Thiruvananthapuram: K Jayakumar has won the Central Sahitya Akademi Award. The award is for his poetry collection Pinggalakesini.

K Jayakumar is a Malayali IAS officer known as a poet, lyricist, translator, painter and scriptwriter. He was the Chief Secretary of the State of Kerala and his father was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Malayalam.

He has published five poetry collections, including Ardhavrittangal and Rathriyya Vaishnav, in Malayalam and two in English. His literary contributions include translations of many famous works, including Tagore’s Gitanjali and Khalil Gibran’s Prophet.

He has written and directed a children’s film Varnachirakul. He has written lyrics for more than 80 Malayalam films.

It has been decided to issue a special pass for darshan to Ayyappa devotees who come to Sabarimala on foot via forest path. Passes are being issued to those who come via the 30-km forest path from Erumeli to Pamba. The pass system was introduced to allow devotees who arrive at Marakkoottam by getting a seal from the Puthussery base with the entry pass obtained from Mukkuzhi and then getting an exit seal from the Valianavattom base to have darshan without standing in queues. The pass is being issued by the Forest Department.

The special pass will be available to devotees from the 18th. Sabarimala Additional District Magistrate Dr. Arun S. Nair officially inaugurated the distribution of IAS passes at a function held in Mukkuzhi on the morning of the 18th. Pampa Range Forest Officer Mukesh MK, Mukkuzhi Deputy Range Forest Officer Jayaprakash K, Sap EDC Chairman Joshi, other officials and temple office bearers attended the ceremony.

In the question paper leak, the Crime Branch recorded the statement of Kozhikode DDE. The DDE gave a statement that YouTube channels are suspected. Meanwhile, MS Solutions, which is facing allegations, has resumed operations.

As part of the preliminary investigation, the Crime Branch recorded the statement of Kozhikode DDE C Manoj Kumar. The DDE gave a statement that YouTube channels are suspected in the question paper leak.

It is not known how MS Solutions obtained the question paper. The statement given by the DDE also states that there is no clarity regarding the role of teachers.

The investigation team will soon record the statement of the Koduvally AEO, who investigated the allegations raised earlier against the online institution. The alleged solution resumed operations last night. The presentation was titled “Possible Questions for Today’s Chemistry Exam”. Shuhaib reiterated that the allegations are being made for a crime he did not commit and that he will cooperate with the investigation.

The Muslim League publicly opposes opposition leader’s stance on Munambam. Sadiqali Thangal said that he is expressing the League’s stance.

The Judicial Commission should expedite the action. Sadiqali Thangal said in Kozhikode that those living there should not be evicted and that the government should take a factual and legal stance.

Meanwhile, the controversies that the UDF has launched on the Munambam issue with the aim of communal polarization have led to disputes within the front itself. The League strongly criticized the Munambam issue at the meeting of UDF party leaders. The League leadership rejected Satheesan’s stance that Munambam is not waqf land at the meeting.

The leaders’ unnecessary statements became controversial. The League leadership clarified in the meeting that the court should resolve the land dispute and that the UDF should have raised the demands of the protesters. Moreover, UDF convener MM Hasan also rejected VD Satheesan’s comments.

Hyderabad: Actor Allu Arjun has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during the screening of Pushpa 2. The Hyderabad police arrested the actor from his residence in Jubilee Hills. The police had registered a case against Allu Arjun in the case. Allu Arjun had approached the Telangana High Court yesterday seeking cancellation of the case registered against him. The arrest came after this.

The incident took place on Wednesday night, December 4, at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad. Revathi (39), a native of Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, died. Revathi, who had come to watch the premiere show with her husband Bhaskar and sons Tej and Saanvi, fell unconscious on the ground in the stampede. People fell outside Revathi and her condition deteriorated. She was taken to the hospital but could not be saved. Revathi’s husband and sons were injured. They are undergoing treatment.

A large crowd of fans had gathered in front of the theater as part of the movie’s release at 11 pm. Meanwhile, the excitement of the fans was overwhelming when the hero of the movie, Allu Arjun, his family and director Sukumar unexpectedly arrived at the theater. The police could not control the people who tried to enter the theater. With this, the police lathi-charged. The clash between the police and the people resulted in the accident.

Three people, including the theater owner, had been arrested earlier in the incident. The Hyderabad police arrested the owner of the Sandhya theater where the accident occurred, Sandeep, senior manager Nagaraju, and manager Vijay Chandra. Allu Arjun had said that he had informed the owners and the police about his arrival at the theater and had instructed them to make arrangements. However, the police had said that the star had arrived without warning and this had caused more trouble.

Mumbai: Special trains have been announced from Mumbai to Kerala to reduce congestion during the Christmas-Newer season. A special weekly train has been announced from Mumbai LTT to Kochu Veli. The train journey from Mumbai LTT to Kochu Veli will start at 4 pm on December 19, 26, January 2 and 9.

There are trains from Kochu Veli to Mumbai on December 21, 28, January 4 and 11 at 4.20 pm. The train service reaches Thiruvananthapuram Kochu Veli via Kottayam.