Y.L. Rajan and C.R. Latha, parents of Nithin Raj, a 22-year-old first-year BDS student at the Kannur Dental College who died in a suspected case of suicide, mourn his death at their rented home at Uzhamalakkal, Thiruvananthapuram, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Contrasting the burst of light and revelry that mark Vishu elsewhere, a pall of gloom hovered above a humble house tucked into a hillside in Kottamala, near Uzhamalakkal, in Thiruvananthapuram. The neighbours had lit lamps and arranged their ‘vishukkani’, as the homes all around stirred with the promise of renewal. But here, time seemed to have stalled, arrested at a moment that refuses to move forward. Published – April 16, 2026 11:28 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Call all-party meeting to evolve consensus on women’s reservation: K.C. Venugopal Foundation stone for judicial guest house to be laid during Chief Justice’s visit