A 62-year-old woman was tragically murdered by her husband in Kottarakkara, Kollam. The husband, Suendran Pillai, strangled his wife, Saraswathy Amma, while she was stitching clothes, then hacked and stabbed her. The motive behind the crime was suspicion of infidelity. Pillai changed his clothes, confessed to his neighbor, and then turned himself in at the…
The Motor Vehicles Department has taken action in the case where a woman was run over and killed by a car in Kollam. The driver’s license has been suspended and further actions will be taken. The police are investigating if the driver and passenger were under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Blood and urine…
During Uthradam day, liquor sales through Bevco outlets in Thiruvananthapuram reached a record Rs 124 crore, compared to Rs 116 crore last year. The Asramam outlet in Kollam had the highest sales of Rs 1.15 crore on Uthradam day. The Karunagappally outlet in Kollam and the Chalakkudy outlet followed closely behind with sales over Rs…
The festival fever in Kollam reached its peak on Saturday as people flooded the streets and shops for the last-minute Onam shopping spree known as ‘Uthrada Pachil’. Textile shops were bustling with customers picking out their festive outfits, while grocery and vegetable shops had long queues. Flower vendors were in high demand as shoppers sought…
Five individuals were arrested at the airport in Trivandrum for possessing fake passports. Immigration officials suspect a larger operation providing fake passports and are calling for a thorough investigation. The arrested individuals were trying to secure jobs in the Gulf using forged documents. They have been remanded on charges of cheating, forgery, and fraudulent use…
In Thiruvananthapuram, two individuals were arrested with a large quantity of MDMA during a vehicle check in Punalur. The drug haul was the biggest ever reported in the Kollam rural police limits. The accused, Sooraj and Nitheesh, were found with 143 grams of MDMA worth lakhs of rupees. They have been remanded on charges under…