Rs 34 crore Blood Money, 20 years in jail: Kerala man finally returns on Eid, mother says "today Allah reunited my son with me"Kozhikode, a district in Kerala, rejoiced as Abdul Rahim returned home after 20 years in a Saudi jail, a journey marked by a death sentence...
29 May, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Eight arrested for attack on ED officials after raid at Pinarayi Vijayan's residencePolice have arrested eight individuals following a violent attack on Enforcement Directorate vehicles. The incident occurred after ED offic...
28 May, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Who is Shamir Chandran? Indian-origin cancer specialist doctor banned in UK says, ‘I will never work in that country again’Shamir Chandran, a cancer specialist doctor of Indian origin, has been banned from practicing medicine in Britain. He was convicted of cont...
24 May, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
Kerala opposition MPs protest Union Budget in Parliament as state assembly witnesses uproar over adjournment notice rejectionBudget: Opposition MPs from Kerala protested the Union Budget, calling it anti-Kerala. Meanwhile, the Kerala Legislative Assembly witnessed...
02 Feb, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
SC sets aside jail manual rules of states for promoting caste-based discrimination in prisonsThe Supreme Court has nullified discriminatory provisions in state prison manuals, condemning caste-based segregation and labor distributio...
03 Oct, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
COVID-19: Kerala releases 560 prisoners on parole following Supreme Court directiveThe decision was taken based on a recent Supreme Court directive ordering the immediate release of prisoners with an aim to avoid overcrowd...
10 May, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Now, 'jail-made' footwear to hit market soon in KeralaAfter dishing out a variety of products, including delicious but cost-effective food items, and successfully venturing into organic farming...
15 Nov, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Now, prisoners to run fuel stations in KeralaAt least 15 convicted prisoners would be identified and given training to run each fuel station on a shift basis and they will be given wag...
18 Sep, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
A prison in Kerala is selling biryani cooked by inmates onlineIn the first phase, the plan is to sell biryani combo online, priced at Rs 127.
11 Jul, 2019, 06.39 PM IST
Soon, you may get to pay and stay in Kerala prison if proposal receives government nodA report in PTI said that Kerala Prison Department plans to open the portals of one of its Central jails for tourists to stay there for a f...
18 Jul, 2018, 04.31 PM IST
A tasty recipe for prison reform: Too many crooks don't spoil the broth at Kerala jailsThe authorities of a prison in Kerala are giving a new twist to ‘doing porridge’, the British slang term for serving a jail sentence, by ge...
06 Feb, 2018, 11.04 PM IST
Pakistani national languishing in Kerala prisonP T Thomas, also a former Lok Sabha MP, said he met Pakistani national Abdul Qadir yesterday when he visited the Ernakulam district jail.
30 Nov, 2016, 03.13 PM IST
AIR to showcase talents of prisoners in KeralaPrisoners in Kerala can now turn as artists or even inspirational speakers on the radio, thanks to an innovative prgramme initiated by All ...
25 Jan, 2015, 01.06 PM IST
No discipline inside Kerala jails? Many inmates have easy access to mobile phonesThe revelations snowballed into a major political controversy because these prisoners are accused of killing RMP leader TP Chandrasekharan.
08 Dec, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
6569 Indians lodged in foreign prisonsThe list also showed that UK has 426, USA 155, China 157, Bangladesh 62, Afghanistan 28, Bahrain 18 and Nepal 377 Indian prisoners.
03 May, 2013, 01.17 PM IST
- Kerala govt to release Congress (B) leader R Balakrishna Pillai
The Kerala government has decided to release former minister and Kerala Congress (B) leader R Balakrishna Pillai from imprisonment on Novem...
01 Nov, 2011, 03.33 AM IST
- It pays well in prisons in Kerala
The next time Sanjay Dutt has to be in prison and opts for prison work like carpentry, he might wish he were in Kerala.
14 Sep, 2007, 03.38 AM IST