Kerala News HIGHLIGHTS: Certificate forgery case: Court grants bail to accused K Vidya on Rs 50,000 bond.
4.35 PM: Certificate forgery case: Court grants bail to accused K Vidya on Rs 50,000 bond
Read more: Certificate forgery case: Court grants bail to accused and former SFI leader K Vidya
2.08 PM: Kerala to take action against social media content targeting students, says Minister V Sivankutty
Education Minister V Sivankutty said that those propagandists on social media who provide false information to students would face strict punishments. He urged the teachers and parents to exercise extreme caution in these matters. His statement comes amid a YouTuber 'Thoppi' was arrested for using obscene language.
12.23 PM: Four boys go missing from Government's shelter home in Kozhikode
Four children allegedly ran away from the Government Children's Home for Boys, Vellimadukunnu on Saturday. Of the four boys, two boys are aged 16 years and the other two are 15 years. One of them hails from Uttar Pradesh. According to the latest reports, the boys were helped by two people from outside to escape from the shelter home. These two outsiders were earlier inmates of the shelter home.
11.37 AM: Ernakulam Ramamangalam Panchayat president EP George dies in car accident
Ernakulam Ramamangalam Panchayat president E P George died in a car accident that occurred on Friday (June 23) at about 10.45 pm. He was travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi when his car collided with a KSRTC bus. It is reported that the bolero in which the panchayat president and his team were traveling overturned three times due to the impact of the collision. Additionally, the National Permit lorry that followed the bus collided with the bus's rear as well. The accident resulted in the injuries of three panchayat employees, including the president's driver. Suraj, Shaimon, and Sreeraj, three panchayat workers, suffered injuries.
10.25 AM: Monson Mavunkal cheating case: K Sudhakaran offers to step aside as KPCC President
Kannur MP and Congress Chief K Sudhakaran offered to step aside as KPCC president following his arrest by the Crime Branch on Friday (June 23) in connection with his alleged involvement in a cheating case associated with fake antique Monson Mavunkal. However, he was released on bail as per the High Court's directive. Sudhakaran said that he will face the investigation as he is sure of his innocence and believes in the judiciary.
10.16 AM: Fake degree certificate case: Accused Nikhil Thomas gives crucial statements to police
The accused told the police that he received assistance from Abin C Raj, a former SFI area president of Kayamkulam, to create a fake certificate. According to him, Abin is now in the Maldives. The Kochi-based international workforce recruitment organisation created the fake degree certificate. According to him, Abin C. Raj referred him to the agency and paid Rs 2 lakh for the degree certificate.
8.40 AM: Fake degree certificate case: Accused Nikhil Thomas nabbed in Kottayam
Former SFI leader Nikhil Thomas, who is accused of producing a fake degree certificate to grab a seat for M.Com at Milad-E-Sherif Memorial (MSM) College was held in the wee hours of Saturday in Kottayam.
