KERALA

The price of gold in Kerala today (Aug 9) is Rs 6,425 per gram for 22 karat gold and Rs 7,009 per gram for 24 karat gold (also called 999 gold).
 

Sukesh Chandrasekhar, currently involved in legal proceedings for an alleged extortion case, has shown solidarity with the people of Kerala by offering Rs 15 crores to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund. This contribution is in response to the recent landslides in Wayanad, which have caused significant devastation.
 

Kerala is expected to experience heavy rainfall in the coming days, with southern and central regions likely to see the most rain. Private weather agencies have issued a yellow alert for three districts for tomorrow.

Kerala is hopeful of Prime Minister's visit to landslide-hit areas of Wayanad. The state government has sought financial assistance from the Centre for rehabilitation of affected people.

A farmer, Soman, in Nemmara, Palakkad, committed suicide by hanging himself in his compound due to financial difficulties and crop failure. The police have registered a case based on the statement from his relatives.

Afsar Ashraf, a man from Palluruthy, was arrested for human trafficking and selling six youths to a Chinese company in Laos. The company forced them into online financial scams, targeting Indians through chatting apps and deceiving them into online trading.

Lotteries are legal in 13 states in India- Nagaland, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Mizoram, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Manipur, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam.

The Indian Army has ended its 10-day relief operation in Wayanad, Kerala, and is withdrawing its 500-member team. However, some personnel will remain to maintain the temporary Bailey bridge and conduct helicopter searches until further notice. Relief efforts will now be handled by NDRF, SDRF, Fire Force, and Police.

With a career spanning over two decades, Fahadh Faasil has delivered outstanding performances in several films and his fan base is ever growing inside and outside Kerala. On his 42nd birthday, let's look at his highly anticipated upcoming projects.

In Malappuram, the government has resettled only 32 Adivasi families in Kavalappara, falling short of its promise to rehabilitate all 156 landslide-affected families of 2019 within six months. This partial progress follows High Court intervention, four years after the initial commitment. 

With PM Modi visiting Wayanad on Saturday, Kerala has requested that the Wayanad landslide be classified as an L3 disaster, the most severe category, which would allocate 75% of rehabilitation funds from the National Disaster Relief Fund.

Kerala Lottery Results Karunya Plus KN 534: The lottery draw was conducted by the Kerala state lotteries department officials at 3 PM at Gorky Bhavan in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday (Aug 08). 

A dispute between two plus one students at a government school in Alappuzha escalated dramatically, resulting in one student shooting at the other outside the school. Fortunately, the victim sustained only minor injuries.
 

The Kerala Education Department has announced the Onam examination schedule (Sept 3-12) and a support plan for 8th-class students who don't meet the minimum marks.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has disposed of a massive quantity of synthetic drugs, weighing over 2,700 kg, through incineration. The contraband drugs were sourced from Iran, and seven Iranian nationals were arrested in connection with the cases.