Kerala News Highlights: Man-eater tiger Rudran to again undergo surgery

3.30 PM: Woman, two children found dead inside well in Kozhikode

A 32-year-old woman and her two children were found dead in a well at Thiruvalloor near Vadakara on Sunday. The deceased are Akhila (32), sons Kashyap (6) and Vaibhav (6 months). It is suspected that she jumped into the well tying her children to her body. They were removed from the well by the fire force and shifted to government district hospital in Vadakara.

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2.30 PM: Two SFI leaders arrested in Maharaja's college clash

Two SFI leaders were arrested in connection to the recent violent clashes at Maharajas's College. 

The arrested individuals are SFI district president Prajith K. Bab and Vice-President Ashish S. Anand. Following the clashes and murder attempt on an SFI leader at the college, KSU- Fraternity workers and SFI leaders clashed with each other in the nearby general hospital where they were taken for treatment.

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12.45 PM: Man strangles wife to death in Ernakulam

A man strangled his wife to death in Ernakulam. Lalitha (62) is the deceased. She was killed by strangling his neck with a plastic rope. Her husband Balan is absconding. His bicycle was found at Muzhikulam Junction. Angamaly police registered a case in the incident and started investigating the case.

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11.45 AM: Nava Kerala Sadas: Govt unable to decide on 48,000 petitions

Although the Nava Kerala Sadas in Kerala ended a month ago, the government remains unable to decide on 48,000 petitions seeking assistance from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The 45-day deadline has long expired in many districts.

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11.10 AM: Guruvayur temple collected over Rs 6 crore after PM Modi's visit

In a big development, the Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple earned more than Rs 6 crore after the treasure counting for the month on January 2024. The temple approximately generated Rs 6,13,08,091. The temple also received 2 kg 415 gm 600 mg of gold as donation from devotees.  Officials informed that 13 kg 340 grams of silver was also received.

Kerala: Guruvayur temple collected over Rs 6 crore after PM Modi's visit

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10.30 AM: Kerala lottery Christmas-New Year Bumper BR-95 results to be declared on January 24

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10.00 AM: Kerala student to anchor PM Modi's Pariksha pe Charcha

In a proud moment, a Malayali student will anchor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national program 'pariksha pe charcha'. Meghna N Nath, a class 11 student of East Hill Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode, got this opportunity. This is the first time that a Malayali girl will be the host of the programme. The preliminary selection was based on a three-minute presentation video. Then there were interviews through video conference.

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9.30 AM: Man-eater tiger Rudran to again undergo surgery

A man-eating tiger Rudran brought from Wayanad to Puthur Zoological Park, will undergo surgery again. Surgery is being done again as a deep facial injury did not heal. Minister Rajan said that animals from abroad will be brought to Puthur Zoological Park by June. The caged man-eating tiger was brought to the Quarantine Center of Puthur Zoological Park on the 19th of December.

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9.10 AM: Alappuzha woman dies after laparoscopic surgery; family alleges medical negligence

A woman who developed complications while undergoing laparoscopic surgery at a government hospital here died on Saturday in a suspected case of medical negligence. The deceased, Asha Sarath (31), wife of Sarath of Sarath Bhavan, Pazhaveedu, died after experiencing complications post a sterilization surgery she underwent on Friday at the Women and Children’s Hospital in Alappuzha Beach Side. Asha's relatives alleged medical negligence during the surgery as the cause of her death.

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8.45 AM: SilverLine project: 250 govt staff yet to receive salary for five months

For the state government's semi-high-speed rail project SilverLine, 205 personnel assigned on deputation from the Revenue Department have not received their pay for the past five months. The salary period for non-gazetted employees ends in November 2023. However, since August 2023, the remaining employees have not received their salary.

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8.35 AM: Electric buses are in profit, claims KSRTC annual report

KSRTC's annual report rejected Transport Minister KB Ganeshkumar's claim that electric buses are not profitable. The report states that E-bus is profitable and generated Rs 288.91 lakhs profit from April to December 2023. During this period 18901 services were operated.

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8.13 AM: 8 senior students of Kozhikode GVHSS booked for ragging junior student

Police registered a case against eight senior students in the case of ragging a junior student in Thamarassery, Kozhikode. The police registered a case under the charges of unlawful assembly and encroachment. The principal informed that it had been decided to expel the accused students from the class. A group of senior students surrounded Shuhaib, a first-year student, and beat him up in front of the Thamarasseri Government Vocational Higher Secondary School around 4.30 pm yesterday. A case has been registered against eight people, including four identifiable people.  As the accused are minors, the police will submit a comprehensive report to the Principal Juvenile Magistrate.