Beachcombing was synonymous with Sujith’s childhood in the sun-kissed shores of Shankumugham in Thiruvananthapuram. The beach was a magnet for family gatherings for shindigs on a sprawling stretch of ochre sand. The Indian Coffee House was an added bonus. The lapping of waves against Kerala‘s sandy shores once promised timeless beauty, often the backdrop of…
NEW DELHI: The draft guidelines on faculty recruitment and promotions in higher education released by the University Grants Commission (UGC) last Monday sowed seeds of a new political battle between states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala on one side, and the Centre on the other. However, if compared with the June 30, 2010 gazette notification…
aNEW DELHI: Kerala Police have arrested fifteen people, including a minor, for the alleged rape of a Dalit teenager. Nine of the arrests were made Saturday, following an initial six on Friday. The victim, now 18 and an athlete, told police she was repeatedly assaulted since she was 16. Over 60 individuals are involved, according…
Veteran Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh KOCHI: Senior Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh, 81, passed away at Shoranur in Palakkad on Thursday. The death occurred early morning at a private hospital, where she was under treatment for the last five days following a cerebral stroke.Meena acted in over a hundred Malayalam films, numerous serials, and plays. She…
KOZHIKODE/THRISSUR: Home minister Amit Shah criticised Kerala government for an alleged delay in submitting the assessment memo on the Wayanad landslide, in a note sent in response to the representation made by MPs from the state, led by Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Wednesday.They had requested Centre to expedite release of funds for rehabilitation…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s electoral debut, with EC scheduling the bypoll to Kerala‘s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat vacated by LoP Rahul Gandhi for November 13.Rahul had on June 17 announced that he will retain Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh, and vacate Wayanad that he represented…
KASARAGOD: The sessions court in the district acquitted K Surendran, BJP state president, and five others in the Manjeshwar election bribery case on Saturday. Surendran and the other five accused – K Manikanda Rai, BJP Kasaragod secretary, Suresh Naik, Sunil Naik from Yuva Morcha, K Balakrishna Shetty, former BJP district chief, and Lokesh Nonda –…
NEW DELHI: India on Monday reported its first case of Monkeypox (Mpox) Clade 1 in Kerala‘s Malappuram district. The patient, a 38-year-old man who recently returned from the UAE, is infected with the strain that led WHO to declare a public health emergency.“India reports first MPOX Clade 1 case, which was reported from Kerala Malappuram…
NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old man undergoing treatment in Kerala‘s Malappuram was confirmed with monkeypox (Mpox) infection on Wednesday after showing symptoms of the disease, following his return from Dubai, the State health department said.Earlier on Tuesday, the State health minister Veena George said that the man had taken precautionary measures by isolating himself from his…
KOCHI: Actor Mohanlal resigned on Tuesday as president of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), following the fallout from the Justice K Hema committee report and a wave of #MeToo allegations against several prominent figures in Kerala film industry.The committee, which probed allegations of exploitation and rights violations of women in the industry, had documented…
