Feb 25, 2012
CHENNAI: Music director Johnson’s son Ren Johnson died in a bike accident on Saturday. The incident happened at 1 pm in Chennai this afternoon. This is a great shock to the family as the music director had passed away only in August.


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February 25, 2012:
The LDF filed a complaint with the election commission on Saturday against electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed.
According to the LDF complaint, electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed had violated model code of conduct by declaring that Anoop would become a minister after the polls.
But Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, inaugurating UDF’s election convention at Piravom and also referring to the LDF complaint, said that the only issue before the UDF was whether Anoop should become a minister before the polls or after that.

Aryadan’s ‘ministership’ remark kicks up a row

STILL ALIVE is a stop-motion short film. Stop-motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames. This technique is been derived from the concept of animation which has been in use since ancient times.
Shot within 8 days by using an ordinary tripod, this short film depicts "footwear" as the characters. The main lead male character of this film is personified in a men's sport-shoe which tries to woo a fancy women's footwear, and other characters are also described in a similar fashion. The cycle of love story between this male and female footwear forms the basic outline of this short film. The personality and the emotional aspects of the character is been conveyed through the walk-cycle, posing and other animations of the footwear.

The expert team has requested to Apex Court to permit them to open vault ‘C’. The Court will consider the case tomorrow.
According to earlier reports, the temple is believed to have a treasure trove of precious jewels which is estimated to be worth more than
Rs One lakh crore, making it the richest temple in the world.

February 22, 2012: 
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
K.R. Rajagopal has been selected as the BJP candidate for the Piravom Assembly by-election. The decision was taken during the meeting of the State office-bearers of the party held on Wednesday. Rajagopal will file nomination on Thursday. He is the son of former Minister KGR Kartha.

Jacob’s death has further narrowed down the UDF majority in the 140-member Assembly. According to political observers, if the UDF fails to retain Piravom, it could only shake the government.

Tuesday, February 21
Trivandrum: Kerala State Labour Minister Shibu Baby John has ordered the Labour Department officials to ensure minimum wages to nurses and para-medical staff in private hospitas. Labour department officials will check documents in private hospitals and submit report in this regard. The official in charge of the area will be answerable, if any irregularity is found in a hospital, and will be dealt with strict action.

State government will also consider raising the minimum wages to nurses and para medical staff, the minister assured. He called upon the striking nurses not to forget their duty towards the society.

February 21 ,2012:                           
Kannur: Deputy leader of the opposition Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Tuesday said that UDF has given control of police force in the district to Muslim League and this is the real reason for violence.
Oommen Chandy has divided the control of the police force among the UDF constituents, Kodiyeri alleged.

If peace has to return to the region, first we should know what stand the IUML will take on the situation, he said.Talking to the media on the backdrop of the ongoing violence in the district, Kodiyeri said that his party support all peace initiatives.

February 21, 2012


Vagamon: Nearly four people were killed when a mini bus fell into a 500 feet deep gorge at Vellikullam near Vagamon at 8 30 this morning. The people traveling from Alapuzha belonged to a music troupe. The deceased were natives of Alappuzha.

Three people died on the spot and one person died on the way to the hospital. 22 people were traveling in the bus. Almost 18 persons have been injured. Three people are in a critical stage. Rescue operations are under way. Police suspects that the accident occurred because the driver dozed off.

The bodies of the deceased has been taken to Eratupetta hospital. Those who are critically injured have been taken to Kottayam Medical College. The injured people are being admitted to various hospitals in Eratupetta. As the bus fell into a 500 deep gorge rescue operations has been very difficult. It is only after the fire force arrived at the spot that the rescue operators could enter the gorge to pull out the victims. All the travelers have been pulled out of the gorge

Kannur:

 The CPIM has called for a 12 hour hartal in Kannur district tomorrow in protest against the attack on CPIM Kannur District Secretary, P Jayarajan. More than 50 Muslim League activists hurled stones at the vehicle in which Mr Jayarajan was traveling in. The incident occurred at Ariyil, Thaliparamba this afternoon. Mr Jayarajan and MLA T V Rajesh were injured.

” It was an attempt to murder us. It is only because the driver was clever enough and managed to maneuver the car out of the angry mob that we survived,” Mr Jayarajan said. The CPIM leaders protested before the Thaliparamba police station. MLA James Mathew was also traveling in the same vehicle that was attacked. The vehicles of Kairali TV, and Deshabhimani were also attacked by the mob.

February 21, 2012:

Italian authorities on Tuesday filed a petition demanding the cancellation of the FIR registered against two Italian naval guards who were charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast.
The petition points out that Indian laws are not applicable as the incident happened in international waters.
The Italian foreign ministry also demanded a discussion of the issue at the government level. It accused the Kerala police of acting in arbitrary manner and that the action is not acceptable.
A statement released by the Italian foreign ministry also said that the incident took place along the international shipping channel and there for only international laws would be applicable.

Monday, February 20, 2012:
The mammoth task of sorting out and documenting all the treasure found in Kerala's Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple will begin on Monday as ordered by the Supreme Court.
As a result, rituals at the century old-temple will be affected.
It shot into prominence in 2011 after its cellars were opened, and gold ornaments among other treasures were recovered.

Under the supervision of an experts committee appointed by the Supreme Court, the valuation is being done by RBI officials.
The evaluation of the treasures in the temple vaults is said to be worth over Rs 100,000 crore.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Mar George Alencherry

Syro-Malabar Church Major Archbishop Mar George Alencherry was consecrated as Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVII at a ceremony in Vatican on Saturday.
Mar Alencherry is among the 22 new cardinals consecrated by the Pope. From his throne in front of the St Peter’s Basilica, the Pope gave Alencherry a red silk hat and a ring, symbolic of the high station in the church.

The Pope also announced the appointment of Alencherry as the titular Archpriest of San Bernardo alle Terme in Rome, the same position held by his predecessor late Varkey Vithaythil.

Several bishops, priests and faithful from Kerala witnessed the ceremony at the St Peter’s Basilica. Malankara Catholic Church Major Archbishop and Catholic Bishops Conference of India vice-president Mar Baselius Cleemis and Kottayam Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkat represented the Catholic Church. Federal Minister of State for Agriculture Prof. K V Thomas represented the federal government and State Water Works Minister P J Joseph the Kerala government on the occasion.

Alencherry is the fourth Malayali and 10th Indian to be elevated as Cardinal. His Malayali predecessors were Mar Joseph Cardinal Parecattil, Mar Antony Cardinal Padiyara and Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil. On his elevation as Cardinal, Alencherry has become one of the three Indian prelates who have voting right in the Pope’s election.

Mar Alencherry, who was serving as the Bishop of Thuckalay, was elected Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Church on May 24, 2011 following the death of Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil.

Alencherry was born in Thuruthy, Changanacherry. He was ordained a priest on November 19, 1972. He was secretary of the Archeparch of Changanacherry and assistant pastor of the cathedral as well as director of “Sunday Schools” in the archeparchy.

New Cardinal George Alencherry of India is seen with red biretta, a four-cornered hat,
on the head during a consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the
Vatican February 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI installed 22 new Roman Catholic cardinals
from around the world on Saturday.

15 injured as elephant turns violent

 Thrissur, Feb 16: A motorcyclist was trampled to death and at least 13 others were injured when an elephant ran amock in Thrissur this morning, setting off a wave of panic.

The elephant knocked down the motorcycle of Aloysiyus, 52, at nearby Kechery before trampling him to death, police said. It also attacked a private bus at Manali, injuring 15 passengers, they added.

The animal was being taken to its owner''s house at Peridimannu from Kechery, both located in the district, when it ran amock. It was later brought under control by being tranquilised, police said.
The injured have been admitted to hospital.



                                                                                                                                     Visual Courtesy: Reporter Tv

Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday, February 16, 2012:
 The final draft of the monorail from Mangalapuram (Technocity) to Neyyatinkara will be submitted to the Government on 28th of this month.
The decision was taken in a meeting convened by CM with the representatives of NATPAC. Tomy Cyriac, the head of the NATPAC monorail project detailed the project report to CM.
The project will be completed in two phases. The first will be from Pallipuram to Thampanoor and the second from Thampanoor to Neyyatinkara. The total cost of the project will be Rs 5130 crore.
Low floor bus services will be stated to the stations of monorail from different points. At a time 600 persons can travel in the monorail. This will ease the traffic congestion in the city. If the Government approves the draft, the final report within 10 days, said NATPAC representatives.

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Friday, 10 February 2012:
 The media syndicate working against the CPM has become active again, said party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan. Addressing reporters here, Pinarayi said the claim of some media that the activity report has been leaked is not right.

Pinarayi said the media has the right to criticize the party, but they have no right to spread lies. Criticism and lies are not the same. The media is purposefully spreading lies against the party which is not at all right.

What appeared in the media in the name of report is totally baseless. The news that a part of the activity report has been corrected by the politburo is not true. The report was unanimously accepted.

Pinaryi denied the news that opposition leader V S Achuthanandan expressed his desire to quit the post. VS must have met the leaders for some other reasons and it was VS who recommended my name to the party secretary post.

pinarayi vijayan

Pinarayi Vijayan was Friday re-elected for the fourth time as the state secretary of the CPI (M) here. Party sources said a new, expanded state committee with 84 members was formed with 12 new faces.

However, seven leaders including Sarojini Balanandan was dropped from the committee. The others who have been dropped on account of old age include P R Rajan, K Thulasi, K K Mamukkutty, C O Poulose, M Kelappan and P Unnikrishna Pillai.

Born in a poor toddy tapper's family in Kannur on March 21, 1944, to Mundayil Koran and Kalyani, Pinarayi came through a poverty stricken childhood. After passing out of school, he worked as a hand loom weaver for one year before joining for Pre-University course in the Government Brennen College, Thalassery. Later he completed degree course from there.

He became an active worker of students’ movements and participated in various struggles. He also worked as the State President and Secretary of Kerala Students Federation (KSF) and State President of Kerala Socialist Youth Federation (KSYF). He played a key role in protecting the organisation from the clutches of Naxalities ideology. He became a member of CPI (M) Kannur District Committee at the age of 24, and District Secretariat at the age of 28. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly four times, in 1970, 1977, 1991 and 1996.

Koliyakkode Krishnan Nair, T V Rajesh, James Mathew, Saji Cherian, C B Chandrababu, C K Rajendran, A C Moideen, P P Vasudevan, P Nanda Kumar, K V Krishnan, P Mary and P Biju found place in the new panel.

Friday, 10 February 2012:
 The four-day 20th Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) state meet concluded today at Chandrasekharan Nair stadium. Thousands of activists took part in the Red volunteer march on the concluding day of the 20th CPM state conference transforming the city into a sea of red here on Friday.
The rally was organized in such a way that the participants started off in small rallies from different centers and then converge at the Chandrasekharan Nair stadium, where the closing ceremonies will take place.
The day’s proceedings began with the Red Volunteer parade at 3pm with 25,000 participants. The volunteers, in two groups, proceeded simultaneously from Manjalikulam ground near the Ayurveda College and Manaveeyam Road near Vellayambalam towards the stadium.

The party workers and supporters then marched to the meeting place. These marches commenced from Chakkai, Thycaud, Kuravankonam, Manaveeyam Road and Overbridge near Ayurveda College.
According to the organisers, more than 1.5 lakh people took part in the rally. Art forms like pookavadi, theyyam, thira, panchavadyam and brass bands and floats also added colour to the rally.

Sambar

Sambar is a vegetable stew or chowder based on a broth made with tamarind and pigeon peas, and is very popular in the cooking of southern regions of India especially in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Each state in South India prepares it with a typical variation, adapted to its taste and environment.

Director Roshan Andrews, who directed the Mohanlal starrer Casanova plans to remake the film in Hindi.
The Bollywood remake version of Casanova might star Aamir Khan or Ajay Devgn.

The remake rights of Mohanlal-Shriya Saran starrer Casanova is apparently said to have been sold for a record-breaking amount.

Roshan Andrews said that even when the script was being written for the original film, there were thoughts about making it in Hindi since the script has all the elements required for a Bollywood masala movie.

Though Roshan Andrews did not reveal the name the star, he said that the actor would be an established star to do justice to Lal's role in the film.

The Casanova director, who plans to expand his horizons said made it clear that though he plans to direct Bollywod film, Kerala will remain his base.

 Feb 6, 2012 
A court here Monday found five people guilty in a horrendous case in which a teenaged girl who was sexually exploited in 2003 died a year later following complications after delivering a child.

A Central Bureau of Investigation court here, which exonerated one person in what is known as the Kiliroor sex case, will pronounce the sentences on Wednesday.

The case had hogged the headlines since the victim, Shari S.Nair, who was exploited in the guise of being promised roles in films and TV serials, died in 2004. The then leader of opposition, V.S. Achuthanandan, had publicly said that there was a VIP involved in the case and if elected, he would order the arrest this individual.
Achuthanandan was in office 2006-2011 but there was no movement forward and the CBI investigations also did not touch on the role of a VIP.

Among those who have been found guilty is Latha Nair, the woman who is alleged to have taken Shari to various places where she was exploited.

The others found guilty are Prasanth, Kochumon, Manoj and Praveen, who informed the court that he is the father of Shari's daughter, who is now in the custody of the deceased's parents.

Praveen, in an interview to a TV news channel Monday, said that Shari and he were in love and were planning to get married.

"I used to visit her home and her parents were well aware of our relations. They were for our relationship, but all of a sudden after Shari's death, changed their minds. Irrespective of what today's verdict is going to be, I will approach the family court to get possession of my daughter because I don't want her to be under the influence of Shari's parents," Praveen said.

Shari's mother, however, told reporters that all this was baseless.

"We came to know only in the hospital that Shari was pregnant. He has never come to our home. At no cost will we ever give possession of our granddaughter to him. If any court is going to rule that, all three of us (my husband, the child and myself) of will commit suicide," Shari's mother said.

Shari's father Surendran told reporters after the verdict that he would appeal against it in the Kerala High Court because the investigations had not gone to the heart of the matter.

"The CBI never dealt with the death of my daughter. Moreover, the CBI has named only ordinary people who exploited my daughter as the accused. We all know there are many more people who have exploited her and this includes some bigwigs. We also want to know about that" Surendran said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: February 6

The CBI court here will pronounce the verdict in the Kiliroor sex scandal case on today (February 6). The hearing in the case came to an end on Monday.

No mention of any VIP to anyone'

 As the examination of witnesses in the Kiliroor sex scandal case continued in the CBI court here on Saturday, Dr Sankaran, the doctor of a private hospital near Kottayam, under whose care the victim Sari was till her end, deposed that he had never mentioned the word ‘VIP’ to anyone including Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan, during the visit by many leaders.
He told the court that he had accompanied the then Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan to the hospital room where the girl was admitted and confided to him that the rush of visitors may be harmful, given the delicate medical condition of the girl.
“The girl was not responding owing to her state of health, though I told her that it was the Opposition leader who was with him and he could do some help to her, ” Dr Sankaran said.
The other leaders who had visited the girl included CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, Democratic Women’s Association leader P K Sreemathi and CPI leader Meenaskshi Thampan, among others, he told the
court.

Kiliroor Sex Scandal Case History 

Samvritha Sunil,the most wanted Malayalam actress now is preparing for her marriage.Samvritha will marry Mr.Akhil a California based engineer.Though the dates of the marriage is not yet fixed, the reports say that the marriage will occur soon.

Preparation

The chicken is marinated in yogurt and seasoned with tandoori masala. It is moderately piquant in India and Pakistan, but the heat is reduced in most Western nations. Cayenne pepper, red chili powder or kashmiri red chili powder is used to give it a fiery red hue in the original version. A higher amount of turmeric produces an orange color. In milder versions, both red and yellow food coloring are used to achieve the color.[1] It is traditionally cooked at high temperatures in a tandoor (clay oven), but can also be prepared on a traditional barbecue grill.
Tandoori Chicken has earned a name for itself and needs no explanation or introduction. Tandoori Chicken is just fabulous. The experience, the spices, the color, the flavor, the aroma….the combination of all this will have you coming back for more every time.

gredients:

1. Wash the skinned Chicken well and with a knife, make 1-inch slits in it.
2. Put the chicken in a gallon size zip lock bag and add in the Lemon Juice.
3. Give it a good mix and let it sit while getting the marinade ready.
4. Pour all of the marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
5. Do a taste test for the marinade and adjust the salt and other spices as needed.
6. Add the marinade to the chicken (in the zip lock bag) and give another good mix. Make sure all the pieces get well coated with the yogurt mixture.
7. Store in the refrigerator to marinate overnight or minimum of 4 hours for best results.
8. At the time of barbecuing, pre-heat the grill to medium-high heat.
9. Get the baste ready by mixing all the ingredients together.
10. Once the Grill is ready, spray some cooking oil on the grill so that the chicken does not stick to the grill.
11. With tongs, place the chicken on the grill and close the lid.  Allow it to cook for 5 minutes.
12. Flip the chicken, coat it with the baste and allow it to cook for a few minutes.  Flip again.  Baste again. Repeat a couple of times until the chicken is fully cooked.
13. The Chicken needs to cook for approximately 18-20 minutes total.
14. Remove Chicken into a platter.  Always let it sit for a few minutes before serving to allow the juices to settle in.
15. Serve with Mint Chutney or Pickled Onions.

Tandoori Chicken with Green Chutney

1. Chicken thighs also work very well for this recipe in combination with or as an alternative to the chicken drumsticks.
2. You can use boneless chicken for the same recipe as well.
3. Tandoori Masala can be bought at any Indian grocery store of made at home.

Tomin J Thachankary

The Thrissur Vigilance Court on Saturday sought an explanation from the Vigilance department director in connection with the controversy over prosecution of suspended IG Tomin J Thachankary.
Thachankary had faced a Vigilance inquiry, criminal cases and disciplinary actions in his career.The Vigilance case was launched on charges of “amassing wealth of Rs.1 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income and other allegations.” The Vigilance inquiry was still pending.
It was also revealed that the IPS officer had “illegally imported electronic goods from Singapore. There were other allegations against the 1st respondent like misuse of official vehicle, publishing photograph in uniform unauthorisedly, frequent foreign visits, possession of multiple passports as also registering of false cases against certain persons and lock-up torture.