Crime No. 89 named best film at State Film Awards

Thiruvananthapuram: Crime No 89, directed by Sudevan, has won the Kerala state award for best film for the year 2013.

Fahad Fazil and Lal were adjudged the best actors while Ann Augustin was chosen the best actress at the State film awards, which were announced here on Saturday.

Shyama Prasad bagged the best director award for his film Artist.

Suraj Venjaramoodu, who bagged the national award for the best actor for his performance inPerariyaathavar, won the award for best comedy actor.

Crime No. 89 named best film at State Film Awards

Thiruvananthapuram: Crime No 89, directed by Sudevan, has won the Kerala state award for best film for the year 2013.

Fahad Fazil and Lal were adjudged the best actors while Ann Augustin was chosen the best actress at the State film awards, which were announced here on Saturday.

Shyama Prasad bagged the best director award for his film Artist.

Suraj Venjaramoodu, who bagged the national award for the best actor for his performance inPerariyaathavar, won the award for best comedy actor.

Bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry

South Korean rescue members search passengers believed to have been trapped in the sunken ferry Sewol near the buoys which were installed to mark the area in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South

South Korea: Divers searching for survivors of a capsized South Korean ferry saw three bodies floating through a window of a passenger cabin on Saturday but were unable to retrieve them, the coastguard said, hours after the ship's captain was arrested.

The ferry, carrying 476 passengers, many of them schoolchildren, and crew, capsized on Wednesday on a journey from the port of Incheon to the southern holiday island of Jeju.

Some 174 people have been rescued and hopes were fading for those still missing.

The divers saw the bodies in a submerged cabin where many of the children were believed to be trapped, but were unable to break the glass to retrieve them. No sounds have been detected from within the capsized hull, the coastguard told reporters.

The discovery comes amid stalled rescue efforts due to strong tides as hundreds of navy, coastguard and private divers scour the site, 25 km (15 miles) off the southwest coast of South Korea.

Investigations into the sinking, South Korea's worst maritime accident in 21 years based on possible casualties, have centred on crew negligence, problems with cargo stowage and structural defects of the vessel, although the ship appears to have passed all of its safety and insurance checks.

The ship's 69-year-old captain was arrested early on Saturday, Yonhap news agency said, after coming under scrutiny over witness reports that he was among the first to escape the sinking vessel during its 400-km (300-mile) voyage to Jeju.

According to investigators, Captain Lee Joon-seok was not on the bridge at the time the ferry, the Sewol, started to list sharply, with a junior officer at the wheel.

Yonhap said Lee faced five charges including negligence of duty and violation of maritime law. Arrest warrants were also issued for the junior officer and one other crew member for failing in their duty to aid passengers.

Handing over the helm is normal practice on the voyage from Incheon to Jeju, which usually takes 13.5 hours, according to local shipping crew.The ferry went down in calm conditions and was following a frequently travelled route in familiar waters.

Although relatively close to shore, the area was free of rocks and reefs. Lee has not commented on when he left the ship, although he has apologised for the loss of life. He was described as an industry veteran by the officials from Chonghaejin Marine Co Ltd, the ship owner, and others who had met him described him as an "expert".

Some media reports have said the vessel turned sharply, causing cargo to shift and the ship to list before capsizing.

Marine investigators and the coastguard have said it was too early to pinpoint a cause for the accident and declined to comment on the possibility of the cargo shifting. 

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Bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry

South Korean rescue members search passengers believed to have been trapped in the sunken ferry Sewol near the buoys which were installed to mark the area in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South

South Korea: Divers searching for survivors of a capsized South Korean ferry saw three bodies floating through a window of a passenger cabin on Saturday but were unable to retrieve them, the coastguard said, hours after the ship's captain was arrested.

The ferry, carrying 476 passengers, many of them schoolchildren, and crew, capsized on Wednesday on a journey from the port of Incheon to the southern holiday island of Jeju.

Some 174 people have been rescued and hopes were fading for those still missing.

The divers saw the bodies in a submerged cabin where many of the children were believed to be trapped, but were unable to break the glass to retrieve them. No sounds have been detected from within the capsized hull, the coastguard told reporters.

The discovery comes amid stalled rescue efforts due to strong tides as hundreds of navy, coastguard and private divers scour the site, 25 km (15 miles) off the southwest coast of South Korea.

Investigations into the sinking, South Korea's worst maritime accident in 21 years based on possible casualties, have centred on crew negligence, problems with cargo stowage and structural defects of the vessel, although the ship appears to have passed all of its safety and insurance checks.

The ship's 69-year-old captain was arrested early on Saturday, Yonhap news agency said, after coming under scrutiny over witness reports that he was among the first to escape the sinking vessel during its 400-km (300-mile) voyage to Jeju.

According to investigators, Captain Lee Joon-seok was not on the bridge at the time the ferry, the Sewol, started to list sharply, with a junior officer at the wheel.

Yonhap said Lee faced five charges including negligence of duty and violation of maritime law. Arrest warrants were also issued for the junior officer and one other crew member for failing in their duty to aid passengers.

Handing over the helm is normal practice on the voyage from Incheon to Jeju, which usually takes 13.5 hours, according to local shipping crew.The ferry went down in calm conditions and was following a frequently travelled route in familiar waters.

Although relatively close to shore, the area was free of rocks and reefs. Lee has not commented on when he left the ship, although he has apologised for the loss of life. He was described as an industry veteran by the officials from Chonghaejin Marine Co Ltd, the ship owner, and others who had met him described him as an "expert".

Some media reports have said the vessel turned sharply, causing cargo to shift and the ship to list before capsizing.

Marine investigators and the coastguard have said it was too early to pinpoint a cause for the accident and declined to comment on the possibility of the cargo shifting. 

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Kerala film awards: Fahadh Faasil, Lal share Best Actor award, Ann Augustine Best Actress; Shyamaprasad Best Director

Kerala film awards announced: Fahadh Faasil (Artist and North 24 Kaatham), Lal (Ayal and Zachariayude Garbhinikal) share Best Actor award

Ann Augustine Best Actress

Shyamaprasad wins Best Director Award for Artist

Kerala film awards: Fahadh Faasil, Lal share Best Actor award, Ann Augustine Best Actress; Shyamaprasad Best Director

Kerala film awards announced: Fahadh Faasil (Artist and North 24 Kaatham), Lal (Ayal and Zachariayude Garbhinikal) share Best Actor award

Ann Augustine Best Actress

Shyamaprasad wins Best Director Award for Artist

Internet use may cut depression in elderly

Spending time on-line has the potential to ward off depression among retirees, particularly among those who live alone, according to new research. 

Internet use reduced the probability of a depressed state by 33 per cent among the study sample, researchers said. 

"Retired persons are a population of interest, particularly because one mechanism by which Internet use may affect depression is to counter the effects of isolation and loneliness, which are more common among older adults," researchers said. 

"Working individuals may be required to use the Internet rather than choosing to, and may use the technology for different reasons than those not working," researchers said. 
The data were obtained from four waves of the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal survey collecting information from more than 22,000 older Americans every two years. 

The current study sample included 3,075 community-dwelling respondents observed over 4 waves of data, from 2002 to 2008, yielding a total of 12,300 observations. 
The measurement of Internet use was based on a question asked to the participants. 

Depression was measured using an eight-item version of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. 

"With other factors constant, the Internet users had an average predicted probability of depression of .07, whereas that probability for nonusers was .105," researchers said. 
Based on the difference, Internet use led to a 33 per cent reduction in the probability of depression. 

The study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University, the Phoenix Centre for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, the University of Montevallo and Centre for Connected Health and Harvard Medical School was published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.  

Internet use may cut depression in elderly

Spending time on-line has the potential to ward off depression among retirees, particularly among those who live alone, according to new research. 

Internet use reduced the probability of a depressed state by 33 per cent among the study sample, researchers said. 

"Retired persons are a population of interest, particularly because one mechanism by which Internet use may affect depression is to counter the effects of isolation and loneliness, which are more common among older adults," researchers said. 

"Working individuals may be required to use the Internet rather than choosing to, and may use the technology for different reasons than those not working," researchers said. 
The data were obtained from four waves of the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal survey collecting information from more than 22,000 older Americans every two years. 

The current study sample included 3,075 community-dwelling respondents observed over 4 waves of data, from 2002 to 2008, yielding a total of 12,300 observations. 
The measurement of Internet use was based on a question asked to the participants. 

Depression was measured using an eight-item version of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. 

"With other factors constant, the Internet users had an average predicted probability of depression of .07, whereas that probability for nonusers was .105," researchers said. 
Based on the difference, Internet use led to a 33 per cent reduction in the probability of depression. 

The study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University, the Phoenix Centre for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, the University of Montevallo and Centre for Connected Health and Harvard Medical School was published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.  

30 hurt as minibus falls into gorge at Ponmudi

 Thiruvananthapuram: 30 people were hurt and 7 of them are in a critical condition after a minibus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Ponmudi near here on Saturday morning.

The bus was carrying around 37 passengers from Miyannur in Kollam. Sources said children were also part of the group.

The bus fell 50 feet into the gorge at the 21st curve in Ponmudi. There are 22 hairpin curves in the hill station. It was a difficult task for police and locals who took part in the rescue operations.

The injured have been shifted to Vithura government hospital.

30 hurt as minibus falls into gorge at Ponmudi

 Thiruvananthapuram: 30 people were hurt and 7 of them are in a critical condition after a minibus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Ponmudi near here on Saturday morning.

The bus was carrying around 37 passengers from Miyannur in Kollam. Sources said children were also part of the group.

The bus fell 50 feet into the gorge at the 21st curve in Ponmudi. There are 22 hairpin curves in the hill station. It was a difficult task for police and locals who took part in the rescue operations.

The injured have been shifted to Vithura government hospital.