A town divided: Inside Perumbavoor’s migrant flashpoint, where drugs, fear and politics collideA signboard in Perumbavoor, Kerala, warns against drug peddling and prostitution, highlighting tensions between local residents and migrant...
05 Apr, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Free bus rides among five guarantees Rahul Gandhi pledges to voters in Kerala, accuses BJP being LDF’s secret partnerRahul Gandhi has promised five key guarantees for Kerala if the UDF wins the upcoming polls. These include free bus travel for women, month...
25 Mar, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
All medicines of Sresan Pharmaceuticals banned from sale in KeralaHealth Minister Veena George announced that all medicines manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nad...
08 Oct, 2025, 08.43 AM IST
BJP's Muraleedharan urges Kerala govt to enforce new law to curb illegal migrationSenior BJP leader V Muraleedharan urges the Kerala government to strictly enforce the new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration. He high...
29 Mar, 2025, 01.04 PM IST
Kerala is in the grip of a surging drug crisis. The state is cracking down, but the ground is slipping under its feet. Why?Kerala grapples with a mounting drug crisis, surpassing Punjab in drug-related cases, with both urban and rural areas impacted. The rise in...
23 Mar, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
LDF, UDF acknowledge rising violence in Kerala, cite drug abuse as key factorThe ruling LDF and opposition UDF in Kerala agree that violence is escalating due to drug use. While the government claims effective enforc...
01 Mar, 2025, 04.53 PM IST
Centre boosts drug fight, creates new NCB zonesNCB, the lead nodal agency on drug enforcement, earlier had 13 zones and 13 sub zones spread in different parts of the country. According t...
19 Dec, 2022, 01.23 AM IST
Heroin seized on Iranian boat came from Pakistan, no terror linkage: NCBThe heroin, which is valued at Rs 1,000 crore in the international market, is believed to have originated from Pakistan via Afghanistan, of...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
Benami 5 crore deposited in Bineesh’s accounts in 7 years: Enforcement DirectorateThe agency told the court that its investigation found that Bineesh was engaged in trafficking of illicit narcotics and synthetic drugs and...
09 Nov, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Benami five crore deposited in Bineesh’s accounts in seven years: EDThe Enforcement Directorate shared these details with a special anti-money laundering court in Bengaluru on Saturday while seeking extensio...
09 Nov, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
ED conducts searches at Bineesh Kodiyeri's residence, multiple locations in KeralaThe Enforcement Directorate, probing a money laundering case against Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan...
04 Nov, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
Bineesh Kodiyeri remitted huge unaccounted funds into drug peddler's account: EDBineesh was arrested by the central probe agency under the anti-money laundering law in Bengaluru on Thursday following which a local court...
30 Oct, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
ED arrests Bineesh Kodiyeri in Bengaluru drug case after 3 hours of questioningBineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was on Thursday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after ...
29 Oct, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
ED seeks details of Kerala CPI(M) leader's son Bineesh Kodiyeri's property transactionsThe ED, which interrogated Bineesh Kodiyeri for over 11 hours on September 9 in connection with the case, has sent a notice to the departme...
26 Sep, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Accused in Bengaluru drug case assisted suspects in Kerala gold smuggling case: ED tells CourtThe ED made the submission in the Special Court for PMLA cases here while seeking extension of judicial remand of three accused in gold smu...
09 Sep, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
Quality concern in herbal medicine remains a challenge: AYUSH MinisterHis remarks came amid a row over advertisement of ayurvedic formulation AYUSH-82 which claimed to treat diabetes.
08 Nov, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Kerala government to ban e-cigarettesK K Shylaja directed additional chief secretary (health) to issue an order banning the production, sale and advertisement of 'electronic ci...
01 Jul, 2016, 11.57 AM IST