Lesly Joseph

3 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Lesly Joseph

KALPETTA: "It felt straight out of a movie. The kind of story you'd hardly believe if it weren't true. I never thought I'd see my wedding ring again," says M M Antony, his face lighting up with relief and joy. In a rare and heartwarming twist of fate, Antony and his wife, Ashitha, residents of Mullankolly, were recently reunited with the wedding ring that had been lost nearly four and a half years ago.

5 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Lesly Joseph

KALPETTA: Beeyumma was believed to have died in a hit-and-run. Now, residents of Meppadi are in shock from fresh revelations that a road-rage incident over a scooter overtaking a four-wheeler led to the murder of the 71-year-old. While relatives, locals, and even police were convinced that the Nellimunda ward resident had died in a road accident, later revelations by Beeyumma's grandson, 19-year-old Aflah, who was severely injured in the incident, on June 8, proved a turning point in the case.

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Lesly Joseph

KOZHIKODE: It was last November that Biju Mathew and Manikandan were arrested by Kozhikode Nadakkavu police with what officers alleged was methamphetamine. The two were remand for five months. Last month, however, they were released after chemical tests revealed that the material seized from them was actually crystal sugar. Biju, a 49-year-old from Kolichal in Kasaragod, is a Gulf-returned driver who went on to drive a private bus on the Kanhangad-Panathur route for decades.

2 months ago | newindianexpress.com | Lesly Joseph

MANANTHAVADY: Over the past two nights, the Valliyoorkavu temple premises in Mananthavady witnessed an extravagant gathering of tribal artists. Not just from Wayanad district but from different parts of the country. If anything, ‘Gothraparvam-2025’ proved a melting pot of tribal cultures, filled with traditional tribal arts, music, dance, and more. More than 200 artists participated in the event organised by various tribal organisations on Thursday and Friday.

Mar 21, 2025 | newindianexpress.com | Lesly Joseph

KOZHIKODE: The people of Thamarassery, still reeling from the murder of Subaida, who was hacked to death by her drug-addict son Ashiq at Adivaram, have now witnessed yet another brutal crime. On Tuesday evening, 26-year-old Yasir, reportedly addicted to alcohol and drugs, hacked his 23-year-old wife, Shibila, to death in front of their three-year-old daughter at Kakkad, following a family dispute. The incident has left the local residents and families in shock.