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‘Utsavam’ in February Updated: Updated: Fete of traditional arts in all districts Share Article AAA An artiste performing Mudiyettu at Utsavam in 2018, the Kerala Folklore Festival, organised by Kerala Tourism. File photo   Fete of traditional arts in all districts Kerala Tourism will organise Utsavam, an annual traditional arts festival, which will showcase a wide range of tribal and folk arts in February in all districts. Exponents and troupes of folk, tribal and ritualistic art forms ...

Two held on charge of cutting sandalwood trees Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Sulthan Bathery police arrested two persons at Beenachi near Sulthan Bathery on Friday night on the charge of cutting sandalwood trees. The accused, Muhammed Raffi (40) and Fayis (23) of Tirurangadi in Malappuram district, were arrested on a tip-off during a vehicle inspection at Beenachi. During the interrogation, the duo allegedly revealed that they had earlier cut sandalwood trees from private plantation...

Eight kg gold seized, nine held at airport Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Nine passengers were arrested for attempting to smuggle 8.18 kg gold worth ₹4.16 crore which was seized by Chennai Air Customs at Chennai airport on Friday. Seventeen passengers from Dubai were checked. Officials found 48 bundles of gold paste in the rectum of passengers and recovered 7.72 kg of gold worth ₹3.93 crore. The passengers were also carrying 12 gold bits (386 grams) and a gold chain of 74 grams. In ...

Three arrested, 31 cellphones recovered Updated: Updated: IMEI number proves useful to police Share Article IMEI number proves useful to police Two suspected cellphone snatchers and another person who received the stolen phones were arrested on Saturday in Madhavaram police station limits. The police said G. Jhansi, 35, of Vilangadupakkam lost her cellphone while riding pillion on her husband’s bike on October 25 last year. On her complaint, the police traced the cellphone using the IMEI n...

Surgery done on woman with rare heart tumour Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A 64-year-old woman with myxoma, a relatively rare tumour in the heart, along with various other comorbidities, including diabetes, systemic hypertension and coronary artery disease, was successfully operated on by doctors at Venkateswara Hospitals here. A release by the hospital said that the woman was brought with numbness on her left limbs, shortness of breath and headache and was soon found to have suffered a...

Charulatha Somal takes over as new DC of Kodagu Mysuru, Updated: Mysuru, Updated: Share Article AAA IAS officer Charulatha Somal took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu district on Saturday. Kodagu Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Bhanwar Singh Meena, who was officiating as in-charge Deputy Commissioner of the district, handed over charge to the new Deputy Commissioner. An official statement said Ms. Somal had earlier served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kodagu Zilla ...

PM pays tributes to Bal Thackeray on his birth anniversary Updated: Updated: January 23, 2021 09:49 IST Thackeray founded the Shiv Sena, a party wedded to the “Marathi manoos” cause, and later, to Hindu nationalism. Share Article AAA Thackeray founded the Shiv Sena, a party wedded to the “Marathi manoos” cause, and later, to Hindu nationalism. Paying tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, a strong votary of Hindutva, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 23 said he was unwaveri...

Local elections in Gujarat to be held in two phases Updated: Updated: Results will be declared on February 23 and March 2 Share Article Results will be declared on February 23 and March 2 The local body elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on February 21 and 28, in view of the pandemic. Six municipal corporations will go for voting in the first phase on February 21 while elections for 31 district panchayats, 231 taluka panchayats and 81 municipalities will be held on February 28. ...

Updated: Share Article AAA The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) department has retrieved 36,259 sq. ft. of land belonging to the Agatheeswarar Prasanna Venkatesaperumal Temple on Nungambakkam High Road. The value of the property with the building was estimated to be ₹150 crore, said sources in the department. The property had been leased out in 1961 to run a school. The lessee had constructed the building and had refused to pay lease amount or vacate the property. At the...

401 fresh cases in Thrissur Updated: Updated: 388 get the disease through local transmission Share Article 388 get the disease through local transmission A total of 401 COVID-19 cases were reported in the district on Saturday while 412 people recovered from the pandemic. There are 4,955 active cases in the district and 116 people from the district are undergoing treatment in hospitals in other districts. So far 84,083 COVID-19 cases have been reported from the district and 78,576 people have...