KERALA

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.

The Kasturirangan report highlights new strategies for protecting the Western Ghats, suggesting a focused approach to Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) while addressing controversies and comparing with past recommendations. Effective conservation will depend on stakeholder engagement and balanced implementation.

According to reports, PM Modi will take stock of the situation in the landslide-hit Chooralmala and Mundakkai after arriving in Wayanad on Saturday. He will also visit relief camps in the area. 

Arjun, a truck driver, went missing on July 16 after a landslide in Shirur, Karnataka. The Kerala government has pledged support to his family, and the Vengeri Cooperative Bank has offered a job to his wife, Krishna Priya.
 

Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is a rare and distinctive flowering plant found in the Western Ghats of India, particularly in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is renowned for its beautiful blue-violet flowers that bloom once every 12 years. 

Every 12 years, the hills of Idukki in Kerala are vividly transformed by the rare Neelakurinji flower or Strobilanthes kunthiana. The Neelakurinji flower has a unique flowering cycle that ranges from one to 16 years. When it blooms, it turns the hills into a stunning carpet of purplish blue, making the area a major tourist attraction.

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

During the previous Kerala floods, Prabhas had contributed to Rs 1 crore to Kerala's relief efforts. Many other actors, including Mammootty, Dulquer Salmaan, Mohanlal, and Vishal, have also contributed to the fund.

Starting this year, Kerala students in Class 8 will need to achieve minimum marks to pass their exams, moving away from the previous 'all pass' system. This rule will be implemented for Class 9 next year and for Class 10 by the 2026-2027 academic year.