James Mathew

Police have named MLA james mathew as an accused in the case of suicide of a higher secondary school headmaster at Thaliparamba here.The MLA has applied for anticipatory bail.

Taliparamba MLA james mathew, who had been under judicial remand after he was arrested on the charges of abetting suicide of a school headmaster, was released from the special sub-jail here on Saturday, after the high court granted conditional bail on Friday.

Home minister Ramesh Chennithala has said that Kapa (Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act) will not be used to settle political scores.

CPM leader and former MLA james mathew slammed the MD of Hanveev (Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation) and used offensive words against him at a protest meeting organized by CITU in front of Hanveev's office in Kannur demanding the payment of salaries due to workers.

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to CPM’s Taliparamba MLA james mathew, who was arrested on the charge of abetment in the case on suicide of a school headmaster.

Minister K T Jaleel on Thursday said MLA james mathew had given him a memorandum seeking his intervention in NRI businessman Parayil Sajan’s issue when he was holding the LSG portfolio. “I had forwarded it to the officials, asking them to take necessary steps,” he said.

The Jayakrishnan murder case was re-opened recently and DSP Ali has been tasked with heading the probe team.

The town and country planning (TCP) department has assured the high court that it would conduct a detailed inquiry into lapses in taking action over complaints of hill cutting.

Firmly opposing the proposed multi-housing Raheja project in the village, around 50-odd agitating Carmona villagers accompanied by their local Benaulim MLA Caetano ‘Caitu’ Silva on Monday met the town and country planning (TCP) senior town planner james mathew and submitted a memorandum demanding the immediate revocation of the licence issued to it by the TCP

The Kerala government on Wednesday said it was yet to receive additional assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to address the massive destruction caused by floods and landslides, which played havoc in the southern state last year.

Taking up the cause of mangrove conservation in a big way, the CPM will launch a mangrove planting campaign in the district on the occasion of the World Environment Day on June 5.

Taking up the cause of mangrove conservation in a big way, the CPM will launch a mangrove planting campaign in the district on the occasion of the World Environment Day on June 5.

Amidst the campaign to develop and protect Munderikadavu as a proper bird sanctuary, the bird enthusiasts and a group of students have started the work on a master plan on the project.

The residents of Kottiyur panchayat in the district took out a collectorate march and fasting on Friday, alleging that the Madhav Gadgil committee report and the Kasturirangan panel reports are against the interests of the farmers.