have far-reaching implication in divorce cases, the Kerala High Court on Friday held that that marital rape can be a good ground to claim divorce. The verdict by a division bench of Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and K. Edappagath came as it turned down an appeal filed by the […]
Fearing arrest by police, film personality Ayesha seeks anticipatory bail
Kochi |Β After the Kavaratti Police served a notice to leading Lakshadweep film personality Ayesha Sulthana to appear before it on June 20 in connection with her remarks made on a Malayalam TV channel about the spread of Covid on the island, she filed a plea for anticipatory bail in the Kerala High Court on Monday […]
‘Sathe was a great human being, excellent pilot’
Kochi: I have lost a good friend who was a great human being and a pilot par excellence, says retired naval commander Sam T.Samuel recalling Deepak Vasant Sathe, the pilot of the ill-fated Air India Express flight that crashed killing 18 on board including the two pilots. Sathe lost his life along with 17 others […]