Udupi: Toddler slips from mother's hand while drawing water from well, dies
Udupi: In a tragic incident, a one-and-a-half-year-old child died after slipping from her mother’s hand and falling into a well while water was being drawn near Kinnimulki in Udupi on Tuesday.
The deceased child has been identified as Keerthana, aged one-and-a-half.
According to the police, the child’s mother, Nayana Karkada, was drawing water from a well near their house when the toddler accidentally slipped from her hand and fell into the well.
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The mother immediately descended into the well with the help of a rope and attempted to rescue the child. However, by the time she reached her, the child had already died.
Udupi City Police Station PSI Bharatesh Kankanwadi visited the spot and conducted an inspection. A case has been registered at the Udupi City Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
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Kerala CM Vijayan flags ‘The Kerala Story 2’ as ‘threat to secularism’
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed concern over the upcoming release of the second part of 'The Kerala Story', claiming that its first installment was made with the "intent to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular tradition."
Vijayan, in a statement issued by his office, also questioned how "poisonous works produced to spread division and hatred in society" were allowed to be screened, while a film like 'Beef' was barred from a film festival.
He further said that Sangh Parivar centres had taken over and spread the false narrative conveyed by 'The Kerala Story'.
“They are spreading false propaganda by portraying even marriages conducted with mutual consent as examples of communalism and forced religious conversion,” the CM said.
He contended that such forces view Kerala—with no communal riots and a tradition of mutual respect among communities—with hostility, and termed them “enemies of the state” attempting to destroy the peace and tranquility of the region.
“We must collectively reject attempts to portray Kerala, a land of religious harmony that stands at the forefront of sustainable development and is a model in maintaining law and order, as a center of terrorism,” Vijayan said.
“It is the responsibility of each of us to ensure that Kerala’s secular foundation is not undermined by false propaganda and to reject it by upholding the values of secularism and brotherhood,” he added.
Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh, the teaser of 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond', was released recently.
The first film, 'The Kerala Story', won awards for Best Direction and Best Cinematography at the 71st National Film Awards.
