The joy of true quiet becomes a daily healing food.
--Thich Nhat Hanh.
**A special CBI Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Father Thomas M Kottoor and Sister Sephy, in the Sister Abhaya murder case. (Live Law).
**Poet and activist Sugathakumari passes away.
**As many as 41 Indian sailors are reportedly stuck on a ship MV Anastasia in China because of a trade war with Australia for the past 13 months.
**In view of the new coronavirus strain, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami to meet health experts on December 28.
**Pollution accounted for nearly 1.7m premature deaths in India in 2019, or 18% of all deaths, according to a study that lays bare the human cost of the country’s toxic urban air.
A report published by the Lancet says pollution in India has led to an increase in diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, neonatal disorders and respiratory diseases, resulting in millions more deaths. (Hannah-Ellis Petersen / The Guardian)
**A prominent Turkish journalist has been sentenced in absentia to more than 27 years in jail on terrorism-related charges that his legal team have described as politically motivated.
Can Dündar, who edited Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper before fleeing to Germany in 2016, was previously found guilty by an Istanbul court of espionage and aiding an armed terrorist organisation. (Bethan McKernan/ The Guardian).
**The model Stella Tennant has died aged 50, her family has confirmed.
Her family said in a statement: “It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22 December 2020. (PA News / The Guardian)
MORE NEWS.
Kerala Governor denies assent to convene Assembly.
1. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan denies assent to convene the Assembly on Wednesday to discuss and reject the new Central farm laws.
"The CPM-helmed ruling Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front found the governor’s decision a violation of his constitutional obligation to honour a decision taken by the state cabinet and sought his immediate recall," writes K.M.Rakesh in The Telegraph.
"The government had sought the approval of Mr Khan to convene the Assembly to pass a unanimous resolution against the Centre's farm laws. The Governor reportedly questioned the merit of the request," The Hindu reports.
Farmers to decide on govt. offer for talks today.
டெல்லியில் போராடும் விவசாய அமைப்புகளை புதிய பேச்சுவார்த்தைக்கு மத்திய அரசு அழைத்துள்ளது. இதில் பங்கேற்பது குறித்த முடிவை விவசாய அமைப்புகள் இன்று எடுக்கின்றன -Daily Thanthi.
Abhaya case: Court to pronounce sentence today.
2. A Special CBI Court in Thiruvananthapuram will pronounce the sentence in the Sister Abhaya case.
The court on Tuesday convicted a catholic priest and a nun in the infamous Sister Abhaya murder case.
Abhaya was only 19 at the time she was murdered in a convent at Kottayam in Kerala. Her parents are no more.
The CB (CID) police of the state who initially probed the case concluded that it was a case of suicide. But the CBI found it was a homicide.
A social activist Jomon Puthenpurackal's intervention saw the case being reopened and handed over to the CBI by the court.
The CBI officials arrested three suspects--two priests and a nun-- on November 19, 2008. One of them was acquitted for want of evidence.
20 from UK test positive for COVID-19
3. At least 20 passengers from the UK tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government issued a stringent set of SOPs mandating RT-PCR tests at airports for each traveller from the country and isolation in a separate unit of an institutional facility for positive cases in view of the new coronavirus strain. (PTI).
Kerala budget to lay emphasize on women's empowerment - Deshabhimani.
4. സ്ത്രീശാക്തീകരണത്തിന്റെ ചരിത്രത്തിലേക്ക് പുത്തനധ്യായം എഴുതിച്ചേർക്കാനൊരുങ്ങി കേരള ബജറ്റ്. തൊഴിൽ മേഖലകളിൽ സ്ത്രീകൾക്ക് കൂടുതൽ അവസരം ഉറപ്പാക്കുന്ന പദ്ധതികൾക്കാകും സംസ്ഥാന ബജറ്റിൽ ഊന്നൽ....
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