Kerala
If one party in Muslim marriage is a minor, offence will come under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court
In his ruling releated to a case, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas said that in a marriage between Muslims, if a minor is there, it cannot be excluded under the Pocso Act. The judge is the son of retired Justice K.T. Thomas who had turned down the bail plea of a 31-year-old Muslim man from West Bengal in a case registered against him by the Thiruvalla Police in August this year where he was alleged to have "kidnapped" a 14-year-old girl.
Will not surrender to Islamic clergy when deciding legal questions: Kerala High Court
A division bench of Justices Muhamed Mustaque and C.S Dias said that when it comes to law, the courts are manned by trained legal minds and only in matters related to beliefs and practices will the opinion of the clergy be considered. "The courts are manned by trained legal minds. The court shall not surrender to the opinions of the Islamic clergy, who have no legal training on the point of law. No doubt, in matters related to beliefs and practices, their opinion matters to the court and the court should have deference for their views," it stated.
Confirmed: Kerala youth's death first monkeypox casuality in India
22 year old Hafeez passed away on Sunday and after that suspicions were there if it was monkeypox. Soon the health authorities swung into action and started preparing a detailed contact list of him after his arrival at the Kozhikode airport.
Third monkeypox case registered in Kerala
The youth has been isolated and admitted to the state-run medical college hospital at Manjeri in the district. This is the third case in the state - and the country, with the first case registered on July 14 when a youth, who also arrived from the UAE, in Kollam turning positive, and a few days later, another male who came from Dubai tested positive at Kannur.
Second monkeypox case in India reported from Kerala
A 31-year-old man, who had arrived from Dubai and was under treatment at the Pariyaram Medical College hospital at Kannur, has turned positive for the disease, she said. George said that the patient's condition is fine and he is under close medical observation. All those who came in close contact with him has been isolated.
Kerala records India's first monkeypox case, Centre rushes team
The results has come from the the laboratory of NIV, Pune, she said, adding that strict containment protocols have been followed and there is no need of concern. The patient, who arrived from the UAE on July 12, was at his house in Kollam. When he developed the symptoms he was taken to a hospital at Kollam and from there he was shifted to the Trivandrum Medical College hospital where he is under close observation.
ISIS-K says that its Kerala recruit killed in suicide bombing
In the latest issue of its propaganda magazine, Voice of Khurasan, the Sunni radical outfit has identified him by his pseudonym Najeeb Al Hindi from Kerala. Without giving more details, the paper said 23-year-old with a MTech degree, Najib had come on his own travelling from Kerala to Khorasan at the headquarter of the ISKP.
World's richest temple seeks help to tide over financial crisis
Padmanabhaswamy is the tutelary deity of the royal family of Travancore. The titular Maharaja of Travancore, Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma, is the trustee of the temple. A top person in the family told IANS on condition of anonymity that things are not that rosy ever since Covid pandemic struck. The temple has around 200 employees both permanent and temporary and a sizeable number who are paid pension.
Kerala HC junks plea to remove PM's photo from Covid vaccine certificates
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan said: "This is a frivolous petition filed with ulterior motives and I have a strong doubt that there is political agenda also to petitioner. According to me, this is a publicity oriented litigation. Therefore, this is a fit case that is to be dismissed with a heavy cost," said the judge.
Heavy rainfall expected in southern states of India till Nov 18: IMD
Kerala, south Coastal Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu are the places that are likely to observe "very heavy rainfall", according to IMD bulletin predictions. Coastal and south interior Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are likely to witness heavy rainfall from November 15 to 17.
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