Action against cop after getting report, says Thiruvanchoor

KOTTAYAM: Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said action against Valappattanam sub inspector in connection with the K Sudhakaran issue, will be decided only after getting the report of the IG.

The IG is in charge of the investigation. The complaint leveled by K Sudhakaran will be investigated. Sticking posters against me shows their culture, the minister said.

Ordinances dominate during UDF rule, says VS

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan Saturday said ordinances dominate during the tenure of the UDF rule. He said this while inaugurating the satyagraha staged by LDF MLAs in front of the Raj Bhavan, demanding the Governor not to approve the proposed amendment for the Devaswom Board Act, approved by the government.

The decision of the government to amend the Devaswom act is anti-constitutional. The decision to avoid women members from the board is anti-women. The governor had informed us to seek explanation from the chief minister on the complaints lodged to him, said VS.

Malayali doctor was stabbed to death in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI: A Malayali doctor was stabbed to death in Abu Dhabi. He is identified as Dr. Rajan Daniel (58), an Urologist working with Ahalya Hospital here. It is suspected that he was stabbed by a Pakistani patient. Dr. Rajan was stabbed eight times.

Action if attacked police, says Thiruvanchoor

KOTTAYAM: If anybody attacks the police station, action will be taken against them, said Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. The functioning of the police should be evaluated and not anything else, he said.

Due consideration will be given to the representatives who go to the police stations for reasonable things. They should be free to convey their demand to the police, the minister said. Necessary steps will be taken if their claim is reasonable.  Getting things done by threatening is an old fashioned procedure, he said.

Two personal staff of CM sacked

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two personal staff of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy been sacked for allegedly taking bribe.

Sources said the two personal staff has been identified as Ramesh and Sunil, who allegedly received bribe from a man who came to meet the Chief Minister ten days ago.

The action was taken against the last-grade employees after verifying the visuals of the cameras installed at the Secretariat complex, the sources added.

Actor Innocent identified with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

KOCHI: Veteran comedian and character artist Innocent has been diagnosed as having non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma - a form of blood cancer, according to doctors treating him.

The Malayalam actor-producer is being treated at a leading private hospital here.

He is suffering from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphocytes -- a type of white blood cells, a doctor in the know of things about the illness, said.

“The diagnosis was made two weeks back and treatment protocols have already begun. He is now being administered the treatment at a three-week interval and he is taking it as an out-patient,” said the doctor.