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KERALA MONITOR SPECIAL 

  MALAYALI'S DEADBODY STRANDED IN THE GULF FOR NON PAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILL:

Kollam: November 15: 2000: The death of a 32 year old Malayalee from Kollam district in a Muscat Hospital is causing head ache to the authorities who are detaining the dead body for non-payment of treatment bill to the tune of six and half lakhs of Indian rupees. The relatives and friends of the dead man are running from pillar to post to get the deadbody. After four days of his death, Rajendra Kurup remains an indebted man to the hospital as his local sponsor is not able to foot the bill. READ THE FULL REPOR

Indian Social Club withdraws Malayalam Wing suspension.

"Masala giri giri" headline attracts popular columnists comment

Adarsh Madhavan's spicy column in Times of Oman salutes Mohan Lal for the patient handling of journalists

MALAYALAM superstar, Mohanlal, swept the crowd off their feet here in his recent ‘spicy’ visit. The superstar, unlike many other stars who came here, had the patience to talk to the press, sometimes at length. Everyone was full of praise for the charming manner in which he fended off queries, some, critical and others not and soon he had bowled everyone in the media here, who has given him maximum column centimetres. And the man deserves it. For there are few actors of his stature in India today. While all of those who met him gave good coverage, one of the spiciest headlines was given by the popular web portal keralamonitor: They had tagged the word masala, with Mohanlal’s famous screen expression ‘…giri, giri’ to form Masala Giri Giri as title to their article. Hey Mohanlal, you seem to have struck a right chord in Muscat! -

Iraqis Stripped, Waed Nude by US Forces

But US Soldiers Admired for Looting IraBAGHDAD, April 24 -- When reports came out that millions of dollars in cash were left behind in bricked-up buildings inside one of fallen president Saddam Hussein's palace compounds, US officers said, a half-dozen U.S. soldiers had stashed away $12.3 million for themselves. The accused soldiers returned the money after officers shamed them by invoking their fallen comrades. According to Washington Post, these soldiers are now under investigation and face punishments ranging from letters of reprimand to general courts martial, officials said. More