Dhaka: At least 30 people have been killed after a ship caught fire in southern Bangladesh. More than 200 people were burnt in the blaze. They were admitted to local hospitals. Authorities said 37 bodies were recovered from the scene. Police and firefighters said the blaze broke out when the MV Avisan ship bound for Barguna arrived in the Daphne area around 3 am.
Authorities said some people drowned while trying to escape from the burning ship. About 500 people were on board.
Ahmedabad: Four people, including a four-year-old girl, were killed in an explosion at a chemical factory in Gujarat. Authorities said 11 people were injured.
The incident took place in the GIDC area of Vadodara. The boiler in the factory exploded. Fifteen people were hospitalized with serious injuries. The dead and injured were workers and locals who were walking through the area when the blast occurred. A forensic team arrived at the scene to investigate the cause of the explosion.
Kozhikode: The parents, who gave quotations against their daughter and son-in-law for marrying their daughter in love, have been arrested. Chevayur police arrested seven people, including the woman’s mother and father.
The girl’s mother Ajitha and father Anirudhan from Kozhikode Palor Mala were also arrested. Their friend Rinesh had earlier been the victim of violence for supporting a romantic marriage.
On December 12, the Quotations team attacked Rinesh. Rinesh was rushed to Kozhikode Medical College by the locals with serious head injuries. The cause was not clear at the time of the violence. The cause was later revealed during a police investigation.
Thiruvananthapuram: Famous director KS Sethumadhavan’s funeral was held in Chennai. The ceremonial rites were completed at four o’clock.
Burial was in the public cemetery near Loyola College. Prominent personalities of Malayalam cinema and socio-cultural life paid their last respects to Sethumadhavan.
Sethumadhavan, 90, passed away at his home in Kodambakkam at 5 am today. He has won several National and State Awards for Best Director. ‘Kannum Karalum’ is the first Malayalam movie starring Kamal Haasan as a child actor. He directed many films, including Anubhavangal Palichakal, Chattakkari, Odayil Ninnu, Achanum Bappayum. His last film in Malayalam was Venalkinavukal.
Apart from Malayalam, Sethumadhavan has directed films in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. In 2009, he received the Jesse Daniel Award for Outstanding Contribution to a Film.
Alappuzha: Five more people are in custody in the murder case of SDPI leader KS Shan in Alappuzha. It is learned that a person who was directly involved in the murder and a person involved in the conspiracy has been taken into custody. All five are RSS activists. There is no official confirmation of this.
Among those detained are Atul, a native of Mannancherry, and Dhanesh, a native of Aryad, who was involved in the conspiracy. The two were arrested from Kainakari in Kuttanad.
Two people were taken into custody on Friday morning in connection with the case, which helped the accused to abscond. Chalakudy taluk RSS Boudhik Pramukh Kallamkunnel KT Suresh (49) and Mangalath Umesh (27) were arrested.
Earlier, it was reported that Atul, a native of Mannancherry, who was directly involved in the incident, was arrested. Apart from him, Jishnu, Abhimanyu, Vishnu, and Sanand were also arrested. Earlier, three people were arrested in connection with the murder conspiracy.
This is the first time that defendants directly involved in the crime in the Shan murder case have been taken into custody. Earlier, an RSS activist was arrested for allegedly leaving an ambulance behind the group that killed Shan and preparing an ambulance to escape. Police have arrested Rajendra Prasad and Ratheesh for organizing the car. The car of the accused was found near the Kanichukulangara temple.
Earlier, it was clear to the Kerala Police that the accused had not left the district. Based on this, the accused were nabbed after an extensive search in the district. The group got into the car and escaped in an ambulance. Akhil, who had earlier been arrested by police, had said that they had gone to Cherthala. The test also took this into account. Three of the accused were arrested in Aroor. The other two were arrested while hiding in a house in Kainakari.
The SDPI State Secretary KS Shane was hacked by a group on Saturday. Shan, an SDPI activist, was attacked in Mannancherry, Alappuzha.
Shawn succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Ernakulam. Hours after Shan’s death, the BJP leader in Alappuzha, Ranjith Sreenivas was also killed. He was hacked to death by a mob at around 6.30 am on Sunday. However, no one has been arrested for his alleged involvement in Ranjith’s murder.
The probe team returned to Tamil Nadu in search of the culprits in the Ranjith murder case. The test is based on preliminary information. The investigation team concluded that the killer group had received assistance from outside the state. The main reason for not getting a sniff is that the defendants did not leave any digital evidence.
New Delhi: A proposal has been made to impose a night curfew in areas where Omicron is prevalent in the country. The proposal was made at a review meeting chaired by the Prime Minister. It is also proposed to increase the rates in districts where vaccination is less. The central team will be sent to the states where vaccination rates are low.
Beware: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for caution in the new covid variant. The inspection, monitoring, and contact list should be followed exactly. Parallel methods, including telemedicine, should be adopted. The Prime Minister also said that health systems from the grassroots should be strengthened.
Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George has said that Omicron has been confirmed for 5 more people in the state. Omicron confirmed this to 4 people who arrived at Ernakulam airport and one person from Kozhikode. Two people from the UK (28, 24), one from Albania (35), and one from Pathanamthitta (40) from Nigeria were diagnosed with the disease in Ernakulam. The 28-year-old hails from Kottayam and came to Ernakulam from the UK. Kozhikode native (21) arrived in Kozhikode from Bangalore Airport. A total of 29 people in the state have so far been confirmed by Omicron. 17 are from high-risk countries and 10 are from low-risk countries. Omicron was infected through contact with two people.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala raises India’s profile in front of the world, said President Ramnath Kovind. Malayalees raise the pride of India in front of the world, the President added.
He was unveiling the statue of P N Panicker at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram.
The unity of culture is raised at the highest level by Kerala.
In the indexes of Human Resource Development and Sustainable Development, Kerala is ahead of other states in India. Successive governments have focused on the growth and development of Kerala. This helped Kerala to sustain its leadership in many areas.
People born in Kerala bagged respect from the country and world also. The expatriates from Kerala not only send money but also raise India’s pride with their activities.
He appreciated the doctors and nurses of Kerala. Kerala has a library even in remote villages. The people in Kerala have an emotional relationship with libraries.
The libraries set up by P N Panikar’s movement become nerve centers of social and cultural works.
I am happy to note that the commendable work done by P.N. Panicker Foundation resulted in the setting up of P.N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra by the Government of Kerala as an autonomous organization, he said.
Ludhiana: Two people were killed in a blast at the Ludhiana district court in Punjab. Four people were injured. The blast occurred in the third floor of the court building. The court evacuated everyone from the premises. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.
The blast shattered the bathroom wall and windows in adjoining rooms. There were only a few people inside the court at the time of the blast as lawyers were on strike.
Panathur. Four people were killed when a lorry carrying timber overturned and plunged into a gorge in Pariyaram. Many workers are suspected of being trapped between loads of wood.
Five people have been brought to the district hospital in critical condition. The accident took place on the way to Panathur town from Kallapally.
