KOCHI: A repeated offender was deported from Ernakulam district on Saturday, after invoking the Kerala Anti-social Activities Prevention Act (KAAPA). The accused, Alex Antony, 28, of Nedumpara in Kothamangalam, was deported for six months.

The order was issued by Ernakulam Range DIG Satheesh Bino based on a report submitted by Rural District Police Chief M Hemalatha.

KOCHI: This was not a comeback. It was a political sweep. By winning 46 of the 76 seats in the Kochi Corporation, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has delivered one of the biggest verdicts in the corporation in recent polls, reducing the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) to 20 seats, limiting the NDA to six, with four independents winning.

For the UDF le...

KOCHI: In a near sweep, the local-body elections saw UDF hold its sway in the panchayat divisions of Ernakulam. The front won 66 of the 82 grama panchayats, 12 of 14 block panchayats, and retained the district panchayat. While LDF picked up seven grama panchayats and one block, NDA had to be content with a few grama panchayat wards.

The district panchayat, which has al...

KOCHI: Though the results for elections to municipalities in Ernakulam district do not look good for the LDF, the success of a large number of independent candidates may change the equation. According to the current tally, the UDF has won 12 of the 13 municipalities in the district, while the NDA has bagged one.

However, the fact that the UDF has not been able to emerg...

KOCHI: The Congress-led UDF scored a decisive victory in the Kochi Corporation securing 46 seats out of 76 seats, with a comfortable majority. It was a crucial election for the UDF as the party had lost in its stronghold in 2020 following anti-incumbency, internal conflicts and rebel menace.

In 2020, the LDF formed the council after winning 34 seats, with the support o...