Kottayam

In the sister Abhaya murder case, Kerala High Court suspended the sentence of life imprisonment to Father Thomas Kottoor and sister Sephy, on June 23. Thiruvananthapuram CBI court in 2020, convicted the aforementioned duo for the murder of 19-year-old nun sister Abhaya and sentenced them to life Imprisonment. The incident occurred in Kerala's Kottayam on March 27, 1992. CBI took over the case in 2008.

Amid bird flu threat in Kerala's Kottayam District, the local authority started mass culling of 16,000 birds. As of December 16, at least 16,000 ducks have been culled in three panchayats- Kallara, Vechoor, and Aymanam. These three panchayats are the worst-affected region. After today's culling total bird count will be released, said Collector PK Jayasree. Earlier in January, over 10,500 birds were culled in Kottayam.  

In Kerala's Kottayam, a 104 -year old grandmother aka Kuttiyamma sat for the Kerala State Literacy Mission exam and scored 89 out of 100. However, Kuttiyamma did not receive a formal education but knew to read well. Besides, she was taught to write by the 'Saksharatha Prerak Rehna'. Furthermore, Kerala's Education Minister… read-more

Kerala's Syro Malabar Church has defended the criticism drawn towards the rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, whose photograph has been printed in the 2021 calendar. Re-instating his Bishop post, the Church said that the rape charges against him are not proved yet. According to the reports, Mulakkal who headed the Jalandhar diocese of Church, is facing trial for allegedly raping a nun during 2014-16 in Kottayam (Kerala.)