Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Malayalam actors Rahman and Suraj Venjaramoodu, like several others from the Malayalam film industry, expressed shock and grief at the tragic demise of actor Santosh Nair, who passed away in a car accident on Tuesday. Taking to his Instagram page to pen his condolence message, actor Rahman wrote, “Deeply saddened and shocked to hear about the untimely passing of my friend Santosh Nair in a tragic car accident. We practically grew up together in the film industry, sharing sc…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A familiar presence in Malayalam cinema, Santhosh Nair (65), passed away on Tuesday following a tragic road accident at Enathu near Adoor in Pathanamthitta district, bringing to a close a decades-long association with the silver screen.The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. on the MC Road when the car in which he was travelling with his wife lost control and rammed into a parcel lorry.He was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to a heart attack while underg…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is set to hit the campaign trail in Kerala with two roadshows in Pathanamthitta district on Monday, giving fresh momentum to the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) election push.Pathanamthitta district has five Assembly constituencies, and in the 2021 Assembly polls, the Congress-led UDF drew a blank. The upcoming roadshows by Rahul Gandhi are expected to give the alliance’s prospects a significant boost.In the…
Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 (IANS) Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has said he will not contest the Palakkad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala, even as speculation intensifies over his political future amid multiple legal battles.Responding to questions from party workers about whether he would enter the fray independently, Rahul said he felt encouraged by the support but made it clear that he would not contest without the party’…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned the case of a ten-month-old infant from Kerala during his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat. The baby girl, Aalin Sherin Abraham, who tragically lost her life in an accident in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, became the youngest organ donor in the state.PM Modi said the baby, who had an entire life ahead of her, left the world suddenly, and so many dreams and moments of happiness remained unfulfilled.“The pain…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) In a heart rending yet profoundly inspiring act, a 10-month-old baby girl, who lost her life in a road accident, has become the youngest organ donor in Kerala, offering hope and healing to others even in death, officials said on Friday. Alin Sherin Abraham, hailing from Mallappally in Pathanamthitta district, was declared brain dead following a tragic road accident.In the middle of unimaginable grief, her parents chose to donate her organs so that other lives co…
Thiruvalla, Feb 6 (IANS) A spa employee was allegedly sexually assaulted for refusing to pay money demanded by a gang in Thiruvalla town of Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district.The incident occurred at a spa in the Manjadi area on February 1.According to the complaint, KAAPA Act accused Subin Alexander, popularly known as ‘Marana Subin’, along with five associates, entered the spa around 3.30 p.m. and asked for extortion money.When the woman running the establishment refused to comply, the gang alle…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) The members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), which is the youth wing of CPI(M), and the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Sunday held separate demonstrations against Rahul Mamkootathil, the expelled Congress MLA, who has been arrested in connection with a rape case. The protest erupted when the police brought the arrested MLA, who was earlier the Youth Congress Kerala president, to the Pathanamthitta district general hospital for a mandat…