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Sister Sephy moves HC against verdict Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Sister Sephy, one of the two convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case, on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court against the Thiruvananthapuram CBI Special Court verdict finding her guilty and awarding life term to her in the case. In her appeal filed through senior lawyer P. Vijayabhanu, she contended that there was no evidence to show that Father Thomas Kottoor, another convict and Sister Sephy, third accus...

‘Restore panchami lands to rightful people’ Updated: Updated: Share Article Madurai An agriculturalist belonging to a scheduled caste moved the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to the State to restore the panchami lands in Theni district to the rightful people. In his petition, B. Eswaran of Periyakulam in Theni district said that several serial numbers in Periyakulam were identified to be panchami lands and had been allocated to people belonging to th...

Charred body of man found Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The charred body of a man was found adjacent to the railway track near Kammattipadam on Wednesday. The Central police have registered a case. The body was subjected to an inquest and moved to the Government Medical College, Kalamassery. “The body appears to be that of a 25-year-old man. By the time we were alerted about the incident, the body had been completely burnt. It probably happened in the early morning hours. A clear pictu...

Three drown in pond near Panruti Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Three girls drowned in a pond at Pudhur Sitheri, near Panruti in the district, on Tuesday. The victims were identified as L. Nandhini, 18, and her sister Vinodhini, 16, and B. Bhuvaneshwari, 19, of Pudhur Sitheri. According to the police, the incident occurred around 1 p.m. when the three girls went to witness the culmination of the 11-day ‘Kanni’ festival held in the village. While the villagers returned after the festivi...

CPI(M) condemns arrest of tractor rally participants Updated: Updated: January 27, 2021 17:05 IST CPI(M) state secretary K. Balakrishnan alleged that the police were framing false charges against those who participated in the rallies on Republic Day Share Article AAA CPI(M) state secretary K. Balakrishnan alleged that the police were framing false charges against those who participated in the rallies on Republic Day CPI(M) state secretary K. Balakrishnan on Wednesday condemned the arrest of ...

3,786 booths being readied for Pulse Polio programme Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The district administration is gearing up for the Pulse Polio immunisation programme which is scheduled to be held on January 31. Joint Collector P. Arun Babu held a review meet with the Task Force committee here on Wednesday. Mr. Arun Babu said that as many as 4,81,517 children from zero to five years of age have been identified for the programme in the district. He said that 3,786 booths are being arrange...

Devotees draw Srirangam temple car Updated: Updated: The festival started on January 19. Share Article AAA The Ranganathaswamy Temple car being drawn on one of the Uthira Veedhis in Srirangam on Wednesday.   | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH The festival started on January 19. A large number of devotees drew the temple car of Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple as part of the ongoing ‘Thai Ther’ festival. The deities Sri Namperumal and Ubhaya Nachiayars were taken in a procession from the shrin...

Aditya Birla Fashion to acquire 51% stake in Sabyasachi Updated: Updated: Share Article Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) has signed a definitive agreement for acquiring 51% stake in luxury designer brand Sabyasachi. The brand is into categories such as apparel, accessories and jewellery and has a strong franchise in India, U.S., U.K. and the Middle East. “The ABFRL platform will complement brand Sabyasachi on its journey to becoming a global luxury house out of India,” the comp...

The road connecting HUDCO Colony in Alandur and Thillai Ganga Nagar vehicular subway in Nanganallur is marked by protruding stones. Besides, the passage is not well-lit and therefore many avoid it lik

Protest by railway workshop staff Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA About 300 employees of Golden Rock Railway Workshop here staged a protest inside the factory on Wednesday expressing their displeasure over a Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer issuing a memo to some staff. The employees from the Carriage Shop squatted in front of the office of the Chief Workshop Manager for over two hours. Chief Workshop Manager Shyamadhar Ram assured to look into the issue following which they dispersed. The...