Kerala News HIGHLIGHTS: Indian Railways to roll out special train during Onam
4.10 PM: Monson Mavunkal fraud case: Relief for IG Lakshman; High Court stays arrest
The arrest of Inspector General of Police Lakshman, who is charged in the financial scam involving con artist Monson Mavunkal, was stayed by the Kerala High Court on Friday. The High Court granted a stay of the arrest until next Thursday, August 24. The crime branch's plea to revoke Lakshman's bail was heard by a single bench court, Justice K Babu, who issued the interim ruling.
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3.30 PM: Indian Railways to roll out special train during Onam
Special train service from Nagercoil to Panvel (06072) via Kottayam and Konkan will be launched during Onam. The train will depart Nagercoil on September 22, 29, and October 5 at 11:35 AM and reach Panvel at 10:45 PM the next day. The train will leave Panvel on September 24, 31, and October 7 at 12:10 AM, arriving in Thiruvananthapuram at 10 AM the following day
2.30 PM: Muttil tree felling case: Top cop writes to DGP seeking to relieve him from probe team
In a letter to the DGP, Tanur DySP Benny, who is in charge of the Muttil Tree Felling Case, expressed his request to be relieved of the charge of the inquiry team. In the letter, he said that the defendant is attempting to obstruct the investigation by raising questions and making false assertions.
1.45 PM: Headmaster arrested for accepting bribe from teacher in Kottayam
The Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Friday arrested a headmaster for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a teacher in Kottayam. Headmaster Sam T John of CNI LP School in Kottayam was arrested. He was accepting a bribe from a teacher at another school with a promise to give her a permanent placement at the school.
1.00 PM: Supplyco outlet in Tvm delayed to open; Minister intervenes after customers suffer standing in long queue
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil was forced to act after learning that a Supplyco outlet in his constituency was closed during regular working hours, causing great embarrassment for the government.
12.30 PM: MGNREGS workers to get Onam festival allowance, announces state government
The state government stated on Friday that employees who have completed 100 working days under the Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are eligible for an Onam festival allowance. All employees who completed 100 working days under the programmes will receive Rs 1,000 as a festival allowance on the occasion of Onam, according to Kerala's Finance Minister K N Balagopal.
11.30 AM: 10 injured in bus-lorry collision in Kozhikode
A bus and a lorry collided with each other in Muttoli, Kozhikode and left ten people injured. The accident took place on Friday at 9.45 am at the Kozhikode-Balussery route. The injured have been shifted to various hospitals in Kozhikode.
11.00 AM: Land deal case: Revenue dept surveys Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan's ancestral home
A preliminary investigation into the land deal involving Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan in the Idukki district has been initiated by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. Following a directive from the Vigilance, the Revenue Department undertook a new survey of the land next to Kuzhalnadan's family home.
10.30 AM: Idukki man shot dead by three persons; arrested
Three persons were arrested by the police on Friday for shooting dead Idukki native Sunny Thomas Palakkad at his home in Nedumkandam on Tuesday. Police found bullets on Sunny's residential premises. Among the five bullets fires, four left marks on the kitchen door. According to the police, the assailant used a country gun to shoot Sunny through the window from a nearby cardamon field.
9.45 AM: 30 injured after bus overturns on field in Thrissur
Over 30 passengers were injured after the bus they were travelling in overturned accidentally onto a field in Kanimangalam, Thrissur on Friday. There were reportedly 50 passengers in the bus named 'Christ'. Most of the passengers on the bus were school and college students and people going to work in the morning. One of them is seriously injured. According to the passengers, the road is under construction due to which the accident occurred.
9.30 AM: Rain likely to lash in THESE districts today
According to the notification issued by IMD on 17.08.2023 at 7 am, there is a possibility of light rain at isolated places in the Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts are likely to experience light to moderate rain in the next four days.
8.50 AM: RailTel receives tender for technical assistance in K-FON operation
RailTel, the service provider of SRIT, has received the tender for technical assistance in connection with the operation of K-FON. The tender was awarded to RailTel while the SITSA Company, which won the tender first, continued the legal battle. The tender conditions were rewritten in their favor to protect the interest of K-FON's SRIT, which had canceled the tender process twice.
8.35 AM: Surgical clip gets stuck in 14-year-old's stomach; Family accuses Thrissur private hospital
Thrissur-based Daya Hospital is accused by the family of a 14-year-old kid of leaving a surgical clip in his stomach following an appendix operation in June. According to the Viyyur Police, they have filed a case based on a complaint and are looking into the matter.
8.25 AM: Ivory possession case: Perumbavoor court directs Mohanlal to appear on Nov 3
Actor Mohanlal has been directed to appear for trial, before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court at Perumbavoor in the ivory possession case on November 3. The case pertains to the recovery of two sets of ivory tusks in 2011 by the Income Tax Department from the actor's residence at Thevara in Kochi. He was booked under the Wild Life (Protection) Act.
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8.15 AM: UDF hartal in Idukki today over land-related rules
The UDF in the Idukki district has organised a hartal today starting from 6 am to 6 pm. The Congress is demanding the amendment of the 1964 and 1993 Land Regulations, withdrawal of the construction ban in 13 panchayats near Munnar and resumption of land title distribution.
