Evening Brief | July 8, 2023
Samastha to participate in CPM seminar against UCC
Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama will participate in the seminar organised by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) against the Uniform Civil Code, announced Samastha state president Jiffri Muthukoya Thangal. Thangal said the cooperation would be similar to the association against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Read more
Kerala police to introduce clearance for assistants in film sets
Kochi city police commissioner K Sethuraman has reportedly proposed a clearance certificate for a section of film crew workers. He has written to the producer’s association in this regard. The producers’ association has replied favourably to the commissioner. Read more
Renowned film producer Achani Ravi passes away at 90
Noted film producer K Ravindranathan Nair aka Achani Ravi passed away on Saturday. He was 90. He breathed his last at his residence in Kollam. Ravi, who turned 90 last Monday, has produced 14 movies and also acted in ‘Esthappan’, directed by G Aravindan. His movies have bagged several honours including 18 national and state awards. Read more
12 dead as violence rocks West Bengal's panchayat polls
Kolkata: Bengal's rural polls drew towards a bloody finish as 12 people died, bombs exploded and all parties levelled allegations of strong arm tactics against their rivals on Saturday. Twelve people, including eight from the ruling TMC and one worker each of the BJP, CPI(M), Congress and ISF died since midnight in the crucial three-tier panchayat polls, officials said. Read more
Pilot buries the hatchet with Gehlot, says 'collective leadership only way forward
Congress leader Sachin Pilot made it clear on Saturday that he had buried the hatchet with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the advice of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, saying collective leadership was the "only way" forward going into the assembly polls. Read more
MT Vasudevan Nair remembers artist Namboothiri's cognitive mastery, pays homage
He is an extraordinary artist. I have more than fifty years of association with him, even before being a colleague at Mathrubhumi. We are practically neighbours. After completing his painting studies in Madras, he came to the Poomully mana to create murals there. Read more
Neither tired nor retired, what's age got to do with it: Sharad Pawar on Ajit's suggestion to retire
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has scoffed at estranged nephew Ajit Pawar's suggestion that he should retire from active politics, saying he will continue working as party workers want him to keep going. Asserting that he was not old yet, Pawar echoed former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's words, saying, "Na tired hu, na retired hu." Read more
Three-year-old boy dies suffering from fever in Kasaragod
A three-year-old boy died after suffering from fever here on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Sree Balu, son of Balesh and Ashwathy, residents of Punnakkad, Kasaragod. He had been suffering from fever for the past two days. Read more