Kochi: Senior Congress leader Thalekunnil Basheer, 79, passed away at his ancestral house in Vembayam in Thiruvananthapuram in the wee hours of today, media reports said. Basheer was suffering heart ailments and was keeping away from active politics for the last few years. His 79th birthday was celebrated recently by the family and party workers.Known …
Kochi: Hosts South Africa crushed India by seven wickets to win the test series 2-1 at Cape Town on Friday. Resuming at 101 for 2, South Africa took on the visitors head on hitting Indian bowlers effortlessly. Only Shardul Thakur was able to claim the only wicket of Keegan Peterson, 82, that fell today. Tassie …
Kochi: Elections to five states will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday. The results would be announced on March 10. A total of 18.34 crore voters will exercise their franchise to elect representatives from 690 constituencies. Model code of conduct has come …
Kochi: Bharatiya Vyapari Vyavasayi Sangham (BVVS) formed a reception committee in connection with its state conference to be held at Thrissur on February 20. The reception committee was formed at a function held at the Thrissur Sahitya Academy Vyloppilly hall the other day. BVVS State President Sadhasivan presided. State general secretary G S Mani inaugurated …
Kochi: A bus driver was sentenced to 190 years and the bus owner to 10 years in jail by a Madhya Pradesh court for causing the death of 22 passengers in a road accident in 2015. The court sentenced the 47-year-old Shamshuddin for 10 years jail on each of the 19 charges made against him …
Kochi: It was a Fakir who had whipped up the passion for music in Millenium singer Mohammad Rafi when he was only a boy born on Christmas eve in 1924 in Kotla Sultan Singh in British India. The young Rafi was so mesmerized by the song that he followed him for a long distance to …
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: 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 …
The team posted the highest total yet in the tournament by scoring 210 runs by losing just two wickets Kochi: Men in blue clinched their first win in ICC T20 against Afghanistan. Indian batsmen were on song unlike in the first two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand. The team posted the highest total yet …
Kochi: Kerala government has suspended Bennichan Thomas, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) for allowing Tamil Nadu to cut some tree near Mullaperiyar dam in violation of laid down norms. The decision in this regard was taken by the state cabinet and assigned Forest Department secretary Anil Kumar Sinha to take necessary action against the …
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The same matter was raised by Tamil Nadu on a number of occasions in the past and it was brought before the Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee. Kerala was not empowered to take a decision on the matter as it came under the purview of the Union Environment Ministry and the Supreme Court had to be …
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Kochi: With New Zealand defeating Afghanistan, all the hopes of India entering the semi-finals of ICC T20 World Cup ended on Sunday. Winning the toss, Afghanistan decided to bat first and only managed to score up 129 for 8. Trent Boult took 3 for 17 for New Zealand. New Zealand reached their target in just 18.1 …
Kochi: Nonagenarian former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan was admitted to a private hospital following abdominal ailments. He is also having kidney related problems. The 98-year-old veteran CPM leader, who is the only surviving founder leader of the CPM, is being constantly monitored by a battery of doctors, media reports said. He was admitted to the hospital on …
He was suspended four times during the fag end of his service. He is still denied his due pension It was the bureaucracy that had conspired against him and not any political party, Jacob Thomas said. Kochi: In a big blow to Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Government, the Kerala High Court’s single bench has quashed the …
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Bineesh’s counsel argued that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had arrested Bineesh on the charges of financing alleged illegal drug trade but the NCB failed to prove its claim Kochi: About a year after his arrest, Bineesh Kodiyeri, was granted bail by the Karnataka High Court today in cases related to money laundering and financing …
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The signed papers showed that Sameer was a witness to recovering a banned drug from the Nigerian even as nothing was recovered by the NCB, the reports said. Kochi: Allegations against NCB Director Sameer Wankhede are mounting as a witness, Shekhar Kamble, has come up with yet another ‘revelation’ against the NCB official. Kamble, a …
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തിരുവനന്തപുരം: സീരിയൽ സിനിമാ താരം ശരണ്യ ശശി വിടവാങ്ങി. ഏറെ നാളുകളായി അർബുദ ചികിത്സയിലായിരുന്ന ശരണ്യയുടെ അന്ത്യം ഇന്ന് ഉച്ചതിരിഞ്ഞ് തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ സ്വകാര്യ ആശുപത്രിയിൽ വെച്ചായിരുന്നു. മേയ് മാസത്തിൽ കോവിഡ് ബാധയെത്തുടർന്ന് ശരണ്യയുടെ ആരോഗ്യസ്ഥിതി മോശമായിരുന്നു. ചെമ്പഴന്തിയാണ് സ്വദേശം. 2012 ലാണ് നടിക്ക് തലച്ചോറിൽ അർബുദ ബാധ കണ്ടെത്തിയത്. സഹപ്രവർത്തകയായ സീമാ ജി നായർ മുൻകൈയെടുത്ത് സന്നദ്ധ സംഘടനകളിൽനിന്നും ഫിറോസ് കുന്നംപറമ്പിൽ മുഖാന്തരം ക്രൗഡ് ഫണ്ടിങ്ങിലൂടെയും ചികിത്സാസഹായം കണ്ടെത്തിയിരുന്നു. Photo Credit: You Tube
by നിധിൻ തൃത്താണി ടോക്കിയോ: അത്ലറ്റിക്സിൽ സ്വതന്ത്ര ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ആദ്യ മെഡൽ സ്വർണ്ണത്തിലൂടെ. ഒളിംപിക്സ് അത്ലറ്റിക്സിൽ സ്വതന്ത്ര ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ആദ്യ മെഡൽ ചരിത്രം സുവർണ്ണലിപികളിൽ കുറിച്ച് ഇരുപതിമൂന്ന് കാരനായ ജാവലിൻ താരം നീരജ് ചോപ്ര. ഇന്ന് ടോക്കിയോയിൽ നടന്ന ജാവലിൻ ത്രോ ഫൈനലിൽ 87.58 മീറ്റർ എറിഞ്ഞാണ് നീരജ് ചരിത്രത്തിൽ ഇടം നേടിയത്. 2008 ബീജിങ് ഒളിമ്പിക്സിന് ശേഷം ഒളിംപിക്സ് വേദിയിൽ വീണ്ടും ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ദേശീയ ഗാനം മുഴക്കി നീരജ് ഇന്ന് സ്വർണ മെഡലണിഞ്ഞു. ഷൂട്ടർ അഭിനവ് ബിന്ദ്രയാണ് …
by നിധിൻ തൃത്താണി ടോക്കിയോ: ഒളിമ്പിക്സിൽ ആറാം മെഡൽ നേടി ഇന്ത്യ. ഇന്ന് നടന്ന 65 കിലോഗ്രാം ഗുസ്തി ഇനത്തിൽ കസാക്ക് താരത്തെ തകർത്താണ് ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ബജ്റംഗ് പൂനിയ വെങ്കലം നേടിയത്. ഹരിയാനയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ബജ്റംഗ് 8 പേയിന്റുകൾ നേടിയപ്പോൾ കസാക്ക് താരത്തിന് ഒരു പോയിൻറ് പോലും നേടാൻ സാധിച്ചില്ല. പങ്കെടുത്ത എല്ല അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ടൂർണമെന്റുകളിലും മെഡൽ നേടിയിട്ടുള്ള ഫയൽവാനാണ് ബജ്റംഗ്. ഈ മെഡലോടുകൂടി ഒളിമ്പിക്സ് ചരിത്രത്തിൽ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല പ്രകടനം കാഴ്ചവച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ് ഇന്ത്യ. 2012ലെ ലണ്ടൻ …
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