Ten year old school girl commits suicide in Mulki
Mulky: In a tragic incident a 10-year old school girl on Wednesday committed suicide by hanging herself at her grandparents’ house in Kamaaje near Mooru Kaveri in Mulki.
The deceased girl has been identified as Dhruvi (10), a fifth grade student at St. Mary’s English Medium School in Kinnigoli.
On Wednesday, Dhruvi’s school had declared holiday in the wake of feast at a local church. To mark the holiday, Dhruvi visited her grandparents’ house. Her grandmother insisted Dhruvi to study when she was watching TV and had a power cut.
Dhruvi reportedly went into the room to study and did not come out for long even after the power supply was restored. When her grandmother checked into the room, Dhruvi was found hanging from a window. Dhruvi hanged herself with the ribbon of her hair.
A case has been registered at Mulky Police Station and investigations are underway.
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MediaOne TV Facebook page restored after block linked to ‘government request’
Kochi: The official Facebook page of Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV has been restored after being blocked without prior notice, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.
The channel was quoted by Maktoob as saying that the restriction was lifted automatically, with Meta Platforms informing it that the action had been taken following a “government request” which has now expired or been reversed.
The development came shortly after the channel approached the Kerala High Court challenging the blocking of its page, terming it arbitrary and in violation of legal provisions and judicial precedents. The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.
In its petition, the channel said access to its Facebook page had been restricted for users in India without citing any specific content or alleged violation. It contended that while individual posts may be taken down under applicable a rule, blocking an entire page goes beyond the scope of such measures.
The incident followed an earlier action taken against the channel in 2022, when the Ministry of Information and transmitting prohibited it from transmitting. It cited national security concerns regarding the Ministry of Home Affairs' refusal of security clearance.
The Supreme Court of India in April 2023 set aside the ban, observing that national security claims cannot be made without substantive basis and that criticism of government policies does not render a media outlet anti-national.
