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New amendment made to Kerala Police Act won't be used against free speech,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 22 (ANI): After widespread criticism about the new amendment made to the Kerala Police Act, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that it will in no way be used against free speech or impartial journalism and apprehensions to the contrary a
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Gold smuggling: ED denies Sivasankar's allegations of pressure to name pol
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 18 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate has denied the allegations levelled by former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister's Office (CMO) M Sivasankar, an accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, that the agency had pressured him to name a few politic
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Bail petition for M Sivasankar in Kerala gold smuggling case dismissed
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 17 (ANI): A Principal Sessions Court in Kochi on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister, M Sivasankar in the case of money laundering in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case on Tuesday.
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Gold Smuggling case: Pressured by ED to name 'political targets', M Sivasa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 16 (ANI): The accused in Kerala's gold smuggling case, and former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister, M Sivasankar submitted an affidavit in the Principal Sessions Court on Monday stating that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had put pressure on him
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Kerala gold smuggling: Customs officials reach prison to interrogate M Siv
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], November 16 (ANI): Customs department officials on Monday arrived at Ernakulam district prison to interrogate M Sivasankar, former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister's Office in connection with a money laundering case related to the smuggling of gold int
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Vijayan cannot escape by making CPM state secretary scapegoat: V Muraleedh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday said that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan cannot escape by making the CPM party secretary as the scapegoat.
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BJP, Congress demand Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's resignation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 13 (ANI): After Kerala CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan stepped down from his post, both Congress and BJP have opined that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should follow suit.
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Sivasankar sent to judicial custody till Nov 26 in Kerala gold smuggling c
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 12 (ANI): A Principal Sessions Court in Kochi on Thursday remanded M Sivasankar, former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister's Office, to 14-day judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case related to the smuggling of gold into the stat
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Kerala CM condoles demise of Bahrain PM Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram [Kerala], November 12 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday condoled the demise of Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and said he shared a special concern for the Indian community, including Malayalees in Bahrain.
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ED submission proves Kerala CMO was involved in gold smuggling, says Chenn
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 11 (ANI): On a day a special Kochi court extended the ED (Enforcement Directorate) custody of M Sivasankar, the former principal secretary of the chief minister, by a day in the Kerala gold smuggling case, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala
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Swapna Suresh disclosed Sivasankar, his CMO team was aware of gold smuggli
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 11 (ANI): Accused Swapna Suresh has disclosed that former principal secretary of Kerala Chief Minister's Office M Sivasankar and his team were fully aware of the gold smuggling, the Enforcement Directorate submitted before a Kochi court on Wednesday.
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Gold smuggling: ED's custody of Sivasankar extended by one day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 11 (ANI): A Principal Sessions Court in Kochi on Wednesday extended by one day the Enforcement Directorate's custody of M Sivasankar, former principal secretary of the Kerala Chief Minister's Office, in connection with a money laundering case related to the s
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