Kochi: Noted film director K S Sethumadhavan, 90, who initiated great actors like Mammootty, Kamal Hassan, Suresh Gopi into the world of acting, passed away at Chennai on Friday media reports said. Born in 1931 at Palakkad, Sethumadhavan took to film after completing his graduation from Victoria College. He did some outstanding films with actor …
Kochi: Congress leader P T Thomas, 70, passed away at Vellore Medical College due to Cancer, media reports said. A straightforward leader, PT, as he was popularly known, had tremendous political maturity and acceptance among the public. Alas, the party which he represented did not acknowledge his abilities and his talent remained untapped in the …
Kochi: Auctioning of a brand new Mahindra Thar by Guruvayur temple on Saturday ended up in controversy with the temple authorities mulling to re conduct the bidding.Bahrain based NRI businessman Amal Mohammad Ali of Edappally in Ernakulam had won the auction by bidding it for Rs 15,10,000, media reports said. Amal’s friend Subhash Pannicker participated …
Kochi: The Agriculture Department wouldl sell vegetables at an affordable price to people through mobile units called ‘thakkali vandi’ (tomato -cart) across the state. Twenty-eight vehicles would be used for this purpose, Agriculture Minister P Prasad told a press conference at Thiruvananthapuram. Tomato would be sold at Rs 50 per kg. Other vegetables would also …
Kochi: Nonagenarian technocrat E Sreedharan of BJP has bid adieu to active politics citing age reasons. Increasing age was causing difficulty in becoming active in politics, he told reporters.However, he said that he will be there in politics, but not active. While stepping into the hustings there was tremendous confidence, he said. Sreedharan said he …
Kochi: Charge Sheet has been filed against three including dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi in a court in Thiruvananthapuram on different charges including assaulting YouTuber Vijay P Nair. The police filed a charge sheet against the dubbing artist, activists Diya Sanaa and Sree Lakshmi Arakkal for trespassing into youtuber’s lodge to abuse, splash ink and making life …
Kochi: Undeterred by strong opposition and criticism, the government on Monday decided to go ahead with the K-rail project connecting Thiruvananthapuram with Kasaragod through semi speed rail. The government held meetings with the railways as part of taking forward the project. The government and the railways decided to place survey stones in the railway owned …
Kochi: Unnatural deaths of women continue unabated as a widow and her teenaged son succumbed to their burn injuries in a hospital in Ernakulam. Sindhu, 42, and her 17-year-old son were taken by neighbours and relatives to a hospital where Sindhu died on Sunday and son on Monday, media reports said. Neighbours and relatives broke …
Kochi: In a tragic incident, five members of a family hailing from Beypore in Kozhikode were killed in a road accident. Mohammad Jabir, 48, his wife Shabana, 36, children Laiba, 7, Saha, 5, Lufthi 3, were traveling from Jubail to Jizan when their vehicle collided with the vehicle of a native last night at Dammam. …
Kochi: Senior CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan resumed his duties as the secretary of the state unit of CPM today. The decision of Kodiyeri’s return to the post was taken by the CPM state secretariat at Thiruvananthapuram today. Kodiyeri had proceeded on leave on November 13, 2020 due to his ill healthfollowing which A Vijayaraghavan took …
Kochi: Kerala Health Minister Veena George has urged the people to remain extremely careful in the wake of Omicron variant of coronavirus being reported in neighbouring Karnataka. She said people should stick to the basics of getting vaccinated, avoid gatherings, using masks, sanitisers, and keep a safe distance among others. The state is strictly following …
Kochi: The brutal murder of CPM leader Sandeep Kumar in Turuvalla in Pathanamthitta was a result of personal enimity, police said. The prime accused Jishnu had a personal grudge against Sandeep, police said. There are a few criminal cases pending against him. Out of the five accused, four have been detained by police. Jishnu, 23, …
Kochi: In a major embarrassment to the CPM, CBI today indicted a former CPM legislator K V Kunhiraman in the murder of two Youth Congress activists Kripesh, 21 and Sharath Lal, 24 at Periya in Kasaragod in 2019. Others indicted in the case were Raghavan Valatholi, K V Bhaskaran, Gopa Kumar(alias) Gopan Velutholy and Sandeep …
Kochi: The death of a 30-year-old nun Mary Mercy of an Italian Convent coming under the Diocese of Jalandhar in Faridkot in Punjab has kicked up suspicion among her relatives who have sought a probe into it. In a complaint to the Alappuzha district collector, her father John Joseph of Arthungal claimed that there was …
Kochi: Two youths were killed after consuming illicit liquor at Irinjalakuda in Thrissur. Nishant, 43, died yesterday while Biju, 42, died today at Thrissur Medical College. The two consumed the suspicious drink at a shop owned by one of them, media reports said. After the two collapsed, they were rushed to taluk hospital where Biju …
Kochi: Models’ death case in a road crash has reached a crucial stage with police getting vital inputs from Shaiju Thankachan who had chased them before the died in an accident in Kochi. Police have retrieved evidence from the mobile phone of Shaiju, who is an interior designer, and was a habitual visitor to places …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that a campaign is on by Sangh Parivar to polarise the country in the name of communal lines. Straying away from the principles of modern democracy, efforts are on to divide the country in the name of religion, he said inaugurating an area committee meeting at …
Kochi: Police today arrested Shaiju Thankachan who chased in a luxury car former Miss Kerala Anci Kabeer and Anjana Shajan’s car which crashed killing them. Shaiu was questioned after the accident and let off. When police summoned him for further questioning, Shaiju failed to appear. He moved the court seeking anticipatory bail when police detained …
Kochi: Controversial cop C L Sudheer was suspended after the Chief Minister talked with the parents of Mofiya who committed suicide alleging dowry and police harrasment. Pinarayi Vijayan talked to Mofiya’s father and mother over phone and assured them of a suitable action against Sudheer who ill treated Mofiya when she went to police station. …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has warned to indict responsible engineers who fail to lay good quality roads in the city. Coming down heavily on the engineers, the court said if they did not know the work they should make way for the talented ones waiting outside for employment. Hearing petitions on the deplorable condition of …
