WAYANAD: SFI march in Kalpetta alleging that Rahul Gandhi was not interfering in the buffer zone order has turned violent. The SFI activists stormed into Rahul Gandhi's office and vandalized several objects. Following this, the police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the activists. Nearly 50 SFI activists, including women members, participated in the march. The SFI organized the march by alleging that Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi was behaving like a guest in the buffer zone issue. After marching through the Kalpetta town, the SFI activists stormed into Rahul Gandhi's office in the Civil Station. Although police initially tried to prevent the activists from entering the building, the activists entered the building from the back and stormed into the office which was situated on the second floor of the building. Congress alleged that the SFI activists had damaged the shutters of the office, smashed the window panes and manhandled the office staff.
Young female lawyer found dead in Kottarakkara, relatives allege mystery in death
KOLLAM: A young female advocate was found hanging in Kottarakkara. She has been identified as Ashtami Ajith Kumar (25) of Kadavoor. She was found hanging in her house Thursday afternoon. Ashtami, daughter of Ajith Kumar and Rena of Maroor Ashtami, was practicing in Kottarakkara Court since January 2022.
Ashtami was alone at home at the time of the incident. She was found hanging when her parents reached home in the evening. She was soon taken to Kottarakkara taluk hospital but was declared dead.
Relatives have raised suspicion on her death. The police have launched an investigation on the complaint of her family. Her phone has been taken into custody for inspection. The preliminary conclusion is that her death is not a murder.
Anitha Pullayil’s entry into Assembly complex was a mistake, says Speaker; action against four contract employees
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The entry of Anitha Pullayil, arraigned in the antiques fraud case, into the assembly complex, was a mistake and action has been taken against the four persons responsible for it, said Speaker M B Rajesh. An immediate action was taken in consideration of the seriousness of the incident, he said. Action has been taken against four contract employees namely Vipuraj, Praveen, Vishnu and Vaseela. They are employees of the company that provides technical assistance to Sabha TV. They have been relieved of their duties, the speaker said in a press conference.
None of the employees had helped Anitha to enter into the assembly complex. She was not recognized by the watch and ward as well. Anitha had possessed a pass for the open forum. The pass was given to Malayalam Mission and several expatriate organizations. She had come with one such pass, he said. The speaker also explained about the assembly session that is scheduled to begin on Monday.
Actor Khalid dies at film shooting location in Vaikom
KOCHI: Film actor V P Khalid died here Friday. Khalid, a member of Aleppey Theatres, was a known singer. He was a native of Fort Kochi Chullikkal. Cinematographer Shaiju Khalid, Jimshi Khalid and director Khalid Rehman are his children.
The end came while he was acting in a new film directed by Jude Antony with Tovino at Vaikom in Kottayam. He went to the bathroom after having food and as he did not return after a long time, his colleagues went in search of him and found him lying dead. He suffered minor injuries on his head. He was noticed after his role in Marimayam.
In the state today, 29682 people have been infected Covid, 142 death and the 'b the warier campaign' for the covid resistance
Thiruvananthapuram: 29682 persons have been confirmed in the state today. 169237 tests were carried out. the disease was confirmed in the districts today at 3474, ernakulam 3456, malappuram 3166, kozhikode 2950, palakkad 2781, kollam 2381, thiruvananthapuram 2314, kottayam 2080, alappuzha 1898, kannur 1562, pathanamthitta 1154, idukki 1064, wayanad 923 and kasargod 479.
OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, 1,69,237 SAMPLES HAVE BEEN TESTED. THE TEST POSITIVITY RATE IS 17.54. RUTIN SAMPLE, SENTINEL SAMPLE, CB NAT, TRUNAT, POCT PCR, RT SO FAR, 3,22,34,770 TOTAL SAMPLES HAVE BEEN TESTED, INCLUDING LAMP AND ANTIGEN TESTING. THERE ARE 296 LOCAL SELF-GOVERNING AREAS ABOVE 7 IN THE WEEKLY INFECTION POPULATION RATIO (WIPR). OF THESE, 81 ARE IN URBAN AREAS AND 215 IN RURAL AREAS. ON SATURDAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT 142 DEATHS IN RECENT DAYS WERE CAUSED BY COVID-19. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL TO 21,422.
Do not ignite the ball, don't get behind the Umman Chandy
Kottayam: thiruvanjoor radhakrishnan says ramesh chennithala will have to repent in his speech in kottayam. his response was harsh. don't put it behind the ummah chandy after throwing
stones. it's time for the party to be in crisis. you have to understand that and respond. thiruvanjoor radhakrishnan also bluntly declared that the ball should not be ignited while trying to douse the fire. thiruvanjoor came down heavily on ramesh chennithala, who had lashed out at the state congress leadership over the dcc reshuffle.