Palliman: District Panchayat President PK Gopan inaugurated the story telling workshop organized at MV Devan Kalagram. Kalagram Patron Suresh Siddhartha presided.
Dr. Vasantakumar Sambashivan, Aylam Unnikrishnan, poet Sajeev Nedumankav, director Lal Viswam, ward member K. Unnikrishnan, S. Anilkumar, Kalagram secretary Narikal Rajeev and vice president VV Jose Kallada spoke. Kathikan Vanjiyur Praveenkumar was honored at the function.
Kollam: Literacy enthusiast took his life in Pathanapuram, Kollam. ES Bijumon, a native of Mangot, died. The Literacy Prakash Association alleged that financial crisis was the reason for the suicide as there was no salary for six months.
Bijumon took his own life while protesting in front of the association secretariat for wages. According to the association, 1714 preachers are in crisis in the state. The reason for the delay in salary is that the teachers who were under the Department of Public Education were brought under the Department of Home Affairs, but this was not implemented.
English Summary: Saksharta Prerak commits suicide in Kollam.
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Kollam ∙ After the high salary, mentions in the research paper etc., there is another controversy over the state youth commission chairperson Chinta Jerome. For nearly two years, Chinta has been living in a coastal resort in Kollam, a new controversy. Youth Congress state secretary Vishnu Sunil filed a complaint with Pandalam vigilance demanding an investigation.
In the complaint, the Youth Congress pointed out that for a 3-bedroom apartment, which fetches up to Rs.8500 per day during the season, the daily rent is Rs.5500 and Rs.6490 per day including 18% GST. 38 lakh rupees should be given to the resort for one to three quarter years. It should be investigated from where this amount was paid – demanded in the complaint.
Chinta Jerome said that he stayed in the resort’s 3-bedroom apartment for his mother’s Ayurvedic treatment. After the treatment, he shifted to his own house a few months ago.
English Summary: Controversy over Chintha Jerome’s stay in resort having 6490 per day minimum rent
Kollam ∙ The State Commission for the Rights of the Child has mandated that there should be no ban on students bringing mobile phones to school. The mobile phone can be brought for some special purposes with the knowledge of the parents. The full constituency, consisting of KV president Manoj Kumar, B. Babita and Renee Antony, also suggested that school authorities should provide facilities to keep it shut down until the end of school hours.
The order concerned a petition filed by the student’s father, a native of Vadakara, Kozhikode, against the confiscation of his mobile phone by the school authorities. Body searches and purse checks, which harm children’s dignity and pride, must be avoided. There should be a plan to train people to use the internet, cell phone and social media safely. The confiscated mobile phone was also ordered to be returned to the student
Kottarakkara: After threatening to kill a young lawyer, her husband poured gasoline on her in broad daylight and set her on fire. Aishwarya (26) was admitted to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram with 35 per cent burns after returning from Ezhukon Idaikkode Akshara who was being tried at Kottarakkara-1 Magistrate’s Court of First Class. The accused Kotathala Akhilniwasil Akhilraj (32) was arrested by the police at the scene with the help of the locals. Aishwarya, who was driving a scooter, was attacked on her bicycle. The accident happened near the Neduvathur Agro junction on the national highway at around 2pm yesterday.
Kottarakkara Police Says: The case under the Domestic Violence Prohibition Act has been going on in court for four years. Appeared yesterday for cost amount (MC) lawsuit. The court ordered the payment of expenses to his wife and child. Aishwarya’s statement is that Akhilraj directly threatened to kill her.
He also made a statement before the court. Both were released after the case. Threats continued in front of lawyers on court premises. Aishwarya returned home on a scooter and Akhilraj followed her on a bicycle. Tried to hit the scooter twice. Aishwarya, again suspicious of a quick chase, kept the scooter to the left as she reached the Agro junction.
Akhilraj overtook the scooter and rushed back to Aishwarya on the bicycle. Akhilraj caught Aishwarya as she got off her scooter, beat her and threw her to the ground. He sprayed the pepper spray he was holding on his face. Then gasoline was poured onto the body from the bottle. Aishwarya tried to run for her life and threw a lighter on his body. Aishwarya collapsed to the ground as her body caught fire. Locals also took part in the rescue operation by fetching water from a nearby shop and pouring it on her body. The fire spread to her shoulder and neck area.
Aishwarya was immediately taken to Taluk Hospital and then Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. Akhilraj was caught by locals and handed over to the police as he ditched his bike and tried to flee the scene. Police recovered a juice bottle containing petrol, pepper spray and chili powder from the crash site. A young woman named Bindu, who was selling coal at the crossroads, also suffered minor burns on her neck as she tried to save Aishwarya.
An elderly man was also injured after falling to the ground during rescue operations. Akhilraj and Aishwarya got married six years ago. Akhilraj is a collection agent in a bank. Aishwarya’s lawyer Paramkot Sajukumar also says that there was a threat from Akhilraj. Kottarakkara Police has registered a case of attempted murder in the incident.
