Kerala Athlete

How a 'good-natured young man' got arrested in Kasaragod's biggest MDMA seizure

September 22, 2024

How a 'good-natured young man' got arrested in Kasaragod's biggest MDMA seizure

A special investigating team has been formed to determine the financial means of Askar Ali to stock 3.409 kg of MDMA.

July 19, 2024
PT Usha was 'on the track to' depression due to heart condition after Olympics: What helped her?

The athlete recalls the diagnosis, which happened after the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
December 03, 2022
State School Sports Festival kicks off; Palakkad bags first gold

The four-day event is being organised at the Chandrasekaran Nair Stadium and the University Stadium in the capital city.
December 17, 2021
Kerala govt yields to meritorious sportspersons' demand, 24 to get jobs soon; strike ends

Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said that a committee has been formed to study the job prospects of 54 others who have also demanded sports quota employment.
December 17, 2021
Communication gap or snub? Agitating sportspersons claim Minister Abdurahiman didn't show up for talks

The sportspeople came to the minister's office on time and waited till 1 pm. They claimed they were informed by the Sport’s Minister’s office that a meeting is scheduled on December 16 at 11 am.
July 16, 2021
Athlete Mayookha Johny, 9 others booked over forgery, false rape claim

Those booked include a few leaders of the Emperor Emmanuel Church, an independent religious outfit headquartered at Muriyad in Thrissur.
November 06, 2018
Former athlete seeks help to fight cancer, support family

Soumya had been shouldering the entire burden of the family ever since her father Mohanan Pillai died after a fall from a tree.