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NEHRU: THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO BE CAESAR
The New Indian Express Kollam

NEHRU: THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO BE CAESAR

Our first PM shunned unchecked power. Instead, with his respect for parliament, judiciary and his political opponents, he instilled a deep regard for democracy in the newly independent nation

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December 13, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

Orange alert sounded in 3 dists today

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall on Friday and issued an orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts.

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December 13, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

3 of family from Tiruvalla killed in accident in Kovai

Van driver arrested

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December 13, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

Orange alert sounded in 3 dists today

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall on Friday and issued an orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts.

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December 13, 2024
Actor abduction case: Court issues notice to former DGP Sreelekha
The New Indian Express Kollam

Actor abduction case: Court issues notice to former DGP Sreelekha

ERNAKULAM District Principal Sessions Court on Thursday issued a notice to former Director General of Police R Sreelekha after the survivor in the 2017 actor abduction case filed a contempt of court petition against her.

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December 13, 2024
Rape accused burnt victim's head, minor nephew played accomplice
The New Indian Express Kollam

Rape accused burnt victim's head, minor nephew played accomplice

Prime accused watched Crime Patrol, other crime shows to learn tricks before killing girl

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December 13, 2024
Heavy rain hits Tamil Nadu, more predicted next week
The New Indian Express Kollam

Heavy rain hits Tamil Nadu, more predicted next week

THE northeast monsoon has come in heavy this year, already delivering bountiful rains.

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December 13, 2024
Panayampadam stretch accident-prone: MVD
The New Indian Express Kollam

Panayampadam stretch accident-prone: MVD

The section of the Kozhikode-Palakkad national highway in Panayampadam, near Mannarkkad, where four students were killed after a speeding cement-laden lorry veered off course and toppled over them on Thursday evening, is known to be accident-prone.

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December 13, 2024
ADM death: Presence of bloodstains raises suspicion, says wife
The New Indian Express Kollam

ADM death: Presence of bloodstains raises suspicion, says wife

EMPHASISING the need for a CBI probe into the death of Naveen Babu, former ADM of Kannur, his wife Manjusha on Thursday submitted before the Kerala High Court that there is a possibility of homicide.

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December 13, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

ADM death: Presence of bloodstains raises suspicion, says wife

EMPHASISING the need for a CBI probe into the death of Naveen Babu, former ADM of Kannur, his wife Manjusha on Thursday submitted before the Kerala High Court that there is a possibility of homicide.

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December 13, 2024
Closest of friends in life — and in death
The New Indian Express Kollam

Closest of friends in life — and in death

THEY were closest of friends—so much so that even death couldn't separate them. Irfana Sherin P A, Ridha Fathima, Nidha Fathima K M and Aysha A S, all students of Class VIII at Karimba Government HSS, were snatched away by fate's cruel hands when a truck transporting cement careened out of control, toppled, and fell over them.

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December 13, 2024
No plan to revive party membership or attend area committee meet: S Rajendran
The New Indian Express Kollam

No plan to revive party membership or attend area committee meet: S Rajendran

FORMER DEVIKULAM MLA S Rajendran, who had distanced himself from the CPM after the last assembly election, said that he has no plans to revive his party membership or attend the area committee meeting to be held in Munnar.

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December 13, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

Samastha feud continues

THE INTERNAL feud in Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul is simmering with both factions coming up with their explanation on what actually transpired at the mushawara meeting in Kozhikode on Wednesday.

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December 13, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

Chandy Oommen's aide removed from KPCC media WhatsApp group

RESENTMENT is brewing among a section of leaders after a KPCC member close to Chandy Oommen was removed from the WhatsApp group of the Congress' media cell.

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December 13, 2024
Padaharam bridge work in Kuttanad in final stage
The New Indian Express Kollam

Padaharam bridge work in Kuttanad in final stage

THE CONSTRUCTION of the Padaharam Bridge, connecting Thakazhi and Nedumudi panchayats in Kuttanad, is nearing completion.

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December 13, 2024
Unnimama's gambit & his village's right moves inspire movie
The New Indian Express Kollam

Unnimama's gambit & his village's right moves inspire movie

LIFE is like a chess game - it depends on how you play it.

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December 13, 2024
Criticism is the lifeline of CPM, says M V Govindan
The New Indian Express Kollam

Criticism is the lifeline of CPM, says M V Govindan

Decision to field Mukesh as LS candidate was blunder: Party members

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December 13, 2024
Alex beats odds to carry devotees to abode of Lord Ayyappa
The New Indian Express Kollam

Alex beats odds to carry devotees to abode of Lord Ayyappa

FOR E Alex, a dolly carrier with disability, his regular trips braving heights, weather, and through crowded forest paths beelining devotees and speeding tractor trailers, to the hill shrine of Sabarimala, is not just a routine but also a devotion to Lord Ayyappa.

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December 13, 2024
GUKESH KING OF THE 64 SQUARES
The New Indian Express Kollam

GUKESH KING OF THE 64 SQUARES

CHESS has a new king. The promised prince is here and he will be coronated on Friday evening.

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December 13, 2024
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Cabinet OKs 'one poll' bill, may go to JPC for vetting

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved two bills to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

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December 13, 2024
No pilgrim should be given privilege at Sabarimala, says HC
The New Indian Express Kollam

No pilgrim should be given privilege at Sabarimala, says HC

KERALA High Court on Thursday observed that the directive to ensure uninterrupted movement of pilgrims in front of the sopanam of Sabarimala temple was openly flouted by the visit of actor Dileep on December 5.

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December 13, 2024
Supreme Court halts surveys of mosques
The New Indian Express Kollam

Supreme Court halts surveys of mosques

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a sweeping order restraining courts across the country from accepting fresh suits seeking to reclaim religious structures or passing orders to survey mosques to determine whether temples lie beneath them.

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December 13, 2024
Pinarayi: States should unite further to fight intrusion on federalism
The New Indian Express Kollam

Pinarayi: States should unite further to fight intrusion on federalism

A newly renovated memorial and library in honour of E V Ramasamy Naicker, fondly known as Thanthai Periyar, was unveiled as a lasting tribute to the fight for equality on the grounds of Vaikom, on Thursday.

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December 13, 2024
Sudevan elected CPM district secy for 3rd straight term
The New Indian Express Kollam

Sudevan elected CPM district secy for 3rd straight term

OVERCOMING strong opposition from a section within the party, S Sudevan has been re-elected as the CPM Kollam district secretary for a third consecutive term.

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December 13, 2024
GUKESH ATTACKS BUT DING ESCAPES AGAIN
The New Indian Express Kollam

GUKESH ATTACKS BUT DING ESCAPES AGAIN

World champion finds ways to defend from challenging positions

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December 12, 2024
Liren's White matches
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Liren's White matches

One of the quickest draws so far, just 23 moves.

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December 12, 2024
GUKESH ATTACKS BUT DING ESCAPES AGAIN
The New Indian Express Kollam

GUKESH ATTACKS BUT DING ESCAPES AGAIN

World champion finds ways to defend from challenging positions

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December 12, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

Saudi Arabia to host 2034 FIFA WC

SAUDI ARABIA has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men's football, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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December 12, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam

Shami far from best as Bengal lose to Baroda

PACER Mohammed Shami rarely operated at his best and it had a cascading effect on Bengal as they went down by 41 runs against Baroda in the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
Mandhana ton in vain as Australia win ODI series 3-0
The New Indian Express Kollam

Mandhana ton in vain as Australia win ODI series 3-0

SMRITI MANDHANA'S record-breaking century and Arundhati Reddy's career-best figures went in vain as India lost the final ODI against Australia at the WACA ground as hosts took the series 3-0 adding six points to their tally in the ICC women's ODI championship.

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December 12, 2024