Shimla: The search for missing persons in a landslide on the National Highway in Kannur, Himachal Pradesh, has resumed. So far 13 bodies have been recovered. Thirty people are still believed to be trapped in the bus and car involved in the tragedy.
The accident took place at 12.45 pm yesterday when vehicles were crossing the national highway. The rocks were falling on top of the vehicles. Himachal Transport Corporation bus, truck and tourist car were crashed in the accident. The vehicles were completely destroyed when the soil and rocks collapsed. Traffic was also disrupted. The landslide was reported after days of heavy rains. The Army and the Disaster Management Force are involved in the rescue operation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs 2 lakh assistance to the families of those killed in the accident. Fifty thousand rupees will be given to the injured.
Kozhikode: Air India has offered final compensation to the next of kin of 19 passengers who died in an accident at Kozhikode airport last year and to 165 passengers who were injured.
According to Air India, 80 of the 165 injured in the accident have accepted the offer. The company said it was waiting for a response from the relatives of the remaining 85 injured and 19 of the dead.
The Air India flight from Dubai crashed on August 7, 2020, while trying to land in heavy rain. At least 19 passengers and two pilots have died and 165 passengers and four crew members are injured in the accident.
Earlier, interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh was paid to the next of kin of passengers above 12 years of age, Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of passengers below 12 years of age, Rs 2 lakh to seriously injured passengers, and Rs 50,000 to injured passengers.
The spokesman added that the airline had offered compensation to each of the injured passengers between November 2020 and April 2021 and the next of kin of the dead pilots.
The airline had started holding one-to-one meetings in Kozhikode to resolve the concerns and doubts of the injured passengers and their close relatives regarding the offer of compensation. As of August 6, 138 such meetings had taken place.
An Air India spokesperson said full and final compensation had been offered to the four injured cabin crew members and close relatives of the two dead pilots and had been accepted.
Five days after the crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) formed a five-member panel to investigate the circumstances of the crash, but the panel has not yet submitted a report.
Lucknow: Five people were killed when a car rammed into a parked truck in Lucknow. Two people were injured. One’s condition is extremely serious. The accident took place on the National Highway in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh.
The car in which the family was traveling from Lucknow to Jharkhand. There were seven people in the car. Only one girl and the driver escaped. They are being treated at the hospital.
The car completely crashed into the parked truck. The vehicle was pulled out by a crane. Police said the car was speeding.
Bangalore. After years of waiting, BMTC is launching an electric bus. The first bus will be launched on a trial basis in November. The buses will be manufactured and delivered by a joint venture between JBM Auto Limited and NTPC.
The goal is to face crises and problems in a month-long test run. If it is found to be suitable for the roads and conditions in the city, then 90 more buses will be added to the regular service by December. Instead of paying for buses, BMTC will hire buses. BMTC has to pay Rs 51 per km. The bus will run at least 200 km per day. The driver will be an employee of the company. The company will also bear the cost of repairs. The company will set up a bus charging system but BMTC will have to pay for it. The bus will have a BMTC conductor.
The company will supply buses for BMTC which can cover a distance of 150 km on a single charge. The average speed is 25 kilometers per hour. BMTC will notify the company if it encounters any problems after one month of testing. The buses will be brought to the state in December after resolving such issues and making necessary changes. The electric buses will be launched as part of the Smart City project.
BMTC decided to start an electric bus service three years ago. However, the project was delayed due to technical issues.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly has to pay a fine of Rs 3.5 crore to the Income Tax department in the Syro-Malabar Church land dispute case. According to the Income Tax Department, serious financial irregularities have taken place. Meanwhile, the High Court will rule today on a petition filed by Cardinal Alencherry challenging the Sessions Court’s decision to face trial in the case.
According to the Income Tax Department, there was a huge tax evasion on land transactions. The land was sold to repay Rs 58 crore taken from the South Indian Bank. But the church bought land in two places without repaying the debt. There is no record of how much money was paid for the land deal.
The cardinal’s involvement in the land sale is also questionable. According to the Income Tax Department, the source of the land transaction in Munnar could not be ascertained.
The movie starts with Ibrahim (Roshan Mathew) who is an ordinary man with a haunting past who lives in Erattupetta. He lives with his brother Rasool (Naslen K. Gafoor) and his father Moosa (Mamukkoya). A year back due to a disastrous landslide Ibrahim losses his wife and daughter and he lives with their memories. So he doubts his faith and is not ready to accept why his daughter and wife were taken away soon. Sumathi (Srindaa) is their neighbor and she lives with his brother Preman (Manikandarajan) who also lost his wife in landslides. Sumathi uses to help Ibrahim’s family by giving food and doing some household works. One day at night S.I Sathyan (Murali Gopi) suddenly breaks into Ibrahim’s house with a prisoner Vishnu (Sagar Surya). He orders everyone to stay inside the house until the police force reaches but things get upside down when Laliq (Prithviraj Sukumaran) comes in between, what will happen next, and who is Laliq, and why did he come is the rest of the story.
•DETAIL IN-DEPTH REVIEW:
Kuruthi is directed by the debutant Manu Warrier and is written by newcomer Anish Pallyal. The movie is produced by Supriya Menon the wife of Prithviraj Sukumaran under their production company Prithviraj Productions. The cinematography is handled by the veteran cinematographer Abinandhan Ramanujam and edited by Akhilesh Mohan whereas the musical work is composed by Jakes Bejoy. The movie is currently streaming through the online platform Amazon Prime Videos.
When a unique story is told it strongly need the backup of an energetic director to pass its impact so when Kuruthi happened it’s the rise of the two best newcomers Anish Pallyal as the writer and Manu Warrier as the director had made Kuruthi an outstanding film of this year. The real backbone of this film is its maker both of them had made a remarkable effort to make Kuruthi a must-watch film. From the writing to the making flawless job of a thrilling cinematic experience was passed, no doubt a complete package of an unforgettable experience. As a newcomer, Manu Warrier had given an astonishing direction and making did complete justice to the story and screenplay. From the slow beginning, the way he took the movie step by step to the main plot was exciting to watch to know what’s next. As a thriller the duty of the director to apprehend the exciting moments is crucial and Manu Warrier had done an elegant job in connecting to make those moments forward. Also importantly the director had successfully used the talents of every single actor, he certainly understood their level and has given righteous instructions to every one of them for bringing out their best. The clever ideologies of a true filmmaker were seen in Manu Warrier’s making because he knows the precise time and moment to slow the narration and when to pick it up speedy therefore the whole narration was vigorously traveling like a winning racer. So the enactment of a truly thrilling horror and doing exact justice for the script was done by Manu Warrier, he is a promising director, and looking forward to watching his upcoming works.
First of all huge applause to the writer Anish Pallyal for bringing out a superlative and compelling script. The writer takes enough time to establish the story which was guaranteed to deliver something big and haven’t failed. The politics which the movie discuss were totally told in an unusual way and the writing methods to express those ideas were different. The plot is comprised of many perspectives of the religious thinking by many individuals, so the script expresses many kinds of their thinking and rights which also eventually makes the viewers think like them to know and understand if they are right or wrong. Importantly how a person thinks and acts if he believes he is the only person right not the others is all overseen through the film and also how far he/she goes to keep their vow offers many captivating moments in the script. Importantly how can someone becomes act like a terror or as a monster for protecting their beliefs is extremely told in the story, the unpredictable inner thoughts are also inclined in the whole script. Therefore it’s evident that the writer had clearly understood and learned various inner thoughts of individuals on religious thinking.
Looking into the screenplay the whole script is filled with many sorts of emotions like anger, promise, love, parenthood, vengeance, betrayal, desperation, struggles, and survival so the writer had done a wonderful job of implementing these emotions into the right manner for each character. The blending of these emotions to express the various situations was written out precisely which will help the viewers to realize and understand their feelings. The writing of characterization was beautiful, bringing out nearly ten characters and the detailing of each character was written out ideally without giving any kind of confusion. The aim, thinkings, and intentions of every character give the clear-cut idea of what they are ahead of, so while watching these effective details by the writer helps the viewers to connect with the motives of each character. Now the dialogues, the entire movie is filled with strong and dominating dialogues, and some dialogues also act as a lesson to be kept in mind. The conversation lead by the characters was maintaining an authentic momentum in between which will help the viewers to relate to many thinking. Some of the dialogues in the crucial scenes are exceedingly flowing with strong ideologues especially the dialogues given by the actor Mammukoya. There is a dialogue in the film where Prithviraj Sukumaran saying “instead of his throat when you jabbed that knife into my stomach, what difference did it make to you? I was completely speechless at that particular moment, the writer exactly knows what to pen down for making these moments, such a great writer. So no doubt Anish Pallyal’s brilliant story, extraordinary screenplay, and appealing dialogues made Kuruthi an extraordinary work.
•PERFORMANCE OF ACTORS:
The movie Kuruthi comes with the casting of Prithviraj Sukumaran as Laiq, Roshan Mathews as Ibrahim, Murali Gopy as S.I Sathyan Murali, Mamukkoya as Moosa, Mamukkoya as Moosa, Srindaa as Sumathi, Manikandan R. Achari as Preman and Navas Vallikunnu as Ansalan. In every Prithviraj movie whether it’s good or bad I always use to observe closely his eyes and the intensity he used to give to his expressions, it’s truly a glorying talent of him. So when coming to Kuruthi the movie was completely endeavoring with his priceless acting and expressions. The way Prithviraj Sukumaran handles and undertakes each character is always shocking and the manner he takes to act accordingly for the role is just like he is living with the character. Also by his powerful voice, the depth uses to rise to another unimaginable level. The timing in delivering the dialogue was also excellent, this character Laiq is demanding many tones and mannerisms of anger, vexation, indignation, and high temper so the final result for all these emotions by Prithviraj Sukumaran is striking to an extent brilliant level, huge applause for his another outstanding performance. Roshan Mathews by each movie he uses to give his best, I would say he is a rising gem. Roshan Mathew as Sadath delivered yet another realistic performance, his attempting methods to give the originality for the character was shocking, everything from acting to the dialogue delivery looks authentic and realistic. While he speaks and conveying the dialogue the profoundness and seriousness use to see on his face and voice are magical, the prime qualities of a promising actor. His combination of scenes with Prithviraj Sukumaran prevailed with many engaging moments, especially in the whole second half. The action sequences by both Prithviraj Sukumaran and Roshan Mathews was thrilling to watch, and the styles Prithviraj used for the stunts were terrific. Murali Gopi as S.I Sathyan did a notable performance as an honest police officer also his anger and frustrations were good. Mammukoya as Moosa did a spectacular supporting performance, his dialogues and the presentation to it were extremely powerful to give the influence. Srindaa as Sumathi shines throughout the film with her significant acting skills. Her emotional scenes were flawless and the various emotions she displayed according to different scenes deserve special mention also the dialogue delivery in sentimental scenes and anger scenes was amazing. Naslen K. Gafoor as Ramees did an honest job, a teenage boy with various thoughts was safer on his hands. Shine Tom Chacko and Manikandan R. Achari take the supporting roles and both of them did complete justice to their respective roles.
•TECHNICAL DIVISION:
The major plus factor of Kuruthi is its cinematographer Abinandhan Ramanujam, as we all know his brilliance behind the camera was proved by his earlier works and when coming to Kuruthi he once again showed that frames can tell the story. The whole cinematography was mesmerizing with the unique frames and shots especially the night visuals. The frames were just like the original which we saw through our eyes, the depth and chasm of reality were witnessed through his camera works. The amazing lightning techniques he used for capturing the night scenes were perfect and also detailing according to the scenes was faultlessly maintaining till the end. The closeup shots used to undertake the emotions of the characters were also evident all over and also the nature frames of the in-depth rural village need special mention. Importantly the camera movements for the action sequences was captivating to watch, therefore I would say the cinematography of Abinandhan Ramanujam is one of the major positive plus factors of this film. The editing by Akhilesh Mohan was crisp and steady for the viewing experience, the cuts were sharp and precise without giving any mismatches. The music by Jakes Bejoy was different like usual but was mediocre to her but the background score was topping to give the impact. The track ‘Mankoodil’ sung by Keshav Vinod was average and with its beats. The song ‘Vetta Mrigam’ sung by Zia Ul Haq and Resmi Satheesh was extremely powerful to build the atmosphere of hunt and actions and the lyrics of Rafeeq Ahmed helped to give the energy for the visuals. Now the background score, played a crucial role all over the film because each type of scene demands a particular type of background score so eventually Jakes Bijoy had given it with full energetic tunes. When it comes to emotional scenes the tunes stand at the front to pass the feel and when it comes to the important crucial scenes and action sequences the right sense of tune was made to build the correct premise. The background score had perfectly helped to make lots of thrilling moments.
•CONCLUSION:
So overall Kuruthi by Prithviraj Production is a kind of unique thriller that should be watched and never should be missed. For the viewers, the movie offers lots of exciting and thrilling moments and politics which the movie discusses is a lesson to every human and every generation. The sterling performance from the lead actors and the dominant script and making makes Kuruthi one of the best Malayalam movies of this year.
Kothamangalam: The accused in the Manasa murder case have been remanded in police custody for eight days. Kothamangalam court has remanded Sonu Kumar Modi and Manish Kumar, both from Bihar, in custody. The accused had confessed to handing over the gun to Rakhil.
The accused will be questioned by the police in detail. The probe team is currently gathering information from Rakhil’s friends. The question will be based on this as well. Meanwhile, the gun used by Rakhil was sent to the forensic lab in Hyderabad for testing. He was sent for a ‘handwash’ test to prove that the fingerprint on the gun belonged to Rakhil.
Police are yet to question more people, including Rakhil’s friend Aditya, in the case. Police are also investigating whether the accused had brought more guns to Kerala.
New Delhi: Banks are being asked to levy fines for the non-availability of cash at ATMs. The RBI has said it will start implementing the new proposal on October 1.
Penalties are imposed for not having cash at ATMs for more than 10 hours. The new order will apply to banks and white label ATM networks, with a penalty of Rs 10,000. The RBI has sent a circular to banks in this regard.
Thrissur: Two more persons have been arrested in the Karuvannur Service Co-operative Bank loan fraud case. Biju Kareem, the manager, and CK Jeans, the chief accountant, were arrested. He was arrested in connection with a Rs 100 crore loan scam in a bank. They swindled the money by re-mortgaging the credentials of the bank borrowers.
The money was borrowed from the blade mafia in the city. The crime branch also found that Rs 14 crore had been taken from the bank for giving the interest to the blade mafia. There are indications that the money was taken from the moneylenders to make up for the setbacks in the real estate and resort businesses, which were carried out with money robbed from the bank.
Former secretary Sunil Kumar was arrested yesterday. With this, the number of those arrested has tripled. Three are absconding.
After rejecting their anticipatory bail application in the case, they informed that they can cooperate with the crime branch. This was followed by an arrest.
Thiruvananthapuram: Arjun Ayanki has not been granted bail in the Karipur gold smuggling case. The court rejected the bail application. This is the second time the bail application has been rejected by the court. The petition was dismissed by a court in Kochi considering the financial crimes.
The customs arrested Arjun Ayanki on June 28. The second accused in the case, Arjun, had told the customs court that there was a Kannur-based smuggling gang and that the case would be overturned if bail was granted. Customs has found that Arjun had threatened people and smuggled them in the name of two accused who are in jail in the murder case. Customs also said that the accused was involved in smuggling gold through various airports.
The court had also rejected the bail plea filed by Arjun Ayanki on July 7 last month. The customs court was told that the release of Ayanki would affect the further investigation of the case.
