Abdul Gafoor

Kalamassery, a politically significant constituency in Ernakulam, has been a CPI-M stronghold since 2011. The current MLA, P. Rajeeve, also a state minister, secured victory in the 2021 elections. The area, home to CUSAT and major public sector units, faces challenges including industrial development, employment, and urban infrastructure.

Early trends for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections show a significant shift, with the Congress-led UDF projected for a commanding victory, leading in over 100 seats. The ruling LDF faces strong anti-incumbency, while the BJP remains a marginal player. This outcome suggests a return to Kerala's traditional pattern of alternating governments.

Over the last couple of weeks, platters of biryani have fewer mutton pieces and there are more bones than meat in the curry. The food inflation that has been plaguing the city is slowly easing, but mutton, however, is only becoming more expensive.

Kozhikode police arrested one of the key accused in the parallel telephone exchange case on Sunday.The arrested person has been identified as Abdul Gafoor P (45), son of Abdul Majeed, Beypore. He had been on the run since July 2021.

A video clip of a police constable saving a road accident victim by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) near Ramji Nagar has elicited much appreciation from a cross-section of people on social media.

Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have thwarted an attempt to smuggled gold by seizing gold pieces and granules totally weighing 800.6 grams and valued at Rs 24,09,806.

The Mumbai crime branch, which is probing an espionage ring involving tour operator Javed Abdul Gafoor Mozawala, has identified at least four ISI agents with whom Mozawala communicated through the Pakistan high commission in Delhi.

A short outing of a couple of hours on Friday evening turned out to be costly for the Akbani family from Mahesh Nagar.

The principal of an autonomous college in Tiruchi enrolled himself in an M Phil course offered by his own institute and obtained the degree, sparking outrage among students and senior faculty members.

The city police booked two separate cases in connection with the smuggling of ganja for sale among students and others.

A 26-year-old man, Mohd Abdul Gafoor, was on Thursday handed over to Lakadganj police by brother and other relatives of a 14-year-old girl whom he was stalking.

The crime branch on Thursday recorded the statement of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) mole Javed Abdul Gafoor Mozawala's employee, Munir Khan.

District sessions judge M K Shakthidaran awarded capital punishment to first and second accused Peral Kalathil Nazar, 37, and Abdul Gafoor, 31.

DJ Shaan entertained the audience with his music for the event

A 39-year-old fabricator from Turbhe Store, was cheated by two men of Rs 50,000 inside an ATM kiosk in Nerul.

In a major relief for former president Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldivian high court on Monday stayed temporarily the trial against him in a abuse of power case till it decides legitimacy of the bench of the lower court.

Abdul Yousuf was sleeping with his father Ghouse Basha at a Durgah in Goripalayam in Madurai district when the tantric Abdul Gafoor took him away for sacrificing.

KOCHI: The Kerala high court has declined a prayer to reallocate second year students of Kochi Cooperative Medical College to other colleges.

The crime branch on Thursday recorded the statement of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) mole Javed Abdul Gafoor Mozawala's employee, Munir Khan. The middle-aged priest from South Mumbai is believed to have blown the lid off Mozawala's affiliation with the ISI.

A 16-year-old was killed and another injured as an unidentified vehicle knocked down the two-wheeler they were travelling.The deceased was identified as Faseed Faisal, son of Chalil Abdul Gafoor from Kodanchery.

When TOI visited the flat in Infinity Tower, Mazgaon, on Friday from where the Mumbai crime branch picked up alleged Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Javed Mozawala, 28, a woman who opened the door denied knowing any such man.

Investigators questioning suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Javed Abdul Gafoor Mozawala (28), have recovered an Indian army file from him. According to sources, officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) grilled Mozawala on Monday.

UDF received a major setback as LDF’s P Rajeev won Kalamassery, a traditional UDF bastion, by a margin of 15,336 votes, defeating IUML’s VE Abdul Gafoor, who is the son of sitting MLA and former PWD minister VK Ibrahim Kunju.