An Old Picture of BlockPady Junction in Ranni

 This is an old picture of block pady junction in Ranni, that was taken by Suneesh Kurian, who is an autorickshaw drive at blockpady junction in Ranni. In the picture we can see an old banyan tree, which was once a major landmark for this place. Unfortunately, the banyan tree was removed from the place on behalf of the expansion of Punalur-Muvattupuzha State highway and now it has become a treasured memory for all. A great applause to Suneesh Kurian, who took this amazing and memorable picture of Blockpady junction some time back.

Blockpady is a strategical junction in Ranni town, where the road diverges into two. One diverts to Kozhencherry, while the other one leads towards Pathanamthitta town. But now the Banyan tree is no more present, and some bus waiting terminals have been constructed nearby, for the passengers to board on and off public transports.

Organizing committee for 13th Ranni International Film Festival Formed

On the occasion of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Ranni St.Thomas College, the organizing committee of the 13th Ranni International Film Festival (IFFR) has been formed to be held from February 13th to 15th in association with Kerala State Film Academy in collaboration with Ranni Fass.  

College Principal Dr. Sneha LC Jacob presided over the meeting, while, Pazhavangadi  Grama Panchayath President Ruby Koshy, Ranni Panchayath President K R Prakash, FAS President Baji Radhakrishnan, Alumni Secretary Dr. M K Suresh, Pazhavangadi Panchayath Vice President John Abraham, Prof Dr. Annamma Jacob, Advocate Abraham Panachamoottil, Advocate Shine G Kurup, A T Satheesh, Ajith S, Advocate Sasi Philip, P Chandramohan, Adino Dravid and Babuji Karimpanoor were also present.

The film screening will be organized in 3 auditoriums and PJT Hall of Ranney St. Thomas College. The exhibition is scheduled at 9:30 am, 11:30 am and 2:00 pm at the college and at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm at Ranni PJT Hall. Access will be restricted through pass. The delegate fee is Rs.50 for student delegates and Rs.200 for others.

Online registration facility will also be provided. To promote the film festival, touring talkies of the film academy and flash mob of students will be held at various centers of Ranni.

Also film seminars, various competitions for students, film exhibition etc. are conducted. Alumni will also have an opportunity to meet in the college in batches and separately during the film festival days.

A 201-member general committee and various sub-committees were selected for the success of the film festival. 

Film Festival Organizing Committee Officers are as given below.

Chief Patrons:-

Anto Antony MP, Pramod Narayan MLA, K.U. Janishkumar MLA

Guardians:-

P.K. Gopi (Block Panchayat Pres., Ranni), Ruby Kosi (Pres., Pazhavangadi Gram Panchayat),  Adv. Bindu Reg (Pres. Angadi Gram Panchayat), K.R. Prakash (Pres. Ranni Gram Panchayat), Prof. Santosh K. Thomas (College Manager)

Chairman:-

Raju Abraham Ex. MLA 

Vice Chairman:- Baji Radhakrishnan (President, Ranni FAS), PR Prasad, Roshan Roy Mathew, Rinku Cherian, Shine G. Kurup, Jojo Kovoor and Samad Meppurath

General Convener:

Dr. Sneha LC Jacob (College Principal)

Joint Convener:- Sunil Mathew (Secretary, Ranni Fass)   

Festival Director:- A.T. Satish

Festival Curator:- Binu George  

Program Coordinator:- Dr. Suresh M.K.

Joint Coordinator:- Ajith S.

Ranni International Film Festival 2025 - Formation of Organizing Committee

 The 13th Ranni International Film Festival 2025 is being held on 13th, 14th and 15th February 2025 by Ranni FAS in association with Kerala State Film Academy as part of Ranni St. Thomas College Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The venues are Ranny St. Thomas College and PJT Hall. The formation of the organizing committee for its successful implementation will be held tomorrow at 3 pm at Ranni St. Thomas College.

All the alumni, art lovers and well-wishers are informed to be invited to this meeting by the College Manager Prof. Santosh K. Thomas, Principal Dr. Sneha Elsy Jacob, Alumni President Shri Raju Abraham (EX-MLA), Secretary Dr. M K Suresh, FAS Convenors Shri Baji Radhakrishnan, Sunil Mathew, Satheesh A T, and Ajith S.

New IFSC Code for SBI Ranni Angadi Branch

 Attention customers of SBI Ranni (Angadi) branch

The IFSC Code of the pre-Merger Accounts in SBI Ittiyappara Branch has changed from SBIN0013767 to SBIN0070065.

There is All those who have an account with SBI Ranni should use IFSC SBIN0070065.

Salary/pension customers of old Ittiyappara branch are informed to update new IFSC in their salary/Pen offices. The old IFSC of SBI Ittiyappara is no longer functional

Car Rams into a Truck at Block Pady Ranni

 A car rammed into a truck today afternoon at Blockpady in Ranni. The car was badly damaged, and the real casualties are yet to be known. The truck also suffered damage in its front area and more information regarding the accident is awaited. For the past few weeks, several accidents have occurred near block pady region in Ranni, and this is mainly due to the careless driving along with the unplanned road structure.

Pamba River Water Level Rises in Ranni

In Ranni, the water level in Pamba River has been rising steadily for the last few days, and people residing by the bank of the river has been informed to be alert and cautious. Heavy rain prevails in Pathanamthitta district, especially in the forest regions that has caused the water level to jump up in the Pamba River.

The Upasana Kadavu in Ranni, is one of the major indicators of the rising water level since a long time, and today morning also, the water level has started breaching the road leading to the kadavu. Water has started flowing towards the road and people are remaining vigilant so as to avoid any kind of issues. The below video shows the current situation at Upasana Kadavu in Ranni, and this video was shared on a WhatsApp group by a member.

Two More Village Offices In Ranni Constituency are Getting Smart

 Ranni Constituency is becoming smart by the implementation of smart village offices in two villages. The Smart Village Offices at Cherukole and Chettakkal in Ranni, which have been completed at a cost of Rs 44 lakh each, will be handed over to the constituency tomorrow by Hon'ble Minister of Revenue Department Shri.K.Rajan.

In order to make the services related to the village office available to the people quickly, plans are underway to make all the village offices in the mandal smart. It is expected that the rest of the villages in Ranni Constituency will also be made smart by the end of next year. Any how, this is truly a great initiative headed by the Ranni MLA Shri Pramod Narayanan, and will help in making all the official tasks much easier.

Chethakkal Smart Village Office, Ranni

Cherukole Smart Village Office