Thrissur Pooram

  Thrissur Pooram revellers at the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple on Sunday cheered elephants of both Thrivambady and Paramekkavu sides stood face-to-face, with men on top unfurling colourful decorative parasols on a two-hour-long parade from southern entrance to the western entrance.  A team of elephants, with their mahouts, was ready for the grand finale in the…

Ecuador 7.8 earthquake claims 240 lives and injures over 500

240 people are confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake 7.8 magnitude hit Ecuador, early on Saturday evening. Over 500 people are injure in the quake which was felt across the country. Severe damages are reported with a bridge collapsing as far south as Guayaquil about 300 km (190 miles) away, as entire towns are flattened.…

19 killed in Kyushu, southern Japan hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake

A powerful earthquake with a 7.3 magnitude had triggered by a small eruption of the Mt Aso volcano on Kyushu, barely 24 hours after a small quake which killed nine people in the same region.The earthquake topple buildings and shredded  structures into piles of debris. According to Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga, at least 23…

Led Zeppelin sued over their biggest hit – Stairway to Heaven

There is a trial being prepared involving Robert Plant and Jimmy Page over the song Stairway to Heaven. A judge has ruled there is enough similarity to a song Taurus by Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe to warrant a case. Wolfe wrote Taurus using the stage name Randy California in either 1966  or 1967 years before…

Depression and mental ill health high in England’s Doctors.

In a breakthrough story in the New Day daily UK newspaper, they announce that mental illness hits 8 in 10 Doctors – meaning 82% of doctors in the England have had symptoms.  More shocking is that less than half seek help.  Pressurised workloads has caused an endemic sickness at the core of the “creaking NHS”  …

6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar’s capital Naypuidaw, formerly known as Burma, 84miles (135km) north-west of Mandalay according to the US Geographical Survey reports, with tremors in India, Bangladesh and China. The tremor could be felt in Assam, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are staying at Kaziranga National Park. Tremors were also…

Mamootty to offer free medicine for victims of Puttingal temple fire mishap

Mammotty, Malayalam Cinema actor has offered free Ayurvedic medicine to all burn victms of the Puttingal temple fireworks mishap.  His Facebook page, Mammooty posted the staff of Patanjali, an Ayurveda firm co-owned by him, would distribute the medicine. He also offered condolences to the families of the deceased, and is praying for the speedy recovery…