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Ramesh Babu

Ramesh Babu

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

Articles by Ramesh Babu

UAPA slapped on man who set co-passengers on fire in train: Official

Accused Shahrukh Saifi is a resident of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 16, 2023 18:51 IST

Kerala to approach Supreme Court against move to relocate wild elephant

Many villages around Parambikulam opposed the move to relocate the animal. (Representative file image)

Updated on Apr 14, 2023 13:58 IST

Rahul in Wayanad: Taking away MP ‘tag’ won’t stop me

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says nothing can stop him from raising questions against Union government. (AICC)

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 19:42 IST

BJP leaders haven’t understood me, won’t back down: Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad

Wayanad: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi wave at supporters during a roadshow in Wayanad on Tuesday (PTI)

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 13:47 IST

Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad 1st time since disqualification from Parliament

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 04:18 IST

Kerala: Man who set co-passengers on fire charged with murder

National Investigation Agency officials inspect the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train, in Kozhikode district. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 7, 2023 23:22 IST

Kerala train fire accused Shahrukh Saifi charged with murder

NIA officials inspect the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train after fire incident (PTI Photo)

Updated on Apr 7, 2023 11:01 IST

Man who set co-passengers on fire inside Kerala train arrested

Police carry out checks at Central Railway Station in light of the arson attack inside a train near Kozhikode, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 5, 2023 23:40 IST

14 held guilty of thrashing Kerala man to death in 2018

Madhu’s mother, Malli, said she was not satisfied with the verdict. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 4, 2023 10:42 IST

3 die as man sets co-passengers on fire in Kerala train: Police

Police personnel investigate the train fire incident, in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Monday. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 3, 2023 17:50 IST

3 killed as man pours petrol on passengers, sets them afire on Kerala train

Police inside a compartment of the Kannur Express. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 3, 2023 11:29 IST

Kerala train fire: 3 killed, including child; terror angle not ruled out

Three bodies, including that of an infant, were later recovered from the railway tracks. (HT photo)

Updated on Apr 3, 2023 04:15 IST

Idukki villagers intensify stir

Villagers in Kerala’s Idukki district staged protests after the high court stayed the forest department’s plan to tranquillise and capture a wild jumbo, Arikomban, which reportedly killed eight people and destroyed many houses and shops in last two years. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 2, 2023 19:05 IST

Kerala, TN CMs to jointly inaugurate centenary celebrations of Vaikom Satyagraha

Mahadeva temple in Vaikom (HT Photo/sourced)

Updated on Mar 26, 2023 08:25 IST

Classical dance form ‘Kathakali’ gets its own village in Kerala

The landmark of the village post office will be rechristened Kathakali Gramam (PO) soon. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 24, 2023 03:40 IST

Bishop’s remarks spark political slugfest in Kerala

Minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan criticised Congress and CPI(M) leaders for attacking Christian leaders (ANI)

Updated on Mar 20, 2023 19:06 IST

Kochi civic body plans to file appeal against NGT’s ₹100 crore fine

The massive fire and billowing smoke that started at the solid waste dump yard in Kochi’s Brahmapuram on March 2 was controlled by March 14 and the city was filled with toxic fumes forcing more than 1400 people to seek medical aid. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 19, 2023 19:37 IST

Kochi Corp to file appeal against NGT’s ₹100 cr fine over Brahmapuram fire

Brahmapuram dumpyard fire which began March 2 was controlled by March 14 (File Photo)

Updated on Mar 19, 2023 11:06 IST

Fire issue rocks Kerala assembly proceedings, CM maintains silence

Kochi: Fire and rescue personnel at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant, in Kochi (PTI)

Updated on Mar 13, 2023 18:56 IST

With elderly population increasing, demand for care homes grows in Kerala

Going by the current demographic transition, the number of senior citizens in Kerala is expected to increase 23% by 2036, according to a study. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 13, 2023 06:34 IST

Protests erupt in Kochi as toxic fumes from garbage fire shroud city for 11th straight day

The Brahmapuram garbage dump in Kochi. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 12, 2023 23:47 IST

Kochi fire: People deserting city as toxic smoke, fumes wear them down

Firefighters engage in dousing fire at solid waste dumping yard in Brahmapuram in Kochi (Twitter/@IN_HQSNC)

Updated on Mar 12, 2023 10:30 IST

Kochi fire: A week on, smoke yet to settle

Fire and rescue personnel at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant, in Kochi. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 9, 2023 19:22 IST

Brahmapuram fire: Residents gasp for air as Kochi reels amid inferno aftermath

The air quality index (AQI) in the city ever since the fire broke out stood at over 300. (Twitter | Southern Naval Command)

Updated on Mar 9, 2023 11:47 IST

Kerala drops move to tax vacant houses

Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal denied reports that the decision to impose additional tax on vacant houses was taken on the pressure of the real estate lobby. (Vivek Nair/HT Photo )

Updated on Mar 1, 2023 19:46 IST

State will not impose tax on vacant houses: Kerala finance minister

Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal (ANI Photo)

Updated on Mar 1, 2023 13:25 IST

As number of vacant houses mounts in Kerala

A vacant house in state capital Thiruvananthapuram (Picture taken by Vivek Nair)

Updated on Feb 25, 2023 18:47 IST

Kerala CM’s relief fund misuse case: Probe agency seeks action against officials

After examining details of disbursal from the Kerala Chief Minister’s disaster relief fund, the vigilance and anti-corruption bureau director said cheating and fund diversion were found. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 24, 2023 19:46 IST

ED backs up claim of larger nexus in Kerala case with WhatsApp chats

Kochi: Kerala chief mnister Pinarayi Vijayan's former principal secretary M Sivasankar who was remanded to five-day ED custody by a PMLA Court, in Kochi, on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 16, 2023 13:41 IST

Kerala CM’s former secretary M Sivasankar in ED custody for 5 days

M Sivasankar (middle) was retired from the service last month. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 15, 2023 12:46 IST

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