Payyanur Local News

Payyanur: Six members of a family near Govt Hospital have been hospitalised due to food poisoning. MP Ravi employee of Payyanur Co-op rural bank , wife Sindhu and three daughters and niece Latha have been hospitalised after eating grapes bought from Payyanur town.

Payyanur: Sri.MV Raghavan, miniser for co-operation inaugurated the newly established Pilathara Uraban Co-op Bank at pilathara yesterday. Sri. M.Narayanankutty, the chairaman of the bank presided over the function

Pariyaram: A three member administrative committee has taken charge of Pariyaram Medical College administration. Sri. MV Raghavan, minister for co-operation, Sri. K.Sudhakaran, minister for forest and Sri. NA Muhammad are the committe members. The new committee will continue till a new director board is elected.

Kannur: A new institution to promote the karnatic music , "the Swathi Thirunal Kalakendra" will start functioning from january,2002, said the director of th kendra and noted lyricist and musician Kaithpram Damodaran Namboothiri. He told the mission of this institution is to give training and orinetation to talented students in Karnatic music. Library, research centre, concerts,interviews, competitions,music therapy will be some of the features of this institution, he told.

Payyanur: KSRTC started two new bus services from Payyanur to Kozhikode. The new TT(town-to-town) ordinary services will start from Payyanur at 8:40 am and 9:30 am.

Payyanur: Sri KM Mani, the revenue minister laid the foundation stone for the natyagriha being constructed at Bhaskara, Kaithapram. Sri. OV Narayanan, dist panchayth president presided over the function. Sri. TP Bhaskara Poduval , the principal of Bhaskara, who has been selected to the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy was honoured at the function by Sri CF Thomas, minister for rural devp. Suresh Babu Elayavoor, Malliseri Karunakaran, VP Dhananjayan, Vishnu Namboothiri also spoke.

Kannur: The action council staged a collectorate march demanding immediate action in Sandhy murder case. Sandhya's father Sri.Narayanan Nambeesan lead the protest march. Sandhya, a college student of Mathamangalam was killed in a rape attempt about three months back. Noone was arrested so far in this regard. Sri. TK Balan MLA inaugurated the march. E Karunakaran, president of Eramam Kuttoor Panchayath presided over.

Payyanur: Kottyakkaran Vinod (23) has been admitted in the Payyanur Nursing home after being stabbed by a group at Kandoth yesterday. The culprits came in an autorickshaw and attacked Vinod who was going to the Kothayi Mukku bus stop. His palm was cut off in the incident. The specialist doctors of Dhanalakshmi Hospital , Kannur are trying to joint the cut-off palm at Payyanur Nursing home. Police sources said that this attack is in connection with the untoward incidents happened at Annur during the annual celbration of a local club a few months back.

Payyanur: One more person died in the bus accident happened at edat last week. Narasimha Poojari(32), Mookambika died at Pariyaram Medical College yesterday. The accident happened due to the bus carrying Sabarimala Devotees from Karntaka hitting a tree after loosing control. Another devotee ,Ravi Shetty had died at the spot itself.