Just over 500 metres away from Ezhimala railway station at Kunhimangalam, Kannur, hidden from the rush of the city, nestled in a residential area with untarred roads flanked by shrubs gradually infiltrating the paths, around 11 artisans are at work under the shade of an asbestos shed, surrounded by heavy machinery and figures of deities … Read more
Kannur University senate member Shino P. Jose has formally requested the removal of P.P. Divya, a senate member and former district panchayat president, following allegations linking her to the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) K. Naveen Babu. In a letter addressed to the university’s Vice-Chancellor K.K. Saju and Chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan, … Read more
Naveen Babu | Photo Credit: LEJU KAMAL A special investigation team (SIT), led by Kannur district police chief Ajith Kumar, has taken over the probe into the death of Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu. Kannur range DIG Rajpal Meena will oversee the investigation, with the supervision of north region IG K. Sethu Raman, following … Read more
Kannur Collector Arun K. Vijayan An investigation team probing the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu arrived at the Collectorate to record the statement of Kannur District Collector Arun K. Vijayan on Monday (October 21, 2024). The Collector’s testimony is seen as pivotal to the ongoing investigation as it is alleged … Read more
Dr. B.S. Shiju, chairman of the Kerala unit of All India Congress Committee’s research division, has filed a complaint to Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, demanding the cancellation of the allotment for a controversial petrol pump in Cheranmula, Kannur. The demand follows allegations of bribery linked to the approval process for the pump, coinciding … Read more
While bird strikes are a known hazard at many airports, the proliferation of peacocks at the Kannur airport poses a unique challenge owing to the ‘protected status’ of the bird under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE The rising number of peacocks around the Kannur International … Read more
The death of a 13-year-old girl from Kannur in Kerala while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been ascribed to amoebic meningoencephalitis. (image for representation only) | Photo Credit: AFP The death of a 13-year-old girl from Kannur while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been ascribed to amoebic … Read more
Despite being located on March 17 by Forest department personnel, the tiger managed to escape after attempts to tranquilise the animal failed. (image for representational purposes) | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A tiger that was spotted near a rubber plantation recently at Adakkathodu in Kelakam panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala continues to evade … Read more
House surgeons at Kannur Government Medical College staged a protest on Monday demanding the stipend that has been pending for the past four months. The college, which has 156 house surgeons in two batches, has been withholding stipends from approximately 54 house surgeons since July 2023, despite a remaining balance of ₹1,11,19,337 earmarked for stipends. … Read more
A 75-year-old woman died after falling from the Kannur Government Medical College Hospital building at Pariyaram here on Monday. According to the police, Omana, a native of Nidiyangodi, Sreekandapuram, had accompanied her brother Narayan who was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Omana reportedly fell from the seventh floor of the building and died on the … Read more