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Ramesh Babu

Ramesh Babu is HT’s bureau chief in Kerala, with about three decades of experience in journalism.

Articles by Ramesh Babu

Citing SC order, Kerala guv asks V-Cs of 9 varsities to quit, CPI(M) hits out

In a tweet, the public relations officer of Raj Bhavan said: “Upholding the verdict of the honourable Supreme Court Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has directed the VCs of nine universities to tender their resignations.”

File photo of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 24, 2022 05:14 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram

A resort that became hindrance to fishermen of a Kerala island

For 14 years, fishermen of Vembanad fought a pitched legal battle against the luxury Kapico resort built on the island, arguing that it violated guidelines and disturbed their way of life

Sailan K, who filed a petition, points at Kapico Resort in the Vembanad in Kerala. (Vivek R Nair/ HT)
Published on Oct 22, 2022 11:58 PM IST

Human sacrifice case: Kerala HC rejects plea of accused questioning police custody

However, the court allowed them to meet their lawyers for 15 minutes on alternate days, but the lawyers will not be permitted during interrogation.

Dismissing their plea, justice Kauser Edappagath said the accused cannot dictate in what manner the investigation should be carried out. (PTI)
Published on Oct 22, 2022 12:06 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kalluvathukkal hooch tragedy convict walks out of prison after 22 years

P K Chandran alias Manichan was among seven people who were convicted in the tragedy that took place on October 21, 2000. While 32 people died due to consumption of illicit liquor, 200 were hospitalised and around a dozen lost their vision completely.

P K Chandran alias Manichan was released on a recent direction of the Supreme Court, which also waived a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>30.45 lakh imposed on him by a special court inThiruvananthapuram in 2002. (PTI)
Published on Oct 21, 2022 11:51 PM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

CPI(M) veteran , a stalwart of Kerala politics, Achuthanandan turns 100

A colossus in Kerala’s politics for over seven decades, VS, as his is popularly known, retired from active politics three years ago

VS Achuthanandan (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 20, 2022 12:26 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala governor’s threat to sack ministers ignites row; CPM says he’s confused

Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s statement threatening to remove ministers comes days after he removed 15 members of Kerala University’s senate on Saturday for not sending their nominee’s name for the Kerala University vice chancellor’s selection committee

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan have been at odds for months on multiple issues; the state of affairs at the state’s 13 universities has been a recurring the (PTI)
Updated on Oct 17, 2022 03:54 PM IST

Kerala ‘human sacrifice’ case: Kin of more missing women reach out to police

Shafi (52) and a therapist couple — Bhagaval Singh (68) and his wife Laila (59) — were arrested from the district on October 11 in connection with the murder of two women at Elanthoor village in the Kerala district as part of “ritualistic human sacrifice for financial prosperity”, police have said.

Relatives of more missing women have approached the police fearing Mohammad Shafi might have been behind disappearances. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 17, 2022 04:26 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala ‘human sacrifice’: Sniffer dogs, experts at accused's land to find bodies

Police have arrested three people identified as Mohammad Shafi, Bhagaval Singh and his wife Laila for the murder of two women.

Police and locals at the place where two women were allegedly murdered and buried in a horrific case of black magic and human sacrifice at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala,(PTI file)
Updated on Oct 15, 2022 03:57 PM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala ‘human sacrifice’: Accused’s land to be dug to look for bodies, say cops

An SIT official said that after sustained interrogation they suspect “more killings have taken place.”

Police and locals at the place where two women were allegedly murdered and buried, in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 15, 2022 04:33 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Brutality, cannibalism in ‘black magic’ horror in Kerala

Police have arrested three people – 60-year-old Bhagaval Singh, his 52-year-old wife Laila, and 52-year-old Mohammad Shafi – who allegedly tied and hacked to death two people over four months and buried them in the couple’s backyard in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district.

Mohammed Shafi, one of the accused in the Elanthoor 'human sacrifice' case, being produced at court, in Kochi, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. All three accused have been remanded to judicial custody till October 26 by the court on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 04:32 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala murders: A ‘devi’, a cultist couple, and a deviant killer

For close to two years, 60-year-old Bhagaval Singh, a traditional healer from Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta, spent hours online, interacting with a profile with the handle “Sreedevi”. Unbeknownst to Singh, the “Sreedevi” was a 52-year-old man accused of eight crimes in 15 years, including assault and rape.

Police and locals at the place where two women were allegedly murdered and buried in a case of black magic and human sacrifice at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:01 PM IST
By, Kochi

Kerala horror: Accused cut woman’s body into 56 pieces, cooked a portion and ate

Kerala horror: Kochi police commissioner CH Nagaraju said the victims were killed in the “most brutal way” by Mohd Shafi, who took sadistic pleasure to torture the victims, and brutalised the two women before they were beheaded

Kerala horror: Kochi Police and locals at the place where two women were allegedly murdered and buried in a case of black magic and human sacrifice at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala on Tuesday (PTI)
Updated on Oct 12, 2022 03:19 PM IST

Kerala ‘black magic’ case: One body was cut into 56 pieces, reveal cops

Gruesome details of the Kerala human sacrifice case have come to light as police said one of the body was cut into 56 pieces. The three accused reportedly cooked parts of the victims' bodies and consumed.

Police and locals at the place where two women were allegedly murdered and buried in Kerala's Pathanamthitta.(PTI)
Updated on Oct 12, 2022 02:02 PM IST
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Kerala women ‘sacrificed’ in ritual to ‘get rich’, 3 arrested: Police

Two middle-aged women were killed four months apart, their bodies cut into pieces and buried in the backyard of their house by the Kerala couple

Undated photos of Roselie (left) and Padma who were allegedly murdered and buried in a case of black magic and human sacrifice at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 12, 2022 12:22 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala HC orders ED not to summon Issac for 2 months

But the court observed that the ED can go ahead with its ongoing probe. The court also made the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a party in the case and directed the ED to issue a notice to it, also.

The Kerala high court on Monday stayed further issuance of summons to Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and former finance minister Thomas Issac for two months in connection with the enforcement directorate (ED) probe into alleged violations of the foreign exchange maintenance act while applying for masala bonds in 2019. (HT)
Published on Oct 11, 2022 12:09 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala HC bars ED from summoning Thomas Isaac, KIIFB for two months

The Kerala high court, however, observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can go ahead with its ongoing investigation

Former Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac. (HT File Photo/Sonu Mehta)
Published on Oct 10, 2022 05:29 PM IST

Alappuzha: Three generations of family help develop, preserve forest

At 88, Devaki Amma has an undying passion towards conservation of environment. Her daughter professor Thankamony D, granddaughter Saranya and other family members help her in cataloguing the precious collection of trees and plants for the generation next.

In Tapovanam — a mini man-made forest spread across five acres in Kandaloor in Alappuzha district — a post-graduate student is busy explaining a group of school children about the rich source of medicinal, exotic plants and rare trees in the area. (Vivek R Nair/HT Photo)
Published on Oct 09, 2022 11:44 PM IST
By, Alappuzha (kerala)

How 3 generations of a family developed, preserved a lush forest in Alappuzha

The man-made forest, Tapovanom, in Kerala’s Alappuzha is home to more than 3,000 different trees and saplings.

Devaki Amma (right), her daughter Prof Thankamony D and granddaughter Saranya at Tapovanam in Alappuzha. (Photo by Vivek R Nair)
Updated on Oct 09, 2022 07:27 PM IST

Haryana pharma company linked to Gambia deaths was blacklisted by Vietnam

On December 24, 2013, the then consul general of India in Vietnam Deepak Mittal wrote to the Union health ministry regarding blacklisting of Indian pharmaceutical companies in Vietnam

Sonepat: Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited factory in Sonepat district, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. A probe has been initiated by India's drug regulator after WHO issued an alert saying cough syrups manufactured by the Indian firm could potentially be linked to the death of children in Gambia (PTI Photo)
Published on Oct 08, 2022 01:06 AM IST
ByHitender Rao and Ramesh Babu, Chandigarh/thiruvananthapuram

Tiger that triggered terror in Munnar trapped: Kerala forest officials

Divisional forest officer of Munnar Raju K Francis said the male tiger was about 9 years old and it was partially blind as one of the eyes was afflicted with severe cataract. He said six expert members formed as per the guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority will take a decision on future of the animal after treatment.

A tiger that raided human habitats and killed many domestic animals in Munnar in Idukki district was trapped in a cage set up by the forest department on Tuesday night, forest officials said on Wednesday. (HT)
Updated on Oct 06, 2022 12:20 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

Partially blind tiger strays into human habitat in Kerala’s Munnar; Trapped

An expert panel will take a decision on whether to release the partially blind tiger into the wild again or keep it in a zoo

The tiger killed many domestic animals before it was trapped in a cage set up by the Kerala forest department on Wednesday night. (Sourced)
Published on Oct 05, 2022 06:58 PM IST

No official candidate, trying to create such notion is wrong

‘I believe the contest has brought welcome attention to the party. It is healthy for the party workers to decide who should lead them. I believe the victor in a free and fair election gains legitimacy from the process. So, I will not be seeking Mr Kharge’s withdrawal in the name of consensus’

Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor said his main objective in this election is to strengthen the party to take on the formidable BJP machinery. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 05, 2022 12:36 AM IST

Kerala family on way to picnic at Ponmudi hills stops by river, 3 drown: Cop

Police said the tragedy took place when nine members of a family were on their way to Ponmudi hills, a hill station 50km from the capital city that is popular with picnickers.

The girl, however, managed to hold on to one rock and was eventually rescued by some local people (Photo: Facebook/Kallar)
Updated on Oct 04, 2022 08:01 PM IST

Tiger that killed 5 cows in Munnar may be training cubs, says Kerala official

Kerala forest officials have installed night vision cameras to track the tiger’s movements and reiterated their advice to the local people to avoid stepping out at night

Devikulam sub- collector Rahul Krishna Sharma promised the government will release compensation for those who suffered losses and will take immediate measures to track the tiger.
Updated on Oct 03, 2022 06:28 PM IST

Sympathise with victims of PFI violence: Professor whose hand was chopped off

Professor TJ Joseph’s right palm was chopped off by a group of PFI workers in 2010 for setting a question paper for an internal exam in Thodipuzha’s Newman College that the organisation claimed carried some blasphemous contents.

PFI activists during a ‘hartal’ against the crackdown in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 12:21 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

My sympathies with victims: Prof whose hand was chopped off

On July 4, 2010, Joseph was waylaid and attacked by a group of PFI workers while he, along with his family, was returning home after the Sunday mass. After the incident, sweets were distributed in certain PFI strongholds in Malappuram and Kozhikode districts

On Wednesday, the Union government banned PFI and its eight affiliates for five years over terror activities. (ANI)
Published on Sep 29, 2022 12:17 AM IST

CPI(M), Cong in Kerala seek ban on RSS too; BJP hits out at govt

BJP state president K Surendran also asked chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to drop state port minister Ahamad Deverkoil, who represented the Indian National League (INL), from the government alleging he was closely associated with the banned Rehab India Foundation

Many state Congress leaders in Kerala also sought a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. (HT Archives)
Published on Sep 29, 2022 12:15 AM IST
By, Thiruvananthapuram

PFI ban: CPI(M) and Congress in Kerala demand similar crackdown on RSS

The statement has come after the Centre ordered the blocking of websites and social media accounts of the Popular Front of India and its eight affiliates just hours after they were banned under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Members of the Popular Front of India raise slogans during the one-day statewide strike on September 23. (ANI Photo)
Published on Sep 28, 2022 12:55 PM IST

Kerala Police crackdown on PFI continues, arrests 1,500 for Friday’s violence

A Kerala Police officer said a decision has been taken to issue lookout notices against PFI Kerala general secretary A Abdul Sattar and spokesperson CA Rouf

A broken windshield of a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus after some miscreants threw stones on it, during the 'hartal' called by Popular Front of India (PFI) against the nationwide arrest of its leaders by NIA and ED. (PTI File Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2022 06:14 PM IST

PFI stir sparks clashes, Kerala HC takes note

Functionaries of the controversial Islamic outfit issued a shutdown call after government agencies and police forces raided PFI premises across 15 states and one Union territory in the early hours of Thursday, arresting 108 functionaries on charges of terror funding, radicalisation, and hate crimes.

Thiruvananthapuram: Police personnel take stock of the damages done to a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus after some miscreants threw stones on it, during the 'hartal' called by PFI.(PTI)
Updated on Sep 24, 2022 07:49 AM IST
ByRamesh Babu and Divya Chandrababu, Thiruvananthapuram/chennai
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