Tubers in myriad shapes, colours and size fill up every available space at Omalloor Krishi Vaibhavam market, just behind the panchayat office at Omalloor, about five kilometres from Pathanamthitta. It spills out of shops into sidewalks, alleys and streets. I seek the help of Gopalakrishnan, manning one of the outlets, to identify some of the tubers. The abundance […]
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A burst of sunlight greets visitors to stall nine inside the sprawling, aesthetically designed Kerala Arts and Crafts Village (KACV) at Vellar, near Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram. Dozens of shining mirrors, big and small, set in beautifully crafted brass frames in different shapes catch the light and reflect it. Inside the stall, three artisans, squatting on […]
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Key news developments in Kerala on Oct 15, Saturday Bhagaval Singh, Laila and Mohammed Shafi aka Rasheed, the second, first and third accused in the suspected human sacrifice case, were in a police vehicle after being remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody in Kochi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Key news developments in […]
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The horrific killings of two women, purportedly as part of a human sacrifice for financial gains, has sent shock waves through Kerala and led to a cry for a law against sorcery and witchcraft. Hiran Unnikrishnan, M.P. Praveen and K.S. Sudhi report on the case that exposes how irrational beliefs, superstitions, and the occult still hold sway over sections of […]
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Heavy rains delayed the rescue operation as the car carrying father and two daughters got swept away by strong currents Heavy rains delayed the rescue operation as the car carrying father and two daughters got swept away by strong currents Three persons including two women were killed when a car plunged into a canal near […]
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Conservationists are up in arms against a project launched by the government to desilt rivers to control floods, which have become an annual phenomenon since 2018, alleging that it has led to unscrupulous sand-mining. While the government maintains transparency in works, conservationists are unconvinced Conservationists are up in arms against a project launched by the […]
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