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New Indian Express
7 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Dalit student found dead on Armoor Social Welfare Residential College campus, family alleges negligence
NIZAMABAD : Intermediate second-year student Gaddam Santhosh (19), studying at the Social Welfare Residential College near Pipri road under Armoor police station limits, tragically died by suicide on Saturday morning. He was found hanging from a tree on the college premises. After the morning physical exercises, college staff and students noticed Santhosh was missing. A search led to the heartbreaking discovery, and police and family members were immediately informed. Santhosh's body was shifted to the government hospital for a postmortem and later handed over to the family. A resident of Arepally in Nizamsagar mandal and belonging to the Dalit community, Santhosh came from a financially constrained background. His father is employed in Dubai, while his brothers work in Hyderabad. According to G Punachandar Rao, Incharge Regional Coordinator of Social Welfare Residential Junior Colleges, Santhosh had returned to the Velpur College (which shares a campus with the Armoor College) on July 9 after the summer break. He had attended morning exercises and was last seen heading to the bath around 6:40 am. He was found dead around 7:40 am. Punachandar Rao added that Santhosh was not academically weak but had passed only four subjects in his first year. The transition from Telugu to English medium may have affected his academic comfort, and students suggested that limited friendships might have contributed to his emotional struggles. However, no direct evidence supports these speculations. Santhosh's brother, Sreenu, lodged a police complaint, expressing doubts about the role of the principal and physical education trainer. Armoor Police Officer Satyanarayana Goud confirmed that a case has been registered and an investigation is underway. (If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation - 04424640050, Tele Manas - 14416 (available 24x7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences' helpline - 02225521111, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Japanese art of storytelling, Rakugo, comes to Chennai
Rakugo is a solo, sit-down storytelling form that dates back to nearly four centuries. The performer remains seated throughout the act, often in a kneeling position called seiza, and enacts multiple characters using just minimal props. It's a form of mono-acting that relies heavily on vocal shifts, gestures, and facial expressions. 'Every Rakugo story builds up to a strong climax punchline called ochi which is the soul of the performance. The stories themselves are often passed down for generations. While most Rakugo are comic in nature, there are also ghost stories (Kaidanbanashi) and emotional narratives (Ninjobanashi),' says Santhosh. His discovery of Rakugo was accidental. While living in Bengaluru five years ago, he happened to attend an event by a Japanese storyteller who couldn't speak a word of English. The performance was entirely in Japanese, a language Santhosh barely knew. Yet, he was fascinated. 'I couldn't understand anything, but I fell in love with it,' he says. That led him to read more, and discover Rakugo being performed in English in Japan. He eventually shifted to Tokyo, where he now lives and works as an IT engineer while learning the art on the side.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- The Hindu
In two days, 24 persons held for drug peddling
In two days, the Greater Chennai City Police has arrested 24 persons for possessing drugs in three different places- Pattinapakkam, Maduravoyal and MGR Nagar- and seized the contraband from them. The Anti-Narcotic Intelligence Unit(ANIU) has been sharing intelligence inputs on drug peddlers and local police have been arresting and seizing the drugs consistently across the city. In pursuance of operations, Pattinapakkam Police mounted surveillance near a hotel and conducted a search at a room in the hotel located in MRC Nagar on Sunday. Police seized 5g of ganja, 48mg of OG ganja and 11 mobile phones from 10 persons. Police arrested Jagadeeshwar, 34, of Choolai, Santhosh, 27, of Kolathur and eight others. Police investigation revealed that Jagadeeshwar had a love marriage recently and the contraband was used at the party he hosted for his friends. On Saturday, Maduravoyal police arrested 10 suspects including Vasanth, 23 of Maduravoyal, Karthik, 27, of Karanodai and eight others near Kamatchi Nagar. 0.81g of LSD stamps, 5.25g of MDMA tablets, 53g of OG ganja, 350g of ganja, ₹50,000 in cash, and a bike were seized from them. MGR Nagar police arrested four more suspects including Sankara Narayanan, 27, of MGR Nagar and three others. The police seized 3g of methamphetamine and 28g of ganja paste from them.
New Indian Express
02-07-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Army honours Kargil martyr Santhosh Kumar at his house in Kochi
KOCHI: Celebrating the 26th anniversary of Kargil victory, a batch of serving army personnel deployed at Kargil, visited Priya K G, the wife of lance naik Santhosh Kumar P K, at her residence at Vazhakulam near Muvattupuzha on Tuesday. The function was held as part of the Ghar Ghar Shaurya Samman Mahotsav organised to honour Kargil Martyrs. The team, led by Naib Subedar Kingslin, garlanded the picture of Santhosh and paid floral tributes to his picture. A memento and citation were handed over to the wife, his mother Lakshmi Amma and son Arjun. Regiment Havildar Major Rajeesh K K, ex-servicemen and NCC cadets were present on the occasion. 'He had nursed the dream of serving the Indian Army from his childhood. Santhosh joined the Indian Army on October 1, 1984, and served the nation for 14 years and 279 days. He had participated in four major army operations, including Operation Pawan, Operation Rakshak and Operation Vijay. We got married in 1993. He was honoured with the Sena Medal posthumously,' said Priya. Santhosh made the sacrifice on July 6, 1999, while serving at Batalik sector in Kargil, while participating in Operation Vijay to reclaim Indian territory occupied by Pakistan Army. Honouring his martyrdom, the residents of Vettimattam have built a memorial and the Thodupuzha municipality has named a park after him.
New Indian Express
26-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
KFON gets national licence, to give 75k BPL connections by March
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Taking a giant leap in the internet arena, the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) has acquired the Internet Service Provider-Category A licence, which will give KFON operational permission throughout the country. Launched by Kerala government to erase the digital divide, KFON aims to establish 75,000 new BPL connections by March 2026. 'Though the new licence opens before us a pan-India market possibility, that is not the intended aim,' KFON managing director Santhosh Babu told TNIE. He said with the Category A licence, KFON can collaborate with bigger organisations like metro rail networks, which will expand its business further. The company will also be able to provide internet to people living on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. KFON, which currently has over one lakh customers, earlier held a Category-B licence that allowed it to operate within the state. KFON has already provided more than 14,000 connections to people in the BPL category, and has now set a higher goal of 75,000 new connections by the end of this financial year. 'Towards that end, the government has agreed to provide us Rs 60 crore. If the fund is received in a timely manner, we won't have any issue in achieving the target,' Santhosh said. Those availing BPL connections -- which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis -- will not have to pay internet charges for the first year. With a turnover of around Rs 267 crore, KFON is also planning to collaborate with other companies in a consortium format to increase its revenue. The internet service provider is trying to acquire a Virtual Network Operator licence, which will open new spaces in the tech industry. However, a lack of human resources remains a hurdle for the firm.
