He wanted to make a quick buck but got deeply entrenched into a financial mess. Abdul Rauf Mohammad Siddiqui, 50, who met a tantrik six years ago and fell prey to his claims that he possessed supernatural powers, which could help him earn money. Six years later, he ended up losing Rs1.28 crore.
Siddiqui’s friend introduced [...]

Kozhikode: Oxo-biodegradable plastic carry-bags and packaging materials, which offer a possible solution to the plastic menace, made their entry into the Kerala market recently.
And for a district such as Kozhikode, declared plastic-waste-free by the district administration two months ago, they may help to sustain the momentum of the campaign against non-biodegradable plastic, coming as they [...]