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Overcharged Rs 67 on shoe MRP, Bata ordered to refund student, pay Rs 2,000 compensation. Here's what happened

A law student's Rs 67 overcharge on shoes led to a significant ruling against Bata India by the Kerala Consumer Commission. The retailer was found guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practices for charging above the printed MRP without adhering to legal procedures for revised pricing. While upholding…

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Ex-Congress MP K P Dhanapalan no more

Senior Congress leader K P Dhanapalan passed away at a private hospital in Paravur. He was 76. Dhanapalan was a prominent leader from Ernakulam district and had served as a Lok Sabha member. He also held positions as a municipal councillor and chairman of Milma.

The Economic Times

Heavy rains, strong winds in Kerala; warnings in 12 districts

Kerala is experiencing heavy rains and strong winds. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Ernakulam district and yellow alerts for 11 other districts. These alerts signify very heavy to heavy rainfall. Strong winds have caused property damage. The monsoon is expected to arrive early, around May…

The Economic Times

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Kerala: Court extends judicial custody of alleged PFI activists by 90 days

NIA Special Court Judge P K Mohandas on Friday permitted the agency's plea seeking an extension of custody of Moideenkutty of Valanchery in Malappuram and Muhammad Yazer Arafath of Neerikode in Ernakulam.

The Economic Times

Dileep verdict: Editorials question ‘patriarchal elements’, decision to welcome back actor

Earlier this week, the Additional Special Sessions Court in Ernakulam delivered its verdict in a case that became one of Kerala’s most closely watched trials in recent memory. After a five-year trial, actor Dileep, accused of masterminding the abduction and sexual assault of an actor, was found not guilty in…

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Before today’s verdict: The Dileep–Kerala actor assault case in a nutshell

On December 8, a Sessions court in Ernakulam, Kerala, will pronounce the verdict in the case of a well-known south Indian actor who was sexually assaulted in Kochi in 2017. The trial has reached its denouement after eight years of twists and turns, amid intense media scrutiny and industry-wide debate…

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Celebrating accused men, shaming survivors: The rhetoric of Kerala MRAs

The Ernakulam sub-jail erupted in cheers and a shower of flowers as Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 Kerala actor assault case, walked free on September 20, 2024. After spending 7.5 years behind bars, Suni, a man accused of rape, was granted bail by the Supreme Court. A grand welcome…

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In Kerala’s immigration crackdown, a seven-year-old torn from her home and family

Seven-year-old Shahida had no idea her world was about to change that Tuesday in February. One moment she was with her parents in Cherai, a beach town in Kerala’s Ernakulam; the next, she was separated from them and put in a police jeep with her two brothers- all without any…

Newslaundry

Far from home, away from EVMs: Jharkhand’s migrant tribal workers

Lakhan Oraon, a construction worker in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, has plans to visit his hometown in Lohardaga, west of Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand, only in December this year around the time of Christmas. The first phase of Assembly elections in the state is scheduled to begin on Wednesday,…

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Denied safe abortion practices, migrant women in Kerala are self-administering pills

This is the second in a four-part series where TNM surveys the lived realities of the migrant communities in Kerala.

Newslaundry

Unattended and vulnerable: Children of Kerala’s migrant communities face many risks

This is part one of a four-part series by The News Minute on lived realities of migrant communities in Kerala.

Newslaundry

Kerala: Ernakulam reports 3 deaths, 11 confirmed H1NI cases since January 2024

Ernakulam has reported 11 confirmed and 134 suspected H1NI cases since January 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Moderate to light rainfall expected across Kerala; cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal

The Kerala Disaster Management Authority has issued a forecast for moderate rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congo national allegedly part of international drug racket arrested from Bengaluru

Ernakulam Rural Police arrest Congo national linked to drug trafficking, seized MDMA, and dismantled international drug racket.

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Pantheerankavu domestic violence case: survivor’s family to officially move for transferring case after consulting lawyer

Family seeks legal advice to transfer domestic violence case to Ernakulam Rural police due to survivor's safety concerns.

The Hindu

Kerala’s Operation AAG: Kochi City and Ernakulam Rural police step up preventive action against goons

Ernakulam police intensify action against goons and organized crime with Operation AAG and Operation Clean.

The Hindu

Heavy rainfall likely over Kerala till May 19

Weather forecasts predict heavy rainfall in Kerala districts, with Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta, and Idukki on yellow alert for Thursday.

The Hindu

Rail-track doubling through Alappuzha: Land owners in Aroor demand a better due

The Aroor-based Association of Rail Doubling Affected (ARDA) has sought steps to redress the grievances of around 120 land owners when their land is acquired to double the 69 km Ernakulam-Ambalapuzh

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Catholic Church-run college in Kerala withdraws promo video as it ‘violates values and culture of institution’

Nirmala College at Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district of Kerala governed by Syrian Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam has withdrawn a promotional video meant to attract aspirants to its various programmes in the new academic year

The Hindu

Attempt to foil arrest in Kerala: case registered against 150 identifiable persons

The Pantheerankavu police have registered cases against 150 identifiable persons who reportedly foiled the arrest of a suspect involved in a vehicle case filed by an Ernakulam native.

The Hindu

Foreign medical graduates oppose deployment for VIP duty

Foreign medical graduates at General Hospital, Ernakulam oppose deployment as medical officers for VIP duty, lacking clinical exposure and registration.

The Hindu

Body of student who drowned in Peechi reservoir recovered

Tragic drowning incident claims life of MSc Botany student Mohammed Yahiya at Peechi reservoir, Ernakulam.

The Hindu

No one turns up for driving test in Ernakulam for second day

Ernakulam RTO faces empty driving test centers due to new test norms, driving schools boycott reforms.

The Hindu

Man arrested with 200 grams of MDMA in Kochi

Ernakulam Rural police seize 200 grams of MDMA, arrest man under NDPS Act in Kochi drug bust.

The Hindu

Decks cleared for introduction of Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express service

Electrification of Ernakulam Marshalling Yard paves way for more express trains, including Vande Bharat Express to Bengaluru.

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