Kasargod: 7 accused in Jabbar murder case found guilty

Thursday, March 29, 2012: The CBI special Court here has on Thursday found the seven accused guilty in a case relating to the gruesome murder of Abdul Jabbar, a Youth Congress leader near Kasaragod in November 2009.
Sudhakaran Master, Perla area secretary of CPM, has also been found guilty of the murder. The Court also acquitted five other persons, who were earlier named as accused in the case.
The CBI investigation had revealed that the team of assassins that had been hired for the purpose had been told to cut off Jabbar’s limbs, but because of severe bleeding caused in the attack, Jabbar had breathed his last.
A five-member gang had intercepted Jabbar’s car near Ukkinadka on November 3, 2009, and after dragging him out of his car, the gang members had indiscriminately hit him with sharp weapons, leaving him bleeding profusely.

Youth killed in road mishap in Palakkad

Thursday, March 29,2012:A youth was killed when two bikes collided with each other near Mannarkadu here on Thursday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Shihab from Kacheriparamb.

Brinda Karat lashes out at UPA Govt

Thursday, March 26, 2012: CPM Politburo member Brinda Karat today said that United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre is collaborated with the US imperialism and it had become a mute supporter of the US by endorsing its policies.
Talking at a meet ‘Fight against Imperialism,’ organised as part of the 20th party Congress beginning here on April 7, she said that the UPA government was withdrawing subsidies to fuel, fertilizers and others making life miserable for common man, including farmers, already hit hard by the skyrocketing prices of essentials in the country.

Youth falls off bus, dies in Kollam

Thursday, March 29, 2012: A 20-year-old youth, who was standing on the footboard of a bus, was killed after he accidentally slipped and fell from the vehicle at Kollam on Thursday morning.
Police identified the deceased as ArunKumar hailing from Kollam. Even though he was rushed to a nearby hospital he was declared dead on arrival.

Piracy websites: Desi Torrent, Malluvision and Movie Jockey,Cops prepare inventory

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an unprecedented move, the Anti-piracy Cell of the State police have made an inventory of websites that offer pirated versions of new films. The inventory of the sites which carry new releases in Malayalam was done by Thiruvananthapuram Taluk Additional Tahsildar T Jacob. The move was launched after Anti-piracy Cell SP Rajpal Meena handed over a request letter to the District Collector seeking the service of the Additional Tahsildar, who holds executive power.
 Anti-piracy Cell DySP S Rafeek said that the websites, Desi Torrent, Malluvision and Movie Jockey, were being closely monitored by the Department.
 ”After we intensified action against online piracy, several sites went inactive. Most of them removed the contents and our investigation could not make much inroads. But when we intensified our internet patrolling, it was found that three sites were still functional and were providing downloading options of new releases for the users. We have collected technical details and have also made an inventory of the contents with the help of the Tahsildar,” he said.
 Additional Tahsildar T Jacob, when contacted, confirmed that the inventory was made and the report submitted to the Department. ”I can’t recollect how many films were there in the sites. But they were all Malayalam films,” he said.
The move of the Anti-piracy Cell holds significance as the investigation has been partially paralysed with the arrest of a couple of people. ”They got wind of the intention of the cell and are absconding. So, the move is expected to break the deadlock,” the DySP said.
 Meanwhile, the higher officials in the Department are concerned over the delay in obtaining the IP addresses of those engaged in piracy. It was against this backdrop that the cell ventured into conducting an inventory which could prove vital in court during trial.

Karimadom: Twenty families barge into new flats

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 20 families in Karimadom colony who have been engaged in a legal battle for the last many months to get inside houses that have been allotted to them under a slum development project of the City Corporation finally barged inside on Wednesday afternoon.
 Backed by a High Court order permitting conditional occupation and with the blessings of Mayor K Chandrika, the 20 families occupied the houses amidst protest from the petitioners who had moved the Court against them.
 The High Court had allowed the 20 families to occupy the houses, provided they obey the verdict of a writ petition that is still pending in the Court, when it is delivered. According to the Mayor, the Court had asked the police to give protection to the families and help them occupy their houses.
 ‘’The Secretary had given a letter in this respect to the City Police officials and we handed them the keys today. I learnt that there was a small tension there and the police had supported the petitioners and not the families. I don’t know why the police are not interested in carrying out the Court order. It is what had happened at Vilappilsala too,’’ said Chandrika.
 The problems had started when a group of people, some of them former residents of the colony who were allegedly not given any houses in the second phase of Basic Service to Urban Poor (BSUP), moved the Court saying the 20 families were not eligible for occupation. They alleged violations in beneficiary selection and said the Corporation had gone in for a lot system to pick them.
 The High Court had ordered a stay on the allotment, asking the Corporation to file an affidavit regarding the matter. However, soon after the flash floods that hit the city in January, the Corporation submitted before the Court that around 40 houses were getting ready in the colony which should be permitted for occupation so that the residents get a breather from the water-logging problems. To this, the Court agreed to a conditional occupation of the flats, saying the occupants can take up the houses permanently only after a final decision is arrived.
 Upon this, the Corporation had entered into a provincial arrangement with the occupants, allowing them to temporarily occupy the flats. However, the move by the families to enter the houses was blocked by the petitioners in the second week of January. The residents moved Court again, winning a favourable verdict once again.
 ‘’We have waited for two-and-a-half years. Why should we remain on the streets when we have houses allotted? Even the police are with them and not helping us when the Court has asked them to give us protection,’’ said a resident. The tension continued till late in the evening as the petitioners and the police remained at the site.