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A suggestion to set up financial institutions based on the ideology  of Islamic banking to attract interest free deposits from Non Resident Keralites is being considered by the Kerala government, finance minister T M Thomas Isaac said.

The consultant appointed to study the feasibility of such financial institutions in the state has already given a go ahead to the proposal, he said.

“The banking institutions will not give interest to depositors and will not take interest from borrowers,” he said. The investment would be used to set up industrial ventures and infrastructure projects and the profit from such ventures will given to the depositors.

He said there are many Financial institutions based on Islamic banking principles are operating in several parts of the world.

A Promoters’ Committee had been formed at a meeting held here on July 15 to study the proposal and they will meet again on August 12th at Calicut  to give final shape to the proposal, he added.

VS resigned from from all his duties becuase of the current situation.VS has been given the  resignation Letter to PB.For more dtails read below…

Malayalam  superstar Mohanlal is now a Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. He was commissioned on July 9, 2009, by the Army chief, Gen. Deepak Kapoor, in New Delhi.
 
Mohanlal visited Union Defence Minister AK Antony at his office. “This is one of the most precious moments of my life, and I will do all I can for the good of the nation, in the true spirit of a soldier,” Mohanlal Said.
Kapil Dev and actor Nana Patekar also joined  into the Territorial Army .For the last two years he was in training at Delhi.

Mohanlal and Sreenivasan, Dasan and Vijayan of Malayalam movies , join again for T.K. Rajeev Kumar’s Breaking News. The producer of Breaking News is maniyan Pilla Raju.

The story highlights the suicide of farmers due to economic failure. Sreenivasan dons the role of a farmer named Viswan Kundoor. He decides to commit suicide with his family and declares the decision in public and keeps a board in front of his house regarding his decision to suicide due to bankruptcy. All the meadia rush to him. They reach to cover the incident. There starts the Breaking News. Mohanlal dons the role of a journalist who comes to discuss the issue for the channel.

The screenplay and dialogues have been written by Venu and Rajeev Kumar. Both are working with Asianet news Channel. Ravi Varman will wield the camera. Playback singer Madhu Balakrishnan and VJ of Kairali TV Deepa are also appearing in important roles.

Thiruvananthapuram: at last chief minister of Kerala  V S Achuthanandan has broken his long pending silence over the Lavlin case . He said that Governors have the right to take decision as per their discretion and the Supreme Court had approved the same in certain cases. So there is no point in presenting the Governor’s prosecution consent as a unusual incident. He was speaking to newspersons while update the cabinet decisions here on Wednesday. This comes different to what was stated by Vaikom Viswam and Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Tuesday.

On the accusation that the governor acted against the constitution, VS said that he has no comments. It is the responsibility of the governor to take a decision by detailed study and examination and he had informed his decision to the cabinet through credentials. VS said that he had handled the copy of the governor’s decision in a proper manner.

Sukumar Azhikode on Sunday received a death threat through phone. The unknowm caller wanted Azhikode to apologise to Chief Minister V S Achuthanandhan within 24 hours for the comments  he had made against VS. Azhikode had given the telephone number of the caller to the police for further investigation. The Police has stated investigation on this issue.

The war of words between chief minister V S Achuthanandan and Sukumar Azhikode has now attained a turning point.

Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today termed as ‘cultureless’ on the criticisms levelled by Sukumar Azhikode against the former.

VS said that he saw the allegations raised against him in the Mathrubhumi weekly. He said, “I’ve no words to express my feelings. This was not expected from a person like him.”

In the interview carried in the new edition of the Mathrubhumi weekly, Azhikode turned against VS for his laughter soon after the results were declared.

Referring to previous incidents, VS said anyone can criticize me. Criticisms are raised according to their culture, VS said while talking to reporters after the weekly cabinet meet.

VS today rebutted a charge by his rivals that he had tried to split the CPI (M) after its state secretariat’s bid to deny him a ticket to contest the 2006 Assembly polls.

“You have reported that some one (in the party state committee) has made this allegation. But those whose names have been mentioned in this context have denied it,” Achuthanandan, a senior Marxist leader, told reporters.

He was responding to queries on the charge by the CPI-M state committee member C D Dinesh Mani that Achuthanandan and some other leaders had met at the house of former Rajya Sabha member K Chandran Pillai in Kochi to discuss plans to float a new party after the state secretariat controlled by his arch foe Pinarayi Vijayan decided to keep him off the elections.

The decision, however, was later revoked at the intervention of the politburo, paving way for Achuthanandan to contest and win the polls to become the Chief Minister.

Achuthanandan recalled that Chandran Pillai himself had rejected this charge.

On reports that the Vijayan faction was likely to bring Dinesh Mani’s allegation to the party politburo’s attention, Achuthanandan said, “Let us see what will happen.”

 ‘Orupennum Randanum’, a film based on four short stories of renowned novelist Thakazhi, produced and directed by famous film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, was adjudged the best feature film in the Kerala State Film awards 2008. Adoor Gopalakrishnan also won the best director and script writer awards for the same film . Lal got the best actor award for his role as a policeman in ‘Thalapavu‘, a film based on naxalites and Priyanka was selected for best actress for her role in ‘Vilapangalkapuram’,. Aryadan Shoukat was selected as best story writer for his effort in ‘Vilapangalkapuram‘. Shanker Mahadevan was selected as best playback singer for his song in ‘Madambi’, while Manjeri got the best playback singer (female) award. Best lyricist was O N V Kurup and best music director M Jayachandran for his work in ‘Madambi.’ State Minister for Education and Culture M A Baby announced the awards at a press meet here today along with Jury Chairman Girish Kasaravalli. A total of 27 films were considered for the awards. The best film award carries a prize money of Rs two lakh while the best director will get Rs one lakh and a citation. Other awards Best second film: Bhomi Malayalam directed by T V Chandran Second best actress –Praveena, Oranum Randupennum : Second best actor: Anoop Menon-Thirakkatha Best story wrtiter: Aryadan Shoukath, Vilapangalkappuram Best article on cinema : Vadakkan Pattu Cinimakal by P S Radhakrishanan Best book on cinema: Bodhatheerangalil Kalam Midikkumpol. Best playback singer (Femala):Manjari ,Vilapangalkappuram Best playback singer (Male): Shankar Mahadevan, Madampi Best music director: M Jayachandran ,Madampi Best lyricist :ONV Kurup , Gulmohar Best child artist: Nivedha Thomas, Veruthe Oru Bharya Best polpular film:Innathe Chintha Vishayam Special award for comedy,implemented this year, goes to Mamukkoya for Innathe Chintha Vishayam. No award has been declared for best children’s film and short film due to the absence of quality films. Only one film made an entry in the documentary section which was not considered for the award.

Nearly 1,000 people, including several ministers, converged at the Palayam Juma Masjid here early Tuesday to bid adieu to noted poet and writer Kamala Surayya, who died Sunday.

Kamala Surayya, the award-winning writer, who wrote in both Malayalam and English, was accorded a state funeral and policemen gave a gun salute as her body was interred.

On Tuesday morning, the mourners at the funeral included many politicians including Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, Kerala’s Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran and Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran.

The mood was somber when her body was lowered into the resting place at 9 a.m. and people took turns to drop clods of earth as is customary at funerals.

Earlier, separate prayers for men and women were held according to traditional Muslim customs.