Kerala News HIGHLIGHTS: High Court orders KSRTC to disburse salary by 10th of every month

4.15 PM: School student abducted, sexually assaulted in Kozhikode

A school student was abducted and sexually assaulted in Kuttyadi, Kozhikode. The girl who had been missing since yesterday was found naked and tied in an empty house by the police. Her family had lodged a complaint with the police regarding her missing. The police informed that the accused had been identified and the search for the accused is underway. 

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3.45 PM: Customs seizes over 1 kg of gold from Kannur airport

The Customs department on Wednesday seized 1041 grams of gold worth Rs 62 lakh. The gold was seized from Shafiq, a native of Kasaragod.

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2.30 PM: High Court orders KSRTC to disburse salary by 10th of every month

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the KSRTC to disburse salary to its employees by the 10th of every month. 

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1.30 PM: Updated Temperature warning: Maximum temperatures are very likely to be around 36  ̊C  in Kollam district (3 to 5 ̊C above normal), 35  ̊C in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha Kottayam and Palakkad districts (3 to 5 ̊C above normal) and 34  ̊C in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts (3 to 4 ̊C above normal) on 24.08.2023.

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12.00 PM: Stone pelted at Ernad Express at Thalassery railway station

Yet another incident of stone pelting was reported in Kannur. A person reportedly pelted stones at Ernad Express in Thalassery Railway station at 10.20 am today. He pelted stones after an argument between vendors on the train. Both were taken into custody by the Vadakara RPF.

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11.45 AM: Veena Vijayan 'payment' row: Petition filed in Vigilance court demanding probe

Girish Babu, a resident of Kalamassery, has moved the Muvattupuzha Vigilance court seeking a probe into Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan's monthly 'payment' controversy. The petition states that the income tax department has found that the money was received without rendering any services to the private sand mining firm CMRL. The petition also demands that a case be filed against the political leaders who obtained money from CMRL.

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11.15 AM: Temperature to rise in Kerala; Check details

As per IMD's notification, " Maximum Temperature is most likely to be around 36 Deg.cel in Thiruvananthapuram & Kollam districts ( 3 to 5 Deg. Cel above normal), 35 Deg cel in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Palakkad Districts ( 3 to 5 Deg.C above normal) and 34 Deg cel in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts ( 3 to 4 Deg Cel above normal) on 24th August 2023. "

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11.00 AM: Stone-pelted on Vande Bharat in Mahe; one in custody

A Malappuram native has been taken into custody by the Railway Police for pelting stones at Vande Bharat Express in Mahe. The police are interrogating him. The accused Sibis (32) was arrested and produced in the Thalassery court and was remanded. 

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10.30 AM: Karuvannur bank fraud case: CPM MLA AC Moideen accused of disbursing benami loans 

According to the ED investigation, it has been revealed that many Benami loans were disbursed on the instructions of. A C Moideen, present MLA and former Minister for Local Self Government. During the search operations, two orders were issued, freezing bank deposits and FDs worth Rs. 28 lakhs found to be in the possession of A.C. Moideen and his wife. 

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10.00 AM: Puthuppally bypoll: CM Pinarayi Vijayan to campaign today for LDF's Jaick C Thomas

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9.05 AM: ISRO exam cheating case: Probe team reaches Delhi; will head to Haryana today

The investigation team in the ISRO VSSC exam cheating case has reached New Delhi. A three-member team led by Thiruvananthapuram Medical College C.I. will head to Haryana for further investigation. Two Haryana natives were earlier caught cheating during the examination. 

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8.50 AM: CM Pinarayi Vijayan lauds ISRO for Chandrayaan 3's successful landing on Moon

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan congratulated India and ISRO scientists for the successful landing of Chandryaan-3 on the Moon. He tweeted, " Historic feat for India's space research as #Chandrayaan3 touched the lunar surface. Warmest congratulations to @isro and all those who relentlessly worked to make this a success. Every Indian stands with pride as our nation becomes the fourth to successfully land on the Moon."

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8.45 AM: Former Health Minister KK Shailaja's biography allegedly included in Kannur University's PG syllabus

Mattannur MLA and CPM central committee member KK Shailaja's autobiography is alleged to have been included in Kannur University's MA English syllabus. KK Shailaja's autobiography 'My Life as a Comrade' has been reportedly included as a lesson in the syllabus circulated through WhatsApp groups.

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8.40 AM: National Film Awards 2022 to be announced today

The National Film Awards 2022 will be announced today evening in New Delhi. Malayalam films like Nayattu, Minnal Murali and Meppadiyan are also in the race. Regional films have posed a big challenge to Bollywood films.