Mother, daughter found dead in well in Thrissur

Thursday, March 29, 2012: A 33-year-old woman and her one and a half year-old daughter were found dead in a well under mysterious circumstances near Puranattukara here on Thursday.
The dead have been identified as Stella and Monica, police told. The local residents found the dead bodies today morning and informed the police. The local police have begun investigation into the incident.

Jagathy Sreekumar recovering fast

Thursday, March 29, 2012: Veteran Malayalam film actor Jagathy Sreekumar, undergoing treatment for serious injuries suffered in a road accident, is well on his way to recovery, his spokesperson G Karthikeyan said here today.
In a brief talk with media persons after visiting the actor at Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences hospital here,he said Jagathy’s condition was improving and that he was being given the best of treatment by experts.
He said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy himself had taken steps to ensure that a specialist team from Christian Medical College hospital, Vellore visits the actor at the hospital.
Sreekumar was seriously injured when the car in which he was travelling to Kodagu in Karnataka for shooting a Malayalam film Idavapathy slammed a road divider at nearby Tenhippalam in Malappuram district on March 10 and had undergone various surgeries.

Thrissur Metropolitan hospital nurses go on strike

Thursday, March 29, 2012: The nurses belonging to the Thrissur Metropolitan hospital have launched a strike demanding better wages on Thursday morning.
A rise in the minimum wage, removal of bonded labour and introduction of working in shifts, reappointment of dismissed nurses are some of the demands raised by the striking nurses.

11-year-old kidney patient seeks help

KOCHI: Jayalakshmi, 11, daughter of Krishnankutty and Valsala, of Karaima near Chennithala, has been suffering from chronic kidney disease for the past two years. She is a class VII student of Mahatma Girls High school, Chennithala. Because of her condition, Jayalakshmi needs dialysis at regular intervals, which is quite expensive.Also, doctors have now suggested that her life could be saved with the help of a kidney transplant.      “Jayalakshmi also requires regular check-ups and  medication which costs `1.5 lakh per month,” certifies Dr K P Jayakumar, Head  of the Department of Nephrology at Kottayam Medical College, where she has been undergoing treatment since October 2010. However, Krishnankutty, who works as a labourer, is finding it increasingly hard to afford the expensive treatment required to keep his daughter alive.  Her family therefore seeks the help of people willing to lend a helping hand.  Those interested may make their contribution to the account with Canara Bank  (A/c No 1991101006899 ), Mavelikkara.

Keralite found dead in Oman

An Indian businessman has been found dead in mysterious circumstances in a suburb near the Omani capital of Muscat.


The body of V V Vasudevan was found by one of his staff members with his hands and legs tied near his Land Cruiser vehicle in a yard behind one of his hardware shops at Al Hail yesterday, the Gulf News report said.


Popularly known as Vasu, the hardware and building material businessman was last seen after he closed his shop, his brother Vijayan said. Incidentally, Vasu’s family had landed in Muscat back from India, minutes after his body was found.


“In the evening one of the staff members called me that something was wrong, when I rushed here, I saw my brother’s body with his hands and legs tied,” Vijayan told the newspaper.


According to eyewitnesses, the body of 54-year-old Vasu bore strangulation marks around his neck. “We have no idea how this happened,” his brother said as the police at the scene called him for an inquiry.

Selvaraj talks with Muslim League leaders

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: R Selvaraj held talks with Muslim League leaders. The talks held at the Thycaud Guest House were attended by Union Minister E Ahamed, Muslim League state general sectaries K P A Majeed, E T Mohammed Basheer and many others. The visit of Selvaraj was a cordial one and no political matters were discussed, said Ahamed.