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.”

Updated on Oct 24, 2022 05:14 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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.

Published on Oct 22, 2022 12:06 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.

Published on Oct 21, 2022 11:51 PM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

Updated on Oct 20, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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.

Updated on Oct 17, 2022 04:26 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.

Updated on Oct 15, 2022 03:57 PM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.”

Updated on Oct 15, 2022 04:33 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.

Updated on Oct 13, 2022 04:32 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.

Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:01 PM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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.

Updated on Oct 12, 2022 02:02 PM IST
Ramesh Babu | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
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

Updated on Oct 12, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.

Published on Oct 11, 2022 12:09 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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.

Published on Oct 09, 2022 11:44 PM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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.

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

Published on Oct 08, 2022 01:06 AM IST
, Chandigarh/thiruvananthapuram
Hitender Rao and Ramesh BabuTiger 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.

Updated on Oct 06, 2022 12:20 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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’

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.

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

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.

Updated on Sep 29, 2022 12:21 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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

Published on Sep 29, 2022 12:15 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, 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

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

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.

Updated on Sep 24, 2022 07:49 AM IST
, Thiruvananthapuram/chennai
Ramesh Babu and Divya Chandrababu